Weekly
Ananda Online Meditations
Every Wednesday and Friday 7.15am – 8.00am
Every Sunday 7pm – 8pm
Chanting, meditation and world healing prayers
Based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, includes readings, chanting, silent meditation, and healing prayers. A dedicated and powerful group.
Please also contact me if you would like to learn to meditate
By Donation – more info here
Workshops/Events 2023
Ananda Meditation Retreat May 2023
7th – 9th May 2023
St Katharine’s, Henley-on-Thames
Spend an inspirational weekend with us in the beautiful guest retreat surrounded by nature and peacefulness.
Our retreats are a joyful experience and a great blend of meditation, kirtans (devotional chanting), satsang, nature walks, and classes on subjects related to the teachings of Yogananada.
There is always time too for quiet reflection and time out. They are open to all and you are very welcome to join us!
Full Vegetarian Bed and Board:
Single ensuite for two nights £300
Shared Twin ensuite for two nights £260
A deposit of £50 secures your place now, with the balance to be paid in March.
Get in touch if you would like to book or know more.
Sussex Prairie Gardens Workshops for this year
Nalini sharing on the healing properties of Elder and Nettle – watch video here
Summer Solstice Practical Magic Herb Workshop
Make your own natural products!
Saturday 24th June 10.30am – 1.30pm
Sussex Prairie Gardens, Henfield
A morning of creativity, nature and healing, and some ‘Practical Magic’ to take home with you. From gathering herbs and making natural products, to meditative moments and peacefulness, these workshops appeal to both the practical and the mystical. Open to everyone who would love to know more about healing herbs, wild plants, aromatherapy and natural herbal remedies.
Women and herbs are a natural mix, and learning how to use them for our wellbeing, and that of our families and friends, is an ancient practice long forgotten. Reawaken your connection with nature and that ancient knowledge, and learn to make some lovely products with ingredients that are easy to find, and delicious to use! We’ll make lip balms, hand and foot balm, herbal oils, cooling body lotion etc, with the focus on products for our summer wellbeing.
You’ll go away with a handful of products you make yourself, and the knowledge to make them at home as wonderfully healing and original gifts for others. You’ll have the knowledge to make a range of herbal teas too. The gardens at Prairies are stunning, and you have free entry for the afternoon.
Nalini is a qualified aromatherapist and has her own range of natural products. She is also a yoga and meditation teacher, Women’s Wellness specialist and wellbeing coach. She loves sharing her knowledge on these fun and interactive workshops
Investment £65 (includes all materials, handouts, and coffee and biscuits)
Bookings via PayPal
Aromatherapy for Healing Body, Mind and Soul
A morning of pure delight!
Friday 21st July 10.30am – 1.30pm
Sussex Prairie Gardens, Henfield
Essential oils are little bottles of pure magic that can be used to enhance our lives on all levels. They can be used for the body and skincare, physical and mental health, meditation, for our pets, and even cleaning your house naturally!
Come and enjoy a morning steeped in the aroma of these natural oils and learn how to use them for natural healing and skincare.
More than just a sensory delight, the benefits of aromatherapy can address a wide range of physical and emotional challenges. Aromatherapy is the professional application of plant-based essential oils into the bloodstream, to effect healing and recovery, often with profound effects. Think of these little bottles of oils as the pure soul of the plants and herbs from which they are extracted. They contain the many healing properties, and can be blended to work with more than one condition at a time.
When used with knowledge, essential oils are a great gift to our lives. It is absolutely essential to know what you are doing with these oils before you use them! You will learn how to use and blend them safely on this course, for naturally treating some common conditions.
We’ll look at aromatherapy for a range of issues including coughs and colds, flu, stress and anxiety, skin disorders, burns and sunburn, inflammation, pain relief, headaches, muscle tension, arthritis, sleep etc. The morning will also include a short meditation, using an essential oil that naturally deepens breathing and takes you inwards to the door of your soul!
We’ll make some lovely products together focusing on natural skincare which you will take home with you. The gardens at Prairies are stunning, and you have free entry for the afternoon.
Nalini is a qualified aromatherapist and has her own range of natural products. She is also a yoga and meditation teacher, and a Women’s Wellness specialist and wellbeing coach. She loves sharing her knowledge on these fun and interactive workshops.
Investment £65 (includes all materials, handouts and coffee and biscuits)
Bookings via PayPal
Practical Magic Herb Workshop
Make your own natural products!
Saturday 29th July 10.30am – 1.30pm
Sussex Prairie Gardens, Henfield
A morning of creativity, nature and healing, and some ‘Practical Magic’ to take home with you. From gathering herbs and making natural products, to meditative moments and peacefulness, these workshops appeal to both the practical and the mystical. Open to everyone who would love to know more about healing herbs, wild plants, aromatherapy and natural herbal remedies.
Women and herbs are a natural mix, and learning how to use them for our wellbeing, and that or our families and friends, is an ancient practice long forgotten. Reawaken your connection with nature and that ancient knowledge, and learn to make some lovely products with ingredients that are easy to find, and delicious to use! We’ll make herbal oils and balms for face and body during this lovely morning’s workshop.
You’ll go away with a handful of products you make yourself, and the knowledge to make them at home as wonderfully healing and original gifts for others. You’ll have the knowledge to make a range of herbal teas too.
Nalini is a qualified aromatherapist and has her own range of natural products. She is also a yoga and meditation teacher, and a Women’s Wellness specialist and wellbeing coach. She loves sharing her knowledge on these fun and interactive workshops
Investment £65 (includes all materials, handouts and coffee and biscuits)
Bookings via PayPal
The Women’s Relaxation Workshop
A unique blend of gentle yoga, deep relaxation, meditation and herbal healing
Saturday 9th September 10.30am – 1.30pm
Sussex Prairie Gardens, Henfield
A unique mix of the practical and the esoteric, this workshop is suitable for all women, absolutely no experience needed!
If you would like to relax deeply, do some gentle movement designed especially for women’s bodies, and learn a little bit about using herbs for relaxation and wellbeing, this is for you!
As women, we tend to do too much, and have lost the art of looking after our own wellbeing. During this workshop, you will experience:
- Gentle Women’s Wellness yoga to ease body and mind
- The breath as a tool for relaxation and wellbeing
- Yoga Nidra relaxation – a deeply nourishing practice
- Short meditations including walking meditation in the lovely gardens
- How to use herbs and essential oils to induce calmness and relaxation
You will come away with the following knowledge:
- The benefits and necessity of deep relaxation
- How Women’s Wellness yoga is different from mainstream yoga
- Meditation techniques that you can use at home
- How to use breath to calm things down
- Which essential oils to use for relaxation, sleep and stress
- Two products that you will make to keep you calm and peaceful!
Please note, you will need a yoga or camping mat, a blanket and a cushion for this course. Please contact me if you don’t have a mat as I have a few spares. Weather permitting, we will be outside for some of this workshop.
Nalini is a qualified aromatherapist and has her own range of natural products. She is also a yoga and meditation teacher, and a Women’s Wellness specialist and wellbeing coach. She loves sharing her knowledge on these fun and interactive workshops
Investment £65 (includes all materials, and handouts for you to take home with you, and coffee and biscuits)
Bookings via PayPal
“I have participated on a variety of Nalini’s workshops and courses and loved them all! I could go as far as saying they have transformed my outlook on life: The herbal workshops have reconnected me to nature and opened my eyes to the chemicals in commercial products; her yoga and nidra have been the tonic to a fast paced life. However, Nalini has been much more then a teacher- I would definitely describe her as a life coach for women’s wellness! Thank you Nalini- look forward to another workshop”! (Vicki Fitzpatrick, teacher)
“Thank you for a wonderful morning of dance and yoga nidra. Every time it is a different experience and I take away new ideas and realisations. It is so enjoyable and revitalising, and unlike anything else” (Regular Dancemantra attendee)
