Om Yoga Show Manchester 2015 | Overview

OM YOGA SHOW MANCHESTER 2015 Overview

 

So this year brought the promise of a bigger and better show with a new venue and a whole extra day full of things to explore, did it disappoint? Absolutely not…

The calmness greets you as you enter the venue along with a sense of inquisitive energy. Yoga newcomers, intermediates and advanced are all here nestled under one roof with one common interest, the beauty of the union that is yoga.

The really great thing about the Om Yoga Show is the diversity it has to offer; from scheduled workshops with a small fee to free open plan sessions where you can choose to take part or leisurely take it all in from the side lines.

Sadly we couldn’t attend all 3 days however the links below are offered as a flavour of the diversity on offer, so click away and enjoy.

SATURDAY 16.05.15

Open Session          
Sun Power Yoga with Anne-Marie Newland

Open Session          
Cam Yoga presents Yin Yoga with Rosalind Southward 

Demonstration        
Acro Yoga with Eugene Butcher & Pip Elysium

Open Session          
KYTA Kundalini Yoga to Open Your Heart 

Workshop                 
Uplift the Body & Prana with Yogi Ashokonanda

Open Session          
Chau Gong Meditation with Annette Ainsworth

Open Session
Santosha Studio presents Release Your Feet & Free Your Lower Back with Claire Murphy 

SUNDAY 17.05.15

Workshop               
Shamanic Yoga with Leah Bracknell

Open Session         
Thai Yoga Massage with Katrin Heuser

Open Session         
Forrest Yoga with Rosalind Southward

Open Session
Hanna Somatics with David Fleming & Amanda Franklin

We hope these posts give you a taste of the show & we really do recommend you go!

If you would like to experience the Om Yoga Show first hand you will have to wait until next year for Manchester (2016) or get yourself to London this October (2015) further details here; www.omyogashow.com/london

Om Namaste

Peace Yoga | Wellness within

Om Yoga Show Manchester 2015 | Shamanic Yoga

Shamanic Yoga with Leah Bracknell

Leah Bracknell, Shamanic Yoga @ Om Yoga Show 2015
image courtesy of http://www.omyogashow.com/shamanic-yoga-with-leah-bracknell/

It is hard to find a way of describing this incredible experience; I believe it needs to be felt. Upon entering the workshop Jez Hughes founder of ‘Second Sight Healing’ with his calm welcoming nature approaches everyone individually asking them to take a small amount of tobacco to give as an offering later in the workshop, intrigued everyone took some as they selected their spot and settled into a circular formation of mats. Leah gently approached the center of the circle welcoming everyone. She shared the journey that led her to this point and spoke of how fear often prevents progression. She described the elements of the medicine wheel located at the center of the circle making note of its likeness to the Chakras and emphasised its connection to healing.

Leah has a luminous personality and a beautiful voice with which she captivates and guides participants gracefully through a range of poses whilst inviting self-reflection and soothing. She guides everyone safely through a journey acknowledging all four directions of the compass welcoming their elemental qualities. Ripples of music are sprinkled through the practice; a Shamanic drum brings rhythm to promote healing along with Native American rattles symbolic of independence. All participants are encouraged to greet each breath as a welcome guest and reminded how it is said that each life is given a finite number of breaths, every single one should be treasured.

Towards the end of this emotional enlightening journey Leah encourages participants to join her in song and gratitude for mother earth, the volume rises then softens as everyone spirals together coiling into the center of the room. I very much doubt anyone left this room feeling the same as when they had entered, I strongly suspect they left feeling lighter yet grounded, benefiting from the skilled guidance of Leah. Prayers made along with the offerings were left in very safe hands to be released ceremonially later that day.

Shamanic Yoga guides you to where you need healing, where you feel broken, it helps to free those who have become stuck, to reignite the fire within bringing empowerment and guidance towards a truer self. There really could not be a better way to start your day or indeed the next part of your journey than with this incredible workshop.

Leah Bracknell
www.leahbracknellyoga.com

www.arbourhealing.co.uk

www.twitter.com/leahbracknell

Jez Hughes                     
www.secondsighthealing.co.uk