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Wellbeing and Movement
Take a pause and move your body with our yoga ,qigong and mindfulness practises.
The Yoga Shack
Small Groups or 1:1
Relaxation or meditation
Relaxation or meditation
No more than 6 in a class at our garden studio or book for a private session for yourself, friends or colleagues
Relaxation or meditation
Relaxation or meditation
Relaxation or meditation
Our classes are slow and accessible for beginners, the unbendy and the stressed or those just wanting a gentle form of yoga ,qigong or other forms of movement.
Garden Setting
Relaxation or meditation
Garden Setting
Movement in the outdoors too. We are set in a wildlife garden so you can get close to nature and on a sunny day enjoy a class in the arbour.
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Our Yoga Offering
Our ethos is that yoga isn't about being bendy, achieving crazy positions or being super fit. For us, yoga is about taking time out from your day just for yourself. We want you to take time to listen to your body and connect to it at a deeper level allowing you to let go of stresses and allow you to move and stretch in a way that leaves you relaxed and calm. We believe in accessible yoga so we stick with fundamentals and keep everything slow and steady We mostly deliver from our little boutique studio The Yoga Shack in person or online with classes and 1:1 sessions. But we also offer a weekly class in Southwold and can arrange to visit you at home or your workplace .
Tai Chi Qigong
If you don't feel yoga is for you or you would prefer a session that you can do simply standing or sitting in a chair then you may want to try our Qigong (chee gong) sessions. These are relaxing, easy to follow sessions that do not require you to even take off your shoes! You move your body in a calm, gentle way. You always move within your own capabilities to soothe you mind and body and gently develop core strength and maintain functional movement. Again we offer weekly sessions in Lowestoft or you can opt for one of our 1:1 slots or contact us for sessions in you home or workplace.
Staff Wellbeing
The WHO have recommended that businesses focus on staff wellbeing and suggested that yoga or movement should be available for all employees. While yoga, qigong or mindfulness is not a wellbeing strategy in itself, it can certainly be a beneficial part of a greater focus on HR and Employee Support Structures In return their studies have shown that there can be a marked improvement in productivity and performance . We offer online at desk yoga and qigong, in work classes and workshops.
Testimonials
"A recent workshop allowed the participants with mental health conditions feel safe and supported which led to better attendance."
"I was worried about coming to a class but I found it friendly and I love how the movements make me feel."
Sound Journeys (Sound Baths and Reiki Drumming
Our popular sound baths are available for groups or 1:1 sessions. We host live sound baths at our studio., at local venues or at private functions. These sessions require you to do nothing except relax and let the sounds flow over you allowing you a moment of calm where and when you have one.
Our Reiki drumming journeys are great for letting your mind go to where it wants to and then you have the opportunity to move or drum yourself to work with any emotions that have arisen.
Menopause and Menofit
Yoga can be really beneficial for the stages of the Menopause and we are here to help with information workshops, classes, 1:1 sessions or staff training. We can devise programmes that could help you/your staff deal with the symptoms, either through yoga or combined with a Menofit workshop or sessions.
Personal Training, Strength and Mobility
Don't think yoga is for you or you want to combine the benefits of yoga or qigong with strength training? We can offer sessions that include body weight, light weights and mobility moves. In addition, we can devise a session blending aspects from all these into a bespoke programme for yourself or your employees.
Tai Chi Qigong
What is it?
Who can do it?
What is it?
A sequence of gentle standing or sitting movements modified to be totally accessible and focus on the health benefits for funtional movement ,
Why do it?
Who can do it?
What is it?
Tai Chi Qigong was developed to promote health benefits such as boosting the immune system, Improving flexibility, strengthening bones, reducing blood pressure, improving balance, strengthening muscles, tendons, ligaments, and stress relief.
Who can do it?
Who can do it?
Who can do it?
If you work sitting or you are retired and not moving or just want a quiet hour in your day where you can just move and relax then this could be for you. Qigong is accessible to most people and a gentle way to introduce movement into your routine.
Yoga Nidra - Relaxing Guided Meditaion
Nidra is for Everyone
A simple way to reduce stress
A simple way to reduce stress
All you need for nidra is a quiet place, a chair, a bed, a sofa or you don't even need a yoga mat or have been to any yoga classes.
A simple way to reduce stress
A simple way to reduce stress
A simple way to reduce stress
Nidra promotes deep relaxation , All you need to do is lie, listen and be aware of your body. Your nervous system is naturally calmed.
Explore your needs
Explore your needs
Explore your needs
Nidras can be an opportunity to focus on yourself, what you need right now and in turn explore emotions without creating bodily stress.
A moment of calm
Explore your needs
Explore your needs
Even if you don't feel ready to take a deep dive into your inner self . Nidra can be a few minutes of calm that you take for yourself just to relax and drift off and yes you can fall asleep.!
Reiki Therapy
Need to Find Balance?
Need to Find Balance?
Need to Find Balance?
Reiki is a form of energy therapy. Designed to help you find relaxation and balance.
Reiki Sessions
Need to Find Balance?
Need to Find Balance?
These sessions can be stand alone or included within a gentle movement practice.
Total Relaxation
Reiki Drum Therapy
Reiki Drum Therapy
Give yourself an hour of total relaxation, which can be totally hands off and is completely complimentary with medical treatments.
Reiki Drum Therapy
Reiki Drum Therapy
Reiki Drum Therapy
Combine the power or Reiki with the vibrations of the shamanic drum. Feel the energy of the drum travel through your body and then allow it to settle while you relax. Can be done in a chair or lying.
Sound Journeys (Sound Baths and Reiki Drumming)
Relax and restore with sound
Sound Journeys and Reiki Drum Journeys use different aspects of sound to assist with improving your emotional and physical wellbeing. We can incorporate sound into guided meditation sessions, yoga, Reiki or stand alone and can be 1:1 or group based.
A session will involve sitting or lying down while listening to sounds from a speaker and/or instruments. During the session - particularly in 1:1 or small groups - you may be encouraged to move into different seated or lying positions to gain the most benefit from the sound vibrations or you may prefer to remain still and quiet to let the sounds take effect while you relax totally.
The application of sound waves and harmonic vibrations to the body through the use of a range of percussion instruments can help to facilitate shifts in our brainwave state by using entrainment.
Entrainment is an important characteristic of interactions between brain rhythms and refers to the coupling of two independent oscillatory systems in such a way that their periods of oscillation become related by virtue of phase alignment (Cummins, 2009)
Entrainment synchronizes our fluctuating brainwaves by providing a stable frequency which the brainwave can attune to. By using rhythm and frequency, we can entrain our brainwaves and it then becomes possible to down-shift our normal beta state (normal waking consciousness) to alpha (relaxed consciousness), and even reach theta (meditative state) and delta (sleep; where internal healing can occur).
Even if you don’t feel you have a specific need, why not try a sound bath? These sessions are for total relaxation. You lie relaxed and warm and just let the sound wash over you. Sound Journeys and Reiki Drumming Sessions are effective in, not only, achieving a state of relaxation but it also has a way of helping to move blockages in the body. It can help conditions such as stress, anxiety, high blood pressure, depression, sleep disorders and aiding pain relief.
Learn More
Access our YouTube site to hear short Sound Baths. We will be uploading these shortly and there will also be the option to subscribe for longer sessions