Yoga
Yoga is often misunderstood in modern western culture to be a collection of asanas and being able to achieve ‘pretzel like poses.’ We don’t have to be really flexible or achieve ‘pretzel like poses’ to practice yoga, these are misconceptions. What is missing with this understanding is that yoga has a philosophical and historical background and it is a multifaceted practice that helps us to nurture many aspects of wellness or living well.
The word yoga comes from a Sanskrit word that means to yolk or unite, it unites body mind and spirit and helps us be fully present in the moment, accepting what’s present with compassion. Yoga helps us be present in a broader experience rather than getting hooked up in things like judgements, expectations and worries which restrict our vision. It helps us to hold things more lightly so we can notice and feel more. In a wider context it connects and unites all beings through the practice of the 8 limbs and connecting to compassion and common humanity.
Yoga tailored can be safe for many conditions & it is helpful in rehabilitation when tailored by a physiotherapist. Physiotherapy and yoga are a great union, the two together help to tailor rehabilitation and empower you in improving your health & wellbeing. Ann integrates yoga into physiotherapy, referred to as physio-yoga, and uses yoga without physiotherapy within wellness coaching and workshops/classes. She will be running online Embodied Harmony classes from March 2025. These classes will be an hour and combine gentle embodied movement with breath work, meditation (sometimes yoga nidra), vagal toning & restorative yoga. These classes aim to connect you to your body in a compassionate way and encourage: nervous system regulation, rest, harmony & healing. these classes are part of the Listening to our Inner Wisdom offerings, you can find out more here:
Yoga can be helpful in a variety of ways including: calming an overactive sympathetic nervous system and retrain the nervous system (both settling and building nervous system capacity), increasing self-awareness, increasing trust in the body, helping with emotional regulation, supporting overall health and wellbeing & thriving. It can be helpful for many people including people with, for example, persistent pain, ME/CFS, long covid, PoTS, stress and anxiety. It can be accessible for everyone, many people have feedback to Ann that she has made yoga accessible to them which they have struggled with before.
- Improving many aspects of movement, including coordination, balance, fluidity, ease, strength, flexibility
- Deepening self-awareness
- Nervous system regulation
- Building nervous system capacity
- Helping you to find the joy in movement and to move with more ease
- Helping with managing and changing pain
- Encouraging compassion
- Improving cognitive elements, for example concentration, attention and memory
- Supports emotional regulation
- Improving breathing patterns
- Helps to see more choices & possibilities
- It nurtures wellness & thriving
'Learn to Become Compassionately Present In Your Body Through Yoga'
About Yoga at Unity Physiotherapy & Wellbeing
As a fully qualified yoga teacher Ann integrates yoga into specialist physiotherapy for people with pain, ME/CFS, long covid, PoTS, fibromyalgia & FND, as well using it in the somatic wellbeing side of her work (commonly seeing people with chronic stress, anxiety & trauma). Ann also offers yoga 1:1’s and workshops/classes. She has also done the three levels of pilates training, along with CPD courses with the Australian Physiotherapy & Pilates Institute and integrates some of this learning into yoga.
Who we see
Anyone who would like to explore yoga as part of self-care, making changes that support health & wellbeing and maintaining this and as part of a toolkit to support with navigating the challenges in life. If you have persistent pain or a condition that causes fatigue, then yoga will need to be physio-yoga which combines physiotherapy & yoga.
If you would like to arrange a 1:1 appointment that includes yoga get in touch to book a free 15 minute discovery call. If you would like to attend a workshop or class that includes yoga take a look at the offerings on the Listening to Our Inner Wisdom page (linked above).
Other related services we offer
Wellness coaching information
Wellness Workshops
Meditation
Location
You can arrange a virtual appointment for anywhere in the UK or an in person appointment in North Hykeham, Lincoln.
Get in touch
If you would like to find out how Ann can help manage and change fatigue, do what you love, live well and thrive again get in touch to book your appointment, or a free 15 minute call to help you decide if working with Ann is right for you.