Yoga and Mindfulness – Connecting to our Senses A Day Retreat for Health Care Professionals With Thuli Whitehouse (General Practitioner) and Nina Dhiman (Psychological Therapist).

We are offering a retreat day for health care colleagues to gather together to practice and experience the benefits of mindfulness inspired . The day is open to those with some experience of yoga and those with a regular practice. We will provide an introduction to yoga as a therapeutic and holistic discipline for physical and mental health. Practices will include postures and movement, breath work along with mindfulness meditations interspersed with short reflections to support well-being. Yoga is re-vitalizing and relaxing and together with meditation helps us to pause and touch the world with fresh appreciation so that we may connect to our senses and deeper sense of self within.

Sunday 23rd June 2019 10am – 3.30pm at Godmersham & Crundale Village Hall Junction of Ashford Road (A28) & The Street, Godmersham, Canterbury Kent, CT4 7DR https://gcvh.info/contact-and-map/ Note: The entrance is on Ashford road (A28)

Please bring a vegetarian lunch to share. Refreshments will be provided.

Cost: £40

Please bring your own yoga mat, block and blanket, note book and pen. (A few mats and blocks will be available).

For Information and bookings contact: Nina: 07971 090927, [email protected]

Teacher Biographies

Nina Dhiman Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher Dr Thuli Whitehouse Psychological Practitioner GP, Yoga Teacher and Trustee of The British (BWY Dip, BSc Hons, MSc CPsychol) Holistic Medical Association MB ChB, BSc Hons MRCGP CFYT level 2

About Nina About Thuli Nina has an interest in drawing on yoga’s Dr Thuli Whitehouse is a GP, yoga teacher and multidimensional therapeutic approach that trustee of the British Holistic Medical promotes holistic physical and mental health. Association. Based in Hackney she

practices a therapeutic form of yoga developed Combined with her experience and knowledge by Ana Forrest and is committed to enabling of mindfulness, Nina's personal practice, reconnection and the fulfilment of potential in teaching and training equips her with the each individual so making healthcare services versatility to address group and individual more sentient. With this intent she teaches requirements. In the past she taught private classes in London and retreats for mindfulness approaches to NHS staff and service doctors and healthcare professionals alongside users and integrated yoga and mindfulness her work as an inner city GP. She is part of the based interventions in her therapeutic work in movement to bring yoga into the NHS. mental health when at NHS KMPT.

Forrest Yoga is a strong yet gentle practice She has an intuitive feel to her yoga teaching building balanced, whole body flexibility and arising from her Spiritual Indian Tradition. She strength. It is a powerfully healing discipline is delighted with the accumulating research that aids recovery on both a physical and an evidence base encouraging the practice of yoga emotional level. The power of the breath is and mindfulness skills in daily life and the drive used to connect to feeling in the body, moment to bring yoga in the NHS. by moment and breath by breath.

For further information please visit: For further information please visit: www.yoga-in-mind.com thulitime.yoga ~what you practice grows stronger~ ~bringing quiet strength~

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