Pausing to Process – led by Martine Harvey. This a Free event – please purchase a ticket for the recording.

Martine’s first encounter with Yoga was through a book she found as a child and she began copying some of the poses. Later, while at university, she started taking regular Yoga and Meditation classes and then trained to teach yoga, passing her 500 hour teacher qualification in 2000. While teaching Yoga, she then studied sports massage with the London School of Sports Massage which developed her understanding of anatomy. While living in the US for several years she ran regular Yoga sessions while training in, and practicing, Cranial Sacral Therapy and Optimal Breathing. She also took advantage of the extensive Yoga network and attended many Yoga classes and retreats. Martine then held regular Yoga classes in the UK and has worked with the Yoga for Health and Education Trust providing workshops on many different areas of Yoga.Martine has been practising Yoga for 25 years and has integrated her experiences into her Yoga sessions, including more recently, her training in both Somatic movement and Gentle Somatic Yoga. She is passionate about making Yoga accessible to all and about ways to integrate Yoga into daily life. Martine is a strong advocate for the benefits of Yoga, having improved her own 

This yoga session will focus on the importance of giving the body-mind time to process movements and experiences. We will address patterns of tension in the body and look to develop ease and comfort with these patterns while working with gentle movements. Gentle Somatic Yoga allows three stress reflexes to be repatterned, so we can process our past experiences and make choice points about what feels comfortable. By slowing down and allowing pauses, we can give the nervous system the time it needs to process new information and learn from the contrast of tension versus relaxation.

We will work with the spine, hips and finally the shoulders to bring ease into the body-mind. You will need a yoga strap, a block and a blanket, as well as your usual props.

NOTE: The pace will be slow in order to allow time for experiential awareness. You will need your usual kit plus a firm chair, blocks, cushions. If possible, be near a wall or door (not essential). 

This event is offered to all members of the Yoga for Health and Education Trust (YHET) and the cost of this event will be borne by the Trust. For further information please email . Non members are welcome to join us for a free taster session. Places on this workshop are limited and Registration closes at 7.00pm on 24th May.

You will require Zoom set up on your PC, tablet or Ipad prior to the session. Please contact us if you need any assistance to do this. Mobile phones are not suitable for these online sessions as the screen is too small.