Reclaiming Narratives

Join OYA Retreats in collaboration with Yogamatters for this community event series!

October is Black History Month in the UK, and this year’s theme is reclaiming narratives. Stacie will lead a month of educational and thoughtful classes focused around the theme of Reclaiming Narratives. Looking at mediums of movement, sound, breath work and poetry, Stacie will focus on a different element of this theme each week.

What to expect

The event series is designed with our community in mind.

Each session explores a different theme.

• CELEBRATE | Tuesday, 1st October: In this opening session, we want to celebrate Black History in the UK through sound. Becca will provide a soundscape while Stacie reads poetry written by treasured Black British authors.

• EMBRACE | Tuesday, 8th October: This session will include pranayama and meditation practices. Let us embrace the fact that we all have a role to play in creating a culture that is inclusive of people of all backgrounds.

• EMPOWER | Tuesday, 15th October: It is up to each of us to educate ourselves. This session will be a guided visualisation practice. Let’s go on a journey, remaining open and inquisitive to the new and unfamiliar.

• RECLAIM | Tuesday, 22nd October: With the help of chakra and breath work, we can tap into our own creativity and power to reinvigorate our sense of hope and our experience of connectedness.

• REST | Tuesday, 29th October: After the turbulence of the summer, it’s important that we pay attention to our nervous systems.This final session is an opportunity to rest, to imagine and to dream.
  

Course Date

This is an event series taking place every Tuesday in October from 7pm to 8pm UK time.

We’re excited to be hosted by Yogamatters, and all sessions will take place virtually on Zoom.

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Book your place

You can book your place here.

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Have questions?

Want to ask us a question about this event? Take a look through the FAQs to find answers to common queries. You are welcomed to reach out to us via the contact form.

• Who can attend OYA retreats?

  These sessions are open to everyone.

• Do I have to have done a course in mindfulness in order to get something out of this retreat?

  No, not at all. We aren’t holding you to your abilities or knowledge. Retreats are intimate groups and that affords us, your tutors, guides, to support you throughout.

• ​​Is the venue accessible?

  These sessions will be held virtually on Zoom.

• Do I have to be an advanced yoga practitioner in order to attend an OYA retreat?

  You don’t have to be an advanced yoga practitioner at all. We welcome the humblest of beginners. We’ll provide different options to accommodate all levels.

• Do I need to bring my own yoga mat?

  The event series will be held on Zoom. So you will be practicing in the comfort of your own space. Bring whatever props that you might find supportive, such as a mat, blanket, eye mask, etc.