November Newsletter
- Victoria Waits
- Oct 7
- 6 min read
Updated: 5 days ago
Welcome to this month's love letter! Each month, I'll share my upcoming news, inspiration to help deepen your yoga practice and inspire your self care journey. Enjoy a youtube Video, podcast/playlist that has inspired me, blog post and affirmations to inspire you this month.
THIS MONTH'S THEME
This months inspiration ill be bringing in more themes of heart opening and back strengtheners, as we begin to feel colder air, foggy mornings and more intuitive guidance to rest, physically our bodies begin to close. From hunched and rounded shoulders from the cold weather, from slumping evenings on the sofa and just a general need to take time out we begin to retract from the big wide world in need of hibernation. Energetically I feel it important to honour, that for us to create balance we need to very much do the opposite, so heart openers will keep our posture open, our lung capacity deep aiding in immunity and emotionally we can keep our mood and motivation lifted. Im enjoying more time outside, whatever the weather and will invite you to do the same where there is less daylight hours.
Join me this November as we embrace quieter moments, the changing colours of nature and softness within the air. Lets come together to recuperate, release and connect through yoga & supportive spirituality.
NEWS
Sacred Rest - Rescheduled my end of year online session has been moved to later in the year, as I feel the intuitive nudge that maybe after Christmas, the lull between, is the perfect time. The new date is Monday 29th December. Where we can reflect on the year and settle and find soften as our new intention as we welcome in 2026. For those already booked onto this event your booking has been amended.
Workshops will fall on monthly Sundays and will have dedicated time slots in the schedule, I've decided to fix the sound bath sessions after 5pm when the forest is closed, giving us all more freedom on the car park, less noise from visitors on site and a chance to open the doors wide allowing nature to really enter the space at dusk (weather dependant).
Self Care Sunday sessions will be flying the nest to a new venue in Worcester, these will be held at The Fold in Bransford from January 2026. They will be within the Cart house and open for all women to attend, this space is just glorious, with bolsters and props freely available, an amazing cafe on site and artisan shops you really can make a day of it.
WORKSHOP UPDATES
Workshops into 2026 are changing as I'll be opening up my calendar to incredible collaborations with close friends and creating more half day events with varied modalities close to my heart. I'll be travelling around alot more and giving myself more ample down time to balance my work/life energies, Ill be delving into my own offerings with even more love and dedication. My schedule at the leisure centre won't change, my forest sound baths will fall on monthly sunday evenings after 5pm and I will be sharing one of a kind sessions dotted through the year.
NEW VENUE
This month i'll began sharing workshops at The Fold, You can find another end of year 2 hour immersion into rest and relaxation open for booking, I have a few spaces left! This event is Winter Wind Down. Exploring yoga and sound healing within the most glorious space, candlelight, cosy props, warmth and the gentle energy of Autumn and winter moving through the window. I'll be taking my Self Care Sunday sessions to this venue from January 2026 and away from the forest space.
CHRISTMAS SOUND BATHS
Sunday 14th Dec for my yearly christmas sound bath sessions at Hartlebury castle. I'll be sharing two sessions and tickets are now on sale! If you open the newsletter in your mailbox you should find a little offer.
Let this monthly inspiration guide you towards a slower softer energy as Autumn takes hold.
It's lovely to have you here, let's continue to grow together. x
RECENT VENTURES - WALES
For two weekends in a row we have been in Wales! The first weekend we enjoyed a very long weekend for Gus half term in Llwyngwril and the second we had the quickest overnight stay to attend a breathwork workshop in a Sauna in Llanberis! We visited Lake Vyrnwy but I was personally disappointed as I thought we could walk the whole lake on a tiny path so didn't opt for the road route, we did find a little walk down a few lanes and fields which was nice. I realised that I was thinking about Elan Valley where you can walk next to the water, so that's on my travel list as a re-visit as I can remember last time I was there Gus was in a sling and I did 16 miles with him on my back. How time flies! For our quick overnight event we had an early morning start an enjoyed guided breathwork within the sauna and then a lake dip, it was so amazing to calm the nervous system down so much that upon entering the water the body doesn't react in shock. Something that has definitely inspired me to keep up with sauna trips and maybe an occasional dip in cold water. I'm so grateful to have time away in nature and this is something that I will continue to make a big priority in my life, after all, its how I create balance.
MONTHLY EVENTS AT THE FOLD
This month I shared my first event at The Fold and it was blissful! With autumn colours and rainfall outside we truly did rest and relax in this gorgeous space. My next session here is Winter Wind Down on December 14th at 11am! Think slow, soft & nurturing, with the flicker of fairy lights, scents of pine & beautiful movements to unravel tension. These sessions are two hours of sleepy yoga with a guided relaxation & sound bath within the warm hub of the Carthouse at The Fold.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Saturday 1st Nov 11.00-1.00pm - Autumn Rest - Yoga & Sound
Sunday 16th Nov 11.00-12.30pm - Self Care Sunday (Last one in the forest)
Sunday 16th Nov 3.30-4.50pm - Yin Yoga & Sound Bath
Sunday 16th Nov 5.30-6.45pm - Forest Sound Bath
Friday 21st Nov 7.00-9.00pm - Earth Song @Sally Smiles - SOLD OUT
If you would like to join me for a yoga, sound or self care workshop you would be warmly welcomed, workshops are shared monthly and are beautiful immersions with personalised themes, techniques and guidance. Sessions are closed personal gatherings by booking only and are open to all abilities, ages 18+, suitable for beginners and no experience is necessary.
If you would like any more information, feel free to get in touch anytime!
CHRISTMAS TREAT - YOGA & ECSTATIC DANCE
Wednesday 29th Oct
As a christmas treat i'll be sharing another wild yoga and ecstatic dance session in place of my normal yoga class on a Wednesday evening. This will be high vibes, upbeat, fast beats and a chance to let loose. Maybe this is the very thing you need to shake off your stress! Im conscious of this pushing people out of their comfort zone so lights will be off with blue lights glowing in the space, fancy dress or expressive dress invited. I promise you that doing something like this is the most liberating thing you can ever do.
Book in via Wyre Forest Leisure centre, 8.15-9.15pm!
YIN YOGA & SOUND BATHS
You are invited to join Victoria for a deep immersion into rest & relaxation. This monthly session is designed to be the perfect practice to unwind after a busy week, calm the mind and soothe aches & tension within the body.
This is a session with a physical Restorative/Yin yoga practice (think lazy, slow, heavy) & deep guided relaxation sound bath. A combined practice like no other, all set within the indoor space with the gorgeous forest as its backdrop. Enjoy using cushions, blankets and pillows to support the body in restful poses. Let the body move through gentle mobility and postures to ease tension. Calm the mind with a final guided relaxation, rest & enjoy a sleepy sound bath at the end of the session.
SACRED REST
A one of a kind online practice to end our year together. Nothing to do, nowhere to be, just your home, your yoga mat and maybe a warm cup of cacao. Enjoy yoga, slow and soft guidance and long relaxation.
AFFIRMATIONS
Affirmations can be powerful, the affirmations for this months love letter I want you to read out loud to yourself, whisper in your mind, write on a post it note, even save it as your morning alarm! As we recognise meditation helps us to observe the mind, we can hopefully begin to notice our mindset, anxieties, emotional recycling. Affirmations are one of the best ways to help you upload positive mental energy to your body and brain. They have the power to change your outlook on life and can increase self awareness and happiness.
So, repeat after me...
I hope this love letter inspires you this month, feel free to come back to it anytime and enjoy listening, moving and creating with intention. It's so lovely to have you within the Wildlove Community, I hope to see you very soon!
All my love, V x
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