Be Well Be You

19/09/2018

Hi lovely Facebook friends - this page has 356 likes but due to the fact that I cannot change the name of it to my new business page I have had to open a new page. I will stop posting on this page within the next 2 weeks and move over to my new page. I would really appreciate it if you could like and share the new page :)

https://www.facebook.com/breatheandbeyouliverpool/?modal=admin_todo_tour

Having worked in both education and social care for many years I am committed to meeting children &

14/09/2018

Hi everyone
As I can not change the name of this page for Breath & Be You (apparently it would be misleading to change the name of the page!) I have had to open a new page :(

I will post on both for a little while but would really appreciate you liking & sharing my new page
https://www.facebook.com/breatheandbeyouliverpool/…
Muchly appreciated :)

Having worked in both education and social care for many years I am committed to meeting children &

14/09/2018

TUESDAY 18th SEP 6-7pm
Come along and join us for the first of our new yoga classes at Ursuline. Everyone welcome as the class will be suitable for all levels
One full hour of finding our breath, stillness and space within the body. We will use movement and yoga posture to ease tension, breath work to restore balance and long deep relaxation to ease the mind and body.
Take one hour out of your busy week for some 'you time' - we can not pour from an empty cup :)

10/09/2018

09/09/2018

Mindfulness is an exceptionally effective practice to improve mental health and wellbeing, which can have a direct impact on your physical health. It helps children to develop the skills of attention awareness, helps them to focus and the hugely important skills of self regulation and emotional literacy. If you need any more information or are interested in how you or your child could benefit from bringing yoga and mindfulness into your toolbox of life skills please get in touch 😊

A Teesside University qualitative study presented at the Division of Health Psychology annual conference today has added further evidence that teachers and pupils in schools would benefit from the integration of a mindfulness and schema therapeutic intervention in the school curriculum.

03/09/2018

Children’s Yoga Teacher Training
***Date Change - this training will now be held on 6/7 Oct, 20/21 Oct and 10/11 Nov***

Come and join us on our 6 day training which will equip you with a toolkit of skills, allowing you to share this life changing practice whilst meeting children where they are, supporting them to develop skills to live in a demanding society and giving them the opportunity to 'just be.'
Contents
• Yoga & Mindfulness in Education
• Asanas & Asana-based movement
• Mindfulness, Meditation & Affirmations
• Props, resources & creativity
• Breathing techniques, chanting & songs.
• Partner Yoga & Yoga-based games and activities
• Effective communication skills for working with children.
• Additional needs – a brief introduction to additional needs & how we can adapt the practice
• Childhood developmental stages from age 2-12
• Anatomy and physiology - changes during child development & their application to yoga techniques inc energetic anatomy & physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.)
• Child Mental Health
• Neuroscience – attachment theory, emotional literacy, theories of how children learn
• Ethical behaviour & legal requirements including child protection, record keeping etc
• Teaching the Yamas & Niyamas to children

Pre - Requisites
The course is open to
• Yoga teachers & Trainee Yoga Teachers
• People with a yoga practice and/or experience of working with children

Cost
•£495 special offer (usually £600 for 6 days non-residential
training)
• £100 deposit required to secure a place - this is non- refundable but can be transferred to another date in exceptional circumstances.
• Full payment required 7 days before start of course

Course Delivery
The course is delivered over 3 weekends Saturday & Sunday 8am - 5pm

13/08/2018

I recently listened to Elizabeth Gilbert interview Brene Brown about 'art scars' and how many of us have childhood shame wounds surrounding our creativity. My passion lies in helping people begin to heal those art and creativity scars in the work I do. Whether it's visual art, writing, music, dancing, cooking, gardening, or any pursuit that sets your heart on fire. While listening to the podcast (Magic Lessons) I wrote down this quote from Brene Brown.

10/08/2018

26/01/2018

Love this ❤️

I was talking with a lovely friend and student about her practice recently. She somewhat sheepishly told me that these days, her practice is mostly Child’s Pose and Savasana. And then she went through a list of reasons why it should be different — because she used to do more, because it would be “good” to do those poses from back in the day, because, because, because.

Then she paused. And said out loud what I was already thinking: “Maybe this is just my practice right now.”

I smiled and nodded because here’s what I heard underneath her laundry list: “Even though there’s not an actual reason why my practice should be different, and my practice is serving me exactly where I am right now, my mind wants it to be different, so I should make it different.”

After her ah-ha moment, I added: "Sometimes the practice we think we need in our mind isn't what our body actually wants."

Because here's the thing: it’s easy to think we should be doing things differently than we are, especially when those things are related to our bodies. After all, there's only, oh, a bazillion messages in myriad forms telling us that. And I think that's particularly true when our bodies aren't the same as they used to be. (Though truth alert: no one's body is the same as it used to be.)

For example, in the "good old days" of my early practice, I could take a nap in Supta Virasana, it was so comfortable for me. Nowadays, I’m pretty sure my knee would pop off if I got much closer than lying back on a few bolsters.

But also in the good old days? I was quick to spout my mouth off, passive aggressive in my relationships and forced myself to count to 30 before I hopped out of Savasana, car keys already in hand. Change is never only good or bad.

Over the years, my practice has become quieter, more internal. But that's not the point. It's possible your experience is the opposite, somewhere in between, or something else entirely. The point is that when we can allow our practice to be what it wants and needs to be today, then we open ourselves to the possibility that it will continue to shift and grow.

And that we will be better equipped than ever to do the same.