Learn some relaxing stretches and breathing exercises with yoga specialist Laura. Benefits include fitness, coordination, relaxation, improved concentration and better sleep.

An inclusive drop-in session open to people aged 10-35 with additional needs.

About Laura:

Laura is trained in leading ‘special yoga’ classes, which are centred around the belief that all humans are special, regardless of abilities, appearance, culture, gender, race, or the assumptions society has placed on the person. Laura celebrates the strength within each participants and leads the classes from there.

Laura's methodology includes the classical yoga practices of movement, breathing, deep relaxation combined with sound, rhythm, massage and sensory integration techniques. Through these practices, the participant is gently encouraged to explore their potential, whilst taking the participant out of stress and into a relaxed state creates the optimum condition and possibility for positive change.

The benefits of Special Yoga and Mindfulness include:

• Improving motor control and motor planning skills

• Developing physical strength, muscle tone and balance

• Promoting flexibility and correcting postural misalignment

• Increasing self-awareness

• Establishing calm, organised mental states

• Improve concentration

• Reduce hyperactivity

• Relieve respiratory ailments

• Develop the ability to relax

• Release tension

• Reduce fear, frustration and stress

• Enrich the quality and quantity of sleep.

How Does Special Yoga use Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is the practice of being receptive to your emotions, thoughts, behaviours and physical state. It also means being able to process events from your external environment. It’s a state of mind and a mentality that requires regular practice to be maintained. Mindfulness is at the heart of special yoga and all the latest mindfulness research is incorporated into the specific practices (sound, rhythm, deep pressure, breathing, movement). These techniques are useful tools for people with special needs, and through the guided sessions, the practitioner learns how to regulate their breathing patterns, balance energy levels, remain calm, as well as relieve any physical and emotional tension. The earlier a person develops tools that enable them to self-regulate, the sooner they can discover new ways of living that will enhance their quality of life and help them to fulfil their true and full potential.

Please note:

If you are booking for a group of people who are dialling in from one zoom account, please request only 1 ticket.

Ticket sales close 1 day before the session is scheduled to occur and the zoom link for the session will be emailed to you 3 hrs before the session is due to start. Please check your spam folder for email.

Available to UK residents only.