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It settles a busy mind in a calm and safe environment, allowing children time away from the over stimulation of today’s modern technology.

After 16 years of teaching primary school children, with teaching and learning becoming ever more focused upon passing tests and the curriculum continuing to narrow with increasingly unrealistic expectations, I retrained as a yoga teacher with a focus on children’s yoga and mindfulness. Seeing more and more children worried, anxious and lacking the self confidence to ‘have a go’ I began to teach my classes simple yoga and mindfulness practices to nurture their self esteem and confidence. Yoga is an amazing way to enable children to be better equipped to deal with stressful situations, resolving conflict and enjoying good mental health and emotional well-being. My own two daughters (currently in year 7 and year 4) take part in an after school yoga club, and frequent words that they use to describe how yoga helps them are; peaceful, happy, calm and able to communicate more clearly and share ideas, understanding how others feel. Through story telling, imagery and play we explore postures and stretches. With the emphasis being on fun to spark imagination and creativity, classes aim to improve self-awareness and nurture self-esteem and confidence. Children’s mental health is crucial for lifelong well-being, happiness and success, and I believe that this should be considered as important as academic achievement. We all want our children to do their best academically but for them to feel secure, happy, confident, adventurous, brave and willing to take risks is surely just as important.

19/12/2024

What a year! A big thank you to all of the Head teachers, teachers, parents and children in all of the schools that have welcomed me, this was just a dream 6 years ago! 🌟
I am now teaching Yoga and Mindfulness to 250 children every week 🧘‍♂️ from clubs to classes to nurture groups to workshops and 1:1 sessions. Feeling incredibly lucky to teach these techniques and strategies to help children cope with daily ups and downs, big feelings and to regulate their nervous systems in these busy times.
The last of 2 charity workshops finished this evening with my lovely friend Beryl Lovegrove😍 and 30 families! 👪
Merry Christmas and I'll see you all in the New Year!

20/07/2024

So excited that all of my schools have confirmed classes for next year! Looking forward to seeing all of your lovely children in September for a new term of Yoga and Mindfulness 🤩

22/04/2024

Another worrying statistic from the Children's Society this week ☹️;

'In the last three years, the likelihood of young people having a mental health problem has increased by 50%.
Our Good Childhood Report shows that children's happiness continues to decline. Now, five children in a classroom of 30 are likely to have a mental health problem.' Children's Society.

Yoga and Mindfulness in schools and at home has so many benefits, just a few including,

Improved attention and focus,
It alleviates stress and anxiety,
It develops self regulation which can help with behaviour,
It provides healthy coping mechanisms and builds resilience,
It improves core strength and develops motor skills.

🧘‍♂️ Classes this week 🧘‍♀️

Monday:
High Beech C of E Primary School
1.30 - 2.30pm
2.35 - 3.00pm

Tuesday:
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
8.00 - 8.55am

Alderton Junior School
12.15 - 1.00pm

Epping Upland C of E Primary Sch
1.20 - 1.40pm
2.00 - 3.00pm
3.10 - 4.10pm

Wednesday:
Staples Rd Primary Sch - yoga support
3.20 - 4.20pm

See you on the mat!! 🧘‍♂️🧘‍♀️
📷 Jes Shine

13/04/2024

Looking forward to classes next week after some quality family travel time! ✈️🇲🇪🏛🏖

Monday:
High Beech C of E Primary School
1.30 - 2.30pm
2.35 - 3.00pm

Tuesday:
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
8.00 - 8.55am

Alderton Junior School
12.15 - 1.00pm

Epping Upland C of E Primary Sch
1.20 - 1.40pm
2.00 - 3.00pm
3.10 - 4.10pm

Wednesday:
Staples Rd Primary Sch - yoga support
3.20 - 4.20pm

See you on the mat!! 🧘‍♂️🧘‍♀️

26/02/2024

Looking forward to classes this week after a chilly week off!

Monday:
High Beech C of E Primary School INSET DAY
1.30 - 2.30pm
2.35 - 3.00pm

Tuesday:
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
8.00 - 8.55am

Alderton Junior School
12.15 - 1.00pm

Epping Upland C of E Primary Sch
1.20 - 1.40pm
2.00 - 3.00pm
3.10 - 4.10pm

Wednesday:
Staples Rd Primary Sch - yoga support
3.20 - 4.20pm

See you on the mat!! 🧘‍♂️🧘‍♀️

08/02/2024

It is children's this week, and with 1 in 6 young people with a diagnosable mental health problem and with research suggesting that 78% of young people have become more anxious in the last year, it is now more important than ever to bring awareness to this issue.

Having conversations with our children about their mental health is incredibly important. It's essential that they understand that there can be changes in their bodies which are connected to their thoughts and feelings.
I often give the example of how our heart beats very quickly when we have been running, but the same can be true when we are worried or scared. Encouraging our children to think about how feelings and thoughts are connected to feelings in our bodies and behaviour is one of the most practical things we can teach our children.

With some new classes I am now teaching 140 children every week 🤯 and I hope that these children use the Mindfulness strategies and techniques that we learn whenever they need them and hopefully into their adult lives 😊

And for ourselves . . . a little reminder to be kind to ourselves and something I always remind myself of -

'Worrying does not take away tomorrow's troubles, it takes away today's peace'. Let's keep on talking about mental health!

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07/01/2024

Happy new year! I hope you all had a relaxing Christmas break and some quality time with the special people in your lives 🤗

I'm super excited 😄 to be back teaching next week and I have lots of lovely Yoga and Mindfulness activities planned this term!!

Monday:
High Beech C of E Primary School
1.30 - 2.30pm
2.35 - 3.05pm

Tuesday:
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
7.50 - 8.45am (Starts on 16th January)

Alderton Junior School
12.15 - 1.00pm

Epping Upland C of E Primary School
2.00 - 3.00pm
3.10 - 4.10pm

Wednesday:
Staples Rd Primary Sch - yoga support
3.20 - 4.20

Looking forward to seeing you on the mat!! 🧘‍♂️🧘‍♀️

08/12/2023

Looking forward to our last week of clubs next week 😍

Tuesday:
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
8.00 - 8.55am

Epping Upland C of E Primary Sch
2.00 - 3.00pm

Wednesday:
Staples Rd Primary Sch - yoga support
3.20 - 4.20pm

See you on the mat!! 🧘‍♂️🧘‍♀️

29/11/2023

🧘‍♀️Family Yoga and Mindfulness Workshop🧘‍♂️
Monday 18th December 3.30 – 5.00
In the School Hall

With the days becoming shorter, nights colder and our focus on the approaching festivities, most of us leave little time, if any, to rest, reflect and savour the season. While much of the natural world is retreating and hibernating, to store energy for the Spring, we get busier and more frantic! We try to function without syncing with nature’s rhythm and cycles, then wonder why we feel stressed . . .

Emma and Beryl invite you to ‘Press ‘pause’ for 90 minutes and join us for a Workshop themed around enjoying precious ‘Time In’ with our families during this season of joy, peace and goodwill to all.

No previous yoga experience is necessary. We will have fun exploring some gentle, playful yoga, try some seasonal, mindful eating then make some creative artwork to take home.

£12.00 for one adult with one child
£3.00 each for an extra child or adult
Open to all, abilities and ages from 3 to 103!

All Funds raised will be donated to a local charity which supports children, to be nominated by our School Council.

30/09/2023

Lovely to see some new followers!
Just in case you didn't know my background and how I became a children's yoga teacher here goes . . .

After 16 years of teaching primary school children, I retrained as a yoga teacher with a focus on children's yoga and mindfulness. Seeing more and more children worried, anxious and lacking the confidence to simply 'have a go' I began to teach my classes simple yoga and mindfulness practices to nurture their self esteem and confidence.

Seeing the children become calmer and more centered by using simple mindfulness techniques independently and at times when they felt sad or worried was amazing. Words I often hear whilst teaching children's yoga - peaceful, happy, calm, relaxed . . .
We all want our children to be happy and fulfilled and our children's mental health is crucial for this lifelong well-being, happiness and success. I believe this should be considered as important as academic achievement. For them to feel secure, happy, confident, adventurous, brave and willing to take risks is surely just as important.

06/02/2023

This year’s (6-12 February 2023) theme is ‘Let’s Connect’. This week we will be exploring how to connect with others in healthy, rewarding and meaningful ways!

1 in 6 children and young people have a diagnosable
condition. Let's raise awareness of the importance of children and young people’s mental health.

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