Virtual Anti-Desk Yoga

>> Event Overview

Join us for a live yoga session in association with Bex Parker Smith Yoga.

Yoga has become increasingly popular in today’s society, providing a retreat from busy lives and allowing time to pause and focus on the mental and physical benefits of the practice.

To provide members with some space and time to focus on their mental health and wellbeing, Bex Parker Smith Yoga is offering IIG members a free to attend yoga session suitable for all abilities.

Anti-desk yoga is great for anyone who spends a lot of time at their desks (either at home or in the office) to release stress and tension that can build up over time. Suitable for all levels of yogis - from those who've never stepped on a mat, to those who spend the majority of their time upside down - Bex's classes are accessible to all. The ability to walk on your hands or bend yourself in two is not required to join; you don’t even need a mat!

Ensuring you have the following set up ahead of class will enhance your experience tenfold...

• A laptop or screen big enough that you can see Bex
• A space to practice, free from any obstacles
• Clothes you can move in
• A yoga mat or towel to practice on
• A yoga block or a big book to use as a prop

If you are working with an injury or pregnancy that Bex should be aware of ahead of class, please let her know via email on bex@bexparkersmithyoga.com. Regrettably, this class is not suitable for anyone in the first trimester of pregnancy.

>> Learning Objectives

By attending this event participants will:

• Release stress and tension that can build up from sitting at a desk all day
• Engage in stretching and relaxation postures to leave you refreshed
• Practice wellbeing and mindfulness techniques

>> More about our speaker

Bex was 24 when she first stepped onto the mat and into herself. She fell in love. Yoga healed old wounds and protected against new ones. She learnt to be still, to be present, to be kind to herself.

To this day, no matter how she steps onto the mat, she always leave a little more in love with the practice and with the world, than before. That’s pretty special, and it's what led Bex to teach today.

Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1XnuR0kEK4BEDA2d2X3EJx

(This is Bex’s recommended playlist if any attendees would like to practice with music. She recommends playing this off a separate device to the one you're using zoom with as otherwise it can interfere with audio.)

>> On-Line Yoga Agreement

By choosing to take part in this online class, all participants agree to the following:

• I understand and acknowledge that the online yoga class led by Rebecca Parker Smith may expose me to many inherent risks
• I assume all risk of injuries associated with participation including, but not limited to, falls, contact with other participants, the effects of the weather including high heat and/or humidity, and all other such risks being known by me during my participation of this class.
• I acknowledge my responsibility in communication any physical and psychological concerns that might conflict with participation in activity.
• I acknowledge that I am physically fit and mentally capable of performing the physical activity I choose to participate in. After having read this waiver and knowing these facts, and in consideration of acceptance of my participation, I agree, for myself and any one entitled to act on my behalf, to HOLD HARMLESS, WAIVE AND RELEASE Rebecca Parker Smith from any responsibility, liabilities, demands, or claims of any kind arising out of my participation in the yoga class.
• I understand and agree that I am taking part at my own risk, and that the Insurance Institute of Guildford is not liable, under any circumstance or in any way, including but not limited to limitations of video instruction, the failure of the student to use proper technique or to provide a safe space for yoga practice.