June 2020 - Ballito Umhlanga
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With a commerce degree and a<br />
corporate job working for Africa’s<br />
largest retailer, Tasia had no<br />
idea that her path was going to<br />
change dramatically when she<br />
went to her first yoga class ten<br />
years ago in Cape Town. “I was<br />
instantly hooked and began to<br />
experience the powerful and<br />
practical healing benefits of<br />
integrating mindful movement,<br />
breath-work and meditation<br />
into my life. This physical and,<br />
more importantly, inward<br />
transformation left me inspired<br />
to share the gift with others.”<br />
She completed her first teachertraining<br />
course in 2015, left her<br />
corporate job a year later and<br />
started The Mindful Movement in<br />
2017.<br />
Why is breath-work important<br />
and how does it differ from<br />
meditation?<br />
We go through most of our day<br />
not giving our breath much<br />
thought, but it is the very thing<br />
keeping us alive. Checking in with<br />
the quality of your breath can<br />
have a dramatic impact on your<br />
overall holistic health. Breathing<br />
practices are on the rise. This<br />
is because, unlike meditation<br />
where we are aware of our mental<br />
chatter, breath-work allows us to<br />
disconnect from the mind and<br />
reconnect with our body and<br />
energy. From this elevated state<br />
of awareness, we are able to<br />
heal, grow, and expand. Breathework<br />
is a great tool to pull out<br />
when you’re feeling stressed,<br />
overwhelmed or off-centre.<br />
Who can benefit from breathwork?<br />
There is a misconception that<br />
healing arts are for individuals<br />
who are struggling or suffering.<br />
And yes, breath-work is very<br />
supportive for stress, tension,<br />
anxiety, depression, fear, grief,<br />
sadness, anger, trauma and<br />
insomnia. It is, however, also<br />
nourishing for someone who is<br />
doing well and feels ready for<br />
the next layer of love, peace,<br />
gratitude, clarity, connection, and<br />
insight.<br />
You’ve been offering lockdown<br />
virtual Move With Me classes.<br />
What advice would you give<br />
someone who is anxious or<br />
embarrassed to join an online<br />
class?<br />
Start by checking if the class is<br />
suitable for all body types and<br />
fitness levels. An experienced<br />
teacher or instructor will be able<br />
to modify a class for all levels.<br />
Be honest and communicate if<br />
you have any injuries or major<br />
concerns before you start the<br />
class. I always keep my students’<br />
video and audio off during a<br />
group class so that no one can<br />
see you. So, you can feel free to<br />
roll out of bed and jump onto<br />
the Zoom class, if you wish. I<br />
personally do this to minimise any<br />
external distractions and support<br />
the students in cultivating a<br />
deeper mindfulness practice.<br />
Can kids join in too?<br />
Yes! I one hundred percent<br />
encourage getting the whole<br />
family involved, especially<br />
children! Learning the art of<br />
attention and self-awareness is<br />
such a beautiful holistic gift and<br />
benefit of yoga, something that<br />
will stay with you and your family<br />
long after you roll up your mat.<br />
Details: https://www.<br />
themindfulmovement.<br />
co.za/, email: hello@<br />
themindfulmovement.co.za<br />
or Instagram: @themindful_<br />
movement<br />
COME, JOIN THE GET IT<br />
CLASS…<br />
Tasia is offering exclusive, free,<br />
online classes twice a week for<br />
our Get It readers for the month<br />
of <strong>June</strong>! Join the 45-minute<br />
breath-work, yoga and a short<br />
meditation Instagram Live class<br />
at 7am on Mondays and 4.30pm<br />
on Wednesdays. While the<br />
class is free, Tasia is collecting<br />
donations on a pay-as-you-can<br />
basis for the Durban-based<br />
Orenda Foundation’s One<br />
Drop Project to help give<br />
under-resourced communities<br />
the opportunity to have safe<br />
drinking, cooking and cleaning<br />
water.<br />
WATCH NOW<br />
Tasia invites Get It<br />
readers to join her<br />
free weekly Instagram<br />
Live classes<br />
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