This programme is designed to give you the practical tools, inspiration and wisdom to help you restore balance from a busy or stressful lifestyle.
Stress can negatively impact the body, mind and emotions. In order to reduce stress it is important to learn techniques to help the body to restore balance and energy. Also important, is being able to recognise areas in your life where you can make some adjustments to help free up time and energy into the longer term. This enables changes to go deeper and be longer lasting than simply attending a yoga class - though I do also recommend this!
Swami Saraswati states "In order to relax completely, the inner tensions..body, emotions and mind must be released".
In this course, to help you relax on a deeper level we include;
- Understanding of what can cause us stress.
- How yoga provides an effective and practical answer for stress.
- Postures to help you Relax the body (with adjustments).
- Postures to help you Energise the body.
- Breathing Assessment to find out your current breathing style.
- Breathing Exercises to support full body breathing (based on your current breathing style).
- 2 mind techniques to support a calmer mind when your mind feels to busy to meditate.
- Foundation for key skills including; Healthy boundaries, understanding emotions and "holding your seat" under pressure.
Prolonged mental stress can cause trauma which can linger in the body and mind, reducing the joy in life, vitality and sometimes health. Even when a person is in a place of safety, their bodily reactions and mental processes may be such that they still feel this pressure. This can impact decision making, trust, future relationships and quality of life.
Some people may find when under prolonged stress, passivity or over-reaction which prevents a balanced response to life challenges and even positive events. This programme is designed to bring balance to body and mind through tried and tested tools and techniques.
Students are encouraged to explore teachings in the context of their own experience helping promote critical thinking skills, intuition and sound decision-making. This programme principally works through 3 tried and tested methods;
1. Simple Yoga body movement – releasing tension, awareness of posture and emotions, deep relaxation, the body’s story and re-connecting with the body.
2. Meditation and mindfulness (including loving kindness meditation) – begin to positively affect neurology of the brain to encourage health and healing.
3. Developing a foundation in core skills to help you protect your practice and energy in the short to longer term.
