NOVEMBER - FIND YOUR RHYTHM
Have you been feeling a little sluggish, tired and burnt out?
This winter join the Balance + Glo team as we support you in finding your rhythm for your best nights sleep yet, leaving you feeling more rested yet energised and ready to take on the coming winter months. Join the team for bedtime meditations and deep yoga nidras, stretch out with yoga, try yin and take part in our fitness challenge to keep your circadian rhythm in check this season. We’ll also be guiding you through the month with delicious recipes using ingredients that will help you drift off and nourish your body during these colder months, and our experts will be supporting you with self care practises too.
You'll also have two opportunities to move with the team at exciting events this month! Join us in person at our Chill Out Session on the Isle of Wight for an evening of yoga, food and chill out beats from our in house DJ and join the team at our virtual wind down retreat - where we will guide you through a relaxing restorative yin yoga session and an opportunity to create a delicious warming dinner all from the comfort of your own home.
So if you’re feeling ready to chill out, read on to find out how the B+G team of experts can help you Find Your Rhythm this November across our 3 pillars of wellness - Move, Nourish, Care.
Move
Most experts agree that exercise is an important part of sleep hygiene. Regular exercise, and even short bouts of exercise, lead to improvements in total sleep time, sleep quality, and time spent falling asleep.
For the ultimate chill out check out Emma’s new yin series and then this month we have two new additions:
Jenny’s Yoga and Nidra: This new LIVE class is back on the schedule at 8 - 8:45pm every Wednesday. Yoga Nidra or “yogic sleep” is a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping, like the “going-to-sleep” stage, typically induced by a guided mediation. Yoga Nidra help calm the nervous system, reduce stress and is the perfect pre-cursor to a good nights sleep.
November Fitness Challenge: Exercise in the morning or the afternoon stimulates earlier melatonin release and shift the circadian rhythm so lets keep moving together in these colder months so join Evelyn 3 x a week for the November Fitness Challenge to keep you motivated. Read more below!
November Fitness Challenge
For the month of November, Evelyn challenges you to move with her at least 3 times a week.
This should include attending at least 1 live class (either Monday 7.45am HIIT or Friday 7.30am) to support accountability, and completing two of Evelyn’s new 15 minute Morning Energiser on-demand workouts. These workouts will be released every Sunday and are focused on giving you that extra little boost of energy. Each workout will activate and engage your whole body and will include strength and cardio-focused moves. Upon completion, Evelyn guarantees you will feel more awake, strong and ready to take on your day!
To complete this challenge, Evelyn recommends that you make a plan every Sunday evening for when you are going to complete the workouts - this approach will increase the likelihood of you completing the challenge and will build it into your routine.
In person Isle of Wight events:
Balance + Glo Chill Out Session
East Afton Farm Barn, TapnellWeds 24th November - 6.30pm doors open. 6.45pm start - 9pmMembers £25 / Non Members £35Flow into your evening with yoga teacher Olivia alongside DJ Our girl G, who soundtracks an exclusive ambient set full of balearic beats, chill out anthems and inspirational sounds. Feel the collective energy of moving with a group of yogis with movements and asanas specially tailored to chill and unwind body and mind. Then be treated to a delicious foodie heaven from local island chefs, before joining co-founder and yoga teacher Jenny for a deep relaxation yoga nidra before you float home to bed. The event will be held in Tapnell Farm’s amazing new event space.
Includes:
Yang to Yin Yoga with Olivia along with Live DJ Our Girl G
Delicious food from Gastronomy Restaurant Cowes and a chance to chat to the Balance + Glo Team
Deep relaxation Yoga Nidra with Jenny
Virtual Events:
Wind Down Virtual RetreatSunday 21st November6 - 7.30pmNot on the island? No problem. Join the Balance + Glo team for a wind down evening of yin yoga with yoga teacher Emma and a delicious nourishing winter warmer cook-along with Co founder Evelyn. Relax, restore and nourish your body this season. FREE for members.
Check-out the full calendar of classes below, pop them in your calendar and come and move with us!
Nourish
There are many foods that can help support relaxation and sleep, so this month discover recipes using ingredients that will help you drift off. We provide you with the Best Bedtime Drinks recipe including a delicious soothing hot chocolate and a recipe for a cup of calm, fantastic alternatives to your usual tea and coffee. The team will also be creating recipes to keep you warm from the inside out using hearty seasonal produce and ingredients to aid sleep like nuts, bananas and oats.
Food to aid sleep:
Nuts like cashews and almonds
Cherries
Bananas
Avocado
Noodles combined with protein high in tryptophan
Oatcakes before bed
Self Care
Discover top tips for better sleep from the team. We want to support you from the inside out! Our resident GP, Dr Pippa, brings your ways to rethink your nighttime skincare routine. On the blog this month discover how taking a digital detox and yoga nidra can help you drift off to sleep.
On the blog:
Top tips for better sleep
Rethink your nighttime skincare routine
Science behind Yoga Nidra
Bump + Beyond
Our pre/post natal wellbeing package is launching on the 5th November. This has been the absolute baby of Jenny, our co-founder and Head of Yoga. She has poured her heart into curating yoga, meditations, blogposts and features from pelvic health specialists and Holistic Coaches. There is truly nothing like it on the market that takes such a 360 approach to the wellbeing of new and soon to be mothers. It is a space for mothers to learn, be held and supported in their own unique journey.
For November, Jenny shares on the blog “Tips for getting sleep with a newborn” and the on demand content features a Guided Body Scan Relaxation and a No Worries Mama Meditation (among much much more).
