Yoga Focus

15/06/2025

Still some places left for summer school ....a great opportunity to learn from different teachers and keep up your practice over the summer
Contact admin@yogafocus.co.uk

15/06/2025

23/02/2025

SOUND HEALING, DEEP RELAXATION & MEDITATION

A few places left still for the session on 27th February at Tiddy Hall, Ascot under Wychwood, OX7 6AE

Carol has been a sound healer for many many years. She is a classically trained musician and a holistic Medicine Healer. Her sound baths a super special and she runs training courses should you wish to become a sound Healer yourself

Nikki will be guiding the deep relaxation and meditation. I have been a yoga & meditation teacher for over 30 years. She is a yoga therapist and runs a yoga therapy training school for yoga teachers and health professionals.

For booking please email,
Look forward to seeing you there,

Contact:
E: nikki@yogafocus.co.uk
W: www.yogafocus.co.uk

22/02/2025

SOUND HEALING, DEEP RELAXATION & MEDITATION WORKSHOP - just a few spaces left !

We're looking forward to the next weeks Deep relaxation Meditation and Sound,Bath Healing on 27th February, 6.30-8pm at Tiddy Hall, Ascot under Wychwood, OX7 6AE

Carol has been a sound healer for many, many years. She is a classically trained musician and a holistic Medicine Healer. Her sound baths a super special and she runs training courses should you wish to become a sound Healer yourself

I will be guiding deep relaxation and meditation. I have been a yoga & meditation teacher for over 30 years. I am a yoga therapist and run a yoga therapy training school for yoga teachers and health professionals.

Any questions just email as below, look forward to seeing you there,

Contact:
E: nikki@yogafocus.co.uk
W: www.yogafocus.co.uk

04/01/2025

We at Yoga Focus are really pleased to be running the third Full 580hr Yoga Therapy training course in March 2025.

The course is in two parts, 50hrs Stage One Foundations with option to continue to 530hrs Stage Two to become a Professional Yoga Therapist working in Health services including NHS and Private Sector to support clients on their health journeys.

This course is also proving to be an excellent opportunity to deeply understand your own physical and mental health, which in turn helps those around you, your family, friends, and work colleagues.

The venues have been chosen specifically to align with Nature and to be within more natural environments such as at Mandala Ashram in the hills of South Wales and in the Cotswolds where we encourage immersion into beautiful countryside.

Emphasis is placed on Compassionate based practise and the natural laws of life as a guide to health and healing, but also we respect and follow up to date scientific research to enhance learning

There are a variety of superb yoga therapy trainers to learn from including, Nikki Jackson (mental health, trauma), Vicky Arundel (musculoskeletal chronic pain), Mary McCarthy from USA (somatics), Tarik Dervish (ayurveda), and many more including teachers from Mandala Ashram, Krishnapremananda, SatyaDaya.

We purposefully keep numbers on this course small so we can create a more personal approach to learning. We provide plenty of support, mentoring, and supervision throughout.

If you would like to know more, please contact admin@yogafocus.co.uk
or visit:
https://yogafocus.co.uk/training-courses-introduction/

27/12/2024

New Year 2025

YOGA, MEDITATION & YOGA THERAPY 1:1's

MONDAYS:

Restorative Yoga, Chadlington village hall 11.30- 12.45pm

Yoga Flows, Enstone Parish hall, 6.30- 7.45pm

TUESDAYS

Meditation Group, on line 6- 6.40pm

WEDNESDAYS

Yoga & Somatics, Over Norton village hall, 10 -11am

THURSDAYS

Restorative Yoga, Charlbury Memorial Hall, 11.45 - 1pm

YOGA THERAPY ONE to ONEs

Afternoons in Chipping Norton, online or home visits        specific to your individual health needs

 

For more information or to book:

Email: nikki@yogafocus.co.uk

Website: www.yogafocus.co.uk

 

 

24/11/2024

Another fabulous final week of the 2 year 550 hr Yoga Therapy professional training course at the wonderful Mandala Yoga Ashram in south Wales.
Delicious vegetarian food, wonderful meditations, hatha yoga and of course kirtan chanting as well as stunning walks on the hills.

Well done to all students for completing the 2 year course and soon, after finishing the portfolios, they will be professional yoga therapists.

If you are interested in training to be a Yoga Therapist, visit:

Yogafocus.co.uk/training-courses-introduction/
or
Email: admin@yogafocus.co.uk

20/11/2024

The psoas muscle is a thick deep core muscle connecting the spine at T12 to the legs at the lesser trochanter of the femur,  from the lower back via the groin.  It plays a significant role in trauma responses due to its connection to the nervous system.

Life Saver ?

·        when the Fight or Flight Response is activated for instance during traumatic events, the psoas muscle contracts, preparing the body for the "fight or flight" response. This is a primal survival mechanism designed to help us react quickly to danger.

Trouble maker?:

·        muscles have memories and the psoas can retain tension even after the traumatic event has passed. This can lead to chronic muscle tightness, pain, and limited mobility

·        the psoas muscle can also store emotional trauma which if unreleased can build up into chronic tension and pain

·        as the psoas muscle’s origin is connected to the diaphragm, when in tension  it can affect the movement of the diaphragm and therefore the quality of the breath and ability to calm the nervous system

·        a tight psoas can affect posture and movement, affecting hip and knee joint mobility and stability,  spinal flexibility and can cause stiffness and pain

Yoga Therapy practices to help release psoas:

·        tap and massage into the psoas origin at T12 vertebrae . Can use a deflated soft ball under lower back

·        diaphragmatic breathing: allowing diaphragm to freely move up down to massage psoas

·        Apanasana: supine knee hugs, figs of 8

·        Jathara parivartanasana: supine lying twist

·        Quadricep and psoa stretch: knees bent, feet on floor, right knee to left foot

·         Virabhadrasana I: warrior pose I

Want to learn more ?

Join us for the next Yoga Therapy training course to learn more about the psoas muscle’s role in trauma and grief and how yoga therapy can help

For more information visit:

https://yogafocus.co.uk/training-courses -introduction/

or email:

admin@yogafocus.co.uk

 

23/09/2024

I'm looking forward to teaching on Yoga Therapy and value of hibernation at this Festival on 19th December.
Bookings through BWY via the link
See you there,
Nikki

Now available and selling fast - our most popular annual event, Winter Solstice!

You’ll get six inspiring online sessions providing tools to navigate your way through this challenging time of year. Attend on the day and/or enjoy the recordings featuring: pranayama, yin yoga, mindful somatics, ayurveda, yoga therapy and restorative practice. Booking via the website:

https://portal.bwy.org.uk/user/events/789
Brenda Ward Yoga White Horse Yoga Centre Nikki Jackson Yoga Therapy

04/09/2024

BWY YOGA THERAPY TRAINING for CHRONIC PAIN
(British Wheel of Yoga training)
For yoga teachers and health professionals with established yoga practice wishing to gain knowledge in n help support clients with chronic pain

Led by experienced yoga therapists
VICKY ARUNDEL & NIKKI JACKSON

Chronic pain affects an estimated 34% of the UK population.

Current pain science suggests the best approach to pain care is biopsychosocial – treating the person as unique and addressing every aspect of their physical, mental and emotional health.

Yoga therapy is ideally suited to meet this need.

What you will learn:

- The latest in pain science research

- Concepts of Mindfulness-based practice and why it has significant value in the management of chronic pain conditions.

- What constitutes ‘good’ pain care for a yoga teacher and how to create an individualised yoga therapy care plan.

- How yoga might specifically work for chronic pain through nervous system regulation and other mechanisms.

- The practical application of specific yoga and mindfulness tools and techniques for working with chronic pain conditions.

- Best practices for teaching movement to a person in chronic pain.

- The yoga therapists’ scope of practice and when to refer

- An overview of the current research into yoga therapy for chronic pain.

DATES:
Tues 22nd Oct 6-7pm Pain Science
Thurs 24th Oct 6-8pm Mindfulness
Sat 2nd Nov 9am - 1pm YT tools 1
Sun 3rd Nov 9am - 1pm YT tools 2

Cost: £245

To register interest and received a full course prospectus, please email:
Vicky@surreyyogatherapy.co.uk or call 07400 248177

or
Admin@yogafocus.co.uk
Nikki@yogafocus.co.uk
www.yogafocus.co.uk