yvonne henrietta
Walthamstow
What is Yoga4Health? Yoga In Healthcare Alliance* (YIHA) is a UK-registered
charity dedicated to integrating the benefits of yoga into healthcare. YIHA
works with the NHS and other health professionals to support patients and help
them make lifestyle changes. YIHA was commissioned by the NHS to create the
10-week Yoga4Health social prescribing programme which is delivered by
Yoga4Health teachers, including me, in the UK and abroad. Paul Fox, Chief
Operating Officer, YIHA says “The Yoga4Health programme is about empowering
people to discover how much better they can feel by adopting a simple daily yoga
practice. A large proportion of illness could be avoided or mitigated if people
became more active and changed unhealthy behaviours for healthy ones. Activating
patients to feel they are in control of their health and can take steps to boost
their physical and mental wellbeing is key. At the same time, our programme aims
to take them on a beautiful journey into their body, breath and mind to become
more accepting, aware, mindful and kind to themselves. It is self-care by
tapping into this powerful mind-body medicine: yoga”.
