Befriending Anxiety: movement, breath, focus | Online
Led by concert pianist and wellness coach Xenia Pestova Bennett together with senior yoga instructor, dancer and choreographer Eleonora Ramsby Herrera, this session brings together approaches to tackling generalised anxiety and performance anxiety. We will look at practical methods to help take stock and rebalance while starting to understand, accept and befriend anxiety.
During the workshop, we will revise and review the evolutionary biology and physiology of the anxiety mechanism. The instructors will guide the group through breathing techniques, focus exercises and movement sequences incorporating Hatha Yoga, Qi Gong and Mindfulness / Insight Meditation. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and share experience, although speaking is optional.
Participants will learn how to activate their relaxation response and assemble a simple and individualised “anxiety toolkit” of interventions and exercises they can use in their daily routine.