Interested in trying out a prenatal yoga class? Join me and other expecting mothers on Monday, 27 January 12:00-13:00 for a free session of movement, relaxation and connection. Spaces are limited so sign up today to join!

Join Sofie de Niet (registered Dietitian) and myself present 2 workshops on Food, Stress and Body Image. These are issues that are very important to both of us and we are happy to share our passion and knowledge with you.

Session 1(4 June) – Stress and Food. We will be working on resetting the nervous system with yoga and talking about the emotional coping & Food. This session will end with stress management tools you can use in the moment and low stress food ideas.

Session 2 – Body Image and Food. We will be practicing a body positive yoga practice and then discussing the actual link between weight and food. We will do a body positivity meditation and discuss how to cultivate a healthy body image for your kids.

Practical info:

• Sunday 4 and 10 June (10:00-12:00) – welcome from 9:45.

• €60 each or both classes for €110. Early Bird Special till 25 May: both classes for €95.

• Location: Merode (Brussels)

Book your spot! You can enroll for our workshop by completing this form. Once you hit ‘send’, you will receive a confirmation e-mail and payment instructions within 24 hours. Your inscription for the workshop(s) is completed once we receive your payment. All payments are due in advance. Cancellation policy: possible up to 3 days in advance + 50% refund.

Questions? Contact Sofie (0496 612 866) or Emily (0483 39 05 49).

Contact me today for more information.

Join Sofie de Niet (registered Dietitian) and myself present 2 workshops on Food, Stress and Body Image. These are issues that are very important to both of us and we are happy to share our passion and knowledge with you.

Session 1 – Stress and Food. We will be working on resetting the nervous system with yoga and talking about the emotional coping & Food. This session will end with stress management tools you can use in the moment and low stress food ideas.

Session 2 (11 June)– Body Image and Food. We will be practicing a body positive yoga practice and then discussing the actual link between weight and food. We will do a body positivity meditation and discuss how to cultivate a healthy body image for your kids.

Practical info:

• Sunday 4 and 10 June (10:00-12:00) – welcome from 9:45.

• €60 each or both classes for €110. Early Bird Special till 25 May: both classes for €95.

• Location: Merode (Brussels)

Book your spot! You can enroll for our workshop by completing this form. Once you hit ‘send’, you will receive a confirmation e-mail and payment instructions within 24 hours. Your inscription for the workshop(s) is completed once we receive your payment. All payments are due in advance. Cancellation policy: possible up to 3 days in advance + 50% refund.

Questions? Contact Sofie (0496 612 866) or Emily (0483 39 05 49).

Contact me today for more information.

Whether you are working from home, the office or a hybrid situation, chances are there is stress involved. This class isn’t just about relaxing (though we will have some of that). We will also be utilizing Yoga Therapy techniques to strengthen your nervous system so you can manage life’s inevitable stress with more ease.

Tuesdays 4,11,18 and 25 April
12:30-13:30

Merode

€75 Euro for all 4 sessions.

This course combines specific Yoga Therapy techniques to:    

• Enhance the functioning of the nervous system to improve well-being

• Improve self-awareness

• Promote the support of others by eliminating habitual patterns of thought and behavior.

Both awareness and therapeutic yoga are well known to help improve anxiety and depression, this 8 week Yoga Therapy course will help you access these profound healing properties

Research reveals that faster and more long-term healing occurs through the intelligent integration of mind and body techniques.

The course will be held at a small private studio near Merode/Montgomery. Space is limited so please get in touch today.

Your Investment:€250 + cost of handbook + audio recording

To Sign up Contact Emily via the button below or at Emily@EmilyGoldYoga.com

Struggling with fertility issues can be a lonely experience. Though infertility is quite common it is not commonly discussed. Loneliness is often compounded by stress, making it difficult to stay connected to mind and body. There is evidence that yoga and meditation can reduce anxiety and boost mood, beneficial for any woman who is dealing with fertility issues. This course will offer an opportunity for discussion with others currently living with fertility issues, evidence-based mind-body techniques plus lifestyle and wellness planning. All practices will be taught in a way that is accessible and adaptable and can continue to be practice on your own.

The intention of this course is to help you connect with your own mind and body, find space to relax and learn about local resources and lifestyle strategies to enhance your wellbeing beyond the course. If you are trying to get pregnant, wherever you are on your journey, take time to care for yourself. No previous yoga of meditation experience is needed.

This course will run 4 consecutive Saturdays, beginning Saturday 28 January

It is no secret parenting is stressful! This course will include mindfulness practices, yoga practices and psycho-education so you can better manage stress, feel better and even practices you can do with kids of all ages.

🧘🏻‍♀️Physical yoga practice focused on relaxing the nervous system

🧘🏻‍♀️Meditation and breath work with accompanying recordings

🧘🏻‍♀️ Excercises and techniques you can practice on your own and with your kids

🧘🏻‍♀️Opportunity for discussion and peer support

We will gather to support ourselves and others and honor these special loses. No matter when or how you experienced loss this event is open to you. We will gather to support our bodies mind and spirt with a trauma informed hogs practice and meditation and a healing ritual practice. All are welcome. Entry is based on a sliding scale , suggested payment of 35€ but no one will be turned away.

Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss (HSPL) was created by Amy Wright Glenn, founder of the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death. This workshop will compassionately and wisely prepare participants to more confidently and clearly hold space for one of life’s most painful and devastating losses. This optional second day will prepare participants to use special mind-body tools within their professional and personal practices. Please note this Day can only be taken by those who have completed the first day of the course.

HSPL is specifically geared toward Birth Doulas, Therapists, Nurses, Midwives, Ministers, OBGYNs, Fertility Specialists, Birth Photographers, Prenatal Yoga Teachers, Prenatal Massage Therapists, Funeral Home Directors, End-of-life Care Professionals, and Bereaved Parent Peer Supporters and Activists

On Day 1 Emily Gold will guide participants through a heartfelt analysis of three key components central to holding space for grieving mothers and their families.

1. An introduction to the Companioning Model of Care outlined by Alan Wolfelt.

2. An exploration of best "care practices” with regard to the various support networks surrounding bereaved mothers.

3. A cross-cultural understanding of the healing power of ritual found

On Day 2 Emily will guide participants through specific mind-body activities to support individuals and families who have experienced pregnancy loss. This teaching is based on Emily’s own work as a Yoga Therapist and Pregnancy Loss doula. Previous yoga or meditation experience is helpful but not required.

Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss (HSPL) was created by Amy Wright Glenn, founder of the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death. This workshop will compassionately and wisely prepare participants to more confidently and clearly hold space for one of life’s most painful and devastating losses. A second optional day will prepare participants to use special mind-body tools within their professional and personal practices.

HSPL is specifically geared toward Birth Doulas, Therapists, Nurses, Midwives, Ministers, OBGYNs, Fertility Specialists, Birth Photographers, Prenatal Yoga Teachers, Prenatal Massage Therapists, Funeral Home Directors, End-of-life Care Professionals, and Bereaved Parent Peer Supporters and Activists

Emily Gold will guide participants through a heartfelt analysis of three key components central to holding space for grieving mothers and their families.

1. An introduction to the Companioning Model of Care outlined by Alan Wolfelt.

2. An exploration of best "care practices” with regard to the various support networks surrounding bereaved mothers.

3. A cross-cultural understanding of the healing power of ritual found

On Day 2 Emily will guide participants through specific mind-body activities to support individuals and families who have experienced pregnancy loss. This teaching is based on Emily’s own work as a Yoga Therapist and Pregnancy Loss doula. Previous yoga or meditation experience is helpful but not required.

I am SO EXCITED to once again be teaming up with the wonderful Linda Chong for a Yoga for Women Workshop. This time we will be offering a contemplative practice designed to help you turn inwards with 2 physical yoga practices, a seated meditation and a Mudra practice. If you've never joined Linda and I for one of these workshops, please know you are in for a treat. And if you have joined before you already know that, and we'd love to have you join us again.

We will be meeting at a beautiful space in the Montgomery/Merode area.

Your Investment: €35

For more information or to sign up email me at emily@emilygoldyoga.com

Would you like to feel well-rested? When we have enough sleep we have a sense of well-being, but for many adults this is not our consistent experience. Yoga Nidra (sometimes referred to as 'yogic sleep') is a method for refreshing yourself and activating the relaxation response.
Yoga Nidra is a practice of guided meditation to facilitate a conscious sleep state. Though there exists a debate over the science that supports the claims, 45 minutes of yoga nidra is widely believed to create a feeling of having slept for 3 hours.

One explanation for this feeling of having slept for hours is related to the series of brain-wave changes experienced during yoga nidra. A useful metaphor is driving a car, and bringing it to park. First you must slow it down before you can turn the engine off. In yoga nidra, brainwaves are brought into rest state with slower more restorative brain-wave activity.

Curious to experience this? Keen to try it again, having experienced it before? Join me for a guided yogic sleep. 

Sign up at: https://www.radiantlightyoga.be/workshops/ 

The Yoga Therapy for the Mind (8-week course) is a comprehensive and evidence-based program for anyone looking to reduce stress or suffering from anxiety and/or depression.The course combines specific yoga therapy techniques

• Enhance the functioning of the nervous system to improve well-being

• Improves self-awareness

• Promotes the support of others by eliminating habitual patterns of thought and behavior.

• Both awareness and therapeutic yoga are well known to help improve anxiety and depression, this 8 week yoga therapy course will help you access these profound healing properties

All sessions will be held at a space in the Merode/Montgomery area. Exact location will be given at sign up.

Each session will be 2 Hours long and include education on mind-body functioning, a 70 minute yoga practice, breath work, additional mind-body activities and group discussion.

Research reveals that faster and more long-term healing occurs through the intelligent integration of mind and body techniques.

No previous yoga expirience is necessary.

Class size is limited to 10 students to ensure a safe space and proper location.

Investment: 225 euros, includes class booklet.

For more information please contact me and we can schedule a time to chat via phone and see if the class is right for you.

Would you like to feel well-rested? When we have enough sleep we have a sense of well-being, but for many adults this is not our consistent experience. Yoga Nidra (sometimes referred to as 'yogic sleep') is a method for refreshing yourself and activating the relaxation response.
Yoga Nidra is a practice of guided meditation to facilitate a conscious sleep state. Though there exists a debate over the science that supports the claims, 45 minutes of yoga nidra is widely believed to create a feeling of having slept for 3 hours.

One explanation for this feeling of having slept for hours is related to the series of brain-wave changes experienced during yoga nidra. A useful metaphor is driving a car, and bringing it to park. First you must slow it down before you can turn the engine off. In yoga nidra, brainwaves are brought into rest state with slower more restorative brain-wave activity.

The time on and around the winter solstice, when the days are short and the nights long and dark, is the perfect time to share in this practice. If you are interested in joining me for the sparking of your inner light, as we melt into deep relaxation sign up here.

Would you like to feel well-rested? When we have enough sleep we have a sense of well-being, but for many adults this is not our consistent experience. Yoga Nidra (sometimes referred to as 'yogic sleep') is a method for refreshing yourself and activating the relaxation response.
Yoga Nidra is a practice of guided meditation to facilitate a conscious sleep state. Though there exists a debate over the science that supports the claims, 45 minutes of yoga nidra is widely believed to create a feeling of having slept for 3 hours.

One explanation for this feeling of having slept for hours is related to the series of brain-wave changes experienced during yoga nidra. A useful metaphor is driving a car, and bringing it to park. First you must slow it down before you can turn the engine off. In yoga nidra, brainwaves are brought into rest state with slower more restorative brain-wave activity.

Curious to experience this? Keen to try it again, having experienced it before? Join me for a guided yogic sleep. 

Sign up at: http://www.radiantlightyoga.be/events/

 I am so happy to be once again offering my Yoga for Coping with Stress Workshop. This is a 3 hour mix of theory, psychoeducation and practice all about how yoga can specifically be used to modify the way your mind and body reacts to stress. This is great for anyone who is a science nerd like me, teachers who want to add more evidence based practices to their classes and anyone looking to develop a home yoga practice to help with stress. If you want to take this special "back to school" time to make positive changes in your life, this class will teach you techniques for stress management and resiliency on and off the mat! This class will be 22 September from 1:30-4:30 PM

Please feel free to post or message me any questions and if you would like to sign up please do so at: http://www.radiantlightyoga.be/events/

This workshop will be held at Radiant Light Yoga, Brussels.

Please note that this workshop will be followed immediately by a Yoga Nidra (guided relaxation). Feel free to sign up for both :) 

Do you feel overwhelmed by the contraceptive choices available to you? Wish you had more options? Want to try something different but unsure of the risks and benefits? This webinar is for you!

My Masters in Public Health (in reproductive health) combined with holistic knowledge from yoga puts me in a unique position to have a great deal of information on all aspects of family planning- physical, mental, energetic, risks, benefits etc. It seems selfish to keep this information to myself so I am sharing it with the world. I will be hosting a 1-hour webinar where I will go through a basic description of the reproductive system plus information on how each method works, and the pros and cons of each one. There would be plenty of time for your questions plus info on special populations, like people who are breastfeeding and those who want to avoid hormones. I can say it will be completely unbiased an judgement free, I want you to find the right method for YOU!
This Webinar will be Thursday, 13 September at 19:30 Brussels time. The webinar will be about an hour long and it will be recorded so if you can't join us live you can join us after. The webinar will be 10 Euros payable via banccontact or Paypal (with a small additional fee). 
You can sign up here (or if you would like to pay via bank card see info below) and you will be added to the Facebook group where the talk will take place. This will also be the place for you to ask any additional questions (you can also ask me them privately) share resources and to have further discussion before and after the class.

To pay via European bank card please send 10 Euros to
BE45 3631 5551 5389
Please notify me so I can ensure payment is processed.

Please note information in this webinar is not intended to replace information and recommendation from your doctor or other health professionals. This session is for information purposes and is not intended as personal recommendations.

This special postnatal (from 6 weeks to 12 years postnatal!) class that combines strengthening and stabilising the core, together with a practice for opening the shoulders and giving attention to the spine.  We will then move into a deep relaxation: restorative yoga and yoga nidra.  

Join us for this class to return safely to stronger movement in a specially designed postnatal practice (without the babies present), and to nurture yourself with a deep rest.