The Elves and the Shoemaker

Explore your creative neighbourhood. On the first weekend of October artists and crafts people across the borough of Lambeth will be opening their studio and work spaces to the public. Doors will be open from 10am to 6pm, 4th and 5th October and admission will be free.Dots will be added to our map as artists and makers sign up to this year's event. Lambeth Open showcases the fantastic range of creative talent tucked away in our borough and is a great way to discover the various art spaces too often hidden in your neighbourhoods. Visitors will be able to see inside the artist’s studios and exhibition spaces for a unique personal insight into the individual technical processes. Private Views may be held at a number of exhibition spaces, see venues for details. FEATURED ARTIST PRISCILLA WATKINS' oil paintings are meditations on a theme of light and water and how the experience of swimming removes us for a moment from normal life providing solace, peace and a chance for recovery. It’s worth a visit just to see these beautiful works but she also has a new collection of framed paperpool collages, more playful in tone with figures inspired by her beloved...

BOOK HERE Join us for a special philosophy workshop designed for dedicated yoga practitioners and teachers who are eager to deepen their understanding of yoga beyond the mat. Led by renowned yoga scholar Dr. Seth Powell, together we will engage in a close reading and study of one of yoga’s most ancient, important, and mis-understood scriptures. The Yogasūtra of Patañjali, written some 1,500 years ago, is the earliest extant systematization of Yoga philosophy and practice. Rendered into 195 short, dense, Sanskrit “threads” or sūtras, the Yogasūtra is the root text for the Yoga philosophical tradition. It is a profound treatise on the nature of the human condition which examines: the cognitive mechanics and psychology of the mind-body, the cause of human suffering, and offers a map of psychophysical practices that can be cultivated in order to obtain complete spiritual freedom or liberation. In this workshop, designed for both beginners and long-time students alike, we will focus on the first and second chapters (pāda), which treat the definition of yoga, the nature of the mind, the cause of suffering and its cure: a detailed “eight-limbed” (aṣṭāṅga) system of yogic practices. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of the history, theory, and practice of yoga as...

Not suitable for absolute beginners; you should have a reasonable level of fitness and regular asana practice. BOOK HERE. Nina Thomas will lead this workshop workshop at Yoga Point. Nina will lead this fun workshop to introduce and develop basic skills to explore handstands and make your way upside down safely. Handstands can help focus the mind, develop strength and build confidence – providing a space to calm the nervous system and reconnect with a sense of play and joy. If you are looking to extend your practice and start incorporating some of the more challenging asana, this is for you. Whether you are just beginning to attempt them, or wish to deepen your current practice, you will be shown the principles and foundations to help you from the ground up. Be prepared to sweat and practice some intermediate to advanced preparatory sequences and drills. We will use props and assists to help support everyone’s different levels of strength, mobility and experience in a playful way. The workshop includes: Warm Up – 30min Power Flow Preparation – Strength Drills Get on Up – Alignment and Body Awareness