by Jayne Attwood | Jan 8, 2026 | Classes, Pilates, Yoga
I thought the new year would be the perfect time to get back to basics and talk about what you can expect from yoga and mat Pilates classes, so following on from the last blog, let’s talk now about equipment.. The essential yoga and mat Pilates stuff My classes focus...
by Jayne Attwood | Dec 11, 2025 | Classes, Pilates, Yoga
I’ve seen lots of new members join Ad Astra Yoga and Pilates in the recent months and it occurred to me that I’m likely to meet new people as we approach New Year resolutions, so I thought it would be a good time to reintroduce myself and my brand of teaching… Who is...
by Jayne Attwood | Nov 13, 2025 | Yoga, Pilates
First of all, I apologise if after reading this, you feel differently about your yoga mat (or even a bit queasy)! Secondly, you should know that even as a yoga teacher, I’m not fastidious over cleaning my own mat, but we do need to address the question of how clean a...
by Jayne Attwood | Oct 16, 2025 | Yoga, Pilates
The practise of mindfulness is to focus on our present moment and the task at hand, making it more meaningful and hopefully executing it better. To be mindful is to prevent outside distractions from invading our thoughts or actions so we can be 100% invested in what...
by Jayne Attwood | Sep 18, 2025 | Community
You know how we sometimes take on little challenges in our community: Last year it was 2 minute planks, then who could forget 12,000 seconds of yoga and all those early morning Sun Salutations?! Well, this time, we’re bringing that same energy to push ups. We’re...
