How does Stretchworks benefit our emotional well-being?

How does Stretchworks benefit our emotional well-being?

• The beauty of Stretchworks is that it allows you to take everything at your own pace. Stretchworks involves relaxation encouraging you to find an ease and an acceptance within yourself. This approach is tremendously supportive. It instils the confidence to listen to your emotional and physical needs and trust your instincts. It also empowers you to make more pro-active life choices and embrace a happier, healthier lifestyle.
• Those suffering from depression, trauma, speech impediment, long drawn out illness, terminal diagnosis etc. will gain tremendous encouragement through Stretchworks.
• Relaxation, and the release of endorphins through exercise, is also particularly helpful to our overall health and well-being.
• For athletes and those who are highly motivated, Stretchworks not only helps the muscles function more effectively but encourages a calm, focused energy: attributes essential for achieving our goals and ambitions.
• Michael Appleton, a psychotherapist, writes: “Rather than flowing from a single concept, Stretchworks is influenced by a number of different traditions including mindfulness, dance, movement, body work and physiotherapy  all of which seem to activate the body’s natural propensity for healing and regeneration. The nature of the exercises, their pacing, their rhythm and timing brings people back into contact with their bodies. They breathe more deeply, their heart rate slows, the mind stills. People seem to attain a state of inner calm, and many describe a rebalancing of their emotions and their energy”.