Weekend Intensive Yoga Workshop with Lindsay, who is a very experienced Junior Intermediate Iyengar Teacher.
There are just a few places left for this wonderful weekend of Iyengar yoga asanas and pranayama.
Times:
Saturday 8th April 10-12.30
Saturday 8th April 1-3.30
Sunday 9th April 1-3.30
The whole weekend is £75. Or £30 a session if you can only make one of them (they will work as stand alone classes).
If you have at least 2 years experience of yoga and would like to join us taking a very spacious, thorough and focused journey through some of the asanas to improve your practice please contact Lindsey to find out more on 07748 531327.
Treat any mother you know (including yourself!!) to some well deserved time out in a nurturing space.
A Sunday session to unwind and reflect on your unique journey into motherhood. Sunday 14th May 2017, 12.30-4pm. £45.
(£35 Earlybird booking before the end of April).
This workshop provides an opportunity to slow the pace and replenish yourself. You will find a way to return to yourself in a compassionate, affirming and validating environment.
Through visualisation, story-telling and other creative exercises you will find ways to connect with your felt experience and find acceptance.
You will be offered space for creative expression and may share and receive the wisdom of many mothers.
You will deepen insight, feeling valued, resourced, strengthened and recharged as a mother.
For booking contact Cheltenham Holistic Health Centre, 01242 584140 or info@chhc.co.uk.
This workshop space is held by Lisa Kimberley, Psychotherapist at Cheltenham Holistic Health Centre and experienced therapeutic arts group work facilitator & Yoga teacher Katie Maughfling.
For more information and booking please contact Lisa Kimberley.
Yin Yoga Workshop with Ann Morley
Sunday 11th December, 10.30-12.30. £20 per person.
Yin Yoga is a beautifully relaxed style of yoga where the focus is on the inside; the sensations of the breath and body, and observing our reactions to those. We hold the stretches for a few minutes at a time to allow the best benefit to our connective tissues. It gives the body time to relax fully into the postures, whilst calming and stilling the mind, take the time to just be.
‘Yin’ is the soft, relaxing, accepting counterparty to the ‘yang’, the fast, dynamic, need to achieve that dominates a lot of our modern lifestyles; we need both yin and yang to come into balance.
The class is suitable for all levels. If you have any health concerns, please let Ann know before the class. Most things can be accommodated with some adjustment to the poses. Yoga mates and props are available to borrow, just remember to wear loose fitting clothes that allow you to stretch easily.
For more information, please see: www.annmorleyyoga.co.uk/yin-workshop.
Ann is an experienced yoga practitioners, having practised since 2003. She trained to teach at Yogacampus, London and is accredited with Yoga Alliance.
To get in touch with Ann directly to book your place, please email on annmorleyyoga@gmail.com or ring on 07521 684883.
This workshop is for anyone who’s thinking of becoming a yoga teacher.
Join us to get your questions answered. If you’re curious about teacher training, how to set up your yoga business or what it’s like to be a yoga teacher, we’ll be there to answer your questions. We’ll answer honestly and openly and share our insights with you.
Come and join us, it’s open to all, whatever style of yoga is your preference.
And this workshop is free, so why not join us?
Dates and Places
Saturday 24th September – 11.30am – 1pm
Cheltenham Holistic Health Centre – Visit their web page for directions.
Personalising Your Practice – An interactive workshop which gives you the opportunity to address your own practice issues and to learn how to develop and nuture your yoga experience.
This workshop is specifically aimed at beginners and intermediates. It’s also suitable if you are considering enrolling on yoga teacher training.
Amanda will guide you and help you to iron out any niggles in your practice, so bring your mat and come and explore your practice.
Reserve your place for free.
Dates and Places
Saturday 24th September – 9.30am – 11.00am
Cheltenham Holistic Health Centre – Visit their web page for directions.
To celebrate its 35th anniversary, Cheltenham Holistic Health Centre will be opening up its doors on Saturday 14th May for a Open Day which will include free talks, consultations and classes. Please note the class times are different to those below: 10.45 – Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga, 11.30 – Teen Yoga, 12.15 – Yoga Nidra
New workshops for adults linking singing and mindful meditation.
An opportunity to focus on how to develop your own sense of well being through two hours of experience with suggestions for home practice.
– No experience needed.
– May £20 per session
– 2-4pm
With Rachel Flower, accredited Teacher of Meditation affiliated with the British School of Meditation, and experienced singing teacher Louise Johnson. For further information, contact rachel-flower@sky.com. Book a place by ringing Cheltenham Holistic Health Centre on 01242 584140.
Meditation can affect both mind and body. If you are on medication, please consult your doctor before booking a place.
Louise Johnson will take the first part of the workshop focusing on singing. Singing is linked closely to good mental and physical health and this is the main aim of the singing workshop. It will include mindful warm up exercises and a contemporary song, with harmonies, will be learnt. Styles will include soul, folk, world, pop and gospel. Louise Johnson has taught in primary schools for over twenty years but has been involved in singing for most of her life, fronting bands semi-professionally for a number of years. About six years ago she set up a school staff choir and since then has jointly run a school parent choir and led a school community choir. These choirs led to her to developing a local adult singing group and from the success of that, she is now running a second group.
There will then be a five minute break & Rachel Flower will lead the next session. The aim of the meditation part of this workshop is to teach skills and techniques through a range of guided meditations and sources including scientific evidence of the benefits of meditation, different philosophies & poetry to promote a mindful approach to life. Rachel Flower has taught in secondary schools for many years & last year decided to combine her professional experience with her personal interest in mindfulness & to train to be a Teacher of Meditation with the British School of Meditation (BSoM). She is now accredited with the BSoM as well as developing a strategy for mindfulness in her school she is starting up a range of mindful meditation workshops for adults in different settings.
Join us on this one day workshop and learn some basics in the beautiful art of Thai stretch massage. In pairs you will learn how to stretch and press your partner using a dynamic flow of deeply relaxing and yet energising Thai stretch massage & acupressure techniques.
This ancient art is done on a comfortable futon style mattress. Please wear cotton top and flexible style trousers. No oil is used
You will learn how to use correct body positioning and breathing so you do not tire easily. For the receiver you will be amazed at how invigorating it is, leaving you feeling deeply relaxed with better range of movement.
The workshop is ideal for beginners and anyone wishing to continue onto our Professional Diploma in Thai yoga massage later in the year
We teach KG Hypnobirthing which is accredited by the Royal College of Midwives. It is a complete ante-natal course combining mental and physical relaxation techniques to help release fear and tension. These methods are very powerful and help to optimises your body’s natural ability to give birth easily and naturally with little or no intervention.
We are different because we work together as practitioners on each group course and bring you more than 40 years of our combined experience and knowledge. Courses are run in groups which gives you an opportunity to make wonderful new friends on the same hypnobirthing journey. Working in a group can also be very empowering for fathers. We work hard to make sure you feel as relaxed and comfortable as possible with all the hypnobirthing tools in place ready for your big day!
If groups are not for you we can also offer individually tailored courses. Mary or Fiona will work with you in the comfort of your own home.
When should I start the course?
Any time from 24 weeks
Hypnobirthing Cotswolds combines mental and physical relaxation techniques to help release fear and tension and optimises the body’s natural ability to give birth easily and naturally with little or no intervention.
You and your baby are special. Childbirth can be an empowering and positive event in your life – and one you want to remember. With the help of hypnotherapy for birth and HypnoBirthing classes, the birth of your baby can be a more comfortable, calm, relaxed, natural and rewarding experience, and one where you are in control and you need less intervention from others.
You deserve special care as you make this exciting and unique journey with positive anticipation and confidence.
Soundly based in established anatomy, physiology and psychology, the Hypnobirthing course teaches you – and your husband or birthing partner – Hypnobirthing techniques to achieve this; all the antenatal training you need.Working With Your Body
Working With Your Body
With HypnoBirthing you are likely to experience a natural, calm, comfortable birth.
You may find you don’t need any pain relief at all.
It often shortens the length of labour.
You will be more alert and in control.
Hypnobirthing lessens the physical impact of childbirth.
The father is actively involved.
He knows that he has played an important role in the birth of his child.Allows your baby to enter the world drug free and in an atmosphere of calm and gentleness.
No More Fear
Giving birth can be an empowering and positive experience. With HypnoBirthing you learn:
Fear release methods to allow you to be relaxed and confident for the birth.
Self-hypnosis inducing deep relaxation.
Massage techniques – stimulating endorphins, your body’s natural anaesthetic.
Visualisation exercises to keep you grounded, serene and positive.
How your mind and body work together efficiently and comfortably.
Certified KG Hypnobirthing practitioners Mary Harris and Fiona Maynard guide you and your birthing partner through a well established range of Hypnobirthing techniques. You and your birthing partner will learn to work as a team using Hypnobirthing to relax your muscles using visualisation and breathing techniques. With the knowledge you will gain from the Hypnobirthing course your birthing partner will become a crucial support to the birthing mother enabling her to deepen her levels of relaxation and helping her to become confident, relaxed and in control of the the birthing experience.
We are not taking any more bookings for this workshop – another one will be held later in the year. Please get in touch with us to register your interest.
Calmspaces and Yoga with Katie are going to be offering an afternoon of De-stressing & Relaxation at Cheltenham Holistic Health Centre in Pittville, on the afternoon of June 20th.
This total Chillfest will incorporate some gentle yoga, an intro to aromatherapy, sniffing and playing around with essential oils and formulating your own personal blend to add to an inhaler, making up your own small bottle of aromatherapy oil and learning how to give yourself (or a partner) a lovely, relaxing hand and arm massage. The session will end with yoga nidra to fully ground you, as you float off amidst Katie’s calming words, aromas & candlelight.
2pm: Welcome with herbal teas
2.15pm: Gentle yoga with Katie
3pm: Intro to aromatherapy with Karina. Includes looking at some of the most popular essential oils for relaxation, ways in which to use essential oils in your daily life & making up a custom made inhaler blend for you to take home
3.30pm Tea break
3.45pm: How to blend essential oils with Karina. We look at some base oils such as Sweet Almond and Grapeseed and make a personalised aromatherapy blend. You will then learn how to give yourself (or a partner) a simple arm and hand massage, incorporating acupressure points to relieve tension (with the oil you made and you can take the remainder home with you.)
5pm: Yoga Nidra with Katie
5.30pm: Workshop ends and you float home to r-e-l-a-x for the evening!
The cost for this afternoon workshop is £40 per person if you book before 10 June 2015; £45 thereafter. Please get in touch with Karina (karinacx@aol.com) or Katie (katie_maughfling@yahoo.co.uk) to reserve your place. . A deposit of £15 is required at the time of booking and is non refundable. Please note that all timings above are approximate.
Looking forward to seeing you soon <3
We offer a wide variety of well respected and established therapies. Each of our therapies and treatments will help you to improve your physical and emotional health and are suitable for all ages – from tiny babies to the elderly.
We have a large team of fully qualified and highly experienced practitioners, all experts in their respective field and all have professional body registration. Our aim is to provide you with the best advice, treatment and patient care.
Our studio is a beautiful, light and spacious room, which is multi-purpose and can be used for a variety of events and classes. It may be rented on an hourly, daily or weekend basis, in the daytime or evening.