Monday 1.30 - 3pm / Wednesday 1.30 - 3pm
At the LARK Dance Drama and Gymnastics Studio, Bradley Fold Trading Estate, Radcliffe. BL2 6RT
As we get older we become increasingly aware that looking after our physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing is more important than it ever was before. For women, hormonal changes connected to the menopause are a huge contributing factor to many of the issues that we have to deal with. We become increasingly aware that our body will no longer sort itself out, as it had done previously, and we need to do more to help and support it.
Coming along to an over 50s yoga therapy class will help you get to know your body a little better. We explore what the body can, and can’t do in a gentle and supportive way. This can help you deal more positively with the many physical, mental, and emotional changes that we all experience during this potentially turbulent, transitional time in our lives.
Radcliffe and District over 50s Yoga Group currently hold 2 classes a week and are based at the LARK Dance Drama and Gymnastics Studio on Bradley Fold Trading Estate, Radcliffe.
We are a friendly and supportive group, welcoming new students as well as supporting long term students. Whatever your age, ability or health condition we aim to be as inclusive as possible. Some of us do the class from a chair whilst others can get up and down from the floor more easily. There are always props, supports and relevant advice available to accommodate our individual needs.
It is very similar to any other yoga therapy class in that we start with a centring down, usually lying on the floor, then sitting, kneeling or standing postures follow. Every session finishes with a relaxation where we can use lots of props, supports and blankets to get ourselves comfortable so we can rest and relax without distraction.
Many of us, but not all, have a myriad of issues be it bad backs, hips, knees, breathing problems, anxiety, depression, Parkinson’s, MS (multiple sclerosis), arthritis, rheumatism, sciatica, asthma, COPD, and more besides. We get individual advice and support and the sessions are relevant and inclusive for everyone.
We have had several homes around the Radcliffe area and we have recently relocated to the LARK Dance Drama and Gymnastics Studio on Bradley Fold Trading Estate, across the road from the garden centre.
The building is ideal for us as it is all on one level and there is free parking available right outside the door. You will need to bring your own mat, blanket and light weights but there is also communal equipment available for use.
Radcliffe and District over 50s Yoga Group was founded in 2004 when a group of enthusiastic yoga students got together to form a Community Group. We initially managed to get some funding from the National Lottery which helped us establish ourselves.
Over the years we have received several grants from different sources which have kept us going. They have also allowed us to keep our prices a lot lower than other classes around the area. We even managed to survive covid!
Coming along to Radcliffe and District over 50s Yoga Group will help you feel better and you might make a few friends along the way.
A perpetual student, I am always learning new things about the body, how it works and how yoga therapy practices can be used to improve it.
‘Listen to your body’ has been a constant mantra for me from the very first yoga class I attended. I would still say it is the single most important instruction I use with all my students and continue to use in my own personal practices.
I use different yoga techniques, including postures, breathing and relaxation techniques and chanting, to help keep you balanced and functioning at your best so you can navigate the stresses, strains and changes in your life as effectively as possible.
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I hold live over 50s classes in and around the Bury area and also over zoom. If you would like to know more about what classes I run throughout the week please go to my schedule list and find an over 50s class that's suitable for you.
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