This month’s Living Vinyasa is inspired by a Chinese proverb I grew up hearing from my elders:

“Be like bamboo. The higher you grow, the deeper you bow.”

Bamboo may look delicate, but it never snaps. It bends with the wind, dips low, and always rises again. Its strength comes from deep roots that keep it grounded through every storm.

As spring unfolds around us, nature reminds us that growth isn’t only about reaching higher — it’s also about learning how to bend. Life brings challenge, uncertainty, and change, and bamboo teaches us that resilience comes not from resisting, but from learning how to move with what life brings.

We’ll explore the balance between strength and softness through fluid, wave-like movement — bending, swaying, rising and yielding with the breath. A moving meditation that invites us to find steadiness through adaptability rather than rigidity.

To me, this proverb is also a reminder that as we grow, in success, knowledge, or strength, we should become more humble, grounded, and compassionate. Like bamboo, the higher we rise, the deeper we root.

Each month, we gather for a 75-minute sadhana, weaving breath, intention, and mindful flow into a living practice. Every session carries a theme/intention —a gentle thread you can take with you into your days, letting your practice ripple outward into how you live, love, and move through the world.

This is an interactive, live online class, with recordings available.

Price: £12.00

Use code COMMUNITY to get 50% off (applicable to people from marginalised community, on low income, struggling to meet financial needs, unemployed or under-employed, etc.)

*There is an option to pay-it-forward under Tip at checkout to support community tickets.

Upcoming dates: 13th June