About this event
Why yoga?
There is a lot of empirical research and evidence that yoga is beneficial to overall metal and physical health and wellbeing. Yoga can be helpful in terms of managing mental health issues such as relieving the symptoms of depression and anxiety. Chronic stress can negatively impact the immune system, and yoga can help to redress this balance.
Many of my clients work at a desk, or sit in a chair for long periods throughout the day, and my work and objective is to help everyone to better manage these physical stressors, to better understand the link between mental and physical health, and to help individuals to develop their own tool bag of strategies to combat stress, anxiety and improve mental and physical health.
If you are completely new to yoga you might find the thought of group classes at a studio a little overwhelming, so this session will allow you to ease into yoga in a safer manner in the privacy of your own home.
More experienced? This workshop will help you build upon your individual practice and give you space to focus on your alignment and experience some new and interesting sequences.
Moving with the breath, we start with a rejuvenating warm up to loosen muscles and joints and calm the mind. Then, we’ll flow into some poses to strengthen and stretch out the whole body. You’ll be guided through some balances to help you focus, and core strengthening poses will work to improve your posture. Every session finishes with a Savasana to ensure you fully relax and find some stillness of mind.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Improved posture and flexibility: Spending long hours seated in chairs and at desks can lead to postural issues and muscle stiffness. Yoga helps to improve posture, strengthen core muscles, and increase flexibility, leading to better spinal alignment and enhanced overall well-being.
- Stress Reduction: Yoga and breathing techniques are powerful tools for stress management. By incorporating movement, deep breathing, and focused awareness, yoga promotes relaxation, calms the mind, and releases tension stored in the body.
- Mental clarity: Yoga includes breathing exercises that cultivate present-moment awareness and help participants develop a focused and clear mindset. Practicing mindful breathing can enhance concentration, decision-making abilities, and overall cognitive function.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- This is an open level yoga workshop – no experience is necessary, and it is suitable for every body, no matter your age, gender, shape or size.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- As counsellor and psychotherapist spend more time in sedentary positions, sitting in chairs with clients, working with screens, holding devices, and using desks, my aim is for you to address any postural imbalance and focus on your strength, flexibility, and energy. Yoga and breath work can help to promote positive health and wellbeing.
What will you need?
- Your yoga mat, and a blanket (for svasana).
- Wear comfortable clothing that allows you full motion in your arms and legs.
RECORDING
This workshop will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.
ZOOM
This workshop will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.
SELF-SELECT FEE
The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.
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All the colleagues at ONLINEVENTS and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a manner consistent with the BACP Ethical Framework, which can be accessed on the link below. When registering for this event you are agreeing to be present and interact in a manner that is consistent with this Framework.
Lee Bloomfield
I understand, first hand, that stress is now one of the biggest wellbeing issues counsellors and psychotherapists need to face.
While the therapists are taking care of their clients, who is taking care of therapists?
In fact, it was my reflection on my 20 year career as a manager in further education that led me to train as a yoga teacher and sound therapist to enable me to focus both on my own health and well-being and, most importantly, to share all the benefits of my practice with those I now work with.
I have also been married to a Senior Accredited Counsellor for 30 years and have witnessed how the management of an ever demanding and changing client case load requires careful self-care. With this experience in mind, I understand the difficulties and demands that counsellors and psychotherapists are facing every day, and can, therefore, provide a wellbeing programme through yoga and sound therapy that is specifically tailored so participants can really benefit from my holistic mind – body approach.
I am a trained musician and a qualified teacher:
- PGCE
- 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training
- Foundation Certificate in Sound Healing
I have been teaching music to people of all ages for the past 20 years but more recently, I have been exploring how I can use my passion for music, meditation, yoga and music production to connect with others and to enhance their wellbeing and health. I am now dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of others using yoga and therapeutic sound and music.
I am a member of Yoga Alliance Professionals, and uphold the ethical goals set in their Code of Practice.
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