Bek Smith Yoga and Therapies

I’m so excited to announce that on Tuesday 24th July our 9.30 class will be a special Family Yoga class 😀 It’s open to everyone from age 4 upwards, no yoga experience necessary. It is at our usual venue – Cromford Community Centre – and costs £6 per adult and £4 per child (no need […]

Thrilled to announce that my new Reiki flyers are now ready and will be heading out and about soon.  Do let me know if you are interested in finding out more.

Yay! More sunshine! It makes me so happy and gives me lots of energy for the day 😀Super excited about teaching at 9.30 this morning at Cromford Community Centre. We have a very special Sun Salutation today, to greet this fabulous day 😀 First class is free, and it doesn’t matter if you have never […]

I am hosting the monthly Candlelit Heart Meditation this Friday (25th May) as Vishwam is away. This is a beautiful guided meditation with some very gentle movement beforehand and some tea and cake afterwards. Everyone most welcome. 7.30pm, Starkholmes Village Hall. No set cost, but donations welcome for the Heart of Living Yoga Foundation charity.

Sometimes in class we will use a mantra when we meditate, or as the focus for our practice. But just what is a mantra? Mantras are sacred words or sounds which are repeated to help with meditation (‘japa meditation’). Through meditation and the use of mantras we are aiming to achieve freedom from the ego, […]

I spent last Sunday afternoon at a workshop about Ayurveda. I had heard of Ayurveda before but I HAD NO IDEA!!! It has completely blown my mind! Our wonderful teacher, Angie, not only helped us to identify our own Dosha (one of the 3 body types) but we got to try special food, oils, massage […]

I always spend Monday mornings preparing my classes for the week. I also spend some time thinking about Yoga, meditating, reflecting on what I can teach this week and what I have learnt. This morning I was thinking about my students, and what I hope they get from my classes. I am nothing like the […]

Oh my goodness, chaps, I just had the most AMAZING warm aromatherapy wax hand and arm massage with the gorgeous Laura of Sunstone Therapies in Matlock. Check out her Facebook page and go see her. You will not be sorry!! (https://www.facebook.com/sunstonetherapies/)

Devastatingly, the husband of a good friend of mine has a brain tumour. On April 28th, I and lots of other yoga teachers and therapists will be offering our services free of charge at FlowMotion in Matlock, to raise much needed funds for his treatment (which is not available through the NHS). Watch this space […]

I’m delighted to announce that I am now qualified to teach pre- and post-natal yoga too. Rather than running a regular weekly class, I am considering setting up, say, a 6-week course. If you or anyone you know might be interested then do get in touch. I am already qualified in children’s yoga, for children […]