Geri

I am really looking forward to restarting our yoga sessions both at Plas Mawr and at Studio 54.

However, we are bound by The Welsh Government Guidance on COVID-19, which came in to effect from 26 December.

The Guidance says:

Keep Wales safe:

• • get both jabs and when invited, get your booster
  • limit your contacts
  • outdoors is safer than indoors
  • do a lateral flow test before seeing others
  • if you have symptoms, self-isolate and book a PCR test
  • wear a face covering

From 26 December

• up to 50 outdoor and 30 indoor spectators can attend community sports events
• 2 metre social distancing will be required in offices and all public premises
• maximum of six people can meet in public premises
• licenced premises will need to take additional reasonable measures to protect customers and staff
• a maximum of 30 people can attend indoor events and a maximum of 50 people at outdoor events
• people attending weddings or civil partnership receptions or wakes should take a lateral flow test before attending.
• nightclubs will close

As our venues can only hold less than 30, we are ok to go ahead with our yoga classes, and I am very much looking forward to them restarting and seeing you all again.

As always, please practise caution, if you are feeling unwell, it is always safer to stay home.

Our online soiree was well attended by glamorous ladies and gents. We had feather boas, high heels, smart shirts, sequins galore and lovely dresses. The drinks varied from San Pelgrino Limonata, to Prosecco with raspberries, cocktails and mocktails galore.

Our wonderful quiz host used a wheel of fortune type app to offer us a choice:

• Yoga Question
• Yoga Move
• General Question
• Question Help
• Challenge
• You Ask Anyone
• Truth
• Story

We had so much fun, often with side-splitting laughter. It was great to discover hidden talents, learn more about each other, relax and have fun off our yoga mats. I particularly enjoyed the singing a few lines of a song from a well-known Musical for us to guess the name of the Musical and mime a film title. Some of the stories were hilarious. Our challenges included balancing a teaspoon on the nose, using a banana to make a pretend phone call, balancing a cushion on the head for 10 seconds.

I had anticipated that we’d finish early and there’d be a rush to end the event to don our pyjamas but I was wrong. It left us all wanting more as it was the perfect prescription for the pandemic blues.

I was glad for a rest after the last round as I was expected to answer questions (general knowledge is certainly not my strong point), tell a story, truth, challenge and strike a yoga pose – several in fact!

We had a tie for first place quiz prize so I was pleased to present a £5 Aura Yoga & Homoeopathy Gift Voucher to each of our worthy winners.

We’re hoping our next online soiree scheduled for Friday 19 Feb 2021 will be just as good or even better.

I’m hosting this event as a big “Thank You” to my Aura Yoga with Geri students and because we enjoy spending time together.

Yogapedia.com defines the Sanskrit word ‘KULA’ as a “community”, “clan”, “tribe” a “community of the heart”. “This kula, or community, of yogis is considered sacred because it is a group of people who come together freely, with intention and a shared sense of purpose.” This definition describes what I refer to as my ‘yoga family’, perfectly.

Some Photos from our earlier Parties

Last term we enjoyed a Christmas Advent theme whereby each week we adorned a particular theme. There were lights, sequins/sparkle, animal print, Christmas accessories, Christmas jumpers and fancy dress. Most students embraced these and each week was filled with a great deal of fun and laughter. I dressed as a pirate and Beyonce. It was the perfect prescription to lift our spirits and soothe our souls during ‘firebreak’, ‘lockdown’ and living life in the Covid19 Pandemic.

Thankfully, I’m able to continue to run a few yoga classes via ‘Zoom’ and I’m eternally grateful to those students who continue to support these sessions, especially when there are so many other yoga classes available online.

At the start of each ‘Zoom’ class we enjoy up to 15 minutes time to chat and I take the register. There’s lots of chat – shared experiences, joy and sorrow, coping strategies at this time. Every class is friendly and supportive with lots of fun and laughter. I’ve created a What’s App group for each class and we regularly keep in touch this way – sharing quotes, jokes and photos.

Lockdown 3 is certainly taking its toll, on the majority of us, as its ongoing, currently with no end in sight. We are missing our family, friends, freedom, holidays and our Aura Yoga with Geri social events. We do like to party!

I’m quite a frugal soul but last year I bought not one but three new dresses for a wedding, however, it was cancelled so the dresses remain in my wardrobe. I miss dressing up in nice clothes, high heels, jewellery, wearing make-up and doing my hair to got out to eat, drink, dance and be merry. I love dancing.

Then I decided to host a Soiree for Cocktails, Quiz, Song and Dance. I’ve applied my self-tanning lotion and decided on my outfit. At this week’s online classes we’ve been discussing the forthcoming event and what we plan to wear. I’m not quite sure how smoothly it will run however I know it will be memorable and fun.

I will let you know how we get on and perhaps share the quiz and some photos if you would like?

Due to the Welsh Government imposing a national lockdown in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 from this Friday 23rd October 2020 until midnight 8th November 2020 our proposed classes for next term will be postponed a week.

We will provisional begin our next term on 9th November (if lockdown restrictions lifted by then)!

I will continue via zoom Monday 7-8pm the Wednesday 9.30- 11am class w/c 2nd November.

Some of you are £5 or more in credit from week’s sessions I cancelled this term.  This can be carried forward or used for other sessions.

I’m happy to run more online classes too subject to demand.

Stay safe and well.🙏🏼