Restorative LymphYoga Sessions
Kay Morris is a qualified BWY teacher. The British Wheel of Yoga is the governing body for Yoga in Great Britain, endorsed by the Sports Council (Sport England) and internationally recognised for its safe and thorough teaching of yoga.
About Restorative LymphYoga
LymphYoga promotes balance in the body and mind through a combination of synchronised posture and focused breath work. The sessions will consist of a grounding period of 5 minutes, followed by the practice of physical Yoga postures for approximately 45 minutes followed by a relaxation period of approximately 10 minutes.
Yoga is believed to have a calming effect on the nervous system balancing the mind body and emotions. It is thought by some practitioners to prevent specific diseases by keeping life energy flowing. Yoga has been used to lower blood pressure, reduce stress and improve co-ordination, flexibility, concentration, sleep and digestion.
Yoga helps to develop discipline. This comes from making the time on a regular basis to either go to Yoga classes, or practice yoga at home. However, there is a subtler level of discipline that can be achieved simply by being mindful of the quality of your breath and the deeper effects that specific Yoga postures have on your body.
Yoga is quite different from other forms of exercise; it really is a journey of conscious exploration. The process of listening and remembering how your body responds to various things helps you to establish that important relationship with your body. It is often the case that parts of our body become dysfunctional this can be expressed by physical pain, cold spots and stiffness. Energetically, it is sometimes difficult to focus on a given area of the body, but through discipline we can renew the focus of our energy enabling us to recognise the points of resistance within our body as we work within various postures. At this point the breath becomes a means to facilitate homeostasis and overcome stiffness and dysfunctional pain in the body. Yoga by its very nature helps us to develop discipline, it gives us a quiet confidence and knowledge about our own capacity that is not restricted by the boundaries we may have falsely believed were there!
LymphYoga is a modified form of Hatha Yoga.
Historically the word Hatha comes from combining the two Sanskrit terms “ha” meaning sun and “tha” meaning moon. Yoga literally translates as yoke or the joining of two things together. Hatha yoga is a practice that brings about balance between the sun (masculine, active) energy with the moon (feminine, passive) energy thus producing balance and greater power in an individual. It is also about replacing negative destructive energy within the body with positive productive energy to promote health and well being.
Things that you will need for the practice
Sticky yoga mat
Loose comfortable clothing that allows you to move freely
A blanket to use during relaxation (optional)
Bottle of drinking water
Avoid eating a heavy meal prior to session
Choose a time to practice when you know you will have time to rest and reflect afterwards
Please contact:
Kay Morris