Wellbeing Series- Yoga For Health

Name: Wellbeing Series- Yoga For Health
Start: 2025-02-11T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-02-11T20:00:00+00:00

11th Feb 2025

7:00 - 8:00pm (GMT)

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11th Feb 2025

7:00 - 8:00pm (GMT)

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Wellbeing series brings to you, Yoga For Health. Paul Fox, CEO for Yoga In Healthcare Alliance, will cover evidence base for yoga, breathing practice, approach to physical practice as well as a short yoga practice.

Paul Fox is the Chief Executive Officer for the Yoga In Healthcare Alliance charity and co-author with Heather Mason of Yoga on Prescription: The Yoga4Health Social Prescribing Protocol. Paul oversees a community of over 550 yoga teachers and healthcare professionals who have trained with YIHA to deliver the Yoga4Health 10-week programme, accredited by the UK's National Health Service through the Personalised Care Institute. Paul was awarded the Silver Award at Our Health Heroes 2024 as Healthcare Volunteer of the Year for delivering the Yoga4NHS staff wellbeing programme accredited by the Royal College of GPs to over 700 NHS staff.

Summary

Join us for our Wellbeing Series - Yoga for Health session led by Paul Fox, the CEO of Yoga In Healthcare Alliance. An expert in yoga and its integration into mainstream healthcare, Fox brings with him a vast knowledge and experience to this event. He will cover the evidence base for yoga, breathing practice, and will guide physical practice. As a co-author of "Yoga on Prescription: The Yoga4Health Social Prescribing Protocol", he is highly equipped to share valuable insights into the health benefits of yoga. Whether you're a yoga practitioner or a healthcare professional aspiring to further your understanding of yoga in the healthcare setting, this session is for you. Don't miss the opportunity to learn from the Silver Award winner of the Our Health Heroes 2024. Sign-up!

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Learning objectives

Understand the evidence base for yoga as a form of therapeutic healthcare treatment, including the latest research and studies.
Learn about the practice and techniques of yoga, with a focus on breathing and physical exercises.
Gain awareness of the Yoga4Health 10-week program, its objectives, and how it is being used in the UK's National Health Service.
Participate in a short yoga practice to experience the health benefits and therapy it can provide first-hand.
Explore how yoga can be incorporated into healthcare practices, particularly for stress management and staff wellbeing in healthcare environments.

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