Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs (12 week program)
September 28, 2021 December 21, 2021
SERIES OF CLASSES

For full details visit www.ebbflowyoga.ie/yhlb

Maeve of Ebb & Flow is a Registered Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs (YHLB) Program Teacher, Yoga Therapist and a Yoga & Pilates Teacher. This program is a specialised, evidence – based 12-week Course that gently and progressively aims to help you get back to being more active again, by empowering you to help yourself to improved comfort, health and well-being for now and the future. Backache is extremely common issue, and the latest research and guidelines show the best results in reducing back pain comes from learning how confidently manage it with appropriate exercises.  YHLB offers a gentle, effective, enjoyable, and appropriate approach to support you in doing just that. 

The course is designed to give you long-term benefits. It is PROVEN by research to be 30% more effective as a treatment for lower back pain than a wide range of other interventions (see above). It is a 12-week program that will ask you to commit to practicing yoga at home between classes. You will have all the resources and information to do this with ease. It is not a quick fix, it is a long term solution that you are empowered to do for yourself. This is a life-changing approach that shifts you into the driver’s seat and equips you to manage and reduce your own pain, stress and discomfort using ways to improve posture, movements and mental focus. And we teach and courage you to relax daily – imagine that! In the research during this program design, participants still enjoyed the benefits of this program a year later after starting this exact course!   

The 12 x 75 minute classes are based on learning straight forward, foundational yoga poses.  Props such as a yoga block, blanket or belt are used to aid effectiveness and to ensure absolute comfort.  Each week we revise the learnings and progress at a slow and steady pace. As your Teacher, I am highly trained in this specialist area and you are in safe hands. I will be there before and after class to give you extra support/advice on an individual level should you need to chat. Relaxation, mindfulness and self-care techniques will also be shared.

In this holistic motivational 12-week program you will learn: 

·         How to self-manage for the long-term within a small supportive group

·         Stress-management and relaxation skills

·         How to increase your physical activity, appropriate to you

·         Improve your postural awareness 

·         How to use simple effective mindfulness techniques at home

This evidence-based cost-effective course costs €220 (€18.33 per class) + approx £48.50 / €56 approx (excluding P&P from the UK) for your Resource Pack. For access onto this specialised long-term self-management course, you will need to pre-purchase a Resources Pack for approx €56 (plus UK postage) via the YHLB not-for-profit social enterprise. The Resources Pack contains the YHLB Relaxations Album (digital versions), the YHLB Book, practice sheets, hand-outs, information + more. 

To book your space in this small, specialised class or to chat about the suitability of the programme for you, please contact Maeve 087-3679132 or at [email protected] to arrange a 1-2-1 consultation. Please note this programme yields the greatest results for those with long-term and / or chronic back pain.  Please note this programme will only be offered twice per year.  

Please note this is 13 week Course booking only (12 classes plus 1 class-free week to help you implement and integrate what you have learned), there is no drop-in or pay as you go option. Missed classes cannot be refunded, but you are welcome to attend a class in future courses to catch up on any classes missed. Your Resource Pack will guide you through a missed class so you will not 'fall behind'. 

Maeve can happily put you in contact with previous Course participants so you can chat to them about their experience and results. There is no greater recommendation than the reviews of those who have been on this Programme :)