Menopause Yoga

Dates and Times;

Thursday 16 October 6pm - 7.30pm Session 1 ‘Indian Late Summer to Autumn’ - Hot Flushes

Thursday 13 November 6pm - 7.30pm Session 2 ‘Autumn’ - Acceptance, Forgiveness and Menopause Rage

Thursday 11 December 6pm - 7.30pm Session 3 ‘Wintering’ - Anxiety and Overwhelm

Thursday 15 January 2026 6pm - 7.30pm Session 4 ‘Second Spring’ - For Strength and Empowerment

Who is it for; These sessions are just for women and over 18’s

Who with; Other women and led by Emma Roberts

Cost; £16 per session or sign up for all 4 dates and pay £58

About;

For women of different ages and stages of Menopause.

Yoga sessions based on Menopause Yoga as developed by Petra Coveney who I trained with, open to any woman at any age or stage that feels the call to join these or one off sessions depending on the theme. “Supporting women on their menopause journey” … this for me is in the lead up to menopause when you intuitively are feeling changes in your hormones, those who are in the midst of the changes and for those who are well and truly through the menopause yet still feel a session chime with them and or feeling the results of changes in hormones.

Menopause Yoga, the Yoga Teacher training and qualification I gained, views and approaches Menopause as biological, psychological, social and spiritual transition in a woman's life and is an approach that doesn’t push one view or doctrine and instead hopes to offer tools and or pointers that can help women be with menopause and beyond.

Women are cyclical like the moon and at times when our hormones are changing and so our bodies and minds are, these sessions aim to nourish, replenish, bring in movement to be with and or release some symptoms you may be feeling as a result of changes going on in your body. Knowing menopause is a very individual experience, these sessions will hopefully give you tools and ways you can incorporate into your menopause years, beyond and indeed life in general.

The sessions include yoga sequences based on the styles of Hatha, Yin and Restorative, meditation, mindfulness and breathwork and the sharing of some alternative perspectives on menopause all with deep respect that menopause is very much an individual experience and choice of how to move through and navigate, these are all simply suggestions.

The Yoga sequences are tailored to manage menopausal symptoms and some look to help maintain bone density helping prevent osteoporosis by building and maintaining muscle mass and strength, using the weight of your own body in Yoga poses, flexibility to maintain mobility and balance. Whilst the meditation, mindfulness and breathwork help calm the mind and nervous system, reduce heat in the body (anger and actual heat) and help reconnect with our Self, as well as offering practices that can be practiced off the mat in your day-to-day life. Finishing with tea and a chance to be and share experiences with other women.

I personally think if you are navigating your way through menopause, there is something to be got from all 4 sessions, however there is the option to come to the ones you feel are relevant for you or all 4.

Session 1 ‘Indian Late Summer to Autumn’ - Hot Flushes, Thursday 16 October 6pm - 7.30pm

Letting go of what no longer supports you

Detoxing / Cleansing

Befriending your Body

Yin and restorative yoga to cool and calm the nervous system and rebalance and balance promoting rest, release and surrender to the process of change. Breathwork and mantra to aid cooling the body temperature. The option to stay after and talk to other women.

Session 2 ‘Autumn’ - Acceptance, Forgiveness and Menopause Rage, Thursday 13 November 6pm - 7.30pm

Making peace with the past

Befriending our emotions

Menopause rage

Dynamic Hatha Yoga to move irritability and rage through us finishing with restorative poses to soothe and ease after moving energy through with guided meditation. Breathwork and mantra to bring balance of fire energy. The option to stay after and talk to other women.

Session 3 ‘Wintering’ - Anxiety and Overwhelm, Thursday 11 December 6pm - 7.30pm

Rest and reprioritise

Restorative Yoga and gentle grounding flow

Gentle grounding slow flow hatha yoga to calm the mind. Breathwork and mantra to calm and connect. Restorative yoga at the end with guided meditation. The option to stay after and talk to other women.

Session 4 ‘Second Spring’ - For Strength and Empowerment, Thursday 15 January 2026 6pm - 7.30pm

Re-awakening, Re-energising, Re-emerging

Hatha Yoga

Dynamic Hatha Yoga to energise, lift low mood, lethargy and sluggish digestion and also build bone density, muscle strength, resilience and heart health. Restorative Yoga at the end with guided meditation. Breathwork and mantra for joy and sense of re-connecting to self. The option to stay after and talk to other women.

A bit about Emma;

I have been practising Yoga for 18 years, teaching it for 4 years and love what Yoga can do for the mind, body and soul. I completed a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh, India learning Ashtanga Vinyasa and Hatha as well as various Meditation and Pranayama (breathing) techniques. I trained with Petra Coveney in October 2023 on her Menopause Yoga teacher training course.

I definitely felt a shift in my hormones in my early 40’s … my energy levels plummeted, moods and anxiety changed significantly to anything I’d experienced before, my body was starting to feel different and want different things, with all this there definitely came a sense of finding new ways to be - physically, mentally, spiritually and an intuitive yet gnarly process of letting go of what was no longer needed for me and actually couldn’t be maintained any longer. I have sought many alternative healing modalities and have been lucky to be surrounded by other women who have either been through or are in the midst of menopause and generously share their wisdom, experience, humour and knowing around it.

I trained with Petra Coveney on her Menopause Yoga teacher training in October 2023, enjoying what it taught me, the knowledge sharing and approach with other Yoga teachers. However I was hesitant to offer it as sessions, as there was a lot of talk around menopause at the time and still is, which again I’m so grateful my generation has, as I truly don’t know how women before us moved through this without it. I needed to sit with the chat as well as be and move through where I was at in menopause … a lot of shedding, reconciling, adapting to symptoms and still seeing. However Yoga, meditation and breathwork have been some of my constants that have really aided me through this and so I now feel in a place to offer some of these wonderful ways to other women.

Practical Bits to know:

• Bring your own mat or Emma can lend you one of her used mats
• Arrive between 5.45pm and 5.55pm, please note if you arrive after 5.55pm unfortunately we may not be able to let you in
• The Yoga sessions are on our top floor, please allow time to make your way either up the stairs to the 2nd floor via the lift
• Please let Emma know of any injuries or conditions you have before the session, however please note as stated below if in doubt as to whether you should be doing Yoga with these injuries or conditions, please consult a medical professional before hand

DISCLAIMER:

Whilst there are so many benefits to overall health and wellbeing, yoga can be physically challenging and carries with it risks that cannot entirely be eliminated. These include the risk of personal injury or the exacerbation of existing injuries or conditions.

Please read the below

• Please note that Emma as your Yoga teacher is not qualified to express an opinion that you are fit to safely participate in any Yoga session. If you are in any doubt, you must obtain professional or specialist advice from your doctor before participating
• Listen to your body. Follow any safety instructions or suitable modifications or adjustments to the exercise as instructed
• Never continue with a class or a movement that is too difficult for your level of experience or ability, or if you feel any discomfort

By participating in this class you confirm that you have read and understood this disclaimer.

Where:

1 - 5 Springs Parade, Brigg, DN20 8EQ on the top floor above The Pantry 8020. You are welcome to enter via the side door on Springs Parade and come straight up the stairs to the top floor. Or use the lift to floor 2 located on the ground floor in The Pantry 8020.

Booking
To book a place on this or any of our other workshops book online here or contact Emma on 07734 086 693.

Please note, to ensure your place is secured on any of our workshops, we ask that payment is made in full at the point of booking.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR WORKSHOPS
Payment is non refundable unless we are able to fill your space. In the event of cancellation no less than 14 days prior to the workshop date the credit may be transferred. If The Steel Rooms cancels a workshop you will be entitled to a full refund or to transfer payment to another workshop. If a session which has been prepaid at the discounted rate is cancelled, the discounted rate will carry over to the next workshop.