Yoga for Osteoporosis - Bingham Library - Adult Learning

Bingham Library, Bingham

Key details

Date -
Sessions Fridays: 1:15pm - 2:30pm
No. sessions 11
Venue Bingham Library, Bingham
For ages 19+
Group size 5 - 12
Cost FREE - £55

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 learners 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 practise moving with a neutral spine

  • To practise 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.

Resources/materials can be purchased from:

The British Wheel of Yoga https://www.bwy.org.uk

Ekotex Yoga https://www.ekotexyoga.co.uk

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.

Any questions?

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