De-stress With Yoga

Yoga is not about getting into weird positions. It is about releasing tensions in the body through breath and movement which opens the body and calms the mind. This allows you to deal with the stresses of life with ease.

Benefits of Yoga

• Reduces Stress
• Reduces Anxiety
• Calms the mind
• Strengthens the body
• Makes the body more supple
• Releases tension in the mind and the body
• Can help with weight loss

Getting started

• No experience necessary
• It is fine if you are not flexible - that is why you do Yoga
• You can be unfit
• Can take the class at your own pace
• Yoga is not competitive
• If you have done Yoga before you can start at your level

Lorraine Oakley

I came to Yoga looking for a more calming form of exercise that would improve my health as I was getting a lot of bronchitis. As soon as I started practising Yoga I felt the benefits, it was like my insides were being cleansed and my muscles were releasing. My body slowly became more flexible and my health improved dramatically. I haven’t had bronchitis since and rarely even get a cold now but if I do I can fight it off within a couple of days. I realised the link between stress and illness was great and it has set me on a path to remove stress from my life whilst still living a full and energetic life. I now have a passion to pass on what I am learning to others.

As my practice continued I investigated many styles, each bringing their own benefits. I have combined this experience with my knowledge of Energy Healing to produce a lesson that offers a strengthening of the body that is also healing and calming. I meditate regularly and so my sessions are finished with a guided relaxation to assimilate all the benefits of the practice and to calm the mind. My students are always saying how they sleep well after Yoga.

I qualified to teach Yoga through the Chi Yoga School.

My teacher training was a varied and interesting course with inspirational teachers which covered fully the physical and spiritual side of Yoga. It is accredited by the internationally recognised Yoga Alliance.

I enjoy attending workshops and can pass knowledge learnt on to my students. I have studied with many Yoga teachers including Danny Paradise, David Keil, Prem Carlisle, Liz Lark, Phillip Xerri, John Friend and David Swenson.

I am a member of the British Wheel of Yoga.