The Science

Yoga’s benefits backed up by research

Yoga’s Power of 5

Yoga’s power is that it works physically, emotionally and cognitively. Through body awareness, the breath, and lengthening and moving the spine - the telegraph pole of the body - yoga has a holistic, long-term effect on:

Brain plasticity and function
Stress reduction
Strength and flexibility
Emotional release
Inner peace and confidence

Study #1 - The impact of breath

Slow breathing has been found to ….

Bernardi - one of the most respected researchers in this field….

#2 - Stress reduction

Yoga has been proved to significantly reduce both short and long-term stress. Nowadays, our nervous systems can spend too much time in an active stress response with nowhere for this excess energy to go. Yoga practices move the body into “rest and digest”

Study by…. has shown greater parasympathetic activation during yoga and meditation.

This is great news as long-term (chronic) stress is linked to inflammation, depression and lower health outcomes.

#3 - Happiness

A 2023 review of yoga and ADHD found yoga improving anxiety and self-esteem as well as positively affecting attention, hyperactivity and impulsive behaviour.

The same review commented of the benefits for the whole family doing yoga, both individually and in terms of family dynamics.

Choose your yoga experience!

The three Workshops below are designed with the wish for you and your employees or colleagues to have an accessible and myth-busting experience of yoga.

I offer an in-the-moment feeling of the amazing physical, mental and emotional benefits of yoga.

Workshop 1 - 90 minutes

A straight-up 90-minute yoga class for up to 12 people.

This class will be accessible, grounding and meditative. Ideal to create a harmonious, joyful group feeling, to bring people to themselves, and settle them into the day ahead or as a wind-down.

The class will include: voice work, yoga poses, breathing exercises, and a deep relaxation.

Want to know more?

Following an initial evaluation session, you can sign up for an initial six weeks of regular yoga classes.

They are designed to give your child, young person or adult the full and life-enhancing benefits of yoga.

And drumroll! These benefits are not just for those with additional and complex needs… they are for everybody :)

- Lower anxiety and stress - Better sleep

- Better digestion - Improved emotional regulation

- Strengthened focus - Improved body awareness

- Increased strength and flexibility - Happier mood and greater confidence