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SUMMARY:Embracing Menopause GB 3.0 ... from pause to power
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nJoin Inna Alex\, Rita Scholten & Swami Karma Karuna for this workshop.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Discover new ways to relate to and navigate this chapter of your womanhood. Empower your unique journey with deepening your understanding of what is moving within you at this time through this interactive\, educational and nourishing day workshop. \nFor women from peri-menopause into and through menopause\, around the ages of 35-60… anyone is welcome![/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\nThe Schedule\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]10.00               Arrive & Welcome\n10.15 – 11.15   Session 1a* – Yogic support for the menopausal years – with Karma Karuna\n11.15 – 11.30   Short Break\n11.30 – 12.45   Session 1b* – Yoga practice to support menopause – with Karma Karuna\n12.45 – 1.45     Lunch\n1.45 – 3.15       Session 2* – Menopause and how to be in your cocoon before the new butterfly self emerges – with Rita Scholten\n3.15-3.30         Short Break\n3.30-4.00         Closing Circle[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\nSession Details\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Sessions 1a & 1b: Yoga for supporting menopause\nThe morning sessions will cover theory and practice. \nSession 1a focusses on the nervous system and menopause\, the importance of sleep and nervous system regulation to support the menopause transition. Includes time for questions and answers to meet your unique needs. \nIn session 1b\, we will practice a series of practical yoga movements\, breathing\, mindfulness and self care techniques to manage a variety of menopause symptoms that may arise during this life change such as digestive issues\, joint stiffness\, headaches\, changes to the skin\, emotions\, weight gain and insulin resistance and more. No previous yoga experience required. \nSwami Karma Karuna Saraswati is an experienced yoga and meditation teacher\, inspirational speaker\, writer and IAYT-certified Yoga Therapist with over 30 years of experience. She also holds a certificate in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy and specializes in stress management\, restorative practices\, yoga psychology and women’s health. Her approach blends traditional practices with psychological insights and brain science. \n–\nSession 2: Menopause and how to be in your cocoon before the new butterfly self emerges: These are the pre and menopausal years where a reversal is happening from the teenage years. Again wings are spreading yet this time through a longer period as many life stages are purified\, brought to the mirror and the sword. After many years a whole new human being has emerged. This is an interactive exploration guided by Rita Scholten.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\nTeacher\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSwami Karma Karuna Saraswati is an engaging\, intuitive yoga and meditation teacher\, inspirational speaker\, writer and IAYT certified Yoga Therapist with 30 years of experience in the yoga field including significant training in Nepal and India and ongoing training in the ashram with her teachers. \nShe is also certified by Yoga Alliance and is a senior teacher of Yoga Australia/New Zealand. A Bachelor of Arts in Interpersonal Communications with a minor in Psychology determined an early interest in working with groups and individuals. Swami Karma Karuna specialises in a range or areas such as Yoga Nidra\, Restorative Yoga\, Prana\, Chakras\, Yoga Psychology and Women’s Health. She is also a co-founder and director of Anahata Yoga Retreat\, New Zealand and travels throughout the world\, leading workshops\, training yoga teachers\, presenting at international events\, guiding spiritual sadhana retreats and offering therapeutic one to one yoga sessions. \nSwami Karma Karuna is passionate about sharing an authentic and down to earth approach\, weaving together the ancient practices with a touch of psychology and brain science aimed at motivating people to live their yoga here and now. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text]Private Sessions [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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