SMASH Newsletter!
Wow! What a couple of months!
We have had so much lovely feedback about our 7 pillars of mindfulness emails, it has been lovely to receive all of your responses! We always hope that you guys enjoy reading them as much as we enjoy writing them 😊
Today we thought we would write newsletter style to update you with some of our exciting news...
🤗With the help of a selection of our SMASH community we were able to create two new classes - SMASH 20, now officially named Affirmation Station and SMASH 21, aka Beat the Beep, which is being launched next week! Both classes focus on team work and give more opportunity to include affirmations and mindful exercises. The SMASH 20 and 21 crew did a fantastic job and we are very proud of them for creating two amazing classes!
🏔 Talking of mindful exercises, we also launched SMASH Spin for an initial trial period. This week Sam added a mindful twist to her 'Guitar Anthems' theme spin that involved taking some of you on a mindful journey through a beautiful mountainous landscape, using visualisation techniques to help set the scene and make SMASH Spin something very different from what is around right now. Watch this space, there are much more of these to come!
🤓At the beginning of October we did our very first SMASH Discovery workshop for an international corporation. Focusing on FOMO, we presented to, and worked with, a room full of people in a very different setting to how we have before. The feedback was very positive and we aim to come back every few weeks to cover a wide range of topics to help improve mental health in the workplace.
💻On a slightly smaller scale, we visited a charity close to the club and led a short and sweet desk based workshop. This was designed to help take a mental break from the stress that can be caused at work, no matter what your job. We included a few stretches and some mindful exercises and top tips to help deal with overwhelm in the workplace.
More information about SMASH London working within your company is on our website.
🗺One of the things we have been working on over the summer is sourcing alternative locations to provide our classes - making SMASH London truly SMASH 'London'. Last weekend we took SMASHcamp to Oxford Circus which has been recently refurbished, so it was very exciting and fun to try some of the new equipment!
🐾In September the time for the Shine Night Walk arrived! We have shared before that we were very excited to create the training plans for Cancer Research UK's annual long distance walks so, of course, we had to be there on the night... and it was pretty epic! We brought a playlist full of our most positive songs and stationed ourselves on the bandstand not far from the start line, providing motivation and many, many, MANY high fives along the way! We are hoping to be involved again next year and we plan to have an even bigger SMASH London crew with us!
💃One of our amazing SMASH London community members manages a magazine called Her Story Matters which aims to 'unite women worldwide'. She has kindly featured our 7 pillars of mindfulness emails within the blog section and has invited us to speak at their Women in Leadership Conference next year! They are doing such incredible things and we would highly recommend having a look through their website.
🙆Finally, we were also featured in an article in British Vogue online! In a section written by senior designer and SMASH London Client Eilidh, she talks about how much she loves SMASH!
🖱As busy as we have been, we have also made time to update our website and introduce a new booking system for our private classes! Please have a play and give us any feedback that could help us make it even better.
Coming up:
🎃Next Wednesday (30th) we have our Halloween spin party at Fitness First Angel. Our SMASH Spin classes are £10 (or £5 if you are a Fitness First member) and this one is going to be a lot of fun! The SMASH London team will be in fancy dress, so feel free to dress up if you have a spin-friendly costume!
👯November: Saturday 23rd November we will have our next SMASH Discovery class, where we will be reflecting on the year and getting ready for dealing with the overwhelm we may feel when January comes! SMASHcamp will be 30th November and the venue for both will be announced next month. Both classes are £15 but you can still buy 3 for the price of 2 through our booking system. If you, or someone you know, has not attended Discovery or SMASHcamp before, you can get 50% off your first visit.
🎄It's almost here (as if Ash hasn't already reminded you! 😆) - December is Christmas season! We will be announcing some special Christmas Spin classes, as well as a Christmas version of Playground! If you are stuck for Christmas party ideas, why not hire us for a fun SMASH spin class, or even a version of one of our other classes to suit you and your friends and colleagues!
There has been so much going on in the world of SMASH London and we are so thankful for you guys for joining us while we have been growing and developing into the company that we are incredibly proud of. We have had so much positive feedback and are so happy to hear your personal stories of how mindfulness or fitness has helped you, and particularly proud of hearing how SMASH London has been a part of your journey. You can read some of our reviews on our website and could add to them on Google - your review really could inspire someone to join our amazing community!
Here is to a successful end to the year! You are amazing and we are so grateful for you 💙
Sam and Ash
