Description

How life Moves is about adapting to change including ageing and reduced mobility. 

 A subtle difference to working with Chair Yoga – this session aims to remind us of the evolutionary pathway that we all are on and to explore how different people require different adaptations at various stages. 

There will be some recap of anatomy & physiology looking at the communicating systems of the body from the perspective of the felt experience/somatic awareness of change throughout life.  We will also look at the different aspects and tools of yoga and how they can be used to enhance practice and support changes brought about by different stages of life and common disease processes.   

Topics will include: 

• Stiffening of the fascia and the effects of gravity on our bodies
• The effects of the ageing process on muscles and joints
• Playful movement how to generate feelings of wellbeing
• Soma and the mind-body continuum
• Pranayama and the Koshas as integral parts of yoga practice.  

This day is aimed at anyone who either wishes to teach a mixed demographic in a class setting where they sometimes find that they have to make adaptations for some of their students; for teaching in a one to one setting and for themselves rekindling the excitement of yoga for a new way of being! 

The day will interactive and practical.  

Mary Mackie

Mary has been practising yoga since 1978 and teaching since 1985. She trained as a nurse and specialised in continuing care of the terminally ill and bereavement, eventually working in general practice as a nurse practitioner. She strived to empower people to be in charge of their own health and well-being to which end she now focuses on teaching yoga and yoga therapy full-time. Her style has evolved greatly over the years and she learns something new every time she teaches. Drawing inspiration from Vanda Scaravellis teachings and Feldenkrais as well as the many teachers she has been privileged to be taught by. The journey continues, but she has evolved her own style that works to integrate yoga into daily living. She is qualified as a Yoga Therapist with the Yoga Biomedical Trust and now a senior tutor with Yoga United on the Yoga Therapy Teacher Training Course. 

Additional Information

What to Bring

Please make sure you have your own yoga gear – a bolster or at least one good sized blanket which will roll into a decent sized bolster - or 2 smaller blankets.