Welcome to U Can Yoga
My intention is to give you the space to nurture yourself as you breathe, strengthen and stretch your body and mind.
I encourage you to tune into your body and move safely, with awareness through your yoga asana (posture) practice as you find your own expression of yoga, access your true nature and come back home to yourself.
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SWITCH OFF SUNDAYS 📵 ••• I’ve been doing this since 2017 and it feels even more necessary now. This is just one of the ways I choose to show up for myself. Why not join me for Switch Off Sundays - one day a week away from social media. Your mind and body will thank you 💖 How do you choose to show up for yourself?
“My mantra is, ‘Make time for rest - whatever that looks like for you. Rest is nourishment.”
Thank You @elektrahealth for sharing my story and for the work you are doing.
If you would like to read this interview on full, plus find more evidence-based #menopause education, care and community on the Elektra Health website see the link in my bio 💜
Looking forward to meeting the current intake of @menopause_yoga trainees next week.
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Menopause Yoga Teachers’ Academy:
Meet Paula Hines – the latest teacher to join our academy of experts supporting women on their menopause journey. She will be leading a 90 minute live tutorial in Restorative Yoga for the current March intake of trainees.
Welcome Paula. @ucanyoga1
Paula is a senior yoga teacher who has practised and studied yoga for twenty years. She is also a graduate of the Menopause Yoga 40 hour Teacher Training course with @yogacampus that is accredited by @yogaallianceprofessionals and the @britishwheelofyoga .
Paula’s own experience of yoga’s capacity to aid recovery from injury and ease stress led her to train as a teacher after fourteen years of working full-time in TV and fuels her desire to share yoga’s life-enhancing benefits with others. An experienced restorative yoga teacher, Paula is an Advanced Relax and Renew Trainer, having studied with the renowned Judith Hanson Lasater.
Paula greatly enjoys learning from students and is eternally grateful to all the teachers she has had the good fortune to practise and study with.
Paula is also an experienced writer with script-writing credits for the BBC and has written the monthly ‘Teacher’s Tales’ column and travel features for OM Yoga Magazine since 2012.
My weblinks are as follows:
@ucanyoga1 (Instagram)
@ucanyoga (Twitter)
ucanyoga.co.uk (website)
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In these unprecedented times, don’t be too harsh on yourself.
We’re all trying to figure out how to navigate life at the best of times, let alone during one of the most turbulent times in human existence. Give yourself a break and show yourself the empathy you show the people you love.
Making it through everyday is an achievement, don’t let people trivialise your struggles if it feels like a big deal to you.
*NEW CLASS* - RESTORATIVE YOGA ••• Thursdays 7.30-8.15pm, online with @aplacetohealbyarrigo
As well as #YogaNidra on Thursdays 8.30-9pm with A Place to Heal, you can now join me there for #RestorativeYoga from 7.30-8.15pm. (Link in my bio for both or visit aplacetoheal.co.uk to book.)
About this class:
Sometimes referred to as ‘active relaxation’, in this style of yoga (stemming from the therapeutic work of B.K.S. Iyengar) we are consciously manipulating the nervous system to create ease. Props are used to facilitate relaxation by supporting the body. In RESTorative yoga we rest in each supported posture for an extended period of time. While the body is supported there is no need to ‘hold’ a posture, therefore opening the door more easily for us to completely let go.
It is known that embodied practices like restorative yoga can help us move into a parasympathetic nervous system state (rest, digest, tend/befriend, restore), away from fight/flight/freeze and back to homeostasis. So, this practice is ideal for anyone looking to slow down, relieve stress, calm excessive mind chatter, and can be especially beneficial when in a state of feeling ‘tired all the time’.
Nourish yourself with this deep, slow, quiet practice.
Suggested props: 2 bed pillows (or 1-2 yoga bolsters), 3 cushions (or 2 yoga bricks and 1 flat yoga block), 1-2 blankets, 1 soft scarf or eye pillow, access to a chair or sofa or wall.
Join me tomorrow and each Wednesday for Yinyasa @yogapointbrixton 11.30-12.30 (£7 online). Booking via yogapoint.co.uk
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Wednesdays 11:30 via Zoom & the @yogapointbrixton studio (when open). This class starts with postures and movement and transitions to supported Yin postures. At first it may appear deceptively gentle but that is the work of this class. It allows space for the body and mind to let go and relax. To nurture and restore. #yinyogabrixton #yinonzoom #yinonline #yogatoheal #ucanyoga #yogapointbrixton #yogapointbrixtononline #brixtonyoga #hernehillyoga #tulsehillyoga #yinyoga #blackyoginis #blackyogateachers #lockdownyoga #yogawednesday #yogawednesdays
DO YOU SHOW UP AS SAFE? ••• “Safe space. This term is often mentioned in the realms of yoga gatherings and increasingly so, as more of us gain awareness and experience of trauma-informed and trauma-sensitive practices. But what does ‘safe space’ mean? Whether you are a teacher or not, what does it mean to you?”
This is an extract of my Teacher’s Tales column, inspired by @drgailparker, in the latest issue of @omyogamagazine (featuring @wildroga on the cover). You can read the article in full in the March issue of @omyogamagazine in print or digitally. And if have not already read Dr. Gail Parker’s book, Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma, I highly recommend it.
If you missed my workshop at the weekend you can stay updated on upcoming events by signing up to my mailing list at ucanyoga.co.uk 👩🏾💻
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