ABOUT GRÁINNE
HELPING ADULTS, SENIORS AND THE SLEEP DEPRIVED IN NOTTINGHAM AND ONLINE KEEP MOVING AND LIVE A BETTER LIFE FOR LONGER.
Want to move with greater ease and remain calmer under stress? Craving better sleep, rest and relaxation? Learn how slow mindful yoga can help…
STRESSED & STRUGGLING
I get it, you’re feeling stressed or anxious, struggling to cope with everything that is on your plate right now and want to explore how slow, mindful, sustainable movement can help you achieve a greater sense of overall wellness, sense of peace, improve sleep and relaxation and keep moving with ease for longer.
I’ve been there too.
I can help...
HI THERE!
I’M GRÁINNE
Through a sequence of nuanced, slow, mindful, sustainable movements and practices (on the yoga mat or chair based) I teach mature adults and seniors who may be stressed or anxious and those with low energy levels to:
Reduce stress and move with greater ease
Improve their nervous system resilience and balance
Improve sleep, rest and relaxation
Feel more energised and able to cope
SOUNDS GOOD TO ME⟶
My Story
FROM DEBILITATING FATIGUE to RENEWED VIGOR FOR LIFE
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So How Did I Get Here?
Having initially turned to Yoga and Pilates at the end of the 1990’s to de-stress, relax and experience safe, gentle movement (whilst working in a stressful professional environment myself), I was inspired to re-train as a Yoga and Pilates teacher to help others in a similar way.
However, 15 or so years in to my teaching career, the debilitating fatigue I experienced left me unable to enjoy practising the stronger yoga postures and Pilates exercises I had enjoyed previously.
This stemmed from the combined effects of being a busy, roving instructor, excessive sitting during a yoga teacher’s “behind the scenes” tasks, perimenopause, prescribed and alternative remedies that were ineffective and unsympathetic medics.
At exactly the right time, I discovered slow, mindful yoga which focuses on how the posture (asana) feels (rather than how it looks!) (as well as meditation, breathing practices (pranayama) and Yoga Nidra (deep relaxation) ). I found moving away from stronger movement transformational - it enabled me to keep moving. Once again (and as during my pre-fatigue years) I had enough energy for a meaningful and useful personal yoga practice and to share this new approach in a number of weekly classes whilst retaining sufficient energy for everyday life and other interests.
MY APPROACH TO YOGA
I knew that I wasn’t the only yoga teacher or enthusiast lacking in energy or enthusiasm for stronger postures (which no longer soothed my nervous system as effectively as gentler movements). At just the right time, I discovered the slow, mindful approach of Kristine Weber with whom I continue to study regularly. We do of course, need exercise and fitness too!
So I offer hybrid classes which include Pilates (exercise) followed by slow, mindful, nervous system based yoga; in addition to slow, mindful yoga classes (with mat and standing postures) including Yoga Nidra (deep relaxation), meditation and breath-work; chair-based yoga (with optional standing postures) and workshops and courses in yoga for improved sleep.
I NOW OFFER THIS ‘BUFFET’ OF PRACTICES TO HELP OTHERS FIND EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED FROM THEIR OWN SELF-CARE REGIME
MY CLASSES→
With me...
You are in safe hands
I draw on my extensive training to create a unique blend of interesting, varied, safe and useful class and workshop content to improve your movement, wellness and life.
“Her careful, controlled approach to Pilates and yoga is exactly what my body requires.”
-LYNNE PYBURN
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My main trainings are with the British Wheel of Yoga (500 hour Level 4 diploma) and Stott Pilates (matwork). I have undertaken additional certification in:
Chair Yoga
Yoga Nidra
Ayurveda for yoga teachers
Sleep Recovery
Meditation
Menopause yoga
Pilates for Injuries and Special Populations
Pelvic floor health
and many others.
