Online course - Enroling now for week commencing 6th April
Join the Mila Studio healthy at home community. Self-refer onto the on-line live course. Cost £108 for 10 weeks. To register your interest please email.
Mat or chair based
Suitable for Beginners
This 10-week course offers yoga for all and incorporates the chair for those who prefer to be sat rather than sitting/lying on the floor. You do not need any prior experience. Beginners and people of any age and ability are welcome. Every practice will be adapted and modified as required, ensuring that you can participate fully, working at your own pace in a supportive and non-judgemental environment.
Yoga and Mindfulness
Each of the 10 sessions will last two hours and includes:
- Breathing practices
- Yoga postures within your safe limits
- Meditation and mindfulness
- Relaxation
- Psycho-education and discussion
This course is educational and experiential. You will find postures to soothe you and also build strength and flexibility, improve mobility and balance.
Home practice is encouraged during the duration of the programme. Take home material and on-line videos are included in the programme.
Helping alleviate functional disorders
Associated conditions including fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, irritable bowel (IBS), fertility issues, elimination issues, chronic fatigue (CFS), and many other functional disorders where there is no pathological cause may also be significantly improved.
On-going feedback
YIHA is licensed to use the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) which provides a widely accepted measure of your current mental health. If you agree, you are asked to complete this survey at the beginning and end of the Yoga4Health 10-week programme. Helping with on-going medical research to further confirm yoga as a reliable and effective health care intervention.
How can I register for the programme?
Evidence based yoga available as a social prescription activity
Speak to your GP about yoga as a valuable and reliable healthcare intervention and they may refer you to a link worker who can discuss further with you your individual needs and your suitability for the yoga4health programme or suggest alternatives.
Alternatively, you can secure yourself onto the yoga4health 10 week programme by self referring.
What do I need to bring?
All props are provided including blankets however, you may wish to bring your own yoga mat if you have one, an additional blanket and/or maybe some cosy socks for your relaxation. Bring some water as well to ensure you stay hydrated.
If you are undertaking the on-line course then a mat is useful although not specifically required. Also useful is a cushion and a belt or scarf and blanket for relaxation.
What do I need to wear?
Wear comfortable clothes you can move in. You are welcome to keep your socks on but please ensure they are non slip.
I'm unsure if I will enjoy it?
Subject to availability, you are welcome to come along to the first session and then enrol for the full 10 week course once you are confident that the course may benefit you. Simply signup to your chosen course and choose the pay later option.
I can't make week 1
Enrolment closes after week 2.
Therefore, if you are unable to make week 1 but are able to make week 2 then you may still undertake the course choosing to pay the full course fee or the pay as you go option (see below).
Regrettably, if you have not been able to attend weeks 1 or 2 then it is not possible for you to attend subsequent weeks of that particular course.
Can I join the wait list for the next course
Absolutely yes. To join the wait list click below and mention where you are located and which course you are interested in attending; either Woking, Jacobs Well, Guildford, Godalming, Hove or Haywards Heath. Also mention time of day that you would prefer.
NHS Staff Wellbeing
The 10 week course can also be provided in a health care facility/GP practice or hospital for a fixed fee.
Helping restore and maintain optimal health of the staff and programme aligns with the NHS' 5 year forward view of improving staff well-being.
Contact Jo for more details.
Student Testimonials
Jo Burningham
Helping and empowering individuals to improve their own health and wellbeing with yoga
Jo has had yoga in her life since a teenager. Always striving heard to achieve success in her 30 years in IT whilst studying anatomy, physiology, psychology and yoga. Teaching for 7+ years and practising for 35 years, Jo originally studied yoga with Dr. Elena Voyce and subsequently studied Yoga Therapy with Yoga Campus before training in the yoga4health protocol with Yoga In Healthcare Alliance. Through challenging teenage years and a stressful corporate career, yoga has always been Jo's tool to regain focus and overcome body and mind challenges.
Designed by the UK’s leading yoga therapists and yoga teachers
The 10 week programme fuses ancient practices with modern medical science. Designed by the UK’s leading yoga therapists and yoga teachers, including Paul Fox, former Chair of the British Wheel of Yoga; Dr Robin Monro, founder of the Yoga Biomedical Trust; Heather Mason, founder of the Minded Institute; Dr Ned Harfiel of Bangor University; and Emily Brett, founder of Ourmala.
This ensures that the programme is of the highest standard and sensitive to patient needs.
The programme is devised by the Yoga In Health Care Alliance. A social enterprise that is enabling the UK National Health Service to provide yoga to its patients. Encouraging and enabling the NHS and yoga teachers to work together effectively.
Yoga is an effective ‘mind-body’ medicine that can both prevent and manage chronic health issues and it also delivers significant cost savings to healthcare providers.
In a cohort of around 17,000 patients
25% were practising mind-body techniques
of which 43% presented less often to the health services