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Yoga 4 Health 10 Week Course

Aimed at people:
• with stress, anxiety or mild to moderate depression
• at risk of Type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease
• suffering from social isolation

The Yoga4Health Yoga on Prescription 10-week programme supports you to gain self-care skills by learning yoga breathing, relaxation and mindfulness techniques. No prior experience is needed, and the gentle stretching and strengthening yoga postures can be done in a chair or on a yoga mat.

What will the classes involve?

Each of the ten two-hour sessions are led by an expert Yoga4Health teacher and include:
• Breathing practices
• Simple yoga postures
• Meditation and mindfulness
• Relaxation
• Group discussion

The Yoga4Health evidence-based programme was commissioned by the NHS and created by the Yoga in Healthcare Alliance. It fuses the wisdom of ancient practices with modern medical science. The programme’s benefits have been validated by Westminster University. Yoga4Health classes are inclusive and secular and do not promote any religious position.

Yoga For Posture / Keeping Well At Work

Do you want to look after your staff’s wellbeing, keep your workforce happy, well and in work? Are they working from home?

Research shows us sitting for prolonged periods can have negative effect on health and is often uncomfortable. Sitting over a keyboard for hours can contribute to tightness in the hips and legs, in addition to neck, shoulder and back pain in upper body. This Course is not only aimed at promoting flexibility, but it will also help to work on areas of tension and identify and correct imbalances. A booklet is provided so you can practice in between the classes.

Also good for your mental health, it can help to calm the mind, improve stress and anxiety levels, and enhance mood. So… take that lunch break and join us and feel the benefits!

A 2018 survey found that majority (81%) of UK office workers spent between 4-9 hours a day sitting at their desks this can be uncomfortable with this position putting strain on their upper body, shoulders, and arms. Sitting over a keyboard for hours can contribute to tightness in the hips and legs, in addition to neck shoulder and back pain. This position can also exacerbate poor posture /alignment of the spine. This short class is aimed at promoting flexibility helping you to identify and work on areas of tension and start to notice and correct imbalances.

Taking this short time out can also help calm the mind and slowing racing thought patterns, has a positive effect on stress and anxiety improving mood. Yoga is a holistic healthy and accessible way to address and help improve short/long term health problems.

Through the sessions you will identify and work on areas of tension in the body, correct posture, and alignment. Use breath/relaxation to calm and focus the mind.

Is this course suitable for me?

This course is suitable for all levels, people with no experience of Yoga, however, a general level of health & fitness is desirable.

Learn To Meditate 8 Week Course

Do you feel like you need to feel calmer, relax more and create space in your life?

Learn the basics of meditation in this 8-week course.

Each week we will start by exploring /introducing different topics around the components of meditation, using breath, senses, and movement.

Week 1 – Introduction.

Week 2 – All you do is breathe.

Week 3 – Here and Now

Week 4 – Witness your thoughts.

Week 5 – Mind-body connection

Week 6 – Exploring emotions

Week 7 – Power of Intervention

Week 8 – Finding inner stillness

Therapeutic Health And Wellbeing