Yoga For Dementia Single Day Webinar
Next Webinar Spring ‘25
“Recent studies hint of yoga’s ability to reduce stress and improve memory function and to increase the cognitive functioning of elderly nursing home residents”
-Yoga International.
The experience of living with dementia is a public health challenge of our age and can be frightening and disorienting.
Our webinar explores a working model to increase access to the benefits of Yoga for people with dementia and carers in the community, care and residential settings.
These are some of the benefits your clients with dementia may experience as a result of a practising yoga regularly:
Enhanced Cognitive Function: Yoga can improve focus, memory, and executive functions, stimulating cognitive activity.
Reduced Agitation and Improved Mood: The calming effect of yoga can help reduce anxiety and promote relaxation, improving overall mood.
Increased Physical Health: Regular practice enhances flexibility, balance, and strength, reducing the risk of falls.
Better Sleep: Yoga promotes better sleep patterns through physical exertion and relaxation techniques.
Social Interaction: Group classes provide social engagement, helping to reduce feelings of isolation.
Stress Reduction: Breathing exercises and meditation in yoga are effective for managing stress, improving overall health.
Improved Body Awareness: Increases body awareness, beneficial for spatial orientation and physical coordination.
These benefits make yoga a potentially useful adjunct therapy for managing symptoms of dementia, enhancing well-being, and improving the quality of life for those affected.
Our Special Yoga for Demential Webinar provides you with the knowledge and tools to support adults with the diverse range of needs associated with Dementia. The training gives you the confidence to guide groups and 1:1 in therapeutic practices, fostering their physical, emotional and mental well-being.
Learn therapeutic skills to regulate and connect, promoting healing, calm and joy.
Our training allows you to communicate and feel more connection with the adults in your care.
Benefit adults with cognitive decline, stress and anxiety, depression, spatial awareness and related health issues.
No previous yoga experience required
Meet Your Teacher
Richard Kravetz
With over 30 years of experience, Richard is a yoga instructor dedicated to creating inclusive yoga spaces. Trained with The British Wheel of Yoga and Special Yoga, his expertise lies in tailoring yoga practices for adults, children, individuals with special needs, and older adults.
Kravetz is a passionate advocate for yoga’s benefits irrespective of any level of mobility, and as a result, he actively promotes accessibility and inclusivity in yoga, often through chair yoga. Richard shares the benefits of active-aging as well as the physical, mental and emotional rewards available through his classes in day centres, residential homes, and dementia cafes.
His intuitive teaching style and ability to cater to diverse abilities have garnered him respect within the yoga community.
