June – a month for community & connection

Community and connection is a big one for me! It’s one of Flowing Flamingo’s (and my) key values in life. I love people and as a Scorpio I crave deep meaningful connections pretty much from the moment I meet you! Hah!

One of the reasons why I wanted to set up Flowing Flamingo was to help bring people together. It’s really hard in our adult lives to make friends and so much of the time we can find ourselves feeling isolated. I mean where do we even go to make friends, if not school or work? And let’s face it, I’ve made some of my best friends at work, but not all of our colleagues are friend material right!

So, I wanted to create a community where people could come together for class and start to build those connections. It doesn’t happen overnight, but a couple of chats here, a few hellos there and then one day BOOM you might notice you’ve made a new friend.

More about my own experience making friends as an adult in my next blog.

One of my students told me that this year the theme for mental health awareness charities is Connection and Community so I think it’s only fitting that we spend a month talking about and exploring this theme too.

This month in class we will be working with the Heart Chakra. The heart Charka is the energy centre for love, friendships and connection. It’s a beautiful energy to work with and allows us to be safely vulnerable, connecting to ourselves and to others in a really loving and compassionate way.

We will be exploring postures that open the heart for giving and receiving love and friendship as well as postures that then allow us to internalise that love. Because oftentimes we don’t feel like we are good enough to even make new friends. So we will be receiving and giving ourselves that all important love too.

We will be working with a loving – kindness meditation as well as themes on Social to move a little more deeply into this theme.

Workshops

Outside of class there are also going to be plenty of other Flowing Flamingo opportunities to make connections through workshops and day retreats.

Relax & Connect Yoga and Massage Workshop - 5th July. Introducing us to Summer, spend time with yourself via Slow Flow Yoga, Nidra and a head massage with Jade. Time for tea and chatter afterwards. The last one of the year so book your space here: https://momence.com/s/111664367

Family Yoga workshops in the Summer Holidays! - Want to connect more with your little one (aged 6-15) and have fun doing it too?! I am running two Family Yoga workshops - check out more:

• 29th July https://momence.com/s/117002119

• 19th August https://momence.com/s/117002521

Healthy, Happy You - A Day Retreat 23rd August. A full day just for you! I cannot wait to share my first solo retreat with you all. Think Yoga, Nidra, Breathwork, Mindful walks, Flower workshops, delicious food AND the opportunity for a Sauna and Cold Plunge. All in a beautiful yurt in nature. Use early bird code: HAPPY35 at checkout to get a £35 discount. Offer ends 23rd July. Check out more here: https://momence.com/s/116733936

So if you want to open your heart and invite in love and friendship then I invite you to come along for the ride!

Wellness Activity

To kick us off I have included a lovely activity to help us feel more connected to ourselves and our closest friends.

Ask some of your best friends three things that they most love about you and give them three things in return.

The views others have of us can be radically different or radically similar to those we hold of ourselves. So, use this as an activity to bring you closer to you, but also closer to each other. Remember, lead with kindness and love.

Love, Tash xx