Wellbeing Workshop

Getting a good night’s sleep and being able to take rest breaks, is particularly important when experiencing cancer and cancer treatments. We all need good quality sleep, but side effects from medications and treatments, pain and discomfort, stress and anxiety, can all impact on our sleep patterns, and our ability to take periods of rest during the day.

Yoga Therapy is an holistic and individualised approach; where yoga tools are adapted and applied for a particular outcome. As such, the yoga tools offered in this workshop will be tailored to the needs of the group.

This therapeutic yoga workshop will include:

• The benefits of having a good nights’ sleep and the value of rest
• What might impact our sleep
• Simple yoga tools and techniques to aid restful sleep
• Techniques to use for rest breaks

Yoga tools applied in this context may help to:

• Calm and distract an overactive mind to help induce sleep and rest better
• Reduce stress and anxiety to improve sleep quality and rest
• Return to sleep when it is interrupted
• Adopt better sleep hygiene habits
• Understand the value of rest and self-care

This event is suitable for everyone. No prior experience of yoga is needed, and all practices can be adapted to suit your needs.

Jackie is a CNHC registered yoga therapist, and yoga and meditation teacher with over 25 years experience. She has experienced cancer herself, and used yoga therapy to support her throughout her treatments and beyond.