Friday Yoga May 29 5-6pm - your best start to the weekend

Just a reminder to all there will another Friday yoga session on May 29th from 5-6pm at Fitness Connection Gym, Sandwich CT13 9EB.

Please register in advance via www.dsjyoga.com or phone 01304 614000

I'm looking forward to seeing you there! Sue
Dr Susan Jeffery, BWY qualified teacher

Meditation may help slow progression of Alzheimer's disease (Research report Nov 2013)

There will be a free taster session of mindfulness meditation at 1pm (lasting 15 mins) on Thurs 21st May as part of the Dementia Awareness Day at The Centre (Age UK), 19-21 Cattle Market, Sandwich, CT13 9AP. Telephone 01304 614237 for more info on the whole day.

Mindfulness meditation is considered very effective at helping people deal with stress, anxiety and a range of conditions.  For more information on the research report (Nov 2013) that meditation may help slow the progress of Alzheimer's, please click on this link www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131118141817.htm
 
The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommends mindfulness to improve wellbeing.

Come and try the free taster with me, Sue, this Thursday 21st.  I look forward to meeting you!
Dr Susan Jeffery, BWY qualified yoga  teacher

Gentle Yoga and Mindfulness Meditation

Practise gentle yoga & “being in the moment” and see the positive effect on your health

This course offers gentle yoga suitable for all and some instruction in the basics of mindfulness meditation, bringing together the breath, body and mind.  The course is organised in 5-week blocks, with the next block starting on Wed. 13th May, 5.15-6.15pm at Fitness Connection Gym, High Street, Sandwich, CT13 9EB.  £28.00 for 5 classes. £6 single class.

 

All participants have commented on how they feel more relaxed and better able to deal with stress since joining the class.

If you would like to come along, please register in advance: contact Sue via www.dsjyoga.com or sjyogaandphilosophy@gmail.com or phone reception at the gym, 01304 614000.

Class taught by Dr Susan Jeffery, BWY qualified teacher.

 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.

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[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

 

Friday May 15th - start the weekend with early evening yoga

Pop-up class open to all – 5-6pm, Friday May 15th, £6 at Fitness Connection Gym, High Street, Sandwich, CT13 9EB

An hour of yoga marks the transition from week to weekend - let the stress go, re-energise and relax.  Everyone attending these classes has commented on how good they feel afterwards.

The class will include some gentle yoga joint-freeing exercises, which help release tension and improve circulation.  Also postures, breathing and meditation to stretch, strengthen and restore body and mind. 

Please register in advance: Phone Fitness Connection tel. 01304 614000 or contact me, Sue, via www.dsjyoga.com

All proceeds to the Alzheimer's Society.  Event kindly supported by Fitness Connection. 

There will be a similar pop-up class on Friday May 29th^th, 5-6 pm, at Fitness Connection Gym.