By Jen Wood Has your sleep been affected? I’ve had some difficulty sleeping over the last few weeks. At the start of lockdown my sleep was better, but soon the anxiety of the situation and concerns about my family started to impact my sleep. Many of my friends, family and clients have also been experiencing…
Sunday 21st June ~ TRY OUR FREE TASTER YOGA CLASSES As it is International Yoga Day on Sunday 21st June, we want to fulfil its aims to bring yoga and all its benefits to a wider audience by offering you free taster classes. Essentially, International Yoga Day is about celebrating yoga and informing people how…
By Jen Wood Jen Wood is an emotional wellbeing coach, psychotherapist and wellbeing consultant. She is based at Restoration Yard in Dalkeith Country Park and during the Covid-19 pandemic, is helping us with some of the problems we face from feeling unsettled, to working from home and today, coping with uncertainty. This post includes a…
Tess Johnson is one of our resident yoga teachers. Her classes include Forrest Yoga on Wednesdays at 7pm and Evening Reset Yoga on Thursdays at 5.30pm. Tess originally started yoga to help with a back injury, but soon enjoyed the benefits it gave her, helping process stress and emotions. She was quickly drawn to the…
Declan Mair is one of our resident yoga teachers. His class Online Yoga For Beginners is on every Tuesday from 5.30 to 6.30pm. Declan uses yoga to find balance, stillness and peace in the chaos of modern life. Here Declan shares one of his favourite yoga poses ~ Wide-legged Forward Fold. WIDE-LEGGED FORWARD FOLD “Prasarita…
Are you an NHS worker or know someone who is? We’re giving away free spaces on every class via Restoration Yard’s virtual Wellbeing Lab as a gesture of thanks so those working to care for others at this difficult time. A timetable for lockdown When lockdown was announced, the team at Restoration Yard recognised that…
By emotional wellbeing coach, psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher, Jen Wood The 18th May marked the start of Mental Health Awareness Week 2020, and this year the theme is kindness. During lockdown, I have found solace in the many small acts of kindness that have punctuated the last few weeks. A smile from a passing dog…
Alis Atagan is one of our resident yoga teachers. Her classes include Sunrise Yoga on a Monday at 7.30am and Restorative Flow Yoga on a Wednesday at 12noon. Alis believes yoga is for everybody. It has had a profound impact on her, helping her through difficult times and has helped her learn to love her…
By Jen Wood Ever thought about journalling to help your own sense of wellbeing, but don’t know where to start? Restoration Yard’s emotional wellbeing coach, psychotherapist and wellbeing consultant, Jen Wood, gives us some great tips for starting in her post below as we navigate our ‘new normal’. Journalling. It may conjure up an image…
By Jen Wood Jen Wood is an emotional wellbeing coach, psychotherapist and wellbeing consultant. She is based at Restoration Yard in Dalkeith Country Park and during the Covid-19 pandemic, is helping us through these strange times addressing issues we all face in our new isolation. Here Jen addresses how to build strength and wellbeing while…
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