Fitness Essentials - Run and Yoga Group (Torbay Mental Health)

This activity is part of the Adults Mental Health project in Torbay, commissioned by Torbay Council & supported by Active Devon & is 'FREE'.

Here is a bit of background on your Run Leader (Couch 2 5K & Yoga & Breathing PCI Level Accredited Instructor.

Taking advantage of multiple areas of outstanding beauty across Torbay, a PCI Level Accredited Yoga & Breathing Instructor, UKA affiliated Run Leader additionally with Yoga Level 3 Teaching, Level 3 Pilates Teaching & Fitstep's Teacher EMD UK who currently teaches across the BeWell@StepOne Platform, Teignbridge Leisure, PURE Torquay, and taught 12 of the 'Park Yoga's' last year and in '22,'34 provided 'FREE'/donatable offers Saturday morning sessions.  Your Run Leader UKA Affiliated has participated in four marathons both at home and abroad and over twenty seven Half Marathons for many different Charities over a span of 20 years.  For the last 3 years taking Park Yoga's on Sundays in front of The Spanish Barn which are FREE or donatable events with circa 100 attendees per session.  Full-time role your Leader has worked as a BeWell@StepOne Course Facilitator & Recovery Practitioner with Step One aligned to the Devon Mental Health Alliance for over 2 years working with a range of mental health conditions and prior to this worked for Torbay Healthy Lifestyles just shy of 9 years as a busy Health Coach before the organization ceased.   With Step One I lead their own BeWell@StepOne courses for Wellbeing & Yoga  as found on the Step One website:  https://www.steponecharity.co.uk/bewell portal, they are changing, becoming Personalised Care Institute protocol driven as of July 2025 thanks to further training.  Another really useful place for FREE on-line and in-person wellbeing and mental health courses is the BeWell@StepOne platform (above) , I take Wellbeing Yoga and HOPE Courses in Torbay and Devon.  As of May 2025 I am leading on a program Yoga4NHS, this provides 6 CPD points to NHS Employees aligned to their Wellbeing, is free-of-charge and affiliated to the Royal College of GPs.

This means they can motivate participants, coach you on your journey of transformation yet alongside have pre-requisites enabling work with mental health including being a HOPE course Facilitator, being trained in Trauma Stabilisation,  Train the Brain, Yoga4NHS, Solution Focused Therapy, Yoga4Health, Mental Health First Aid, Coaching & Mentoring (CMI acred. Level 4) and Dialectal Behaviour Therapy (APT Accred.).  In addition the Instructor is fully Insured,  keeps relevant qualifications updated,  3-year First Aid and relevant DBS checks across Torbay & Devon. (Torbay Mental Health).

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Categories:
Outdoor activities
Exercise and fitness classes
Sports clubs and groups
Health advice
Mental health support
Connecting with nature
Getting active
Healthy lifestyle
Mental health
Social prescribing
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