Yoga for Osteoporosis - Next Steps - Millgate Community Centre - Adult Learning

About this course

About this course

As a next step having attend the beginners course, this is ideal for those with osteopenia (the stage before osteoporosis) and osteoporosis. You will continue to use Yoga's gentle, low impact movements. 

What will be covered on the course?

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 skills or knowledge do learners already need to have to attend the course?

• No prior skills or knowledge required. This course is for beginners and improvers.

A safe practice

Check with your doctor before joining the course to make sure it's suitable for you. It is important that you practise at a pace that is appropriate for your needs.

You will need to:

• 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.

Suggested Reading and related articles for the course:

• Dr. Loren Fishman, MD, and Ellen Saltonstall   Yoga for Osteoporosis
• Lori Newell, MA Yoga for Those with Osteoporosis
• Margaret Martin Yoga for Better Bones
• Marye Wyvill Bones for Life

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of 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 webpage for further information  https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• 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