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Sailing at Chew Valley Lake Saturday 25th August 2012

Warren’s blog

Absolutely awesome, felt like a free spirit on the water, can’t wait to do it again. The thunder storm was amazing!!

Mark’s sailing blog

If you want to float your boat go, sailing! The sun shone ,wind blew, rain fell, thunder roared, and lightening flashed. Captain one eyed Willy and crew had a fab time sailing around Chew valley lake. Fantastic experience recommend to all. Many thanks to Aileen, Spud, and all members of CLADS.

Barn Dance

We had our very first real fund raising event on Saturday and it went down a storm.

We were given the use of the barn at Ebdon Bow Farm by Sandra – a huge thanks. We had a caller who showed everyone the steps and a great ploughmans to eat – huge thanks to Val and Don who did the catering. Everyone enjoyed it. We also had a raffle which went down very well with super prizes and then more dancing.

It finished at 10pm and everyone went home well fed and with sore feet.

Donations for the raffle were from SES Engineering, Beautilicious, Mask of Venice, 2 Peas in a Pod, Roger Brereton, Russ Nickells, MS Ventilation, Ramsey Associates, Nick Houghton, The Lauriston Hotel, SUGOi Solutions, Newey and Eyre. Shirley at Vision and many more. Many thanks.

Finally, it could not have gone ahead without all the volunteers, members and their friends and family so a great big thank you to them.

Yoga

Yoga for People with visual impairment.

Yoga is a great way to calm your mind, stretch your muscles and make you stronger.  Even better, it’s accessible to people with disabilities. The “asanas,” or poses that make up a yoga practice help with balance and strength while helping you find a calming emotional space that helps with the day-to-day challenges of life. An accessible class in Clevedon that offers yoga to people with sight impairment has proven a great success.

Jo, who attends the class said: “I started attending Suzi’s class in September and went along, initially, doubting that any exercise class could work for someone with my limited vision. That is, without a lot of fuss and changes which would single me out and make me feel uncomfortable.

What I have found, to my delight, is that this style of yoga is adapted to every person’s individual needs. It is also done at your own pace, so there is no pressure to keep up. The exercises and done slowly and described by Suzi before you begin. This has meant that far from struggling to see what I should be doing, I can keep my eyes shut for the entire class and often do so as it helps me to concentrate more.

I feel relaxed and more together after a class and feel that my balance is improving with time. I really look forward to Fridays now and feel this class has really helped me feel more positive about life.  

A small group of us, with severe sight impairment, attend the Friday class, which is open to anyone. While this helped initially, I now feel so confident that I can cope with this style of exercise that I attended a weekend yoga workshop without any assistance and felt as able to join in as everyone else. I thoroughly enjoyed it.”

Other disabled people, including wheelchair users, are very welcome to attend the class. All the yoga postures can be adapted and modified to suit the needs and abilities of the students. Please contact CNHC certified yoga teacher and therapist; Suzi Griffin on 07776321989 or email suzi@yogafriendly.co.uk to book a place or to find out more.