Mindful Movement & Mindfulness Meditation Audrajean Coventry Warwickshire | Mindfulness Meditation Pilates Health & Wellbeing site

Mindful Movement & Meditation Teacher

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Classes

Based in Arley, Warwickshire I have a bespoke teaching space for exclusive small groups and private classes.

I also teach online

and in the village of Fillongley.

I can also offer corporate away days delivering bespoke movement and mindfullness to support employees physical and mental health.

Retreats

With a background in Sports Development and event planning I love to organise exclusive retreat experiences. Often themed, my retreats offer a peaceful, perfect balance of movement, mindfulness, meditation, delicious home cookked food, friendship and fun.

Workshops

I have a passion for movement, mindfullness & meditation. Although my movement background is in dance, ballet, jazz, contemporary, choreography and Pilates I also have a love of Yoga, Tai Chi, qigong, functional & physio movement and more.

Meditation is an area I continue to develop on a daily basis.

My desire to share the many benefits of the body-mind connection is currently through my workshops.

I am learning more everyday!

Workshops & Private Sessions

Join us for a rejuvenating workshop which includes the use of trigger balls for myofascial release. Applying pressure to alleviate tension in tight muscles will enhance blood flow and help to reduce physical aches and pains. We then add gentle mobility to oil our joints, moving into delicious streches that calm and relax our nervous system. We conclude the session with a deeply relaxing meditation, ensuring you leave refreshed and calm.

Trigger Ball Massage,

Full Body Mobility, Stretch and Meditation Class

Connect body and mind as you come into the present moment to let go of stress and anxiety. This session has a focus on stimulating our para-sympathetic nervous system bringing us into harmony and to rest and digest mode. Movement, tapping, brushing and feeling into your body to release tension and held muscles . We will include work around the vagus nerve and the psoas muscles to really connect our thoughts, feelings and body sensations. Taking our awareness to our chakras which are ancient indian energy points in the body we will repeat a short chant for each chakra. I will explain the location, colour and attributes of each chakra in addition to the imbalances, blocks or where we may need to focus our attention for physical, emotional and mental well-being. I end the session with a body scan meditation which you may be familiar with.

Body & Mind Connection with Chakra Chanting

Enjoy a deeply relaxing moment of mindfullness and stillness as you allow your body to melt into the earth with the gentle rhythm of the gongs. This session is open to all with no previous experience required. Just a willingness to give it a go and enjoy the experience. Gong baths are highly rejuvenating for your body and mind and can help you to cope better with day to day life stresses. Sound healing can have a profound effect for some people helping to move emotional blockages from trauma and even stimulate altered states of consciousness. You will enjoy a warming cup of Cacao before you leave. Cacao is packed with flavonoids which help to lower blood pressure, improve blood flow to your brain and heart and are packed with antioxidants. Chamomile tea has many benefits, including: helping to reduce anxiety, support sleep and ease stomach ailments like gas, diarrhea and an upset stomach.

Sound Meditation with Julie for Deep Rest & Relaxation

Join me for a 1-2-1 or a 1-2-2 class or six week course. You can combine your session to be both movement and meditation or just focus on one, a personal unique experience put together just for your needs. This is a great way to receive individual attention and focus specifically on your body and / or mind. Your session/s will be tailored just for you providing a safe space to try out helaing movement or develop a meditaton practice to reduce stress & anxiety. Come by yourself or with a friend.

1-2-1 or 1-2-2

Bespoke Movement or Meditaton Sessions

Guiding you through Mindful Movement

Modern life causes many of us to suffer from niggling aches and pains and these are mainly due to poor posture, weak muscles or repetitive movement strains.

I encourage you to work at your own pace, listen to your body and notice all sensations as you move. You are your own best teacher and there is always an adaptation or alternative to everything I teach. Remenber we are all different.

My aim when teaching is to:

Increase mobility in the joints, generating free and smooth movement
Increase the strength of deep muscles which support the global muscles
Focus on good alignment with quality movement patterns to help reduce imbalances in the body
Develop mindful movement with precision and control
Calm the mind as we connect with our breathing

I have a level 3 Diploma in Mat Pilates which covers the 34 original Joseph Pilates exercises, anatomy and physiology. The key to progressing in Pilates is to adapt these advanced exercises to suit the individual and my classes work towards achieving the full range of exercises. I combine variations and adaptations according to your ability to help you to progress safely.

Additional mobility and stretching exercises will work the whole body in a balanced and methodical way. The key is to create QUALITY movement patterns, inner strength, flexibility and freedom of movement.

September Festival Style
Movement & Mindfulness Retreat

Low Impact

This low-impact form of exercise also encourages mindfulness as you move with precision and your breath.

Pilates will aid in the reduction or elimination of postural aches and pains, most significantly back pain. Fresh oxygenated blood is delivered to every part of your body as you move with awareness and control.

In Pilates, the chance of injury is much lower than with other forms of exercise. Top athletes use Pilates as a conditioning programme as it creates balance in the body and increases the mind-body connection. Creating balance in your muscles also helps to reduce future injuries and keeps you fit to enjoy other sports and activities for longer.

Trigger Ball Massage, Stretch & Meditation workshops

In this 2.15hr workshop we will begin by taking a moment to ground ourselves and arrive in the present moment. The session will then unfold in three sections. Trigger ball massage. Full body stretch to relax and release tight muscles further. Restorative meditation to deeply relax body and mind.

Also known as self-myofascial release. Trigger point therapy and acupressure helps to release tight knots, also know as adhesions in the muscles. Increased blood flow gives relief to tension and pain creating better mobility in your joints.

The term myofascial refers to the muscles and fascia that surrounds them. The prefix myo- simply means muscle. Therefore, self-myofascial release is a massage technique of applying continued pressure to an area of myofascial tissue that contains restrictions, tightness, inflexibility, adhesions or lacks proper movement.

These layers of fascia can get tears in them when muscles are overused or experience injury.

If tears are left untreated, the layers of fascia can adhere together in spots (called adhesions) which cause pain and discomfort.

When we use self-myofascial release, pressure is put on these adhesions and then released. This allows us to get back to optimal physical performance. Adding the full body stretch session and meditation allows you time to rebalance body and mind. Relax, release, let go and breathe.

"To get an idea of what 'mindfulness' is all about and to appreciate how valuable it could be, was really useful. I think it could be life changing (hence the reason for booking onto your 6 week course!).

The meditation was amazing to be honest. My mind usually wanders off frequently during 'relaxation' at the end of yoga. During meditation with you, my mind completely stopped wandering and I was totally relaxed.

The whole experience was totally fulfilling. I don't know if it's in my imagination, but I seem to be more relaxed since (even when decorating with my husband !!!)."

Nikki Smith

Alexa Young, CA