Mindful Movement practices help to build a healthier relationship with your body and nervous system by identifying and releasing physical and emotional patterns that may be limiting your wellbeing.
Through conversation, breath techniques, body awareness, somatic & physical exercises, movement, and posture, you’ll learn to tune into your body’s signals, better meet your needs and support greater health, vital energy, resilience, and balance.
Movement practices I offer are Authentic Movement, Seasonal Yoga and Qigong.
Authentic Movement
Authentic Movement (AM) can be described as a bridge between the unconscious and the conscious. AM can enable a deeper listening to what the body truly needs and connect to the innate wisdom and creativity there. Authentic Movement explores the relationship between a mover and a witness, being seen and seeing. With eyes closed, the mover listens inwardly and moves with a inner prompting, a cellular impulse. Gradually the invisible becomes visible, the inaudible becomes audible, and explicit form is given to the content of direct experience. The body is the home of feeling; the house of memory. To heal, we need access to it. Tina Stromsted describes the benefits of Authentic Movement in Ted talk here.
Seasonal Yoga
Incorporates traditional Chinease medicine, Yin yoga and Qigong. Seasonal Yoga aligns with the changing energies of nature and the seasons in a practice that supports balance, harmony, strength, flexibility and an enhanced sense of wellbeing.
I am a Yo-Chi teacher. Yo-Chi is a creative wellbeing programme that combines Seasonal Yoga, Qigong, storytelling and mindfulness to support children’s physical, mental, and emotional health — one season at a time.
My practice is further informed by training with Special Yoga (British Wheel of Yoga) on Mindfulness with children who have additional support needs and or a diagnosis of Autism and ADHD.
I have also attended Attachment-Based Yoga and Meditation for Trauma Recovery training with psychologist and yoga teacher Deirdre Fay.
“This was the best yoga class I’ve ever attended for my particular back issues. It integrated Qi Gong and some embodied movement as well and I liked the way this brought in a variety of movement. There was a gentle flow to the class which worked really well for my body as it meant we weren’t spending too long in any one pose. I loved the emphasis on breathwork and how it enabled me to release stress throughout the class. Mhari’s way of teaching was both calming and supportive and I left feeling relaxed and revitalised.” Lucy Fredman
A little about the benefits of yoga….
Yoga is known to have many physiological and mental health benefits for years helping to:
- Relieve stress, anxiety & depression
- Improve the immune system
- Strengthen the respiratory system
- Support cardiovascular functioning
- Aid digestive difficulties
- Improve communication skills
- Connect with your true self, inner vision
- Improve mobility, muscle strength, flexibility, bone health and posture
- Reduce chronic pain
- Can lead to contentment and a positive relationship with self and others.
Check out 5 ways Yoga Benefits your Mental Health from Yoga Journal.
1:1 Yoga Nidra Potential
Experience the benefits of Yoga Nidra for better sleep. Yoga Nidra is deep relaxation and can leave you feeling rejuvenated for the rest of the day. 1 hour of Yoga Nidra is the equivalent of 4 hours sleep! Yoga Nidra is also a creative practice that allows you to plant a seed in to the unconscious mind of what you would like to cultivate in your life and connect with your true self. Come away with a nourishing practice that you can implement in your everyday life.
Chi, Tree and Tea!
Cultivate vital energy and nature connection with Qigong practice and tea.
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Intergenerational Yoga
Transform your child’s wellbeing through yoga, mindfulness and inner resourcing.
“Mhari is a very qualified professional with an amazing sensitivity that is so visible when she works with young people and children. My daughter immediately connects with her and is very enthusiastic to attend Mhari’s workshops and classes! I highly recommend her especially for shy and sensitive children (and also for their parents!).”
Carolin Nuti, Parent, 2024.
Mindful Yoga
