Well Being through Movement and Breathing
The function of the breath, heart and brain are closely linked. External stress is well known to create the aptly named fight or flight responses, where the body and brain go up a gear to enable a better chance of dealing with the impending situation. Office based stress and tension results in similar physiological responses, but without the possibility of dispersion through immediate physical action.
Enter Movement and Breathing.
Recognition of stressful patterns of tension in the body and stressful patterns of breathing leads to the possibility of change.
Movement is used as a tool to release physical tension and enhance the potential for breathing. Slowing the breath requires engagement of mental focus on physiological functions, and itself will reduce the breath length and consequently the heart rate. Used on its own breathing practice is a tool to extend your breath capacity and to explore the activity and nature of your mind. Movement linked with breathing brings these two tools together, usually providing a more effective mechanism for the intial reduction of the impact of stress.
The Tutor, Paul Riddy Viniyoga Dip, BWY Dip(accred), Viniyoga PG Dip ( MSc)
Paul has been teaching yoga for over 30 years, and works with individuals alongside holding regular yoga classes. He works closely with complementary practitioners and receives referrals for individual work from health professionals. His experience includes practising in several approaches to yoga, and attending workshops in other body-mind therapies. Paul enoys the outdoors, especially walking in mountainous environments.
Locally and further afield he offers workshops and retreats, Association for Yoga Studies (AYS, formerly Viniyoga Britian) Introductory and Foundation courses, In Service Training (IST) for the British Wheel of Yoga, and Yoga and Walking holidays, in the UK and other European destinations. Paul is a Diploma Course Tutor and BWY final class assessor.