Online Yoga, Pilates, Mindfulness & Wellness Workshops
The basic principles of what we offer remain the same...
… the classes address the broader wellness issues of a modern lifestyle and the pressures involved, but are now factor in the unique circumstances of working from home.
During these transitional times we need practices which bring us back to our centre, back to a sense of inner peace, community and security that can transcend the circumstances around you. For me this is, and has always been, the deeper essence of yoga and all the practices we offer.
“I don’t just employ great teachers to work in my team, they are all great people! They all resonate with my own approach that alongside wellbeing practices a sense of connection and community are fundamental to health!”
“Don’t take your work home with you!” How?
How do you leave your work behind when you are working from home? Evening mindfulness and guided deep relaxation classes are a great way to leave the workday behind and preserve the sanctuary of your home life. Available in 30, 45 and 60 minutes.
Online Wellness Breaks & Conference Break Fillers
Game Changer!
If you feel a full scale class would lose engagement with your team, or you are looking for some shorter break fillers for your conference, then try one of our shorter wellness break sessions! Short and very sweet at 15 – 30mins!
These sessions can have a broader sense of accessibility than a traditional ‘class’ as the idea of a shorter, potentially more varied series of sessions under the guise of taking a ‘wellness break’ is something that employees readily buy into.
These sessions are hugely popular as they can also be followed by both those in the workplace, and also those who may be working at home – we deliver sessions to entire workplaces who stop work to complete the online break together!
Regular sessions, ideally daily or every other day, for 20 mins doesn’t eat into such a large portion of the daily schedule and it also requires less energy, discipline and motivation than a regular class. While not everyone feels they want to do a full class each week, everyone relates to needing to take a shorter, daily break from the screen!
The reality is that spending so much time working and focusing in front of the screen, often with compromised posture, you need regular breaks to help the brain, nervous system and musculo-skeletal system to recover.
Create a Healthy Lifestyle Habit
This is also an excellent practice for employees and students to anchor into their schedule, we start the ball rolling with these sessions and it soon becomes a lifestyle anchor – as creatures of habit, a daily wellness break soon becomes part of your self-care routine.
We feel these sessions should be the wellness equivalent of having your ‘5 a day’ – that as a matter of routine you should be having a wellness break each day – or several! (See below)
We also have scope with these sessions to vary and rotate the content and keep them fresh, whilst still keeping them accessible. It’s a daily wellness break so it can rotate between:
Practicing Online
Practicing online can be a surprisingly profound experience.
Not only can you do it in the comfort of your own home – which can often be more comfortable than practicing within the ‘work atmosphere’ at your business – you can also have a much more ‘internalised’ experience in the sense there is less distraction from people around you.
Practicing online still gives a sense community as you know your colleagues are online at the same time but alleviates the tendency to directly compare and contrast your practice with them as you can’t see them.
Online Pro Tips
- Morning online yoga or fitness classes can leave you more energised for the day ahead, lunch classes are a welcome break!
- Evening yoga or fitness classes around 5 or 6pm are a great way to unwind and create separation from your work, ready to enjoy the evening ahead.
- We also offer shorter online relaxation and guided meditation sessions which can also be great at the end of the workday to create space from your work mindset.
- As well as group classes, we also offer personal one to one sessions too – an advantage of online practice is that your entire household can also join in with these if you wish!
Requirements:
- Online Yoga & Pilates: Sufficient space; (a yoga mat isn’t essential but is recommended) cushion or chair for meditation exercises; optional blanket.
- Online Meditation, mindfulness and relaxation: A cushion or chair (a blanket is optional for relaxation).
How It Works
Our online classes are held via Zoom by default, but you can also use your own meeting platform and invite the teacher to teach from it.
We keep the classes business specific in the same way as when we attend your location so that we can tailor them to your needs.
Before the block of classes begins we send out a link to your class coordinator who can then distribute it accordingly. If it’s a recurrent class, the access information stays the same so there is no need to repeat the process each week. Up to 100 people can access the class.
Online: Available Classes
- Yoga
- Chair Yoga
- Gentle stretching
- Mindfulness
- Meditation
- Pilates
- Breath work
- Back care (Hot at the moment!)
- Wellness Workshops
- Inclusion of wellness and lifestyle advice
Theming of Sessions
We can also theme classes such as:
- Rise and Shine (Morning gentle yoga & stretching)
- Afternoon Reset (Mindfulness)
- And Relax….. (Post work deep relaxation)
Recording Sessions
We can also record sessions for an additional fee and send the link to enable your colleagues to repeat the session or catch up at a convenient time later in the day.