Menopause Yoga

Yumi Yoga’s Menopause Yoga classes are all about helping to support you through your menopause experience, whether you are peri-menopausal, menopausal or post-menopausal.  Our aim is to help you understand the menopause, including what is happening and why, as well as exploring a variety of yoga, breathing and mindfulness practices to help you to cope with the minefield of menopausal symptoms. We will share with you a range of techniques to help you cope with common symptoms such as: hot flushes, mood swings (and ‘meno-rage’!), loss of libido, brain fog, insomnia, anxiety and depression etc. to name but a few. We hope that, as you become familiar with the practices, you feel more confident in tackling your menopause symptoms and have the tools to help cope more positively with them.  

We also look at lifestyle factors that can influence how you experience your menopause.  As a modern menopausal woman, you are most likely juggling a busy work, home and social life whilst also navigating a rollercoaster of menopausal symptoms.  This all adds to your stress load and being overloaded mentally plays a big part in how your menopause symptoms manifest.   Yoga, mindfulness and breathing techniques all help you calm and cope with what life throws at you thereby helping to have a positive influence on your experience of menopause.

Our Menopause Yoga classes are relaxed and friendly and a great place to meet other menopausal women. Personally, I started my peri-menopause in 2015 and am now a few years into my post-menopausal phase, so I also understand all too well the trials that menopause can bring.  You are not alone and sharing your experience with other women in the same boat can have a powerful positive effect on your mood and sense of community.  Lasting friendships and important support networks are created in our classes.

There are 33 million women in the UK, a third of which are going through the menopause right now and will spend a third of their lifetime menopausal! Historically these women have been mostly ignored and unsupported through this inevitable period of their lives, but, thankfully, things are changing.  Menopause doesn’t have to be dreaded and swept under the carpet – in fact research shows that if you fear it, your symptoms will be worse!  We can taking control of our bodies, our minds and our menopause. We can help ourselves to experience this pivotal time of life with a positive outlook and armed with the tools to help us to navigate it as smoothly as possible.

Yumi Yoga’s Menopause Yoga classes are suitable for anyone in peri-menopause, menopause or post-menopause.   No previous experience of yoga is necessary.

Claire is a qualified Menopause Yoga Teacher (BWY & Yoga Alliance) trained by Petra Coveney on her pioneering Menopause Yoga Teacher Training Course

Our classes run as rolling terms of 6 weeks each and take place at Whitchurch Community Centre on Wednesday evenings at 6.15pm.  Please see schedule below for more information and to book your place.  We also offer Private 1-2-1 sessions – please contact us for more information.