Yoga for Women: Managing Menopause with Care
With Kirsteen Ruffell
Managing Menopause with Care seeks to educate and empower you to embrace menopause as an opportunity for self-growth.
Menopause is one of the big transformative phases of women’s lives that may leave them struggling with their yoga practice as well as their everyday lives and causing them to re-evaluate their sense of self and priorities for self care.
Join us to experience & understand how the Birthlight yoga approach and practices can help women to adapt more easily to the changes: whether you are an experienced yogini or new to yoga.
Whether you are pre/peri or postmenopausal this course will give you resources to take away. Whether you have opted for hormone replacement therapy or have not had any of the common symptoms of menopause this day is aimed at supporting your balance, introspection and vital energy through this important gateway.
You Will Explore:
The physiology of the menopause as a process that ends women’s reproductive cycle but that can help them renew themselves in their lifecycle, whether they are mothers or not.
Yoga Asanas for alignment, grounding and centring through physical changes: strengthening, bone-building and stamina-creating practices.
Yoga breathing practices that help regulate hormonal fluctuations and promote balance
Mini Yoga Sequences to cope with fatigue, adrenal depletion, hot flashes and insomnia
Pelvic and self-integrity (pelvic floor, lower chakras and the Hara life-centre) with yoga
Lesser known yoga practices to engage with emotions and access calm inner strength: transforming anger and grief with heart connection
Playful and creative flow practice to enliven Shakti – the hub of primordial feminine creative energy in women’s lives – during the perimenopause years.
Pathways to relaxation to soothe the nervous system, some quick easy practices and a deeper relaxation in restorative poses.
Opportunities to share with other women about the experience of the perimenopause in an honest and non-judgemental environment.
“No one really knows what causes hot flashes, although theories abound. Some say the hypothalamus plays an important role; another possibility is that the hormonal fluctuations in the body irritate the blood vessels and nerve endings, causing the vessels to overdilate and producing a hot, flushed feeling. Most researchers (as well as many menopausal women) agree that stress, fatigue, and intense periods of activity tend to intensify these episodes.
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Who this is for:
This course is open to yoga teachers, and therapist as well as yogis who are interested for personal reasons.
Yoga teachers and therapists attending this day who would like to dive deeper into being able to offer a full range of specific menopause practices in 1:1, group class or workshop settings will receive a discount on our Online Birthlight Yoga for a Holistic Menopause course in 2024.
ONLINE LEARNING
As part of this course, we meet for 2 mornings 2 months later to enjoy more practices, discussion and continued learning. This blended learning allows you time to digest the information on the live day and to come back with your questions and learning to share.
Coursework & Certificate
For people wanting to gain a certificate you will get some in-between sessions course-work, and will get personal feedback on your work. You will need to access the online learning portal of Birthlight which is an extra £35 (payable direct to Birthlight).
If you don’t do the coursework you can have an attendance only certificate.
Dates & Times:
Tuesday 14th November | 9.00-17.00
Plus two mornings online (zoom) | 13-14th January | 9.30-13.30
Price: (includes vat 21%) €295
Location: Yoga Moves Studio ONE
Sint Janshovenstraat 1, Utrecht
About the teacher:
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Pre-reading
Students will be sent some pre-course reading and thinking when they enroll.Studying materials
A very comprehensive manual given at the start of the course
Resources available via the Birthlight training resources website.
On-going Birthlight support
After the first part of the course, students will get support from their tutor and fellow students via online groups and will have access to a dedicated members training website (learning resources, business and marketing resources, film clips, latest research).Assessment
There is a practical teaching assessment on day 3 and home study.
During the home study that follows the course, coursework consists of a worksheet including 20 questions, one case study with either 1 group or one-to-one over a minimum of 3 sessions, a minimum of one observation of another postnatal class when possible and a book/DVD review. It should be submitted within six months following the course in order to receive the full certificate.
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Qualification
The Postnatal certification is awarded after assessment of coursework. Course work will include reviewing some online content in Birthlight online learning space.Accreditation
Successful completion of Part 1 and 2 Perinatal Yoga plus Postnatal Yoga together create a comprehensive training of 8 days intensive, in 4+2+2 (or 3) days plus coursework that satisfy the requirements to register as a Yoga Alliance Professionals (UK) Prenatal teacher.On successful completion of the training, teachers will be able to list their classes on the Birthlight website.