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​Since  2013 Carly has specialised in child trauma, adoption and Mindfulness. In 2013 she undertook Mindful Yoga Training for Young People’s emotional Health to deliver the eight week Mindful Yoga Program.   

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Session 1 - What is Yoga & Mindfulness?

Auto Pilot. 3 minute breath. ‘Our sea within’ you can’t stop the waves but you can learn to surf’ Jon Kabat-Zinn’. PACE Outline. Playfulness. There is no ‘ACE’ without @P’​

 

Session 2 - What is Stress?

Good and bad stress: A language without words:  How our bodies respond to stress, our nervous system. Stress button in the brain.  Salt timer for emotional regulation. Yoga sequence to manage stress.​

 

Session 3 - Connect Body – Mind

Breathing Techniques. Boat origami. Pebble Meditation. Worksheets: define stress: emotional terms, physical terms and thoughts.  Yoga sequence Curiosity part of PACE is explored in session 3 – Connect body – Mind’.  

 

Session 4 - Awakening to the here and now

Self-knowledge. Strength cards, strategies for emotional regulation.  Mindfulness and Yoga strategies.

 

​Session 5 - Coming to our senses! Our Brilliant Brains

Use of senses to engage body and mind. Empathy part of PACE is explored in session 5 – ‘Coming to our senses’ our brilliant brains’.  

 

Session 6 - Respond not React

Monkey, Meerkat and elephant brain. Planting seeds to grow, gain insight and , emotional regulation. 

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Session 7 - ‘What I be’ Acceptance & Non-judging

Understanding kindness to self and others by means of non-judging. Surfing the waves.  Nurturing compassion. Acceptance part of PACE is explored in session 7 – What I be’.

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Session 8. Jumping Hurdles

How to do daily practice for Mindfulness for greater emotional well being.

3 weeks after course end date, come together for a final session to explore our practice.