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Hatha, Menopause Trauma Informed & Golf

Yoga Movement - Flexibility, Mobility, Strength, Balance & Co-ordination
Yoga Mind- Focus, Concentration & Relaxation. Attention to aliment & positioning & injury Prevention. Small classes for plenty of attention. Individual sessions to work towards a goal or on a specific area. Workplace yoga to boost moral, relieve Stress & lower staff sickness.

21/06/2025

Happy International Yoga Day.
Take time to pause

19/06/2025

The yogic tradition has long taught, and science is now affirming, that how we breathe shapes the brain and mind. A 2025 systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) investigating Kapalbhati, a breath practice of sharp, rhythmic exhalations, caught our attention.

This review doesn’t just report outcomes like improved pulmonary function, reduced anxiety, and enhanced attentional control. It also proposes a plausible neurophysiological model for how these benefits may arise. At Minded, we’re endlessly fascinated by how yoga changes the brain, so this felt especially relevant.

So here’s the skinny.

According to the authors, Kapalbhati activates pulmonary stretch receptors that are distinct from those engaged during slower breathing. These rapidly adapting receptors respond to quick changes in lung pressure and send signals to the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS), a brainstem region that processes bodily input and regulates autonomic function.

From the NTS, information travels to other brainstem centres involved in releasing oxytocin and norepinephrine. Oxytocin, often called the “cuddle hormone,” promotes internal safety and emotional regulation. Norepinephrine sharpens attention and enhances cognitive readiness. Together, they support a state of regulated arousal, a condition in which the system is activated but remains coherent, energised yet grounded.

For individuals with persistent sympathetic dominance, this intensity may be too activating at first. That’s why Kapalbhati should be taught carefully, alongside calming practices that help anchor the system. At Minded, we’ve long taught what we call the Kapalbhati Sandwich: a calming breath, followed by Kapalbhati, and then another calming breath. This method promotes nervous system flexibility and builds capacity to later practise Kapalbhati on its own, potentially accessing the lucid clarity it’s known for.

And finally, the name says it all. Kapalbhati translates as “Skull Shining Breath.” Once purely poetic, the name now feels neurologically precise. This breath quite literally brightens the mind.

09/05/2025

Can you relate? 😂

30/12/2024

Look forward to 👀 you all in 2025 🧘‍♀️ Yoga starts back
Week Commencing 6th Jan

22/04/2024

🧘‍♀️Spaces in Thursday 9.30am & Fridays Gentle sessions

Suitable for
🌟 Beginners or people who like a slow paced class
🌟 may have some ailments
🌟 feel overwhelmed
🌟 want to relax

Info@yoga-4-you.co.uk

08/03/2024

To all those wonderful women in my life, past & present who keep me grounded & have made me who I am. 🙂 Thank you🙏

12/02/2024

⏰️ Timetable ⏰️
🌟 Tue Eve 7pm (1 space) - Gentle beginers
🤸‍♀️ Wed Eve 7pm (full) & 8.30pm - (spaces) flow improvers & intermediate
🌟 Thur Morning 9.30 (full) Gentle/beginners & 10.45 improvers (1 space)
🤸‍♀️Fri Morning 9.30 Flow intermediate (2 spaces)& 11 gentle/ beginners (Full)

12/12/2023

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