Joanna’s 7:30-9:00pm YOGA CLASS will be CANCELLED.
~(Tonight, the 6th, is the last class!)~

This is because we have a BRAND NEW Antenatal Yoga Class starting on the 13^th 7:45-9pm!

*Please remember that we still have at two other MONDAY YOGA CLASSES: 6:30-730pm Beginners Yoga with Joanna, AND 8:00-9:00pm Beginners Plus with Bev.

Look out for more exciting new changes happening with VITALITY YOGA in Sept and Oct!

Don’t forget you can sign up for our newsletter to receive updates OR you can watch our website/facebook to make sure you’re properly informed.

Thank you, Vitality Team.

Patricia - our new beauty therapist with over 10 years experience in beauty and massage, as well as extensive knowledge of Dermalogica products, Patricia has a professional and friendly manner and is a fantastic addition to Vitality Centre’s growing beauty department. Book an appointment withher today or come in for some beauty advice. Patricia is avalible on Wednesdays, Thursdays and two Saturdays a month.

Kim – our new massage and reflexology therapist, Kim was educated in the USA and with over 10 years experience, she specialises in Pregnancy Massage, Reflexology, Deep Tissue Massage and Corrective Therapy. Kim is available  Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (and sometimes other days, if she’s needed).
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Call or email reception to book an appointment with our fab new therapists!

New Born Care Workshop – “The Early Days” (Including feeding)
Friday 8th Oct 7-8:30pm @ Vitality Centre

*Home from Hospital – what to expect
*The early days
*What you need
*Understanding breast feeding
*Problem Solving and help
*Settling a newborn baby
*Advice and support

The workshop will focus on the first few days and couple of week of getting to know your lovely newborn baby! Guidance will be given on feeding and caring as well as understand the signals from your newborn and their unique and individual character.

Run by Annabel Hargrave – Yogabirth Teacher, childbirth educator, doula and mother with over 20yrs experience, and Ratna Vohora, qulified osteopath (including cranial for babies) and mother.

This workshop is a fantastic way to get advice and gain knowlege and perspective.

Cost: £35 per person OR £45 per couple. (Sutible for couples in the last THREE MONTHS of pregnancy) Book now, places are limited!

To book please email info@vitality-center.co.uk or call 020 8871 4677

Friday 24th September 7pm – 8.30pm @ Vitality Centre

A new and unique session for expectant couples. Discover the profound
effects of the breath and deep relaxation at this hypnobreathing yoga
session.

The workshop covers:

• Yoga
• The breath
• Movement
• Partner work
• Birth Ball
• Massage
• Relaxation 

All the above combine the resources we all have within us to promote a
positive birth experience. Cost is £40 per couple with refreshments

Contact Reception to Book – limited availability
email info@vitality-centre.co.uk or call 020 8871 4677

For more details contact Annabel Hargrave
07817931571
hargrave.family@virgin.net
www.annabel-yogabirth.com

Monday Nights – 7:45-9pm (Studio 1 – Upstairs)
Block of 10 classes – £130
One off drop in Class – £15

The sessions in a block are transferable to Annabels Thursday Yogabirth class. Come and try and drop in class!

This fantastic new class is suitable from 12 weeks of pregnancy through to 30 weeks. This is a safe class for early pregnancy and it’s a general yoga that includes posture awareness, pelvic floor exercises and breathing with a focus on relaxation. The yoga is more suitable for women in early pregnancy who feel they would like something more challenging that a YogaBirth class.

Yoga has a particularly positive effect on the stresses and strains that sometimes come with pregnancy. It can help relieve backache, indigestion, tiredness, constipation and many other common omplaints. No previous experience of yoga is necessary. The classes are also an opportunity to make friends and get advice.

Please contact reception to book.
info@vitality-centre.co.uk
020 8871 4677

For further details on Annabel and the work she does please visit her website: www.annabel-yogabirth.com

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Thursday YogaBirth classes are now booked via Vitality Centre reception, rather than via Annabel herself. Email or call us to book, or for more info.

Thursday Nights – 7:15-9pm (Studio 1 – Upstairs)
Block of 5 classes – £65
One off drop in Class – £15

This class is a gentler option to the Monday class and it’s for women from 25 weeks of pregnancy and any women who are experiencing restrictions with their pregnancy such as twins or pelvic girdle dysfunction. This class complements any other childbirth education classes you may be attending.

Starts: Tuesday 21st September 2010
Time:7:30-8:45pm
Cost: £50

Why not enjoy the positive benefits of Yoga?

*Increase strength and flexibility
*Improves posture and breathing
*Cleanses internal organs, eliminating toxins
*Strengthens and soothes the nervous system
*Improves concentration
*Helps to remove fatigue
*Relaxes mind and body

Email or phone reception to book. Places limited.

Waxing is the best way to stay smooth this summer!

Vitality Centre offers the choice of either hot or strip wax.
If you wish to discuss your individual waxing needs, please don’t hesitate to call or email reception.

Book now, limited availability.

NEXT COURSE @ VITALITY CENTRE:

*Wednesday 8th September (COURSE IS FULL)
11.30-1.30pm Baby Resuscitation
2.30-4.30pm Childhood Illness and Accidents

*Thursday 21st October (BOOK NOW)
11.30-1.30pm Baby Resuscitation
2.30-4.30pm Childhood Illness and Accidents

*Thursday 18th November (BOOK NOW)
11.30-1.30pm Baby Resuscitation
2.30-4.30pm Childhood Illness and Accidents

About Us…..
Baby-Steps focuses on developing parents’ confidence and reducing anxiety about how to manage an emergency right through to answering everyday questions about your baby. Baby Steps was founded in response to recognising the need to provide a relaxed, friendly service addressing common parental concerns. The Baby Steps Team are highly skilled Nurses, Health Visitors and Certified Baby Massage Instructors who have extensive experience in answering parents’ questions about all aspects of child development and offering practical support and advice.

Our Courses
Our invaluable sessions are relaxed and friendly. Babies are very welcome and parents and carers are encouraged to feed, change and comfort their baby as they would like. Our sessions are approximately 2 hours long or two sessions can be run ‘back to back’ if you prefer. All sessions are accompanied by easy to use handouts or booklets covering information in the sessions and a fabulous ‘Goody Bag’!

Baby Resuscitation
Learn what to do if your baby stopped breathing or was choking. Practice on manikins. There will be plenty of time to ask questions and practice, giving you confidence and reassurance. Useful handout given of all the steps covered.

Childhood Illness and Accidents
Covering First Aid and the initial steps to follow in an range of emergencies. Situations covered include if a child was injured, ingested a poisonous substance, allergic reactions, febrile convulsions, croup, the signs and symptoms of Meningitis and head injuries. This session will ensure you feel better prepared to recognise signs and symptoms and importantly where and when to seek medical advice. As well as tips to help you feel more confident in caring for your child when they have minor illness. Recommendations are given on what to have in your medicine cabinet. Accident Prevention and ideas for ’safe proofing’ your home are discussed. Useful booklets are given of the information covered in the session in a fabulous ‘Goody Bag’!

Call Vitality Centre reception for more details or to book!

Testimonies

“I Just can’t thank you enough, everyone should do your courses”

“You were fabulous and very knowledgeable, we all felt we learnt a lot”

“I won’t hesitate in recommending you to anyone who has a baby”

“We asked her lots of things about our babies health, weaning, sleeping
etc. and this was hugely valuable. I shall miss her next week!”

For more information, please visit the baby steps website, or call Vitality Centre reception.

www.baby-steps.co.uk

ASHTANGA YOGA BEGINNERS COURSE

A progressive 5-week course – (next course starting 26th of August 2010)

Thursdays 6:00-7:00pm with Justin Robertshaw.

Booking is required for this course. Please call Vitality centre reception.

Learn the Asthtanga sequence posture by posture.
Learn to breathe correctly in time with your movement.
Learn the correct alignment and how to flow between postures.
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is a classical and structured approach to asana, or the physical postures in yoga. The asana system is characterised by precise synchronised breathing and movement (Vinyasa); gaze points (Drishti) and Internal energy locks, (Bandhas).
Using this method heat and sweat are generated and this plays an important part in detoxing, purifying and cleansing the body. Through regular practise the body becomes more flexible and strong.

Slow controlled breathing and deep concentration create focus and a quieter mind, resulting in a feeling of calmness and peace.

The use of bandhas, or contraction of specific muscles in the perennial and lower abdominal areas during postures is also emphasized in Ashtanga Yoga.

When these sequences are memorized the student has freedom to practice on their own, developing a personal yoga practice that can be taken with them anywhere.
This course is aimed at Beginners but is also perfect for those who already practice Ashtanga Yoga but who are not confident about the sequence or are unsure about the flow together with the breath.
You will learn:

· How Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga works
· How to breathe correctly: the use of Ujayii breath to heat and detoxify the body and how to move with the breath
· The use of the bandhas (energetic locks in the body) to strengthen and improve your practice
· The correct Ashtanga sequence from memory: including the Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskar A & B), the Standing Sequence, the seated postures of the Primary Series (at least as far as Navasana), and some of the Finishing Sequence (backbends, shoulderstands and the final meditative postures)

Please note: there is now a regular ASHTANGA YOGA DROP IN CLASS, from 7:30-8:45pm. No booking is required for this class. Come along and give it a go!