Event

Wellbeing Wednesdays: Yoga & Mindfulness

  • Mon 2 Jan - Wed 15 Mar 23

    12:10

  • Colchester Campus

    Varies see description

  • Event type

    Wellbeing
    Wellbeing Wednesdays

  • Event organiser

    People and Culture

  • Contact details

    Stuart Henty

Students and staff are invited to join these weekly wellbeing sessions, offering yoga and mindfulness.

These 40-minute sessions are available to attend face-to-face on campus and online via Zoom. There will be two sessions each Wednesday.

Sessions will be recorded and posted on the Wellbeing Directory on Moodle for staff and students unable to attend to catch-up at a suitable time.

Both Mindfulness and Yoga are also available to attend live via Zoom.

Date Session and Time Location
 Weds 18 Jan

12.10 Yoga

13.10 Yoga

 TC2.8 + TC2.9
 Weds 25 Jan

12.10 Mindfulness

13.10 Mindfulness

 TC2.8 + TC2.9
 Weds 1 Feb

12.10 Yoga

13.10 Yoga

 TC2.8 + TC2.9
 Weds 15 Feb

12.10 Yoga

13.10 Yoga

 5N.3.2
 Weds 22 Feb

12.10 Mindfulness

13.10 Mindfulness

 TC2.8 + TC2.9
 Weds 1 Mar

12.10 Yoga

13.10 Yoga

 5S.3.8
 Weds 8 Mar

12.10 Mindfulness

13.10 Mindfulness

 TC2.8 + TC2.9
 Weds 15 Mar

12.10 Yoga

13.10 Yoga

 TC2.8 + TC2.9

Yoga

The session will begin with breathing techniques to allow the mind to settle and the muscles to relax and lengthen. The focus of this class will be to gain strength and flexibility primarily for posture. Targeting the neck, shoulders, hip flexors, hamstrings and working the posterior oblique sling.

Options will be given for beginners and more advanced practitioners.

For this class we recommend you use a mat, and some will be available if attending on campus. Please ensure you wear comfortable clothing and conduct this in an open space suitable to conduct stretches.

 

Mindfulness

These sessions are suitable for beginners and advanced users. In between these sessions you will be provided with additional daily/weekly meditation resources to use outside of the sessions.

The sessions provided by Daniel Rutter from Step into your Greatness are actionable and practical aimed at staff and students looking to achieve the following positive outcomes including:

  • Understanding how to manage stress and boost resilience with the aid of mindfulness/meditation
  • Making meditation a daily habit to prioritise your health and happiness
  • Better manage stress and anxiety by focusing on each task moment to moment
  • Learning how to master concentration with the aid of meditation
  • Developing the fundamentals of mindfulness and meditation with guided meditations
  • Unlocking a further sense of calm, joy and fulfilment
  • Discovering how you can increase their performance with mindfulness accessing 'flow'