CAN’T SLEEP? Mind too busy? Yoga can help you find some rest again.
Come to….. Mindfulness
Meditation and Gentle Yoga – taster class open to all on Wed 17th
December 5.15-6.15pm at Fitness Connection Gym, Sandwich, CT13 9EB. Cost
£6.00. Please register in advance. Contact Sue at www.dsjyoga.com or phone reception at the gym
01304 614000. I look forward to seeing you there! Dr Susan Jeffery, British Wheel of Yoga
qualified teacher
HOW CAN YOGA HELP?
Yoga has
developed over several thousand years and is now widely recognised as very
beneficial for long-term health and wellbeing.
Much scientific/medical research is now taking place on these benefits.[1]
Current
mindfulness techniques for resting “in the moment” have an equally long history
and can be traced back to both yoga and Buddhism. Gentle yoga movements help to ground the
meditation in the restful stretching of the body.
The
combination of gentle yoga and mindfulness meditation is both gentle and
powerful. It is powerful because it has
the power to transform lives, reducing the harmful effects of stress and
encouraging deeper relaxation and better sleep.
It is empowering because gradually it allows you to take more control
over some semi-automatic mental processes that can be quite negative, for
instance habits of regretting past actions or worrying about the future. It is fundamentally a very positive and
optimistic practice.
Today
mindfulness is widely used in healing and therapy within the NHS. It is also recommended by City firms, such as
Goldman Sachs, for its capacity to reduce stress, strengthen concentration,
improve focus and thereby free up creativity.
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommends
mindfulness to improve wellbeing.
Come to….. Mindfulness Meditation and
Gentle Yoga – taster
class open to all on Wed 17th December 5.15-6.15pm at
Fitness Connection Gym, Sandwich, CT13 9EB. Cost £6.00. Please register in advance. Contact Sue at www.dsjyoga.com or phone reception at the gym
01304 614000. I look forward to seeing
you there! Dr Susan Jeffery, British Wheel
of Yoga qualified teacher
[1] For instance, see SCHARR (School of
Health & Related Research, Univ of Sheffield) – BWY (British Wheel of
Yoga), A research report of the therapeutic effects of yoga for health and
wellbeing 2013 – a review of 40 studies.
Summary available at www.bwy.org.uk
