This workshop will show you how to reduce stress, release tension in the body, replenish your energy and enhance your overall well-being.
Stress and Tension
When the body is stressed, muscles tense up. Muscle tension is almost a reflex reaction to stress—part of the body's "fight or flight" response. It is the body's way of guarding against injury and pain. With sudden onset stress, the muscles tense up all at once, and then release their tension when the stress passes.
There are two keys areas that tension gradually develops in the body and it cause chronic problems over time, if ignored. These are in the neck and shoulders (often leading to persistent headaches as well) and tension in the hips and pelvis.
Yoga can help to relieve tension in both areas, quickly and effectively. This workshop is specifically designed to teach you how to not only relieve these symptoms but also prevent them from recurring.
Postures that incorporate both the yin and yang energy together, help the full release of tension in key the key areas of the body, namely, the neck and shoulders and hips and pelvis.
Mindfulness, breath work and relaxation techniques incorporated into the yoga postures have profound benefits to releasing tension both in the body and the mind.
Breath work – Pranayama
Take some time to properly learn the breathing techniques that relieve tension :
- alternate nostril breathing (nadi shodhana)
- ocean breath (ujjai )
- Rhythmic Breathing (Savitri)
- humming bee breath (bhramari)
Morning Workshop Schedue
9.30 – 9.45 – Welcome and Relaxation
9.45 – 11.00 – Iyengar style standing postures
Tea Break
11.15 – 11.30 – Breath work for tension release
11.30 – 12.00 – Floor postures to fully expand the body
12.00 – 12.15 – Inversions to quieten the mind
12.15 – 12.45 – Yin style seated postures
12.45- 13.00 – Deep Relaxation technique – Yoga Nidra
Yoga Day Testimonials
” What I enjoyed most about the workshop was being away from daily jobs and giving myself time to unwind in a different, relaxing environment. The pace and teaching was just right. What I’ll take away is the feeling of total relaxation at the end. It was lovely also to spend time with lovely people. It was a great de-stress. Suzy, you are a great teacher, a pleasure to be taught by you over the years.“
~ Julia C. – October 2024
“I absolutely love these workshops as an opportunity to step out of the everyday and make time for myself. Both times I have attended, I’ve come away feeling revived and refreshed and have really felt the benefit of having spent time with a lovely bunch of people. Thank you for making this happen!
~ Anna M. – April 2024 ~
Venue
Date and Time
Sunday 3rd November
9.30am – 1.00pm
Cost
