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Rest and recovery online workshop

Your workshop

Your workshop will be live-streamed via Zoom.

This workshop will place importance on making time for rest and recovery, with a view towards developing a sensitive and sustainable practice that takes into account the context of our lives; the fluctuations and challenges we face every day.

Schedule

  • 10:00-11:00 ‘Doing’ - a gentle somatic movement session

  • Comfort break and group discussion

  • 11:15-12:00 ‘Being’ - guided relaxation, basic breathing exercises and an introduction to sitting meditation

This workshop is suitable for:

  • beginners

  • curious yoga practitioners of any discipline

  • those wanting to place ‘rest’ higher on their list of priorities

You will learn ways to:

  • adapt your yoga practice to incorporate more recuperative elements

  • create time and space for self-reflection

  • address stress

The workshop will be divided across two broad categories: ‘active’ and ‘passive’, or, ‘doing’ and ‘being’. We will begin with a gentle somatic movement practice (focused on how movements feel rather than the way they look) and we will conclude with a brief (beginner-friendly) introduction to sitting meditation.

The group will learn about the role of the nervous system, the stress response and how we can take steps to calm ourselves down. The aim of this workshop is not to do, or be ‘better’, but to increase the size of our toolbox, so we have more choice when it comes to making decisions about what would be most helpful to us.

Equipment

In addition to your yoga mat (or carpeted floor), a yoga block (or chunky book), blanket (or duvet), a bolster cushion (or a few pillows), and something to place over your eyes may be nice to have, but not essential. Be creative with what you have at home: think about what might help you relax.

How to join

You will receive an automated confirmation email after booking. You will receive a second email containing all of the essential joining information in the week beginning 13th July.

Any questions, teething issues, or suggestions? Feel free to contact me.

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