breaking stress-craving cycles: de-stress yoga & health workshop part 1 with charlotte watts

We all have those things we turn to for soothing and taking out of the present moment when stress hits. Whether yours is chocolate, wine, shopping, endless TV or picking a fight, looking at how we deal with stress through food, breath and relaxation helps us break the cycles that turn us to behaviour patterns we may want to change. In the yoga practice we will explore how managing our reactions to both relaxation and stronger poses can help us adapt to stress off the mat.

• 3 hours to bring together how elements of modern living can cause health and weight ripple effects in our bodies and minds – a different topic and focus each time

• Starting with an hour’s talk to lead organically into two hour’s yoga practice

• Initial talk to interweave nutritional, lifestyle and attitude elements to help us cope optimally in the modern world and enjoy health and quality of life

• Leading naturally into breath work, asana (posture) practice and relaxation methods to illustrate points made and truly feel and imprint the effects to help anchor your innate coping mechanisms

Charlotte firstly explains how we can be affected by the world around us without even noticing and how to help ourselves cope with practical and realistic nutritional and lifestyle tools. The main yoga session then provides practical antidotes to the stresses of modern life – from the postural issues of sitting on chairs and hunching over computers to the ‘busy brain’ effects of constant stimulus and psycho-social pressure.

You will be guided to let go and relax with the breath to prepare the body for strengthening and stress-relieving postures, before coming down to restorative postures and full relaxation.

charlotte watts has been practising yoga since 1996, teaching for over 5 years after advanced 500 hour training with the Vajrasati School in Brighton. Also a Nutritional Therapist for over 10 years and author of The De-Stress Diet (www.de-stressyourlife.com), she works with clients to relieve causative elements of stress-related disorders, energy issues, craving cycles, sleep issues and mental health. She focusses on how we can become adaptive and resilient – to enjoy modern living without its stresses upsetting our quality of life.

to register: please call evolve on 020 7581 4090

for details on part 2 mindfulness made real of this de-stress yoga & health workshop series call evolve on 020 7581 4090


special offer: save £10 when you book both part 1 and part 2 of this de-stress yoga & health workshop series with our early bird offers.

special offer: Receive a copy of Charlotte’s De-Stress Diet book at a reduced rate of £8 (usual retail price £12.99).Healthy magazine gave it 5 stars declaring it ‘The standout diet book of the year’