Trainer: Trainer identified by the Institute for Physical Education & Sport
Target Audience: All members of staff
Course Duration: 10 hours
Delivery Mode: Class-based
NB: Participants should attend in comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat and towel with them.
This one-hour yoga class is designed to promote physical health, mental wellbeing, relaxation, and overall quality of life. The sessions are suitable for beginners and can be adapted to accommodate different ages, abilities, and levels of experience.
Each class typically begins with gentle relaxation and breathing exercises to help participants center themselves and connect with their breath. This is followed by mindful warm-up movements to prepare the body for practice, leading into a carefully structured sequence of yoga postures. The session finishes with a short relaxation or guided meditation, leaving participants feeling lengthened, centered, and energized—challenged but not overwhelmed, and well supported in developing a calmer mind and a more resilient body.
Throughout the session, participants are encouraged to work at their own pace, listen to their bodies, and take breaks whenever necessary. The emphasis is on safe participation, mindful movement, and creating a positive, enjoyable, and inclusive experience for all.
To support your physical and emotional wellbeing, regular participation can help you develop:
Improved Flexibility & Mobility: Gently stretching and lengthening muscles to improve your daily range of motion.
Better Balance & Coordination: Enhancing body awareness, posture, and core stability.
Increased Strength: Building functional, full-body physical strength.
Stress Reduction & Enhanced Concentration: Using breathwork and mindful focus to calm the nervous system and clear the mind.
Emotional Wellbeing & Self-Awareness: Fostering increased self-confidence and a deeper connection between mind and body.
