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Well Woman Yoga

In person classes

Venue: Blackheath Complementary Health Centre, 184-186 Westcombe Hill, LONDON SE3 7DH
Thursdays at 10:00 – 11:30
Dates: 30 June, 07, 14, 21 July, 04 August 2022
Please note: no session on 28 July
5 sessions
Fee: £85

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Why Well Woman Yoga?

Well Woman yoga

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Well Woman Yoga is a specific path to yoga, and indeed involves specialised training courses, in order to teach it.

It is a uniquely, therapeutic approach, as it was designed by women for women, and takes into account the fact that our bodies are different to men’s and, to a degree, to each other’s and that we are also creatures of cycles. These cycles are honoured in the sessions.

Bernadette undertook both part one & part two of the Well Woman teaching diploma in 2011-12 with Dr Francoise Freedman and combined with her 30 years of overall yoga teaching/ therapy experience, has developed her own approach, whilst also staying true to all the tenets of Well Woman yoga-the most important underpinning of it all being “grounding”- physical, mental & emotional.

Yoga classes on Zoom

Live streamed Well Woman Yoga courses

Bernadette offers online yoga classes using an app called Zoom, which is free for you to download: zoom.us

Wednesdays 19:30 – 21:00 –  Live streamed 90 minutes
Dates:
  • Weds 29 June, Weds 06 July, Weds 13 July, TUES 19 July, Weds 03 August 2022
  • Please note: no session on 27 July
  • 5 sessions
  • Fee: £62 / £50 concs

To book for all Zoom courses please contact Bernadette for full details: Email info@peacefulpractice.co.uk

Also on offer:

1-1 Yoga

Visit our 1-1 Yoga Therapy page to find out more

Email Bernadette for full booking details info@peacefulpractice.co.uk

Yoga Retreats

LAMMAS Mini Retreat

A MORNING OF YOGA; RITUAL & HASTABHYANGA (HAND MASSAGE) IN CELEBRATION OF THE CELTIC FIRE FESTIVAL OF LAMMAS (LUGHNASADGH), THE FIRST HARVEST.

ASANA, PRANAYAMA, MUDRA & BANDHA, DHARANA & KIRTAN PLUS HASTABHYANGHA.

A LAMMAS RITUAL WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED AS WE CONTINUE AROUND THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR.

Date: Sunday 7 August 2022

Venue:

Blackheath Complementary health Centre
184/6 Westcombe Hill
SE3 7DH

Time: 10:00-13:30

Fee: £50

The final Peaceful Practice yoga event until Sep 2022.

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To book your place or if you have any questions, please email Bernadette info@peacefulpractice.co.uk

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Chakras: SWADISTHANA

Chakras were first documented in the ancient Hindu text of knowledge, the Vedas. The term Chakra comes from the Sanskrit word meaning “wheel”. Chakras are also described as padmas (lotuses).

View Bernadette’s latest blog – the second in a series about Chakras. This one is about Swadisthana – a chakra which is strongly associated with the element of water and therefore closely aligned to the Moon and its influence of tides as well as menstruation and even all the fluids in the body. For example, blood, lymph, semen, saliva and tears.

It can be visualised as level with the pubic bone, within Sushumna nadi.

It is also related to the sense of taste. We use the term “mouth watering” and it is this watery element which produces saliva and makes this possible.

It may be visualised as a crimson lotus flower with 6 petals. Within the lotus is a crescent moon. The animal is a crocodile The deity is Vishnu-the creator, Rakini is the consort. and she controls the body’s blood element.

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Well Woman yoga at home

Bernadette also offers individual Well Woman yoga therapy in your home.

Contact Bernadette for further details:
Tel.020 8853 5944
email: info@peacefulpractice.co.uk

Why try Well Woman yoga? Here′s the answer from Anne

I guess it is an opportunity to thank you wholeheartedly for delivering and constantly developing your wonderful sessions.

They mean a lot to a lot of people, including me, and often I think they’ve helped me go through a lot of bad times and still do, and when I’m not feeling completely down, they give a wonderful sense of balance and peace. Being in the company of nice and like-minded people is also very nice and reassuring.

The classes are very therapeutic, both physically and morally. Sometimes, a session can reduce pain created by tension, stress or bad posture, or it allows your mind to let go of constant worries, so it is healing on all levels.

The classes include a range of exercises that enable the whole body and the mind to gradually unwind, relax, stretch and I always feel much more relaxed, at peace and positive at the end of a session.

Each session is different, with a clear progression, bringing variety, a sense of purpose and fun.

It’s also amazing how you can tell us what to change, how to modify a position according to our needs or physical issues, so that we get the most out of it.

I’ve always liked the reading each week which can make you smile or cry, or just makes you think in a different way.

Depending on the focus each week, I think each of us with our individual needs finds each session particularly beneficial.. However, there is something for everyone in each class.

I’ve learnt so much in these classes, about the constant link between mind and body, the power of breathing, the importance of letting go, undoing, how the regular practice of physical exercises can have an effect not only on your body but also on your mind, how yoga is not just an exercise session but a whole range of small practices that can improve your physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing.

Studio class testimonials

“Totally wonderful class. Ticked all the boxes. Feeling a whole lot more aligned. Thank you”

W.P,
Studio class testimonial
...″ Bernadette’s classes were a sanctuary for me as they gave me a space to ‘recover’ both mentally and physically, and to find spiritual happiness. Later I went into full-time employment and like anyone with an addictive nature, because I couldn’t attend all of Bernadette’s classes, I didn’t attend any!

“More recently, I have been searching for a space in which to find inner peace, along with good mental and physical health – I am still caring for my mum and I have been incredibly stressed. I tried to think of when and where I have been most happy and my thoughts returned to Bernadette’s yoga classes. After a bit of research, happily I found out about Bernadette’s yoga course at the Yogi Tree so I immediately signed up.

My reason for wanting to return to Bernadette’s yoga classes specifically is because I achieved inner harmony and spiritual awareness, my concentration, and memory improved significantly and my physical and mental health improved to the point where I had never felt so good. Since rejoining Bernadette’s classes I have already begun to feel better and believe, no I know, I am on the road to recovery. Bless her.

Bernadette practices what she preaches so to speak, so when she asks you about your health and injuries she is always mindful of what she has learned about you and adjusts your practice accordingly. Relaxation means relaxation. Moreover, her wealth of experience in yoga and complementary therapies means that your experience will be both peaceful and positive.

Joining Bernadette’s yoga class is the kindest thing I have done for myself. Why don’t you do the same?”

Fiona

Menopausal yoga / Support Circle

“Journey to Second Spring”

These pioneering, juicy circles offer women approaching or experiencing menopause a safe, supportive and friendly space to express and share experiences as well as discovering how specific yoga practices for women at this stage of life’s cycle, is an invaluable ally.

Management of hot flushes, anxiety, poor sleep, joint pain, pelvic floor health, palpitations, loss of confidence and libido, depression and much more are all explored. This transition is possibly the biggest in a woman’s life and can be seen as an opportunity for powerful spiritual growth.

  • Build a range of supportive strategies to navigate this profoundly transformative phase
  • Nutrition, lifestyle adaptations, stress management, relationship challenges – all addressed
  • Laughs along the way, too!
  • Senior yoga therapist with 30 plus years experience

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Well Woman yoga is a specific approach to yoga - click to find out more

WellWoman Yoga is a specific path to yoga, and indeed involves specialised training courses, in order to teach it.

It is a uniquely, therapeutic approach, as it was designed by women for women, and takes into account the fact that our bodies are different to men’s and, to a degree, to each other’s and that we are also creatures of cycles. These cycles are honoured in the sessions.

Bernadette undertook both part one & part two of the Well Woman teaching diploma in 2011-12 with Dr Francoise Freedman and combined with her 30 years of overall yoga teaching/ therapy experience, has developed her own approach, whilst also staying true to all the tenets of Well Woman yoga-the most important underpinning of it all being “grounding”- physical, mental & emotional.

She also is able to incorporate her other lengthy experience as a Reiki Master, massage therapist and Australian Bush Flower Essences practitioner to create her own way of offering support &  empowerment with women.

Bernadette includes asana-both of a restorative & flowing nature-simple pranayama practices; yoga nidra; mudras & bandhas; mantra; therapeutic micro movements and  massage as well as humour !, These are all intended to promote “womb ecology”, whatever stage a woman may have reached in her life’s cycle.

Practices taught carefully integrate the work of Eastern and Western healers and teachers, with references to classic yoga texts. These classes offer women a safe, nurturing space where they can access the opportunity to deeply relax & “undo” the roots of certain conditions and address them.

This form of therapeutic well woman yoga is compatible with mainstream and other complementary therapies. It is, nourishing and deeply nurturing, and provides tools for women to take charge of their overall wellbeing with simple, effective accessible practices many of which can be incorporated into day to day life and not just when on a yoga mat!

Also included, , when appropriate, are both considerations  & honouring of the various, traditional cycles of the year with specific processes, as well as practices around the cycles of the Moon.

There is a powerful yet often unexplored connection between our reproductive health and our emotions.

Stifled creativity, grief & bereavement, family history & attitudes, professional pressures, lack of emotional support can all impact on this health, often significantly contributing to many health issues, especially those linked to reproductive organs.

Unexplained infertility, heavy, painful or absent periods, fibroids, PCO, endometriosis, sciatica; adenomyosis, menopausal challenges, migraine are examples.

Bernadette also has experience in guiding women with less common conditions such as pudendal neuralgia and lichen sclerosis.

Most of these requirements are unable to be met within a general yoga, or exercise class.

Adrenal stress, post- surgery recovery, diastasis recti; umbilical hernia, prolapses, sacro iliac and and various chronic conditions can also benefit, so that women receive tools to help address what is impairing their day to day enjoyment of life and optimise hormonal balance.

More and more there is a need for Yoga that is more specifically directed to enhance women’s well- being. Please contact her if you would like to discuss anything. info@peacefulpratice.co.uk. If you would like to call her she is happy to offer a free 10 minute telephone consultation prior to joining a class.0208 853 5944.

Well woman yoga is compatible with mainstream medical treatment.

If you would prefer 1-1 sessions these can be arranged in your own home at a time that suits you, or at Greenwich Wellness Rooms on Trafalgar Rd.

Read more testimonials:

I very much enjoy the classes. I have found the handouts useful. I hoped to gain increased flexibility, reduction in shoulder/neck pain and improved fitness. I think they do assist in these goals especially flexibility. The most useful for me are the stretch/flexiblity exercises and the changing emphasis on different practice is really good. I would definitely recommend.

J.P

I can never thank Bernadette enough for introducing me to Yoga. I started out thinking I would probably not last more than a week or two but the classes are the highlight of my week.  Bernadette is and excellent teacher with a calm, tranquil nature.  She teaches in a way that is supportive and intuitive to the body and I have found easy to incorporate the exercises into my everyday life. I have so much more energy and my balance and flexibility have improved remarkably in a short space of time.  I also find it easier to relax into life from day to day by keeping up the breathing techniques and gentle exercise.

H.I

I thoroughly enjoy Well woman yoga. It’s a great chance for me to slow down & chill out. What I have really appreciated this time is the subtlety of the practice & how exploring in postures changes the feeling in my body. More & more the yoga practice is aligning with other areas in my life where I am learning to be more flexible (exploring options).

I often recommend your classes…It’s just that not everyone is ready to take good care of themselves.

S.H.

I wanted to say how important Well woman yoga has been throughout this last year. Every aspect of your sessions has been invaluable, from relaxation, meditation, learning by recognising how to recognise, treat and challenge my flexibility, strength and mindfulness in a positive, caring way. The way of practicing yoga that you teach is something I try to bring into the rest of my life with truly significant consequences for my everyday experience of wellbeing. Thank you – you are an impressive and thoughtful teacher.

F.H

I have been attending Bernadette’s Well Woman Yoga for 3 years and I have find a space of peace just for me. It is a place where I am not being judged, I can work at my own pace and according to the needs of that particular day. There is respect and nourishment of the body and the soul. I am also currently receiving regular Reiki treatments to aid me with my cancer recovery – I am finding these sessions very restorative, relaxing and pampering. Really grateful for Bernadette’s wisdom, knowledge and patience.

S.B.

…” Bernadette’s classes were a sanctuary for me as they gave me a space to ‘recover’ both mentally and physically, and to find spiritual happiness. Later I went into full-time employment and like anyone with an addictive nature, because I couldn’t attend all of Bernadette’s classes, I didn’t attend any!

More recently, I have been searching for a space in which to find inner peace, along with good mental and physical health – I am still caring for my mum and I have been incredibly stressed. I tried to think of when and where I have been most happy and my thoughts returned to Bernadette’s yoga classes. After a bit of research, happily I found out about Bernadette’s yoga course at the Yogi Tree so I immediately signed up.

My reason for wanting to return to Bernadette’s yoga classes specifically is because I achieved inner harmony and spiritual awareness, my concentration, and memory improved significantly and my physical and mental health improved to the point where I had never felt so good. Since rejoining Bernadette’s classes I have already begun to feel better and believe, no I know, I am on the road to recovery. Bless her.

Bernadette practices what she preaches so to speak, so when she asks you about your health and injuries she is always mindful of what she has learned about you and adjusts your practice accordingly. Relaxation means relaxation. Moreover, her wealth of experience in yoga and complementary therapies means that your experience will be both peaceful and positive.

Joining Bernadette’s yoga class is the kindest thing I have done for myself. Why don’t you do the same?”

Fiona
...″ Bernadette’s classes were a sanctuary for me as they gave me a space to ‘recover’ both mentally and physically, and to find spiritual happiness. Later I went into full-time employment and like anyone with an addictive nature, because I couldn’t attend all of Bernadette’s classes, I didn’t attend any!
″... my Tuesday morning class is an absolute lifeline at the moment and I′m so grateful to Bernadette for doing this.″

“…One of the biggest things I’ve noticed is being able to connect with a group of like- minded women at this time is really special. I find the classes many things – grounding, relaxing, calming, energising, uplifting. I do yoga on my own at home as well, but there is something about being able to do this together as part of a group that feels so vital right now. It is particularly precious when faced with such huge unknowns and uncertainty.”

C.L.

“I rarely get a moment alone. It has been a breath of fresh air to go into a room, shut the door, and connect online to Bernadette′s class for an hour and a half each week...

“…I relax the moment I hear Bernadette’s voice. The class works well online, as Bernadette always talks through each movement clearly and calmly, with different variations depending on how you are feeling, just like in the original classroom. being able to join online is particularly special for me as I have moved cities and this is an opportunity for me to re-join the class which I loved so much from a distance.”

F.H.

″I can never thank Bernadette enough for introducing me to Yoga....″

“…I started out thinking I would probably not last more than a week or two but the classes are the highlight of my week. Bernadette is and excellent teacher with a calm, tranquil nature. She teaches in a way that is supportive and intuitive to the body and I have found easy to incorporate the exercises into my everyday life.

I have so much more energy and my balance and flexibility have improved remarkably in a short space of time. I also find it easier to relax into life from day to day by keeping up the breathing techniques and gentle exercise.”

Helen

Support for long term Diastasis recti

Diastasis Rectus Abdominis (Diastasis Recti) seems to have increased in the last two decades. This midline separation of women’s abdominal wall associated with pregnancy is often left untreated during the postnatal period and in later years.

This condition is not prevented by keep fit practices, including some forms of yoga for pregnancy. Yet with a balanced yoga practice, the midline tissue of the Linea Alba can be expected to be flexible and strong enough to withstand most pregnancies. A healthy abdominal wall is essential for a pain-free lower back, urinary continence, sexual health and pelvic organ support.

Bernadette has trained with Francoise Freedman of Birthlight & offers bespoke practices, for various forms of Diastasis Recti and umbilical hernias, which can all occur in pregnancy & the post natal period and may often remain undiagnosed for many years. So whether this is a condition that has not been addressed for many years, or you are experiencing it post natally or you are aiming to heal between pregnancies, there are simple, highly effective yoga based techniques that can make a positive impact.

Bernadette offers bespoke 1-1 yoga therapy for Diastasis recti in your own home or local studio.– contact Bernadette to find out more

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MP3 testimonial:

“I wanted to improve on my relaxation. I have found it incredibly enjoyable to listen to...″

“The speed is just right and it is as if she is in room with him talking especially to me. I have never been big on meditation nor mindfulness but this  is such a pleasure to listen to that I actually look forward to my 45 minutes of me time. I feel much rested and regenerated afterwards.”

Stef

Photos © Jana Chiellino, Co-director/Photographer, Atherton-Chiellino Photography of the Arts www.atherton-chiellino.com | www.janachiellino.com

Yoga Classes

  • Well Woman Yoga
  • Menopausal Yoga & Support Circle
  • Toddler Yoga
  • Yoga Therapy / One-to-one yoga
  • Fertility Yoga
  • Drop in Hatha yoga
  • Yoga Mini & Residential Retreats
  • Mummy & Baby Yoga
  • Pregnancy Yoga
  • Mindfulness

Massage therapy

Bernadette is also an experienced massage therapist & offers the following at her treatment space in Greenwich.

Full details are on the massage pages:

  • Therapeutic Massage
  • Indian Head Massage
  • Ayurvedic Foot Massage
  • Hot Stones Massage
  • Reiki

She also offers:

  • Pregnancy Massage
  • Mummies’ Massages
  • Baby Massage Instruction
  • Home visits for all the above except Hot Stones Massage

Gift vouchers are available for all of the above.

T&Cs

Take a look at Bernadette’s Terms & Conditions, including her Cancellation policy

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