"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before
starting to improve the world'
- Anne Frank, 'The Diary of a Young Girl'
'UP EARLY FOR UKRAINE': A YOGA FUNDRAISER
I am launching a Yoga Fundraiser this week, called 'Up Early For Ukraine' to raise much needed funds for supplies to be trucked directly to the Polish border and then distrubuted to both Ukrainian civilians who are fighting on the ground, those remaining in the Ukraine and refugees in neighbouring countries. At the moment the supplies in demand are a mixture of defensive materials; helmuts, good quality boots, walkie talkiesand night vision goggles to directly protect the brave people defending Kyev. They also include much needed medical supplies and food for both people within the Ukraine and refugees who have crossed the border. I know many of us have already given to bigger causes- and rightly and admirably so- but this is a chance to help individuals very directly and in a practical way.
My brother in law, who lives in Berlin, is doing the first of several runs this week, and liaising with a Polish friend of his, who is the foreman of a Polish steel plant, but who is also now helping to coordinate a relief effort on the ground. You can follow my brother in law's journey here. Once he has doen the first run he will know exactly what esle is needed and the list of supplies might change accordingly.
On Saturday 19th March, 7.30-9am I will host an early morning yoga practice at Enstone Parish Hall. It will be an hour of dynamic yoga with a soulful soundtrack, followed by a breakfast pot and warming tea. The cost will be donation based- you decide how much you'd like to give.
I am also creating a Half Hour Morning Yoga Practice as a recording to help guide and support a more regular morning practice. This will be sent to all those who come to the live event, but also to anyone else who would like to donate but can't make the in person session.
TO SIGN UP
DONATE as much as you feel you can to the following link
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/UpEarlyForUkraine?utm_term=mjb3Dm8mJ
And then email me for
1) a mat space for the Saturday morning session ( I'll need numbers in advance so I can make sure you all get a breakfast pot)
2) a recording of a 30 minute morning practice for you to have and keep. There will be no expiry to the session.
or
3) both of the above
This is an opportunity to feel good with the practice of yoga, and do good in the process. A small thing, but in these horrendously troubled times, I think they really matter.
Looking forward seeing lots of you next week, or to practicing with you in spirit via the recording.
My brother in law, who lives in Berlin, is doing the first of several runs this week, and liaising with a Polish friend of his, who is the foreman of a Polish steel plant, but who is also now helping to coordinate a relief effort on the ground. You can follow my brother in law's journey here. Once he has doen the first run he will know exactly what esle is needed and the list of supplies might change accordingly.
On Saturday 19th March, 7.30-9am I will host an early morning yoga practice at Enstone Parish Hall. It will be an hour of dynamic yoga with a soulful soundtrack, followed by a breakfast pot and warming tea. The cost will be donation based- you decide how much you'd like to give.
I am also creating a Half Hour Morning Yoga Practice as a recording to help guide and support a more regular morning practice. This will be sent to all those who come to the live event, but also to anyone else who would like to donate but can't make the in person session.
TO SIGN UP
DONATE as much as you feel you can to the following link
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/UpEarlyForUkraine?utm_term=mjb3Dm8mJ
And then email me for
1) a mat space for the Saturday morning session ( I'll need numbers in advance so I can make sure you all get a breakfast pot)
2) a recording of a 30 minute morning practice for you to have and keep. There will be no expiry to the session.
or
3) both of the above
This is an opportunity to feel good with the practice of yoga, and do good in the process. A small thing, but in these horrendously troubled times, I think they really matter.
Looking forward seeing lots of you next week, or to practicing with you in spirit via the recording.
RETREATS 2022 and 2023
May 7th- 13th at Tigmi in Morrocco ( nr Marrakesh)
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A six night retreat in a glorious location just outside of Marrakesh towards the Atlas mountains. Rooms are Berber inspired and beautifully decorated with tribal adesigns, with views onto either the mountains or courtyards that are filled with citrus trees and tropical flowers and birdsong. The food offered is plentiful and delicious and the yoga, morning as the sun rises and evening as its sets, is on a rooftop shala over looking the red sands and cactus plants of rural Morocco, with the evening practice often punctuated with the evocative call to prayer. The venue has two beautiful pools to lounge around, and May temperatures are the dream after a long northern hemisphere winter. There is also a spa onsite offering massages and an array of Moroccan inspired treatments. As well as daily yoga and the chance to relax and warm yourselves to the bones, there will be the opportunity to have a day hiking in the Atlas mountains and eating in a Berber village, as well as an evening meal at a Riad in Marrakesh.
Prices start from £1250 shared or £1450 for single occupancy room and includes accommodation, food and yoga. .
Upgrading to a suite an option a well.
Flights from approx £150.
Brochure Available
For More info or to BOOK A SPACE email nicolecroft@me.com
Cornwall, nr Fowey
Monday 26th - Friday 30th September 2022 ( 4 nights)
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CORNWALL, nr Fowey Monday 26th- Friday 30th September 2022( 4 NIGHTS) at the beautiful Bucconoc Estate
An early Autumn Immersion in the elements on the Southern Cornish Coast at the extraordinarily beautiful Bucconoc Estate. I have had my eye on this place for a while now and am super excited that we will get there.
This retreat will be a full immersion in the wild nature of the Cornish coast, with a combination of yoga, hiking and sea and wild swimming. Two yoga sessions a day, incredible food eaten inside and out, as well as the chance to add treatments to your time away, will mean you come back completely restored- without having had to grapple with airports or get on flights.
Prices start from £1450 shared or £1650 for single occupancy room and includes all accommodation, food and yoga.
No flights, arrivals at the retreat by car or an easy train.
Brochure in Process
To request a brochure ( when its finished...soon I hope!) or to book a space ( because they are going fast) email nicolecroft@me.com
INDIA
January 7th -14th 2023
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GOA INDIA, 14th-21st January 2023 ( 7 NIGHTS) at Bamboo Yoga
The home of yoga and the chance for some glorious winter sunshine, I have wanted to host a retreat here for years now, and the stars have finally aligned. This is a beautiful venue on Patnem beach, with early morning yoga in a stilted shalas looking straight out to sea, incredible vegetarian food, days on the beach and swimming in the bath warm sea and then evening practice whilst watching the sun set. Accommodation is set in huts, all with their own ensuite and hammocks on the balconies, dotted on sand and amongst beautiful tropical gardens. I have been here many times- its like a second home in India and its absolutely beautiful. A gentle, colourful and life affirming immersion on the Indian coast.
Prices start from £1050 for a shared hut and includes all accommodation, food and yoga.
Flights from £500.
Brochure in process.
NEARLY SOLD OUT......
Email to be added to the wait list and I will contact you as soon as a space becomes available.
ITHACA, Greece
September 30th- 7th October 2023
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This will be my fourth time returning to the magical location that is Itha108. Its been over a month since my retreat there, and I am still floating from the week we had. It is - quite simply- the most magic location for a yoga retreat, with a choice of beautiful spots for yoga, beautifully curated rooms and yurt spaces, three beaches within walking distance and lots of swimming in the still gloriously warm Greek sea. A pool is also being added this winter which will give yet more places to spend the days between yoga sessions. Optional extras are a boat trip mid week, a walk across the island following in the footsteps of Odysseus and a dawn swim coupled with a morning meditation.
Prices start from £ 1400 for shared space to include all accommodation, for and yoga.
Flights usually from approx £150/200
Brochure in process.
EMAIL TO BE ADDED TO THE WAIT LIST
Prices start from £ 1400 for shared space to include all accommodation, for and yoga.
Flights usually from approx £150/200
Brochure in process.
EMAIL TO BE ADDED TO THE WAIT LIST
In collaboration with LA-EVA: A Spring Workshop
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In celebration of Spring and May Day, this is a unique Spring Workshop, in collaboration with LA-EVA. Brought to you live from LA-EVA's glorious studio space& inspired by their love affair with the senses, we will be using yoga asana, breath practices and journalling to harness the senses and unfurl our emotional and physical selves. There will be option to join live 9.30-11am on Friday 30th April or to register for the recording. Everyone who signs up will get a Spring Workshop Package which will include
The workshop is £16, payable in advance via the PayPal link or bank transfer ( see classes page for details) Register to join me live on Friday, or to receive the package on Friday afternoon, using the link below. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsde2urTIrG9bbUsMnhAVM-FJzj5ZR3Xvk You will need a yoga mat, any props you have and a notebook or paper and pen. |
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Cornwall, nr Fowey
Monday 26th - Friday 30th September 2022 ( 4 nights)
CORNWALL, nr Fowey Monday 26th- Friday 30th September 2022( 4 NIGHTS) at the beautiful Bucconoc Estate
An early Autumn Immersion in the elements on the Southern Cornish Coast at the extraordinarily beautiful Bucconoc Estate. I have had my eye on this place for a while now and am super excited that we will get there.
This retreat will be a full immersion in the wild nature of the Cornish coast, with a combination of yoga, hiking and sea and wild swimming. Two yoga sessions a day, incredible food eaten inside and out, as well as the chance to add treatments to your time away, will mean you come back completely restored- without having had to grapple with airports or get on flights.
Prices start from £1450 shared or £1650 for single occupancy room and includes all accommodation, food and yoga.
No flights, arrivals at the retreat by car or an easy train.
Brochure in Process
To request a brochure ( when its finished...soon I hope!) or to book a space ( because they are going fast) email nicolecroft@me.com
An early Autumn Immersion in the elements on the Southern Cornish Coast at the extraordinarily beautiful Bucconoc Estate. I have had my eye on this place for a while now and am super excited that we will get there.
This retreat will be a full immersion in the wild nature of the Cornish coast, with a combination of yoga, hiking and sea and wild swimming. Two yoga sessions a day, incredible food eaten inside and out, as well as the chance to add treatments to your time away, will mean you come back completely restored- without having had to grapple with airports or get on flights.
Prices start from £1450 shared or £1650 for single occupancy room and includes all accommodation, food and yoga.
No flights, arrivals at the retreat by car or an easy train.
Brochure in Process
To request a brochure ( when its finished...soon I hope!) or to book a space ( because they are going fast) email nicolecroft@me.com
RETREATS 2021.......
EARLY SPRING RETREAT in Olhao, Southern Portugal March 2021
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'Soul Cycles: A Yoga Retreat'
FIVE NIGHTS at Casa Fuzetta, Olhao 16th- 21st March 2021 Only 2 shared and 2 single rooms left - so be quick off the mark if you are interested. Prices start from A yoga retreat at the glorious Casa Fuzetta in Olhao in Southern Portugal. Only three hours from London and 300 days of blue sky a year Southern Portugal is the perfect place for an early spring retreat. Two yoga sessions daily, wonderful fresh food direct from Olhao's famous markets, opportunities for boat trips or bike rides along the coast and to just explore the cobbled streets of the old town. And that's assuming that you even want to leave the glorious Casa Fuzetta, which has a rooftop pool for the warmer days, and roaring log fires for cooler evenings. Email for full brochure or to book. EMAIL HERE. |
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EARLY AUTUMN RETREAT in Ithaca, Greece October 2021
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6 NIGHTS IN ITHACA, GREECE
'Our Sensing Selves: A Yoga Retreat' 2nd- 8th October 2021 Only 14 places max Prices start from £1250 for shared accomodation I am returning once again to the enchanted island of Ithaca and to Itha108, one of the most perfect retreat spaces out there. Two yoga sessions a day will be offfered in an array of shalas; an elevated platform with sea views, an space amongst the olive trees and a glorious atmopsheric indoor space. There are three meals a day of amazing food, three beaches within walking distance, the option for dawn swims and a boat trip to a spectacular beach with turquoise waters. Accomodation is different this year ( the result of the house being reconfigured and a storm taking out some yurts) so there are now only two single rooms to begin with, which means once they are taken ,priority will go to those looking for shared accomodation. Email for a brochure or to book nicole@buddhabllies.co.uk |
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6 NIGHT RETREAT IN SOUTHERN TURKEY ONLY THREE ROOMS LEFT........EMAIL ASAP TO SECURE A SPACE May 2nd - 8th 2020 A return to the glorious Suleymans gardens for a spring yoga retreat. Immerse yourself in nature, with sunrise and sunset yoga, spring swimming in the sea and glorious walks in pine tree forests. Suleymans Gardens is pure magic. Prices start from £885 |
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4 NIGHT WINTER SUNSHINE RETREAT in SOUTHERN PORTUGAL
16th- 20th November Luxurious accomodation and blue skies in winter. A four night retreat, with two yoga sessions a day and glorious healthy food. Bike riding and hiking in the national park in the gaps. Come back feeling fully recharged and rested, ready for the Christmas and the winter ahead. Prices start from £1200 |
RETREATS 2019'An Elemental Retreat'
4 Day retreat in Morocco, just outside Marrakesh Monday 6th May- Friday 10th May 2019 Prices start from £790 Get warm to the bones and immerse yourself in the colourful and earthy vibe of Morocco, staying in beautiful Berber inspired accomodation away from the immediate hubub of Marrakesh- but close enough to spend time there drinking in its atmosphere and wares. There will be a combination of invigorating dynamic yoga, restorative evening practices and ample time to just relax and reset in the beautiful lush gardens. THIS RETREAT IS NOW FULL-NEXT MOROCCO RETREAT MAY 2022 |
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' Layers of Being'
6 Night Yoga Retreat in Ithaca, Greece Saturday 21st September- Friday 27th September 2019 Prices start from £850 Reset after the summer and prepare for moving towards the autumn and winter. This is a very special place- and the first retreat location I am returning to for the second time. Beautifully decorated, with sea views from most of the rooms and a glorious elevated yoga shala. The perfect full stop to your summer. RETREAT FULL. NEXT ITHACA RETREAT OCTOBER 2021 |
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RETREATS 2018
4 Night retreat in Northern Portugal 2018
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Retreat in May 2017 @ Suleyman's Gardens in Turkey
A week long retreat on the Southern Turkish coast, with stunning views over looking the sea & with swimming from a small cove only a ten minute walk away.
Dates: May 15th - May 22nd ( Mondays are the travel days)
Airport: Dalaman
Accomodation: Single or shared in simple stone or wooden houses or rooms with ensuites. Prices start
from £740 for the week to include all yoga twice a day, all food and accomodation. Massages and excursions are a small extra.
Click on photo for full brochure.
Email nicole@buddhabellies.co.uk to book
A week long retreat on the Southern Turkish coast, with stunning views over looking the sea & with swimming from a small cove only a ten minute walk away.
Dates: May 15th - May 22nd ( Mondays are the travel days)
Airport: Dalaman
Accomodation: Single or shared in simple stone or wooden houses or rooms with ensuites. Prices start
from £740 for the week to include all yoga twice a day, all food and accomodation. Massages and excursions are a small extra.
Click on photo for full brochure.
Email nicole@buddhabellies.co.uk to book
WORKSHOPS......
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Starting a Self Practice
For many the prospect of practicing at home is both alluring and daunting in equal measure. This workshop is designed to help you begin a self-practice and will explore the foundations of a simple sequence that you can replicate comfortably at home, the imperative of the breath and keen observance as you practice & how you might add to the sequence over time so that your practice can grow with you. We will also explore some of the common pitfalls yogis face when starting out on the mat at home.
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Spring WorkshopThe third in my ever popular series of seasonal workshops. Spring is a time for detoxifying and rejuvenating after the long winter. Our yoga practice will reflect this, and will be full of energising sun salutations, cleansing twists & uplifting backbends. The asana will be complemented by pranayama and meditation practices that also focus on the increased dynamism and creativity of spring. The two hour yoga session will be followed by a home made seasonal lunch. Suzanne's artistic transformation of the space for lunch is inspiration in itself.
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Winter WorkshopThe second in a series of four seasonal workshops, this one designed with winter in mind. By the end of January we are well beyond the shortest day but still have a lot of winter to get through. Winter is a time for becoming quieter and for reflection, and to pause before the busyness and the creativity of the spring. With this in mind, the asana practice will be a warming and fluid to start - to counter any tendency to stagnate with the cold - and then deeply relaxing and introspective. The whole workshop will be interwoven with breathing practices, and there will be a lot of time for a long and restorative sivasana & guided meditation.
The yoga will be followed by a seasonal vegetarian lunch and warming teas, in the beautiful setting that is Downdog & Crow. 10.45am-2.45pm, Friday January 22nd, Downdog & Crow, Woodstock. |
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New Year WorkshopSaturday January 2nd 2016 10-12.30 Enstone Parish Hall
Reignite your yoga practice for 2016 and start the year off on a good foot. This will be a two and a half hour workshop to detoxify, rejuvenate and restore after the festive season. The session will be designed specifically to help to recover after a busy time, when our systems have a tendency to get overloaded, as well as provide an opportunity to plant seeds for positive change for 2016. The session will also have plenty of time for meditation & deep relaxation and we will end with warming and detoxifying teas. |
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Late Autumn Workshop 10.45am-2.45pm, Friday November 14th, Downdog & Crow, Woodstock.
Being more in tune with the seasons is one of the great keys to happiness. Clearing out in the autumn, turning inwards in the winter, re-emerging in spring and embracing the summer. With this in mind, this late autumn workshop is the first in a series of 4, each designed according to the needs & propensities of the season. A two hour yoga session, balanced between a dynamic and restorative practice, will be followed by a delicious vegetarian lunch, served with infused waters and home brewed herbal teas. The course will be held in the beautiful setting that is Woodstock's 'Downdog & Crow' yoga studio. Spaces limited so early booking advised. |
Spring Retreat on the Turkish Coast26th April-2nd May 2016 Suleyman’s Gardens - Huzur Vadisi
A week long Spring retreat on the Lycian coast of Turkey. Suleyman’s Garden is in a stunning location overlooking the Mediterranean sea and islands, with swimming from a small rocky cove less than a ten minute walk away. Each day will consist of a two hour dynamic morning practice and an hour and a half restorative practice in the evenings. Afternoons can be spent lazing like a cat in the late spring sunshine, walking along the pine covered coastal paths or taking a small fishing boat to some nearby islands. The food, which is predominantly vegetarian, is grown in the gardens surrounding the cabins and is said to be a huge highlight. The retreat is currently full but you are welcome to join the waitlist. |
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