Online Yoga Group

This 6 week block will be led by Amina Drury, who is fully trained through the Yoga Alliance and who has been teaching for over 10 years. Amina's style is gentle and accessible.

The sessions will take place online via Zoom on Mondays from 27 January - 3 March, 10am - 11am.

Target Audience: Autistic individuals and their families, aged 18+ who live in Scotland

Each 1 hour session will include:

• Five minutes breathing exercise
• Forty minutes gentle movement including lying, seated, and standing postures with guidance, adaptations, and educational information given throughout
• Fifteen minutes of meditation/relaxation

Benefits include:

• reducing stress and improving nervous system regulation
• increasing connection and understanding of emotions
• enhancing sensory regulation
• increasing self-acceptance, compassion, and confidence
• helping to reduce common co-occurring issues such as symptomatic hypermobility, gastrointestinal issues, insomnia, chronic pain
• increasing vagal nerve tone

Logistics:

Join in as many sessions as you like, the more the better! The sessions will run via Zoom, you will need a computer or device with good Wi-Fi.

Group Host: Amina Drury

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Amina has been teaching Yoga and Meditation for 9 years and has a special focus on diversity and inclusion.

She blends gentle movement with breath work and relaxation techniques to provide a calming experience, whilst adding in some educational elements to help people understand how to look after their bodies and minds.

She holds a certificate in Mindfulness Meditation Teaching from Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield and has practiced Mindfulness techniques, herself, for many years. Amina has worked with a wide range of people, and enjoys taking a flexible, person-centred approach to teaching. As a neurodivergent person, Amina is interested in exploring how Yoga and Mindfulness can be adapted to accommodate anyone and everyone and is always willing to take suggestions and learn more. She is also a qualified Psychotherapist for Children and Young People to gain a deeper understanding of the kinds of challenges people face, and how to take a holistic approach in addressing them.

In her spare time, Amina enjoys being in nature, doing creative activities, and researching topics of interest.