Yoga for Osteoporosis - Millgate Community Centre - Adult Learning

Millgate Community Centre, Newark

Date	14 April - 7 July 2026
Sessions	Tuesdays: 10am - 11:30am
No. sessions	10
Venue	Millgate Community Centre, Newark View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	FREE - £60

About this course

To introduce Yoga's gentle, low impact movements ideal for those with osteopenia (the stage before osteoporosis) and osteoporosis. The course is also suitable for those with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis often experienced alongside osteoporosis.

Yoga will help to lubricate joints and keep them moving smoothly; improve strength, flexibility, balance, co-ordination, endurance, muscle mass, agility and energy level - all important for adults with osteoporosis.

Your 'approach' to yoga and 'how' you practise will also help you to develop an increased level of awareness, which in turn will lead to practising with an increased attentiveness to your body - getting to know yourself by listening to your body's feedback and responding appropriately.

The course is suitable for all ages, for beginners and those who already practise yoga. Each week there is a simple, step by step guided practice where we work on a variety of postures which are adapted and modified.

The practices and techniques include slow, gentle, straightforward movements; breathing techniques and relaxation.

What Yoga can do for you:

Improve posture - Create better balance - Increase range of movement - Make you stronger - Refine your co-ordination - Lower blood pressure - Alleviate stress & anxiety

What will you achieve by the end of the course?

To understand postures to increase strength, correct alignment and improve balance
To understand how to modify & adapt postures to suit individual needs
To build stamina and improve focus
To practice moving with a neutral spine
To practice moving slowly and mindfully

What you will need to bring to the course:

Basic requirements for yoga practice:

Non-slip mat, cushion/towel, block, belt.
Wear loose, comfortable clothing
Always remove shoes.
Have a light meal 1 and a half to 2 hours before a practice.
Please inform the teacher of any ailments, e.g. back trouble, blood pressure etc. There is a confidential health questionnaire available for this.
If you are in any doubt about practising yoga, please consult your doctor.

Always practise gently - there isn't any strain in yoga and no competition.

Please always ask if you are in any doubt about anything.

Booking your place and fee information

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Greater London
Greater Manchester
Liverpool City Region
Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
Tees Valley
West of England
West Midlands
West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course
Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office
You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.