
Coherent breathing is a pattern of 5.5 second inhales and 5.5 second exhales, and helps to place the heart, lungs and circulation into a place of coherence.
This calming yin class gives you the opportunity to hold each pose for 3 minutes, letting your body sink down towards the earth and letting your mind relax. Make sure you have any props nearby - cushions, blankets, and perhaps a bolster or block to help you feel supported in the poses.
If you'd like to use a calming playlist alongside this class, tap the link in the Resources.
Join Swedish yogi Maja for this slow flow class, focusing on getting out of your head and into your heart. This class includes yin-like postures to help get into the fascia (connective tissue) of the body.
In this session we'll be working through an exercise to help you to let go of worry. Download the workbook in this session for more support.
This activity gives you the opportunity to pause and reflect on your current self-talk, and take small steps to adjust your thinking patterns.
Do you struggle with stress, anxiety or feeling overwhelmed? Are you looking for ways to support your mental health? This course includes a range of yoga, meditation and breathwork classes, each designed to help you to prioritise yourself and give yourself that much needed 'me time'.
The course includes:
- Calming breathing exercises
- Meditation for reducing anxiety
- Yoga flows to help you unwind and feel good
- A self-care activity to help reduce social anxiety
Research shows that yoga can help to reduce anxiety - and is the main reason I started practicing yoga in the first place. The breath training included in yoga can be especially effective, as it can help to activate the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest) versus the sympathetic nervous system (fight and flight) which can take over when we are anxious.
About your instructor
My yoga journey began as a way to help manage anxiety and mental health, and I fell in love with the feeling that the practice of yoga gives you both physically and mentally. My aim is to encourage others to take some Me Time - to move and breathe and flow and feel good.
Qualifications include:
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Yoga Union Bali (Yoga Alliance certified)
150 Hour Yoga Diploma (CPD certified)
Yoga Anatomy Training (Jason Crandell)
150 Hour Meditation Teacher Diploma (CPD certified)
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA England)