Press Coverage

19 August 2024 | Shropshire Live

Rural communities across Shropshire to benefit from free yoga classes

‘Locals in rural communities across Shropshire who could benefit from the free yoga classes are being asked to get in touch with Jenna Blair Yoga to express their interest. Classes will commence this September. 

Jenna Blair, Founder of the thriving yoga and wellbeing centre which has secured the funding as part of its community outreach programme, said: “Rural isolation is a big challenge for individuals, communities and families across Shropshire. We are only too aware of this and feel that yoga and the many benefits it brings should be accessible to all. This is something we are passionate about at Jenna Blair Yoga.’

17 August 2024 | Ludlow Advertiser

Free yoga classes for rural communities in Shropshire

‘A Shrewsbury yoga centre has been awarded nearly £4,000 in a bid to encourage rural communities to engage in gentle yoga to improve their health and happiness.

The grant, awarded to Jenna Blair Yoga,  will provide access to free sessions to support not only physical but mental wellbeing for those in rural isolation in the county.’

19 July 2024 | Shropshire Live

Green fingered volunteers help create ‘Connection Garden’ in Shrewsbury

‘A group of volunteers from Shrewsbury have come together to create a community garden in Belle Vue for locals to enjoy this summer and beyond.

The community garden, named ‘The Connection Garden’, has been possible not only thanks to work that has been kindly gifted by local green-fingered volunteers, but also thanks to a grant from Veolia and Shropshire Council, who donated £825 towards the plants, pots, flower beds, seating area, a bird table and bike racks.’  

19 July 2024 | Shropshire Star

New 'Connection Garden' at a Shrewsbury yoga site for locals to enjoy

‘Volunteers have joined forces to create a community garden for locals to enjoy this summer.

The garden in at Jenna Blair Yoga in Belle Vue, Shrewsbury has been named 'The Connection Garden' and was made possible by local volunteers' work, and an £825 grant from Veolia and Shropshire Council.

The grant has gone towards funding plants, pots, flower beds, a seating area, a bird table and bike racks. The transformed space features vibrant bee and bird-friendly plants..’

13 May 2024 | Shropshire Star

Jenna to harness power of yoga with community workshops in Shrewsbury

‘Last year, she was awarded lottery funding to provide more than 600 people with access to yoga classes and wellbeing workshops, including sessions for people living with cancer, people living with dementia and carers. Now she is spearheading a new project called Create & Connect and will work with a team of local creatives and fellow yoga teachers, to offer introductions to journalling, painting, crafting, sound therapy, as well as yoga sessions.’

25 April 2024 | Shropshire Magazine

Harnessing The Power Of Yoga

‘For Jenna Blair, there is more to yoga than what takes place on the mat. She believes the ancient form of gentle exercise has the power to connect people and communities. Through yoga, Jenna is bringing people together in a bid to reduce isolation and improve physical and mental wellbeing.’

22 March 2024 | Shropshire Star

Yoga sessions offered to help cancer patients

‘People living locally with cancer can benefit from free classes to maintain flexibility and mobility, no matter what their stage of treatment.’

March 2024 | It’s Beautiful Magazine

Free yoga sessions for people living with cancer

‘People living locally with cancer can benefit from free classes to maintain flexibility and mobility, no matter what their stage of treatment.’

March 2024 | Arts Professional

Shropshire yoga centre gets ACE grant

‘A yoga centre in Shropshire has been awarded a £22,000 Arts Council England grant for a community project that will combine creativity and wellbeing. Jenna Blair Yoga in Shrewsbury will deliver a series of workshops aimed at community engagement that will target those who wouldn’t usually have access to the yoga studio’s facilities.’

12 March 2024 | Shropshire Star

Yoga Centre is awarded £22k grant for workshops

‘A Shropshire-based yoga and wellbeing centre has been awarded a £22,000 grant by Arts Council England (ACE) for the roll-out of a brand new community project…’

March 2024 | Shropshire Live

Shrewsbury yoga and wellbeing centre secures generous Arts Council England Funding

Jenna Blair said, “I’m blown away to have been awarded this grant by Arts Council England and it’s fantastic that we can build on the momentum we started last year on our community work. I am hugely passionate about the power that both creative practices and yoga can have on our lives – the two are so connected and help us to find opportunities for self-expression, relaxation and mindfulness, as well as being invaluable in supporting our wellbeing.

January 2024 | Local Ludlow

Q&A

‘Currently participants range in age from 16 to 86. It’s an inclusive environment where all are welcome. It’s impossible to be ‘bad’ at yoga or do it ‘wrong’!’

Winter 2023 | My Shrewsbury Magazine

Jenna Blair Yoga - Yoga & Wellbeing Centre in Belle Vue is a truly relaxing place with a wealth of treatments on offer.

October 2023 | Shropshire What’s On

National Lottery Supports Wellbeing in Shropshire

‘Shrewsbury Yoga Studio Jenna Blair Yoga has been awarded a grant of nearly £10,000 by the National Lottery Community Fund to provide a series of classes and workshops for communities across Shropshire.’

26 May 2023 | Shropshire Live Business

Shropshire’s first multibed acupuncture clinic opens in Shrewsbury

A yoga studio in Shrewsbury is opening its doors to Shropshire’s first multibed acupuncture clinic in a bid to make the ancient practice borne from Chinese medicine more affordable to the local community.

Christmas 2022 Issue 25 I It’s Beautiful magazine

Yoga studio opens after pandemic

Jenna said ‘Our yoga studio and treatment rooms on Belle Vue Road are very special - it’s developed into a real wellbeing hub with an amazing community feel. All are welcome here.’

December 2022, I Om Yoga and Lifestyle Magazine

Amazing Spaces

‘The studio space was originally transformed from an empty and dilapidated office block in May 2021. The flourishing studio now welcomes up to 200 people through its doors each week, with students attending yoga classes, workshops, holistic therapies and retreats.’

January 2022, I Om Yoga and Lifestyle Magazine

Yoga Changed My Life

‘Jenna Blair is calmer, happier, and now running her own studio’

2 October 2021, I Shropshire Star

From Hobby to a Brand New Job

‘Discovering yoga has been life-changing for Jenna Blair’s health and wellbeing’