Somatics, yoga and chair yoga classes in Lostwithiel and St Austell, Cornwall
Emma Mansfield is an accredited yoga teacher and somatic movement education registered with The British Wheel of Yoga.
Emma has over 30 years experience as a movement practitioner and offers a regular programme of classes and workshops in Lostwithiel and St Austell, Cornwall.
About Emma Mansfield
BA Hons, RSA, BWY+500
Emma Mansfield is a trauma-informed yoga teacher and somatic movement educator with over thirty years of teaching experience.
Over the last three decades she has trained with some of the world’s leading yoga, movement and anatomy educators which include Simon Low, Donna Fahri, Lisa Peterson and Gary Carter.
She is a passionate and highly experienced teacher who is dedicated to her students and her on going professional development.
Venes in Lostwithiel and St Austell
The Oasis Studio: Lostwithiel Community Centre, PL22 0HA
The Keay Dance Studios: St Austell College, PL25 4DJ
Polkyth Leisure Centre: St Austell, PL25 4DB
All of these venues have toilets, access to water and somewhere to change. Parking is available nearby.
Class information, term times
and prices
Students are asked to bring their own mats and wear appropriate clothing. All other props are provided.
Drop in classes are £12.50 per session
Block booked classes per half-term are £10 each
Term times Spring 2025:
Tuesday 7th January - Friday 14th February (6wks)
Tuesday 25th February - Friday 11th April (7wks)
About Somatics
The classes are extremely popular and many of students say “life-changing”. Read more about Somatics by clicking here.
As well as providing profound relief from pain, the invitation and permission the somatics approach and movements offer reconnects us to our body and the felt sense.
We can work through, process and discharge old stress and survival energies that keep us stuck, tired and limited and with more flow in our system, we can heal and experience a sense of goodness, wholeness and well-being.
Each class begins with a somatic body scan and somatic experiencing exercises and then we systematically release the muscles, and therein joint spaces, of the feet, legs, hips, pelvis and back and then shoulders, arms, neck, jaw, face and head.
We also explore the breathing body and use various props to release, re-awaken and massage the skin and fascial network of connective tissues.
Chair Somatics
These seated classes have all the benefits of a floor-based somatics class but are designed for those who find it challenging to get up and down from the floor.
This classes help to free the body of tension, ease muscle pain and improve breathing. These sessions also help improve an overall sense of wellbeing. By going deep into the body, we develop a deeper sense of self, grounding any nervous energies and calming the mind.
As well as soothing aches and pains by freeing all of our joints areas and tight muscle areas, this class is excellent for those who experience breathing difficulties, COPD, asthma and high blood pressure.
These sessions are a huge amount of fun and offer a great introduction to the principles of yoga, chair yoga can help to relieve joint pain and improve posture and relaxation.
These classes are extremely popular and students normally go for a coffee afterwards so it’s a great way to make new friends and connect with local people.
Intelligent Yoga
Using yoga, somatics and qi-gong principles and teachings, postures and sequences, we explore how to move intelligently, how to stand, sit, move and breathe with ease, understanding and compassion for ourselves.
The classes start with a guided relaxation, somatic experiencing and gentle breathing exercises. Using somatics, we free our joint spaces and muscle groups, then we flow through a series of qi-gong and yoga sequences that free the spine, strengthen the body and free the breath. We explore balances, traditional yoga postures and finish the class with either a stretch down and/or a restorative posture using bolsters and yoga bricks, yoga blankets and belts.
These classes are very soothing, strengthening and enable our nervous system to dial down and settle into parasympathetic mode – rest, digest, restore and renew.
Chair Yoga
These seated and standing sessions have all the benefits of a traditional yoga class and somatics class but the postures, stretches and joint care exercises are practised either standing or sitting down.
This class is great way to exercise the brain while maintaining muscle strength and suppleness.
As well as soothing aches and pains by freeing all of our joints areas and tight muscle areas, this class is excellent for those who experience breathing difficulties, COPD, asthma and high blood pressure.
These sessions are a huge amount of fun and offer a great introduction to the principles of yoga, chair yoga can help to relieve joint pain and improve posture and relaxation.
These classes are extremely popular and students normally go for a coffee afterwards so it’s a great way to make new friends and connect with local people.