Get ready for a day of events!
Hi everyone!
Next Monday 8th March is International Women's Day and we have a whole day of extra events to celebrate women and raise money for charities that support women all over the world
Starting on Monday morning at 8am we have a gorgeous Yoga session with new Instructor Amy Chilver, a SMASH community member who also leads her own Yoga business. She is a fantastic teacher, we absolutely love her sessions and think you will, too! Here's what to expect - Energising Morning Yoga Flow. A dynamic sequence working through full-body strength and flexibility, synchronising breath with movement. Feel refreshed, stretched and grounded, ready for the day ahead. Suitable for everyone! Options provided so we can adapt to how our body feels that day. Amy C will be joining us to teach more Yoga in the future so come and experience your first class with her on Monday! Find out more about Amy C here!
At 12:15pm we will host our 2nd 'Cuppa and a Catch-up' event - a no exercise session for us to get to know each other more! We have SMASH regular, and author of 4 books, Juno Roche joining us! Juno is Trans and we will be chatting to her about what IWD means to her and what we can be doing to support Trans women. It will also be a chance for everyone to share their thoughts and feelings on IWD. We hope you can attend! You can find out a little more about Juno here!
At 1pm we have Amy Wooldridge back with her Burlesque class! Some of you may remember the moves we learnt last summer in Pride week, well Amy is back and this time we will be learning a routine to a fun, classic song! Burlesque is for everyone and Amy has always been a long time SMASH community member so we can't wait for her to light up the screen on Monday! In her own words - "I’ve been doing burlesque for 4 years. I’m a body confidence advocate who’s always loved dance and I’m here to prove that sexy doesn’t have a size!" Amy W has written an email about Body Confidence for us before, read it here!
In the evening, our regular 6:15pm SMASH class will be taught by our very own inspiring women Sam and Sammy and the theme is 'Girl Power!'. Expect anthems from your favourite female artists!
We will also be sending out an extra email with some words about the women who have inspired all the Instructors, and will also announce the female centred charities that each Instructor on the day is donating their fee to
It's going to be an amazing International Women's Day! A reminder will be sent out on Saturday but here are your IWD classes - please share with friends, family and colleagues! Remember, all classes are FREE!
IWD Monday 8th March -
8am Yoga with Amy C (35 minutes)
12:15pm 'Cuppa and a Catchup' a no-exercise chat where we will talk about what IWD means to us. With guest speaker Juno Roche. (30 minutes)
1pm Burlesque with Amy W (45 minutes)
6:15pm SMASH with Sam and Sammy (45 minutes)
A massive thank you to Amy W, Amy C and Juno for joining us on the day and generously donating their fee to a worthwhile cause of their choosing - we hope you will support them by turning up and having an amazing time!
And, as always, a massive thank you to the best community in the world for giving us the space to do something like this, we hope you enjoy it!
Sam and Ash
(She/Her and He/Him)
