Updated 20th March 2020

Unfortunately, we will need to temporarily close our doors at both centres in Huntingdon and Peterborough. However, we have had our first very successful online session with Julie H. this evening. We streamed her 90 minute Forrest Yoga class directly to people's homes. Thank you all who joined.
 
There are two more online sessions available this weekend:  

• 10am Jivamukti with Janet: Info + Booking 
• 10am Forrest with Kate: Info + Booking 

 
The last in person class with be tomorrow with Janet. After that everything will be offered online. 
 
We'd love to see you in our online sessions. Technology, zoom, is easy to use. Once you've booked into a sessions, you'll be sent a link one hour prior to the start of the class. If you've never used zoom before, download the software and then log into the session 10 minutes prior to the start.  
 Just to remind you that we've updated our refund policy, which will be valid with immediate effect until 1st of May and be reviewed again at that point:

• We'll offer a full monetary refund on valid class passes and memberships in the form of a credit to your account. The refund is for any remaining classes or the pro-rate amount on the membership. There's no expiry date on the credit. It can be used for purchasing classes, workshops or products in person or over the phone once you feel more confident coming back.
• We'll offer a monetary refund on valid class passes and memberships straight into your bank account. This incurs a £7 admin charge. Please provide us with your bank details.
• We're waiving our 24 hour notice of cancellation policy. Classes can be cancelled free of charge at any point before the session starts. No shows and failure to cancel will incur the cost of the class.
• However, we will NOT be extending any class passes.

 
It's very easy to get swept up in fear and anxiety. It's therefore essential to get more, centred and to make a commitment to stay in one's body. It's a time to learn how to let go of control.  
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Walk in beauty and with love 
Sandra  

Updated 19th March 2020

We wanted to give you a further update about the COVID-19 virus and the additional measures we've put into place.
 
We still feel that Equilibrium both in Peterborough and Huntingdon are spaces where we can get grounded and centred, which is even more essential in these times of fear, anxiety and uncertainty. As much as we should not underestimate the current situation, it's also paramount to stay in our bodies, to breathe, to take one step at a time and to stay out of overwhelm. It's a time to make warrior's choices about one's behaviour and attitudes and there is this incredible opportunity to re-assess our priorities.
 
In addition to what we've already put into place and communicated, here are some additional measures:

• We've reduced our timetable and capped the number of students in each class, so that you have more space around you (the recommended 6 feet) addressing the social distancing issue. The reduction in the timetable in Peterborough allows us to open the folding partition and create more room. All classes that are listed on mbo will go ahead as normal. We continually our scheduler, so please keep checking: Click here for up-to-date sessions.
•  We've started to put online sessions on the timetable, which are part of the membership deal and can also be attended using a valid class pass or by paying a drop-in fee. We'll be offering the classes via a platform called Zoom, which is easy to use on a mobile, tablet, desktop or laptop at home. We're starting with live sessions streamed directly to wherever you are. Please visit our updated timetable to book your space with the link above. Further information on how it works, can be found there. Our first live streaming will happen today Friday 20th of March at 6.15pm. We'll be streaming Julie H.'s Forrest Yoga class.
• We've updated our refund policy, which will be valid with immediate effect until 1st of May and be reviewed again at that point:

• We'll offer a full monetary refund on valid class passes and memberships in the form of a credit to your account. The refund is for any remaining classes or the pro-rate amount on the membership. There's no expiry date on the credit. It can be used for purchasing classes, workshops or products in person or over the phone once you feel more confident coming back.
• We'll offer a monetary refund on valid class passes and memberships straight into your bank account. This incurs a £7 admin charge. Please provide us with your bank details.
• We're waiving our 24 hour notice of cancellation policy. Classes can be cancelled free of charge at any point before the session starts. No shows and failure to cancel will incur the cost of the class.
• However, we will NOT be extending any class passes.

 
Let's all breathe together in these uncertain times, be kind to one another, be in our bodies and trust the process. Let's continue to create community, as it is in the relationship with one another where we can find support.  
 
Thank you all for your incredible support and encouraging messages. 
Walk in beauty and with love 
Sandra  

Updated 17th March 2020
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We wanted to give everyone an update about the COVID-19 virus, there is a lot of uncertainty at this time but we wanted to assure you we are keeping a close eye on the developments of the Coronavirus and will continue to monitor the information and advice released by the UK Government and the World Health Organisation concerning the spread and containment of COVID-19.
 
At this point in time, we are going ahead with our schedule as normal, as we feel that our centres can provide a space to get grounded, centred and into our bodies when there is so much uncertainty around us.
 
We have compiled a list of points below that we would like students to follow whilst attending classes at Equilibrium, this list is also printed and on display at receptions.

• Please stay at home if you are feeling unwell or have returned from any high risk areas of infection as defined by WHO (World Health Organisation).

• Wash your hands more often than usual and for at least 20 seconds, using hot water and soap provided.
• Please bring your own props and mats to the studio. It's a good time to invest into your own equipment.
• We will still provide mats, blocks and belts. As always please clean any studio mats you have used after class thoroughly using the spray bottle provided then wiping down with a cloth, please place used clothes in towel basket. Do not put any mats away wet.
•  Should you need to blow your nose, sneeze or cough then use a tissue (there are always tissues in each studio) and immediately dispose of them in the bins provided in each studio. Do not put used tissues on the floor or window sills.
•  We will be cleaning more frequently, in particular cleaning counter tops, taps and door handles several times each day
•  We are in the process of providing hand sanitizer on reception that we encourage clients to use before and after class.
•  Teachers will not be carrying out hands on adjustments in class; they will give verbal instructions only.

 
Let's all breathe together in these uncertain times, be kind to one another, be in our bodies and trust the process.

Walk in beauty 
Sandra  ​

Like the previous years, Brian and I went skiing to the same place we always go to. We took a private session with the same instructor we had before. As a side, it made me realise how important a good teacher is for learning, thinking differently and for experiencing joy in the activity.
 
On multiple occasions the instructor told me to straighten and relax my arms more and to keep them closer to the torso using minimum effort for the turns. He named my rather ungraceful position "The Wrestler". It totally made me laugh and of course it reflects the way I often wrestle with life instead of being at ease and trusting the process. It's fascinating that how we do one thing, we do everything. My personal intent for 2020 is to be more at ease and not to wrestle on my skis or in life.
 
Walk in beauty and with ease
Sandra  ​

In Ana Forrest's book "Fierce Medicine", she talks in the first chapter about her "fear training", i.e. she would deliberately do things that she was afraid of. She came to the conclusion that even though it was not possible to banish all her fears, she was able to make a choice to not allow them to rule her life.
 
When I was on holidays last week at the lake in Northern France where we always go, my 65 year old father did a backward somersault into the water. I remembered how I used to do this as a child. So, I decided to get up on the platform, which was about one meter of the water - with my back facing the lake. I could sense the fear; it almost made my head spin.

​ I first just jumped backwards into the water feet first and then did a couple of backward rolls in the water. Then I went back onto the platform and I stood there - very scared. I was feeling the fear in my entire body and there was a sense of paralysis and indecision creeping up on me, which in some respect was a great motivation for me.

I completely understand Ana's decision not to allow fear to rule her life, so I connected to my legs and feet, took several deep breaths, pushed off and did a backward somersault. It was not the kind that earns you points at gymnastics. It was definitely not pretty, but it was totally and utterly exhilarating. It was not about being able to do a somersault, which did not alter my life, it was about doing something that I'm very scared of. I felt the fear and did it anyways. In my mind possibilities opened up, I felt empowered.
 
Ana's steps to walking through the "spook zone":

1. Identify the fear
2. Turn around, hunt it, stalk it
3. Stop making decisions based on fear
4. Find the healing within the fear
5. Snuggle up to your fear

 
... and do the somersault anyways.
 
Somersault in beauty
Sandra