‘Awakening’ with Somatics, Yoga and Meditation with Guest Teacher Simon Low

Simon offers a perfect balance of fluid chi kung inspired yang yoga vinyasa, restorative yin yoga and somatic movement education, leaving you invigorated, inspired and in peace.
You will leave the weekend understanding why many physiotherapists, osteopaths, massage therapists, yoga teachers and psychotherapists regard Somatic Movement Education inspired approach as the ‘missing link’ between physical therapy and human healing at a cellular level.

Friday, 17 October 2025 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm: ‘Awakening’ with Somatics, Pranayama, Movement and Meditation
Our first session together introduces a thread that is woven through the entire weekend, creating a mind-body-breath unity that enhances a fresh experience of ‘awakening’ within the yoga and somatics practice, pranayama and meditation.
We will begin with somatic movement to receive the value of pandiculation and the enhancement of respiratory restoration in yoga, liberating the lungs, diaphragm and the auxiliary muscles of respiration, along with our unique holding patterns caused by sensory-motor amnesia.
Our anatomical focus will be augmented by the infusion of practices to maintain ventral vagal tone, leading to very effective grounding and balancing breathwork toward guided ‘awakening’ within meditation; therein exploring suggestions toward a new moral compass within ‘feeling presence’, and a bridge to a more ‘awakened’ state of being off the mat, ultimately reflecting the wisdom of ancient yoga texts that today still offer space, freedom and unity.

Saturday, 18 October 2025 from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm: Yin Yoga and Somatics
This afternoon session explores how somatics and yin yoga cultivate a healing potential ‘greater than the sum of the two parts’. Beginning with somatic movement to enhance the value of pandiculation in the enhancement of restorative yin yoga.
The session will conclude with seated pranayama and meditation, further exploring fresh colour to the thread of ‘awakening’ on and off the mat.

Sunday, 19 October 2025 from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm: Yang Yoga and Somatics
In this final session we again draw forth all we have embodied and awakened while stimulating our physical and energetic beings through a blend of somatics, fluid chi kung inspired vinyasa, and key practices to enhance the experience of space, stability, balance and the power of ‘awakened integration’ within yoga, pranayama and meditation.
Finishing our weekend with pranayama into a vibrant state for seated meditation, and a wide-angle view of a new moral compass we have ‘awakened’. 

Simon Low is a BWY-accredited, YA (US) E-RYT 500 teacher and trainer. After a career in the music industry based out of London, New York and Los Angeles, he undertook training as a yoga teacher and therapist 35 years ago with renowned yoga teacher, therapist and author Dr Larry Payne at Samata International in Los Angeles, California.

Simon’s foundational teachings are informed by those of Sri T Krishnamacharya and his primary students. His current teachings reflect his continued enquiry, training and on-going studies in many forms of Hatha and Classical yoga, traditional Chinese and eastern medicine, Chi Kung, macrobiotics, ancient and contemporary healing methodologies, centred-movement, Thomas Hanna-inspired somatic education, psychology, physical therapy and nutrition.

Following many years of teaching in the UK and Europe, Simon co-founded Triyoga in London, where he was Director of Yoga until 2003. Since then he has concentrated on teacher training at The Yoga Academy and on leading study immersions, workshops and rejuvenating yoga retreats around the world. 

Simon is now based at Santillán Retreat, near Málaga in Spain where he runs retreats and trainings throughout the year, along with twice weekly Zoom classes accessible via www.homeyoga.life

Please also visit www.simonlow.com and www.santillanretreat.co