A modern, mindful, down to earth approach to yoga,
life coaching & more
Yoga For Modern Life is friendly, nurturing and always down to earth. With classes, workshops, courses and retreats that always put you at the centre and have a deep rooted sense of community. Life coaching that will help you find your way to a life with more joy, happiness and purpose. I want to help you find the perfect antidote to the stress and busyness of modern life, for both body and mind.
The yoga I guide you through is rooted in traditions of yoga, but also blending with more modern body and mind practices. Interplaying yoga with mindfulness, breath work, self-care and somatic movement - to create movement and stillness that simply feels good in your unique body and helps to bring calmness to your mind. I believe everyone deserves to be seen, heard and nurtured and I create spaces and build communities where this can happen.
Specialising in Fertility Yoga, award winning Pregnancy Yoga and Mum & Baby Yoga. Yoga For Modern Life ensures that your journey towards and during motherhood is richly enhanced by nourishing your body, your mind and your baby. Plus unique Hypnobirthing & Antenatal Courses for complete birth preparation in body and mind, and Baby Massage classes - a beautiful way to connect to and calm your baby. I also provide specialist services in Perinatal and Birth Trauma relief and support. I am also a certified Coach and mentor to women, and run unique life coaching one to one sessions too.
I also teach my ‘open to all’ yoga classes and workshops including the super popular Slow Sundays Workshops , Yoga For All classes and Day Retreats. Always especially welcoming to folk who are new to yoga.
As well as In-Studio and Livestreamed, I also now have a number of completely online courses and an on-demand class library too - so you can choose to practice whenever suit you and your lifestyle.
In a busy world, take some time to reconnect with yourself. I look forward to meeting you soon.
Susan
PS. You can find lots of kind words and testimonials here about my yoga classes, courses and workshops. Also my 5-star rated Facebook and Google reviews.
Up coming workshops, courses & retreats…
wild wellbeing day retreat
This is going to be so GORGEOUS! I’m beyond excited to bring you this
A magical day in nature …
~ yoga & breath work in the woods 🧘♀️
~ forest bathing 🌳
~ woodland sauna 🥵
~ wood fired hot tub
~ locally grown organic lunch & foraged/homemade drinks
~ gathering around a fire 🔥
~ sea swimming (optional) 🌊
~ time in nature for relaxation & reconnection 😴
Very limited places available for these special day retreats
2025 dates coming soon! Planned for June 2025
Pregnancy Socials
Come and meet, connect and have a relaxed evening with other local pregnant folk at my pregnancy social events!
The first one is at the gorgeous indie cafe-bar NorthSouth on Bootham in York. All the details here
Slow Sunday Yoga & Relaxation Mini Retreats
Come and learn the art of rest and relaxation in this gorgeous afternoon of slow, replenishing yoga and deep nourishing relaxation. So needed right now!
I have been running these monthly sessions for over 6 years - and they are SO good! The next Slow Sunday Yoga workshops in York will be on 13th October, 10th November, 8th December 2024. Find out more about them here. Booking open now here:
*N E W* Gift Vouchers
If you’d like to gift anything we do, whether it’s some classes, a workshop, a retreat or some one-to-one sessions you can do that with our gift vouchers.
They can be for any amount you like, or for a specific class, event or workshop. We can post you a paper voucher, or email you a digital one - whichever you prefer
Simply drop an email to yogaformodernlife@outlook.com letting us know what you need and we’ll organise that for you
NEW Returning To Work - coaching workshop
A new coaching workshop for mothers on maternity leave to navigate their return to work transition in an empowered, confident and a more positive way.
Dates: Friday 20th September, Saturday 12th October 2024
More details and booking very soon
Life Coaching & Womens Mentoring
What is it that you want from your life? Really?
A tough question I know. If you feel that you need some time and space to really reconnect with yourself, find your true purpose and find a life and a version of you that you really love - then I can help.
Perhaps you’re going through a life transition, you want to revaluate, make positive choices and have more joy in your life. It could be becoming a mother, returning to work, setting up a new business venture, going freelance, giving up work, going though perimenopause or menopause.
For more details on my unique supportive and enlightening coaching offerings, please get in touch.
Pregnancy Half-Day Retreats
A gorgeous afternoon mini-retreat for pregnant folk to come and find some real me-time. Soothing yoga, breath work, lots of time for relaxation practices - and with delicious homemade refreshments to treat yourself. This is a truly beautiful and special afternoon, and a chance to meet and connect with other pregnant women too. The next date is Sunday 11th December 2022. More details here
Day Retreats - for everyone
Beautiful day-long retreats based in the city of York or the Yorkshire coast, that give you time and space to feel nourished and nurtured. A combination of yoga, meditation, journaling, relaxation and with delicious vegetarian food and drink. Seasonally themed to help you connect both to yourself and to the world around you. Pure bliss!
Next Day Retreat will be the Wild Wellbeing Day Retreat in September 2024. Details and booking coming soon.
Weekly Classes & Courses
Join me for lots of weekly goodness too. Use the link below to book using the online booking system.
‘Blank Page’ Journaling For Wellbeing Course
The very act of writing can have so many benefits for our mental and emotional health, and boost our creativity too. Developing a daily writing practice is a great idea - but where to start? That blank page can be daunting! This is a course where we’ll explore different types of journaling, in simple ways that anyone can do. It will help you clear mental clutter (great for reducing stress), get creative, and maybe learn a little more about yourself.
The course is now open to buy - use the link below:
ONLINE Courses, Programs & Workshops
Completely online, access whenever you want to on-demand, from any device - laptop, tablet, smart TV or mobile. Yoga and more to fit your busy life.
There are more online courses and program coming very soon, including “Journaling For Wellbeing” and “The Art Of Rest”
As featured in…
Delighted to have featured in the media, including these publications and awards:
Some kind words …
“In these stressful times, the online courses I have joined, the Slow Sunday Workshops and Thursday Relaxation classes are a real life line. Being together with others in this virtual space is nourishing and calming. Highly recommended for everyone.”
“If Marks & Spencers did yoga classes - they wouldn’t be as good as this!
Join for the yoga, become part of a real community”
“First came to Susan for pregnancy yoga and absolutely adored it! From complete novice to convert. I now attend weekly classes with Susan as she just puts me so at ease and has such a magical voice which is so relaxing. She really is something else. Highly recommend”
““I can’t recommend Susan highly enough, she’s an all around pregnancy expert””
“Just got home from this amazing workshop! It was the most relaxing few hours I’ve had for ages. I’ve left feeling completely relaxed and ready for the week ahead. Thank you Susan”
“Thanks so much for your wonderful classes, both in pregnancy and Mum & Baby. The classes are so warm, welcoming and relaxing. It’s been the most enjoyable part of the week ”
