Led by the truly wonderful Ian
Kershaw, this unique program is designed for anyone who wants to
embark on a journey toward greater well-being, balance, engagement,
and control in your life. The Mindfulness Based Well-being Program
was developed by The School of Positive Transformation. It draws on
the vast research on mindfulness and well-being. Ian has been
teaching Sound Baths, Breathwork and Meditation for Soul Sanctuary
for around 7 years now, so we are extremely excited to be able to
learn some of his magical techniques during this incredible
course.
During the 2 afternoon sessions you will
receive:
- 2 in-person group meetings, 4hrs
each, covering the content below.
- A greater understanding about how
mindfulness supports well-being, and the variety of conditions that
mindfulness practice can effectively address (focusing on stress,
anxiety, depression, sleep, and pain)
- Guidance and practice of varied
Mindfulness techniques (including awareness exercises, meditation,
relaxation exercises and others).
- Group discussions and
exercises
- Program
handbook
- Audio files of mindfulness
exercises for your continued practice
Course content:
Saturday
Afternoon
• Introduction: This
session begins with an introduction and explores the concepts of
mindlessness and meditation, the benefits and
challenges
• Well-being: Here
we will explore the link between well-being and happiness together
with what promotes and what undermines our happiness and
well-being.
• Stress: Finally
for the first afternoon we define stress, investigate the common
sources of stress, and examine the merits of a mindful response to
stress. You will receive some coping mechanisms and ways to combat
stress before it takes hold.
Sunday
Afternoon
• Depression and
anxiety: The session opens with an examination of mood
disorders and then explores depression and anxiety and their common
symptoms, triggers. You will be given some mindfulness based
techniques to use and practice to help alleviate these in your
life.
• Pain and sleep
disorders: In this session we explore pain and sleep
disturbances with the aim of understanding the role that body
awareness plays in these disorders, what triggers them, and how
mindfulness can help us reduce their symptoms and manage their
chronic manifestations.
• Conclusion and
Integration: We will
close the weekend with guidance on how to continue the practice,
and how to handle challenging times and how to integrate
mindfulness informally as part of your daily life with or without a
formal practice.
Sun Salutation Unveiled: Embrace the Journey
Be part of this transformative exploration of the Sun Salutation. Jules will delve with you into the origins, significance, and benefits of each pose within this sacred sequence. Whether you're new to yoga or a seasoned practitioner, this workshop offers an opportunity to deepen your practice and connection to this powerful source- the sun.
Through guided instruction and personalized attention, you'll gain insights into the alignment, intention, and energetic flow of each posture.
Discover how the Surya Namaskar
can invigorate your body, calm your mind, and uplift your
spirit. Awaken
your inner light and join Jules on this journey of self-discovery
and renewal.
Full Moon in Capricorn Ceremony
Join Becky for a transformative & soul restoring evening under the Full Moon in Capricorn. A two-hour spiritual reset
Moon reflections
Yin yoga
Crystal sound bath
Hands on healing
Be held and align your spirit with the lunar energy.
Some of you may know or recognise
Ellie as she used to be a KEEN member of Soul Sanctuary (or Yaur
Yoga as it was back in the day!) when she lived in Worcester. She
credits her discovery of yoga and the path of self-enquiry it took
her on to finding what she now realises is her life's purpose,
helping people become pain free by improving their posture. Now
based in the Peak District, Ellie is still an online member of the
studio and is excited to be back at Soul Sanctuary to present this
workshop to you!
Since leaving the corporate world in 2018, Ellie's Postural
Alignment business has really evolved and now she has the pleasure
of helping people all over the world improve how they move,
understand their pain clearly and logically and, most importantly,
drastically help them reduce their pain (that often people had
resigned to being 'a natural part of aging' or 'genetic'). This is
done through teaching people about the root causes of pain and not
focusing on symptoms (the area of the body that hurts). You don't
have a 'bad back/knee/hip/shoulder' .... you have an overworked
back/knee/hip/shoulder. When you discover WHAT the symptom of pain
is compensating (overworking) on behalf of (the sleeping,
dysfunctional part of your body), years of wasted symptom chasing
simply melt away. Pain that people have struggled with for decades
can literally disappear in minutes if you give the body the right
demand.
Over the course of 3.5 hours, we will take a mini deep-dive into
all things posture. In the first 1.5hr session, Ellie will run you
through an introduction to her method and will run you through
'Function Tests', which will help you to understand the root causes
of your pain or tension. After a break, we will then commence for
another 1.5hr class which will be a 'whole body focused' posture
session. You'll experience how Ellie's posture exercises,
methodology and cues are quite different to yoga (though look
somewhat similar on the surface). Ellie hopes you'll finish the
session a bit more enlightened, feeling amazing (in only the way
that better posture can give you - it's a MAGICAL feeling) and also
excited and hopeful that the body you haver right now doesn't have
to be the body you'll have next month or next year - it could be a
lot better!
If you'd like to sign up, Ellie welcomes you to read 'Pain Free' by
Pete Egoscue to help you get started beforehand and also, check out
her Free 7 Day Posture Challenge
to get you excited