What is yoga nidra and how can it help me? Yoga nidra is a fast-track method to switching off and accessing deep relaxation, but it is also so much more…..
For over 10 years now meditation and mindfulness has been successfully used within some healthcare settings as a treatment plan for mental health. David Behren’s, our breathwork, mindfulness and meditation teacher talks about how perspective taking is an important part of mastering the mind.
Yoga is many things to many people. When we ask this question on our teacher training programmes we usually end up with many words scrawled all over the whiteboard. It is hard to define as it is so expansive and all-encompassing. Here we have chosen 8 words we associate with yoga.
“Whenever and however you give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body and spirit for the rest of your life”- Ina May Gaskin
The importance of making yoga inclusive cannot be overstated. Yoga is not just a physical exercise; it is a holistic approach to wellness that encompasses the body, mind, and spirit. By breaking down barriers to entry, Chair Yoga ensures that more people can experience the benefits of yoga.
What exactly is yoga and what is it for? There are many different answers in ancient texts, and few of them apply to modern life without being reframed.
Lack of sleep can often be linked to stress and anxiety but also the busyness of everyday modern life. If you are caught up in a perpetual cycle of sleep deprivation, the natural by-product of practicing yoga is a reduction in stress and often an improvement in sleep.
Contemporary stressors tend to linger in our stress system and therefore this system is either constantly activated or repeatedly activated. The constant high response of this system is a factor in some of the biggest health problems of our time, including diabetes and strokes as well as a myriad of other problems.
Those that are feeling exhausted and burnt out are likely to benefit less from a physically challenging yoga class, instead the focus is best placed on restoration and renewal to help reduce exhaustion.
Yoga can help with anxiety by inhibiting the chemical messenger in the brain that involves the fear-based pathways associated with anxiety. Find out more about yoga for anxiety on our latest wellness blog.
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