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Marie Page Yoga

marie page yoga

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Henfield

I first explored yoga in a workplace Iyengar class nearly 30 years ago. I was not remotely flexible and remember having to use a virtual scaffold of blocks and blankets to get into alignment for some postures. A recurring back injury (I have multiple bulging disks in my thoracic and cervical spine as well as significant degeneration – see the photo!) began troubling me several years ago and forced me to give up the high impact sports that I had previously enjoyed. An MRI scan showed my spine to look like that of a 70 year old and each day began in pain and extreme stiffness. yoga-help-back-pain-problems I rediscovered yoga after a brief foray into Pilates and gradually found that my pain eased as my flexibility and core strength increased. Since I’ve been more in control of the yoga I do (as a teacher I’m obviously writing my own lesson plans), I’ve found my back has become incrementally better. All my classes are taught with an awareness of back issues. They all incorporate plenty of stretches designed to reduce back pain, and work to improve core strength. I will often plan a series of classes specifically for lower, middle or upper back pain. If you’d like to attend one just let me know! Always Teaching My obsession with yoga grew and I began attending multiple classes each week and travelling to workshops and retreats all over the world occasionally dragging my family with me (the photo here that you will see if you are viewing the website on a computer rather than a phone is of me and my son Alfie who is something of a calisthenics specialist). I’ve taught in virtually every other aspect of my life. I have a PGCE in adult education, have taught on University Masters courses (I’m a digital marketing specialist in my non yoga life) and have delivered business training in the UK and North America. Training to be a yoga teacher was therefore a natural progression albeit somewhat unusual to take such a dramatic career change in my 50s. Accreditation I have a 250 hour yoga teacher training qualification with Yoga Alliance and am also a member of the British Wheel of Yoga. I continue to hoover up whatever other yoga-related knowledge I can with specialist workshops covering a range of aspects from accessible yoga teaching to Ashtanga, Iyengar, Scaravelli-influenced approaches, somatic yoga, transformational breath work and deep dive retreats where just occasionally I attempt to simply “be” rather than striving always to learn. My teaching reflects the main styles of yoga that have influenced me and most weeks I incorporate some new posture or approach that I’ve discovered in a recent workshop. I hold insurance with Covea – policy reference COBI3200184XB. My classes are held in Henfield where I now live. My previous Rickmansworth classes are now taught by Annette Henn.

Active Luton

active luton

Luton

Home About Us About Us A Community Wellbeing Trust As a Community Wellbeing Trust, Active Luton’s mission is to make a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of its community, inspiring, motivating and offering opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to learn and take action to improve their life chances. Active Luton runs facilities and provides a wide range of high-quality programmes and activities, all of which enable local people to: • participate in physical activity • improve their health and wellbeing • enhance their education and skills • create career opportunities Active Luton is committed to being inclusive, accessible and affordable, working closely with partners locally, regionally and nationally and continuously looking to bring the best to its diverse and vibrant community. Working at the Heart of the Community Active Luton works at the heart of its community in a wide variety of ways. It runs facilities across the whole town including Inspire: Luton Sports Village; Lea Manor Recreation Centre; Lewsey Sports Park & Pool; Hightown Community Sports & Arts Centre; Stockwood Park Golf Centre; Stockwood Park Athletics Centre and Hart Hill Adventure Playground. It reaches out into Luton’s communities working with people to use community spaces, designing and running community programmes and working with children and young people through its education services and school. It also has a presence in GP practices and health care centres supporting people to take control of their health, wellbeing and lifestyles through its role in the Total Wellbeing Luton pioneering integrated wellbeing service.