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  ​

When I was teaching the Forrest Yoga retreat in Prince Albert, I challenged myself by bringing in a new fairy tale. I love working with stories, as they speak to us on a very deep level. On the third day of the retreat, I picked the "Frog Prince", which was fairy tale I had not previously used. Unlike the modern version of the fairy tale, the one by the brothers Grimm does not involve kissing the frog.  
 
The transformation happens when the princess throws the frog against the wall. In that moment when the frog hits the wall and before he touches the ground he transforms into a prince. In that moment where things could not be much worse, the metamorphosis happens. Sometimes the moment where we might feel that we have metaphorically speaking hit the wall, the point where we feel we are at our lowest, that might be the moment of fundamental change and transformation.  
 
I feel it's about re-framing - not pushing down or suppressing - the difficult moments: being patient with feeling what is and understanding the metamorphosis will happen at the most surprising moments where we least expect it.
 
During this year of deep rooted change, where a lot of us re-evaluate our priorities and re-visit our visions, paying attention to the moments we just want to push away or get through, might hold incredible potential for turning the pain and struggle into something extraordinary.

I used to be and to a certain degree still am a person who likes education and likes to continuously evolve and learn more. I have two university degrees, I have done three different yoga foundation trainings, a body psychotherapy training, numerous continuous education courses, massage programmes, reiki, etc. Even listing all those trainings makes me feel exhausted.

One of the questions that arose during my body psychotherapy training was "What is enough? What does that feel like? What if I have already arrived instead of needing to be somewhere else?". During the last three years my focus has been on allowing myself to arrive, i.e. being where I am instead of needing to improve myself or to be somehow better.

​My intent has been to move from that place, so that whatever else I'm learning or whatever training I'm doing is out of curiosity and joy rather than out of an urge and desperate need to be somehow different or be somewhere different. It's about letting go fully into the moment.
 
I invite you to explore what it feels to you to fully arrive.
 
Arrive in beauty.

The teacher training has been a very transformative and intense experience and I would like to say thank you to everyone who contributed to making this a big success. Thank you also for sharing the space with the teacher trainees who are now fully fledged Forrest Yoga teachers and who came from all over the world to take part in the training.
 
For me personally, the training was an opportunity to explore a different side of myself that is not so serious and has a lighter and more playful quality to it. I feel that as human beings we have a choice of what facets of ourselves we nurture and foster and which ones we decide not to invest energy in.

Being German, the older sister and generally from a family that promotes ethics of working hard and being busy all the time, I have neglected the aspects inside of me that are more creative, care-free and playful. The training has given me the opportunity to explore the side of myself that actively takes part in life and enjoys it rather than just endures it. Even though the hours were grueling, I managed to find lightness, delight and joy!

August is a very big month for us at the Peterborough centre! We're very excited that Ana Forrest is here to teach her incredible month-long teacher training. We'll have 60 yogis and yoginis from all over the world who will be participating in this amazing event.  
 
It also means that you will be sharing the space with many more practitioners than normal. We've made every attempt to keep things running as usual and to keep changes to a minimum. We had to cancel our Monday to Friday day time classes, but we still offer our Saturday and Sunday sessions.

Our evening timetable is unchanged - with some teacher substitutions. If you are craving some day time sessions during week, why not try our studio in Huntingdon? Classes there run as normal - again with teacher substitutions and passes and memberships are valid across both centres.
 
We hope you will support us in August by coming to class! We also offer free community classes in August. Please have a look at our timetable.