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⚕️This Retreat is open to everyone but guided more towards & designed to support those of you who are living with or in recovery from Cancer or any other Life Changing chronic Health Condition that has or is affecting your day to day life with regard to movement, sleep &/or mental health - but saying that everyone is invited!! - anyone who wants or needs to get back to some kind of fitness & wellness after having some time out - whatever your reason - big or small - start your journey here with us - we also invite Carers too - any carers that wish to attend, we realise that caring for someone with serious & non serious condition has its own needs 💚🙏⚕️so.........Saying all that 🙂 no matter your situation We are open to anyone & everyone who just wants or needs some mindful & Easeful movement where you are in complete control of what you want to do with the time to do it🙂
You will practice & experience Somatic Yoga therapy with integrated easeful Hatha Asana with Jo & Jane - Jane will guide you through chair alternatives
Pranayama Breathwork & mindful Meditation with Dashana
Back to exercise guidance with Lee - Education & no impact exercise on the ground safe & sound 🙂🙏🧘♂️⚕️🤲
💚🧘♂️⚕️🙏This Holistic & Blissful Wellness Morning Retreat is being held in the beautiful & local village of Wilden just a few miles outside of Bedford
it will be full of renewing energy, positive thinking & movement that is easeful & at a level achievable for everyone no matter your condition or ability - you can’t get it wrong - there are no rules - but you can have fun 🙂
⚕️We will offer you guidance & strategies for the following difficulties
Difficulty sleeping
Strategy support for unwanted & negative thoughts
Breathing exercises - breathwork
Muscle & joint stiffness
💚What you will experience
Mindfull activities
Support, Guidance A sense of belonging, Calm & ease
Helpful strategies to use at home
Physical fun
🧘♂️Somatic Yoga Movement with some low key Hatha Asana (like sleeping swan)which can be practiced on the floor or in a chair - or both - there will be an alternative for you - so you will be able to achieve with confidence
⚕️Mind resetting guidance, suggestion & intention
⚕️Pranayama Breathwork& Mindfullness
all practiced from the ground safe & sound or in the chair without a care - or both if that helps - you choose - we support
Get in touch for a chat about your specific needs & lets see how we can make it work.
Movement is really important - let us help you 💚🙌🙂🙏🧘♂️
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Do you struggle to sleep at night?
Anxiety due to diagnosis or future health concerns?
Other things?
⚕️Are you Getting stiff due to lack of movement?
Do you need some gentle movement but not full on exercise?
If the answer is yes to any of the above maybe we can help you - we certainly want to!, all your facilitators & guides for the retreat have themselves experienced or are at present experiencing their own cancer journey - we understand & we empathise how health concerns affect everyday living 🙏
⚕️🙏This Holistic ~& Blissful Support & Wellness Retreat will be full of easeful renewed energy, positive thinking & movement that will be at a level achievable for everyone- you can’t get it wrong - there are no rules, its kind & gentle - don't just take our words for it - come & experience it for yourselves 🙂
also come & experience Mind resetting guidance, suggestion & intention,
Pranayama Breathwork,
Somatic yoga & Mindfullness from the ground safe & sound or in the chair without a care, you choose, no experience is needed or required, get in touch for a chat about your specific needs & lets see how we can make it work.
Movement is really important - let us help you if we can,
Delivered with love & empathy by professioals who themselves have their own Health journey's to share.
Have you had to spend alot of time in bed due to your condition? and/or because of your medication, you may be longing to get moving again but don't know where to start Then the somatic yoga session will be for you - I would like to reassure you this is not fitness yoga or lets see how hard we can push ourselves Yoga - this is Somatic =- even the few Hatha asana's will be delivered somatically, it’s mindful & easeful -
Yoga means ‘to unite’ & we will set intentions to unite our Mind with our Body, the Bodies systems - muscular, hormonal & muchmore all delivered with support by this caring team, you will be safe, there is also the option to step out at anytime during the retreat & be supported by one of the team 🙂🙏⚕️
All we ask to attend this Blissful & healing Retreat is a minimum donation of £15 that you pay directly to the Primrose charity - but you can give as much as you want 💚🙏⚕️
There are only 20 spaces for this event & it's booking in advance only, for more details & how to secure your space contact Jo Roberts right here on facebook through messenger or any of the other facilitators = Lee Webb, Jane Butcher or Dashna Patel
We look forward to sharing time & space with you 🙌⚕️⚕️🙂
The Primrose Charity event is a collaboration between Namashanti Yoga, Lee webb coaching, Jane Butcher fit for your life & I am Yoga with Dashna - we are work colleauges as well as friends
Meet your Guides & Facillitators for the morning
💚Jo Roberts who will be guiding you through Somatic Yoga & general caring duties: with over 25 years experience in the fitness industry teaching in London & Bedfordshire,10 years ago I changed from hard push it fitness to a more holistic approach training in Hatha Yoga, Pilates & more recently in the last 5 years Somatic Yoga. I am at present on my own cancer journey living with a brain tumour, I have had brain surgery, radiotherapy & chemo, I am well & upbeat about life & my future as best as I can be ⚕️⚕️⚕️🙏
💚Jane Butcher who will be offering the chair yoga alternative for the Somatic/Hatha yoga section - also general caring duties, Jane is a well known & well loved Yoga/ pilates teacher & personal trainer in Bedfordfordshire. Hi I'm Jane and I have Breast Cancer. I have experienced chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. Prior to this I enjoyed climbing Mountains. But now Cancer has become my Mountain which I'm conquering!
I have been involved with teaching chair yoga to cancer patients for several years. I offer cancer courses for recovery Online.
I run Pilates and yoga classes in the community and Personal Training, as well as Menopause courses Online
💚Lee Webb - Lee will be guiding you through breathing techniques, sleep therapy & general positivity, His back to fitness session with education as well as some ground base exercises Lee is a former soldier, personal Trainer & health coach with more than 26 years experience in the fitness industry. Having survived stage 3 head & neck cancer & now living with prostate cancer, Lee understands what it takes to rebuild your strength, confidence & sense of purpose after a major health setback, through his 'Stronger than Before Programme he helps men over 40 who have been through the cancer journey & other health scares take control of their health & become stronger than who they were before. Lee will be there to support any men that attend the retreat so there will be a deeper level of support
💚Dashna Patel who will be guiding you through several pranyama (breathing) & meditation techniques that you can use especially in times of anxiety & stress, she will also be there to support individually, she oozes love & care for others. Dash is an Ashtanga yoga teacher specialising in meditation & pranayama practice taking classes & 1-1 sessions in the community of Bedford & surrounding areas, she has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer & is on her own journey
we are looking forward to sharing this space with you,
get in touch for a chat & secure your space today
Lve & Blessings
Jo, Jane,Lee & Dashna
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The Primrose Charity Link
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/primrose-unit-bedford-hospital
We would like to thank the comittee of Wilden Village Hall for donating the use of the hall for free - Thank you so much 🙏⚕️
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Wilden Village Hall, 2 High Street Wilden MK44 2PB, 2 High Street, Bedford, MK44 2PB, United Kingdom
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