WEA courses

Discover the wonderful practice of Yoga and Mindfulness, combined with Nature Connection to support your mental health and wellbeing. This is a friendly course designed to support your resilience and wellbeing to contribute to a more mindful, compassionate and environmentally sustainable world. The aim is to help you manage difficulties such as stress, anxiety and depression and enhance your wellbeing by bringing more awareness to your life, whilst developing self-confidence to express yourself. It is ideal for those who want to keep physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually fit. It will offer you guidelines, like helping hands, to move you deeper into your own authenticity and into a life that is richer and fuller, simply because you are living with more skill.

Yoga Nidra translates to Yogic Sleep. It’s a deeply restful Yoga practice, and a very effective way to rest and restore at the end of the day. If you want to manage stress and anxiety and reduce fatigue, we’ve got you covered! Yoga Nidra with Georgia offers you the tools, time and space you need to manage stress and open yourself up to a place of stillness, calm and deep relaxation. Yoga Nidra helps you to easily drift into a clam and meditative state from a place of comfort and ease.

Chair yoga is a wonderful practice that adapts traditional yoga poses to be done while seated in a chair. It’s perfect for people who may have limited mobility or chronic disease such as long Covid, knee and back problems. Also excellent for people who find it challenging to transition between standing and seated positions, or simply want a quick break from office work. In general, yoga can help manage stress, symptoms of depression, and relieves anxiety. It can also boost your mood, and quality of sleep. Seated yoga helps strengthen and lengthen muscles, ease pain and increase mobility. We will cool down and ensure this results in both uplifting and deeply restful practice by including meditation for the latter part of the session. A wonderful to start the day.

Yoga is a wonderful practice that supports our physical and mental well-being. This course will allow you to enjoy all the benefits of yoga whilst taking a deeper focus on yoga practices that help to keep your back healthy. Most people suffer from back ache or pain at some point in their lives. Practicing yoga is a good strategy to both prevent and manage back ache. You will learn practices that help to relieve tension and improve back strength and flexibility. Yoga is a non-competitive practice for everyone, you will be encouraged to move with care for your own body, adapting practices to meet your individual needs in a supportive learning environment.

Did you know yoga can help you get stronger and more flexible, no matter your age or abilities? There are yoga courses for all levels and needs. Even if you can’t take part in a standing class, this beginner’s yoga course can help you gain mobility without taking a toll on your joints. Seated yoga is perfect for you if you’d have difficulty following a regular yoga lesson. Whether you have mobility issues or chronic fatigue, this yoga course can help you reduce stiffness in your joints and learn to relax. Enjoy the practice of yoga from a chair.

Many people struggle to sleep or to have good quality sleep for a variety of reasons. This can negatively impact our ability to be productive in daily life. Regular mindfulness and meditation practice supports both mind and body to relax, therefore supporting many people’s ability to have a good night’s sleep. This practice-based course will guide you through a range of mindful practices that will help you to unwind during the evening. You will learn to anchor in the moment through attentions to your breathing, sound release, mindful movement, and meditation. Each session will end with a guided Yoga Nidra practice to encourage deep rest and quality sleep.

The course is suitable for all ages and abilities and for those who are experienced and who have some prior knowledge of yoga. The practices will involve a wide range of techniques including posture, breathwork, mindfulness and meditation, study and reflection. Yoga is a traditional and contemporary class. Each week there is a guided practice where we will work on a variety of practices and techniques modified and adapted to suit all needs. You will be introduced to yoga in a careful, step by step approach with demonstrations and explanations of key postures, breathing techniques, meditation techniques and themes from the teachings.

The WEA online course is suitable for all ages, for beginners and those who already practise yoga. It is suitable for those with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis often experienced alongside osteoporosis. Your 'approach' to yoga and 'how' you practise will also help you to develop an increased level of awareness which in turn will lead to practising with an increased attentiveness to your body - getting to know yourself by listening to your body's feedback and responding appropriately . By the end of the course, you will be able to practise postures for strength, alignment, stamina, posture and balance.

Would you like to improve your ability to relax to support your own well-being? This course will help you to relax physically and to calm your mind through a wide range of accessible techniques. You will be guided through a range of breathing practices, mindful movements, and guided relaxation practice during each session, supporting you to deeply relax. You will be supported to identify the practices that are most beneficial for you and to implement short practices into your daily life as you develop your own self – care strategy to support your own well-being. Everyone can improve their ability to relax, why not give it a try?

All our Care2 courses are completely free for unpaid carers (or those who have previously been carers). You do not need to receive a carer's allowance to qualify. If you are unsure, please contact our call centre advisors who will be able to assist you. This seated yoga is a progression for some and new for others. Suitable for all levels and taught by Georgia an experienced yoga teacher, who offers a range of difficulties to suit everybody. During this relaxed and friendly class, you will learn accessible yoga postures that can be done from the comfort of your own chair. We will cover breath work and body alignment. This class will strengthen your body, increase your flexibility and prepare you for your day by offering a meditation at the end of every session. You will learn how you can benefit from a regular yoga practice that incorporates hand mudras. All you need to do is prepare a space at home where you will not be disturbed, have a comfortable chair with back support and wear comfortable clothing. Look forwards to seeing you there!