Active LightWorks is a Brighton-based charity that provides low cost complementary therapies to promote well-being and self-reliance in health management. We do this through a wide range of community projects.
The yoga I teach is grounded in the tradition of T. Krishnamacharya, which puts particular emphasis on applying the principles of yoga to suit the particular needs of each individual. It is therefore ideally suited to be applied therapeutically and will benefit those who practise it physically, mentally and emotionally in a gentle, accessible and affirmative way. The positive effects of yoga can not only be felt during and after a class but, with a little bit of continuity, will soon permeate people's everyday lives.
Here are just a few areas in which yoga can improve physical and mental well-being:
it helps to improve physical strength and flexibility
it develops awareness of the body and the breath
it trains the ability to focus and concentrate
it improves balance
as a consequence of all the above it improves confidence
it instills a sense of calm and well-being
it enables people to relax with more ease and depth
it helps you cope with emotions
I have been involved in yoga for over 25 years and took a formal teacher training course with the Life Foundation School of Therapeutics in Bilston, West Midlands between 1993 and 1996, and subsequently taught small private classes. Between 2003 and 2006 I further enhanced my studies with a three-year yoga and yoga therapy course in the tradition of Krishnamacharya. This course is accredited by the national umbrella organisation for yoga, The British Wheel of Yoga.
I have a wide variety of experience in teaching very diverse groups of people. This includes teaching residents in a retirement home (aged 75+), specific classes for people with mental health issues and their carers (in conjunction with Mind); advanced yoga students who have been committed to yoga for many years, teenage college students, and the occasional children's groups. My general, mixed ability classes have benefited people with many physical and emotional difficulties such as hernia, ME, fibromyalgia, asthma, back problems, Parkinson's, panic attacks, anxiety and depression.
In addition, I teach yoga individually to people who want to establish a personal home practice, and once a week I offer yoga therapy on the haematology ward at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.
I am calmly convinced that yoga will benefit anyone who takes the time to practise it in whatever area of life they are seeking to make positive progress, be it physical, mental or emotional. I enjoy teaching yoga because it is lovely to see people stride ahead in their lives, and also because in teaching it I learn so much about myself.
Classes I teach
Tuesdays, 7.30pm–8.45pm Kingston Parish Hall, Kingston, E. Sussex (suitable for all)
Wednesdays, 10.30am–11.45am St Michael Church Hall, High Street, Lewes (for beginners and over 50s)
Wednesdays, 1pm–2.30pm The Valley Social Centre, White Hawk Road, Whitehawk (suitable for all)
Sabine Dahn
www.khyf.co.uk
sabine-dahn@activelightworks.org
07505 016359
Therapies offered
Bio
The yoga I teach is grounded in the tradition of T. Krishnamacharya, which puts particular emphasis on applying the principles of yoga to suit the particular needs of each individual. It is therefore ideally suited to be applied therapeutically and will benefit those who practise it physically, mentally and emotionally in a gentle, accessible and affirmative way. The positive effects of yoga can not only be felt during and after a class but, with a little bit of continuity, will soon permeate people's everyday lives.
Here are just a few areas in which yoga can improve physical and mental well-being:
I have been involved in yoga for over 25 years and took a formal teacher training course with the Life Foundation School of Therapeutics in Bilston, West Midlands between 1993 and 1996, and subsequently taught small private classes. Between 2003 and 2006 I further enhanced my studies with a three-year yoga and yoga therapy course in the tradition of Krishnamacharya. This course is accredited by the national umbrella organisation for yoga, The British Wheel of Yoga.
I have a wide variety of experience in teaching very diverse groups of people. This includes teaching residents in a retirement home (aged 75+), specific classes for people with mental health issues and their carers (in conjunction with Mind); advanced yoga students who have been committed to yoga for many years, teenage college students, and the occasional children's groups. My general, mixed ability classes have benefited people with many physical and emotional difficulties such as hernia, ME, fibromyalgia, asthma, back problems, Parkinson's, panic attacks, anxiety and depression.
In addition, I teach yoga individually to people who want to establish a personal home practice, and once a week I offer yoga therapy on the haematology ward at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.
I am calmly convinced that yoga will benefit anyone who takes the time to practise it in whatever area of life they are seeking to make positive progress, be it physical, mental or emotional. I enjoy teaching yoga because it is lovely to see people stride ahead in their lives, and also because in teaching it I learn so much about myself.
Classes I teach
Tuesdays, 7.30pm–8.45pm
Kingston Parish Hall, Kingston, E. Sussex
(suitable for all)
Wednesdays, 10.30am–11.45am
St Michael Church Hall, High Street, Lewes
(for beginners and over 50s)
Wednesdays, 1pm–2.30pm
The Valley Social Centre, White Hawk Road, Whitehawk
(suitable for all)
Wednesdays, 7pm–8.30pm
Shoreham Academy, Kingston Lane, Shoreham, BN43 6YT
(suitable for all)
Fridays, 9.30am–11am; 11.15am–12.45pm
23 Greenridge, Brighton, BN1 5LT
(small therapeutic classes especially for those recovering from illess)