Mindfulness & Yoga Therapy
"you can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"
- Jon Kabat Inn
The Benefits of Mindfulness & Yoga Therapy
Mindfulness & Yoga Therapy can provide children, young people and adults with specific evidence-based tools and practices for:
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Regulating and being with their emotions
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Increasing concentration, attention, and focus
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Enhancing memory
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Inspiring confidence and wellbeing
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Improving sleep
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Promoting relaxation and calm
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Gaining deeper self-awareness and self-acceptance
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Developing kindness and compassion towards self, others and the world around them.
One-to-One Sessions
Lana offers specialist one-to-one mindfulness & yoga therapy sessions to children, teenagers, and adults.
The practices are individually tailored to your, and/or your child's, unique mental health needs to support you with difficulties related to stress, anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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Drawing on her background and expertise in clinical psychology, Lana offers a combination of practices including:
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​Mindfulness/Meditation
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Breathing practices
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Yoga asana, mindful movement, and somatic body awareness practices
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Deep relaxation / Yoga Nidra
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Neuroscience and psycho-education
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Psychotherapeutic principles​ (drawing from Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy ACT)
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Lana will also provide you with audio tracks and materials to support you, and/or your child, to develop a home practice to benefit your mental health into the future.
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For more information about one-to-one or family mindfulness therapy please contact Lana.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT):
An 8-week course
Lana offers an adapted version of the Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) 8-week course to young people (14-18yrs) and to parents/carers.
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For details on upcoming MBCT courses for young people and/or parents please see workshops & courses or contact Lana to register your interest
Yoga Therapy for the Mind (8-week course) for Stress, Anxiety, and Low Mood
Developed by Heather Mason (The Minded Institute) this 8-week course is a journey into the body and mind drawing on ancient yoga principles and mindfulness meditation techniques that are the foundation of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Combining asanas (yoga postures), pranayama (breath-work), and mindfulness this course addresses the physiological and psychological dimensions of depression, stress, and anxiety.
The yoga practice is specifically designed to rebalance the nervous system and to teach you how to regulate mood and emotions. You’ll be taught which postures are useful for energising and which are useful for bringing calm to your system. ​
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​Course Materials
The yoga course also includes:
1. A comprehensive manual
2. Yoga therapy and Mindfulness audio tracks to support daily home practice
Previous yoga and mindfulness experience
All levels of yoga and meditation experience, including complete beginners, are welcome.
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For upcoming courses please see Workshops & Courses.
For more information or to register your interest please Contact Lana.
