A one hour yoga session with Chris Taylor, a professionally recognised yoga teacher, who has worked with people who have suffered trauma.  This particular yoga session is for our Embrace families.  Our Embrace workshops are dedicated to families that haven’t had a rainbow baby following their loss.

Chris’s Approach

I truly believe that yoga should serve the student, and that our practice should be functional, relevant, and help us live a full life.

I have been a student in many classes over the years, where this has certainly not felt the case, and has taken a performative based approach, rather than an informative, contemplative and functional approach. I believe this can be intimidating, off putting and unhelpful to anyone who is interested in attending a yoga class for the first time.

I don’t teach yogaerobics or stretch-ercise, I make a strong case to differentiate between yoga, exercise and performance. You will never hear me say “feel the stretch”, “no pain, no gain”, or “keep up”. However, I will invite you to move, breath and relax, with balance, steadiness and composure, at your pace.

This isn’t about avoiding difficult postures either, but to approach them with open attention, intention, ease and stability.