Acceptance and Commitment Therapy based Yoga Program

14/01/2021

Walk and talk. Corona special. Wanna take your mind for a walk in the forest? Therapy, yoga and playfulness ad libitum in the Charlottenlund forest north of Copenhagen. Would you like to take a chance or know somebody who might?

14/01/2021

Walk and talk. Corona special.

Corona time fatigue combined with Danish winter. You know what I mean?

Are feelings of stuckness, and/or boredom and restlessness something you grapple with? Or perhaps anxiousness and panic? Missing intimacy and social contact? Would you like to heal your pain and tell your story?

If you feel the pull, and are triggered by any of these issues, let’s put some motion into your life and into your body! Take your mind for a walk in the forest. And let’s see if some magic happens?

Corona special is a combo of nature and cognitive therapy with some built in basic elements of yoga and spiritual practice. Join me for a walk in the forest in Charlottenlund Skov, north of Copenhagen. We will walk in a safe distance from each other (optional: with masks on if it feels safer).

We will talk, do some exercises (so sporty, warm and flexible clothes would be perfect), be silent, ask questions, listen, let all the feelings be there, play, be grateful, and whatever else is going to be useful.

About me: I’m a trained and certified psychotherapist applying Acceptance and Commitment therapy (third wave cognitive therapy), Compassion focused therapy and elements of yoga in my therapy.

Curious? Ready to go? Send me a message for more info and to book time.

Minimum session time is 1,5 hours. Therapy language is English or Danish.
Be ready for any weather condition. You are welcome to bring a snack and thermos with your favourite content of choice. And let me know if you will, I will incorporate it in the process.

18/03/2020

Hi Friends,
In these trying times, which are full of the unknown, we thought we would share this by Dr Russ Harris, who is a mental health professional and has written widely and developed the evidence based therapy (ACT) that is very accessible and easy to follow. He talks about how to cope day to day in these challenging times. We would urge you to take a look, there’s some very helpful info in there. We need to look after our mental health as well as our physical ♥️

21/02/2020

Why is Yoga and ACT therapy a match made in heaven? Does magic happen if they are combined? Is there a reason to try?

Here is a clue.

ACT therapy prompts you to move in the direction of your values, get in touch with your pain, and to find what wisdom may lie behind.

ACT therapy helps to find and follow the path to your own version of The Good Life. It is achieved by learning to observe the way mind works and creating psychological flexibility not to follow the same path that each time has led to the dead end. In other words getting unstuck and moving in the direction of life based on values.

And now imagine a physical practice that embodies mindfulness. Yoga. Yoga challenges you physically and offers opportunities to adjust your postures and develop flexibility, to be gentle with your body, and to learn how to notice your experience.

The practice of building mental and physical flexibility, with gentleness and self compassion, interchangeably reinforcing each other, is at the heart of YOGA and ACT combination. Taking you on the journey out of your mind, into your body and into the life you dream of living.

Curious to know more?!

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English yoga classes with Natalie | Come and practice yoga in a relaxed and friendly home studio in Hellerup!

11/02/2020

Benefits of ACT based Group Therapy

Health benefits:

- Improved sleep
- Immune system boost
- Lower risk of cardio vascular diseases
- Lower sensitivity to pain
- Improved digestion
- Lower level of cortizol (stress hormon)
- Lower blood pressure

Cognitive benefits:

- Improved concentration and focus
- Improved memorie
- Improved speed of processing
- Improved learning abiliteies

Psychological benefits:

- Improved perspective taking skill
- Improved emotion regulation
- Lower level of feeling depressed and anxious
- Improved body and self awereness
- Improved compassion capacity
- More satisfactory relationships

Source:
Strosahl, K.D., Robinson, P.J., Gustavsson , T. (2012) Brief interventions for radical change: Principals and practice of focused accaptance and commitment therapy. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

11/02/2020

Natalie, Yoga Teacher 🧘‍♀️

11/02/2020

Mila ACT Therapist