Yoga, Wild swim & Sauna Priors Hardwick, Warwickshire
£30pp (maximum 6 people per session ).
Session 1
9.30am Flow & Pranayama
10am-11am Swim & Sauna
Session 2
10.30am Flow & Pranayama
11am-12pm Swim & Sauna
This is a lovely chance to combine a small private yoga practice taught by myself, meditation, pranayama with a wild lake swim, followed by a Sauna,. The yoga is suitable for everyone including beginners.
If you have never tried wild swimming before then now is the time! Invigorate yourself and get your body feeling alive in beautiful surroundings. (Please note these sessions are only suited to confident swimmers, no swimming instruction given, I am only responsible for the yoga & breath work).
The event package includes the following:
30-40 minutes of Flow & breath work to prepare you for a cool swim (yoga mats provided).
1 hour Wild Swim & Sauna
Snack & herbal tea
You may wish to bring the following
Towel/dry robe, Swimming hat & goggles, Blanket or cushion for the yoga
N.B please note these sessions are for confident swimmers only. By booking you are also agreeing to the following waiver: lisavalentineyoga.co.uk/waiver-wild-swim-sauna
About the yoga & how it will help you with your cold water experience .
An important part of yoga practice is pranayama, or breath control. It’s about using the breath with intention, whether that intention is to relax, invigorate or energise.
There’s an obvious parallel between pranayama and swimming: both require conscious breathing, whether that’s matching your breath with your yoga movement or with your swim stroke.
But pranayama can help specifically with cold-water swimming too. When you immerse yourself in cold water, your body’s natural reaction is to snatch a breath. Yoga practice helps you manage your breath, calm yourself and not panic when you get in cold water.
I will teach you how to breathe in a transformative, meditative way that takes you out of your body, out of your mind.
Devoloping a strong, regular breath is vital. We will take time to get a steady breathing rhythm before going in the water, this can be beneficial. It’s usually the transition of getting in that needs the most managing but keeping a steady breath once you’re fully in helps too, and then once you’re moving this will happen naturally in between strokes. Breathing through the nose also helps to retain a little heat.
Yoga builds core strength and stability and warms you up, creating internal warmth or, as some yogis put it, internal fire. If You’re warm, you’ve got the blood flowing around your body, everything feels alive. By warming up the core and dialing in to your internal strength can give you a sense of internal warmth you can tap into.
The mental empowerment this can give you, by using your breath, and calming your mind, you are able to engage your strength, and tune into your body. Crucially, you also feel warm and ready for the water.
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