Yoga for Healing 5 week course 22 Sep - 20 Oct
Yoga for Healing 5 week course 22 Sep - 20 Oct
22nd September - 20th October 2024
Time: TBC
Location: TBC
Learn how to feel more at home in your body
Explore your boundaries - when to say NO to others and YES to yourself
Step into your power and potential
Develop kindness and compassion to combat the inner critic
Find your voice and space
Our Yoga for Healing course led by Ana Maria, yoga teacher, uses yoga movement and breathing techniques to focus on working with emotions and mental health in the body. Each week we will focus on a different theme, and this will be interwoven into the practice of yoga shapes and movements which allow you to connect with your body. Mindfulness meditation techniques, journaling exercises and breathing practices aid in building inner-strength, resilience and self-regulation. There will be space for guided and open discussion on the theme of the week, participation is optional but you are always welcome.
The course runs as a small closed group (the same people every week), and the classes will build on each other from week to week. You do not need to already have a yoga practice to join as the classes will be open level.
You will also receive a course playbook for you to use on your journey and to help you to continue the practices.
Join the course in the studio (Tooting SW London), or you can join via live stream, or a combination.
During the five course, Ana Maria will guide you through exercises and practices focused on core areas of emotional health and well-being, such as:
- using breath practices for self-awareness and to manage or embrace different emotions
- using movement and yoga postures to feel safe, grounded and empowered
- using meditative practices to cultivate self-compassion and kindness to soothe the inner critic and allow greater love and joy
- increasing our capacity for calmness, creativity and flexibility
This course is a great way to feel more connected with your mind and body and to learn new skills for resilience and managing emotions. It is also a great way to share a space with others on their own journey and to meet together as a supportive group.
This course is a trauma sensitive course that invites you to move within what feels safe and good, building on this at your own pace.
Ana Maria is an experienced yoga teacher who has taught and developed the yoga for healing course over the last two years with the practice. You can read more about her on our team page and hear an introductory video on our holistic therapies page.