The Little Peace Farm yoga field

It seems like a different lifetime - but it was only 2020.

The lockdown rules for the Covid 19 pandemic were relaxed slightly to allow 6 people to meet outdoors. After months of delivering yoga classes via online streaming platforms, we could finally be in the same place for a class.

My sister in law had a large garden where we could meet without breaching the social distancing rules, and so I planned the first of our outdoor classes.

What followed was a revelation for me.

Outdoor yoga.

With senses heightened by months of lockdown, every pose and sequence became different. Every noise, every breeze, every temperature change, every cloud movement became part of the practice - and we loved it. We loved it so much that we even carried on our classes in the rain!

When we started to build Little Peace Farm, one of my priorities was to establish an animal-free area where we could hold outdoor yoga classes, and the perfect spot was the highest point on the farm looking down on the beautiful village of Tissington that was our new home.

So it was with great excitement that I recently mowed our yoga area for the first time in 2025 as the days grow longer and the sun begins to treat us again. It won’t be long now until our yoga classes and wellbeing retreat days can take place outdoors - and I cannot wait.