If you are someone who is interested in slow, mindful yoga which directly benefits the neurobiology of the brain, builds emotional resilience to stress, promotes calm within the central nervous system and is proven to support good mental wellbeing for a range of mental health symptoms, this yoga is for you!

The good news is research shows that yoga can increase our resilience to symptoms such as stress, anxiety, depression, fatigue or insomnia, panic attacks and addictive behaviours by increasing trait mindfulness. Yoga and meditation when carefully taught can enrich the lives of people living with some of the more complex illnesses such as PTSD, Mood Disorders and even Schizophrenia.

Mindful Yoga for Mental Wellbeing ® is an evidence-based yoga practice which combines the ancient yogic practices of yogic breathing, yoga asana postures, Buddhist mindfulness and meditation and the very best of current practices for mental heath and wellbeing.

After a ton of research I unearthed the scientific evidence that slower practices benefit your health in a different way than hot, fast, fitness yoga. Slow Mindful Yoga helps reduce chronic pain, alleviate depression and anxiety, manage weight, reduce inflammation, reduce fatigue and more.

Thinking of yoga as a therapy or medicine is a powerful way of utilising the healing aspects of yoga on the body, mind and spirit which doesn't focus on your athletic ability or previous yoga experience. “If we practice yoga long enough, the practice changes to suit our needs. It’s important to acknowledge that the practice isn’t meant to be one practice for everybody. The beautiful thing about yoga is that there are so many different approaches. As we go through our life cycles, hopefully we are able to find a practice that suits us. And if you practice yoga long enough, that will change many times. What exactly that looks like is going to be different for each person.” — Tiffany Cruikshank, founder of Yoga Medicine

The Mindful Yoga Community is a healing environment in which I work very diligently to support participants to feel safe, secure and empowered. The way in which we approach yoga and the affects we are looking for may be quite different from an athletic yoga class where the achievement of certain postures is all important. WE ARE DIFFERENT! You will learn slow mindful yoga practices which will help you to better manage your daily mental health symptoms, and to balance vital energy.

I really look forward to meeting you in class