Lucy, who is not only an Osteopath but also a qualified yoga teacher, will design a yoga practice that's completely tailored to your individual needs. This means focusing on what you need most, whether that's improving your spinal mobility, strengthening weak postural muscles, releasing those stubborn chronic tension patterns, or simply enhancing your body awareness and proprioception (your sense of where your body is in space).
Unlike general group yoga classes, this one-to-one approach is highly individualised. It allows for modifications and adaptations based on your current injuries, any limitations you have, and your specific goals. This ensures that every pose and breathing technique directly supports your healing journey, rather than potentially making things worse.
The practice itself integrates gentle stretching, strengthening exercises, breathing techniques, and mindfulness components. These elements work together to help regulate your nervous system, reduce stress-related muscle tension, and promote a relaxation response that's essential for tissue healing and recovery.
In essence, it's all about helping you move better, feel better, and support your body's natural healing process in a safe and effective way.
Beyond your sessions, Lucy will also teach you specific sequences that you can confidently practice at home.
This empowers you to take an active role in your recovery, helping you develop better movement habits and a deeper body awareness. This approach recognizes that lasting improvements in musculoskeletal health often require addressing not just physical restrictions, but also underlying stress patterns, breathing dysfunction, or movement habits that might be contributing to your condition. It creates a truly comprehensive framework for your long-term wellness and injury prevention.
If you'd like to experience yoga with Lucy in a group setting, she also runs two weekly Hatha-style classes, perfect for beginners to intermediates:
Thursdays at the Holiday Inn, Hemel Hempstead: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Sundays at Peace Memorial Hall, Codicote: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Please contact us for more information on these classes.