This event is cancelled – apologies for any inconvenience
Community Day at Hunger Hill Yurts, 10am-4.30pm, Bookings by donation
Hosted by Wendy Black, Julie Bladon and Laura Oseland
As we emerge from lockdown, many of us are contemplating how to connect with others, may feel the need for community and wish to spend some gentle time reconnecting to our body and mind.
We are pleased to be hosting a community yoga and healing day with a heart opening theme. The day will include a morning yoga and embodied movement class, a self healing journey with L’Aura and an Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowl Vibrational Soundbath. The day is designed as a slow and gentle day enabling us to connect in with body, mind and spirit, meet with other like-minded people and enjoy the glorious East Devon countryside.
Schedule for the day:
10am – Opening Circle
10.30am – Yoga and embodied movement with Julie
11.30am – Lunch break
1.30pm – Guided self-healing journey with L’Aura
2.30pm – Break
3.15pm – Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowl Vibrational Soundbath with Wendy
4.30pm – Close
To note, this is a guide to the schedule and the day will flow so timings may change slightly. If you are dropping in for individual sessions please arrive before the indicated start time and we will be there to meet & greet you. Due to the nature of the sessions, guests will be required to join from the beginning of each session so we will be unable to integrate latecomers to the sessions.
We will host a covid secure space with protocols that follow up-to-date government guidance. We may need to revise our plans if government guidance changes so we will keep you up to date.
We do hope you can join us for the day or part day depending on your availability.
Our main focus is to host a community day open to all. We are offering the day by donation with a suggested donation of £25 for the day or £5 per class. Your donations will go towards the costs for running the day. We wish to make the day fully accessible so get in touch if you would like a supported place for the day. The day is suitable for those aged 16+.
To book, please make your donation via the Donate button and email info@juliebladon.com to confirm if you are attending for the whole day or a specific session(s). We will keep you up to date regarding government guidance and any changes to the day. Thank you.
About the sessions:
- Yoga and embodied movement to bring us back to our body and connect with our senses. Using conscious movement and breathwork to reconnect our body and mind. This session is inspired by our heart opening theme and will be a gentle practice open to all including beginners.
- Guided self-healing journey – L’Aura will introduce you to some of the techniques she has used on her self-healing journey. L’Aura will guide you into your physical and energy bodies using movement, sound, breath and intention. Together we will explore parts of ourselves that may have been locked away for years or even lifetimes. By reclaiming these lost parts of yourself there is an opportunity to experience life more fully, present and with more awareness and joy.
- Experience a 50 minute Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowl Vibrational Soundbath – Wendy will invite you to lie down and after a short meditation and breathwork session, to come into the present letting everything go that does not serve you.
RELAX into warm waves of echoing sounds that are intended to wash away negative, stressful thoughts and feelings
REPAIR as you surrender into the harmonies and vibrations of the Alchemy Crystal Tones sounds making space within
RECHARGE allowing the Alchemies to bring you into a peaceful and mindful state of being.
We really want you to enjoy this deeply personal journey so if you need to sit or change position then please do.
Anyone that is pregnant or with pacemaker or metal implants, please let Wendy know before they book. Contact Wendy via Wendy@AnandaRising.com.
Bring your own lunch. There will be plenty of time to take a break and venture outside to explore the surrounding area if you wish. We will provide refreshments and snacks throughout the day.
About Us
Wendy Black – In 2013, at the age of just 42, I experienced a stroke, due to heavy metal poisoning from a hip implant in my mid-30s. This left me partially paralysed on my left side with limited organ function and sight and speech difficulties. I was given a diagnosis of only having five years to live and that traditional medicine could only make me ‘comfortable’ for the remainder of my time. I was bedbound until 2016.
After exhausting conventional medicines, I dived into this new world of multicultural medicine practices, and alternative therapies. Yoga,Sound and diet became my roadmap to recovery. Through these practices, I was able to find some balance and with this, the realisation that when you truly help yourself, you can help others. I felt drawn to share my experiences and train in a range of disciplines. AnandaRising.com
Julie began her exploration with yoga over 25 years ago. Balance, healthy breathing, asana, meditation and deep relaxation are a key focus in her yoga teaching. Julie creates a sacred and safe space for students to reach their full potential. A book recommendation (The Path of Practice by Maya Tiwari) whilst on a trip to India had a life changing influence on Julie’s path. She has spent many years researching and studying Yoga Nidra, The Divine Feminine, Women’s Health, Women’s Spiritual Circles, Cycle Awareness, Menopausal Wellbeing and more recently Julie has been studying voicework.
Hello! My name is L’Aura (Laura Oseland) and I live in Topsham with my husband, children and rescue dog. Up until I was 36, I lived life in a trauma response. I often had the sense that there was another way to live life but I didn’t know what it was or how to access it. In 2007 I had a strong calling to leave everything I knew and go to Brazil where I began a journey back to myself by opening energetic doorways within my physical body. Through embarking on this spiritual quest, I found others who also heard the calling to come back to themselves, back to their hearts, to find this new way of living that is being birthed onto our beautiful planet. LauraOseland.co.uk
Click here for directions to Hunger Hill Yurts, Newton Poppleford
Please do not come to the community day if you feel unwell (same in normal circumstances!)
Change at home prior to arrival – wear comfortable layered clothing
Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the day or in advance of the session you have booked and leave promptly afterwards
Please wear your mask when not on your yoga mat
Avoid queueing for the toilet as it is an enclosed area
Use hand sanitiser on arrival & wash hands/use sanitiser regularly
Minimise touching of surfaces and your face
Register your name/contact details on arrival and/or scan the QR code
Respect physical distancing
Bring your own mat, water, tissues and preferred equipment.
Please dispose of any tissues in bins provided
Windows will be open for ventilation so please bring additional layers to keep warm.
Safety measures in place:
Numbers will be monitored to allow physical distancing (please book in advance so that we can manage numbers).
Handwashing facilities and antibacterial hand sanitiser dispensers available.
Yoga mats and props removed.
Signage for visitors and teachers reminding them of social distancing and hygiene protocol.
Doors will be kept open for guests on arrival and departure.
Studio will be well ventilated during sessions.
Access to outdoor terrace for breaks and lunchtime.
