Is stress or anxiety affecting your ability to live your life happily and at ease?  Everyone feels stressed or anxious from time to time, it is a natural response and essential to our survival. HOWEVER, an excess of stimulating information can send our body and mind into overdrive making it harder and harder to switch off and relax.  

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On this course you will learn different techniques to deal with the physical, emotional and mental effects of anxiety and stress. Having an understanding of and compassion for these human conditions, rather than fearing or ignoring them, is beneficial and empowering.

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The course consists of six live, interactive two hour workshops (held over Zoom), spread over three months, with a Facebook support group, personal practices and homework in between sessions.

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What will I learn?

During this course you will:

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• Explore the root causes of stress and anxiety and understand why we feel stressed and anxious

• Practice yoga to build and strengthen your emotional resilience

• Learn about how the body's nervous system works and how we can influence it

• Learn breathing techniques to reduce feelings of stress and anxiety

• Understand how the brain works and learn how to respond rather than react to challenging situations

• Feel more empowered and confident

• Practice mindfulness tools which you can use everyday
• Discover how you can improve your sleep
• Build a regular yoga, meditation and mindfulness home practice

• Put together your own 'Mental Health' Toolkit to take forward for the rest of your life

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When does it run?

The course will run from 14th March until the 23rd May and the live sessions are deliberately spaced out to give time for students to put the contents of the course into practice in real life in between workshops. Regular habits take time to be cultivated so that you can consciously help yourself whenever you need to manage your emotions yourself and find calm.

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Dates of the live sessions are as follows:

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Session 1 - Sunday 14th March - 4-6pm

Session 2 - Sunday 28th March - 4-6pm

Session 3 - Sunday 11th April - 4-6pm

Session 4 - Sunday 25th April - 4-6pm

Session 5 - Sunday 9th May - 4-6pm

Session 6 - Sunday 23rd May - 4-6pm

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Additional time will also be given after the sessions to answer individual questions.

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What will a session look like?

Each session will build on previous work done and will be made up as follows:

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• Opening meditation / breathing practice

• Check in with each other / discussion

• Lecture – with accompanying handouts/workbook

• Yoga Practices / Meditation

• Homework setting

• Q&A session (optional 15 minutes)

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A workbook and handouts will accompany the course together with other resources (a mixture of information and recordings of various practices). Homework practices will be set and an online support group via Facebook will allow fellow students to keep in touch, support each other and provide accountability.

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This is an interactive course which encourages participants to participate rather than just be lectured to. It is optional how much students choose to contribute to discussions and share their experiences, but a supportive, safe space will be created where students feel nurtured and supported on their own personal journey.

 

Homework will be set and students will be encouraged to practice between sessions to gain the maximum benefit from the course.