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About Bliss Yoga

Dedicated to Wellbeing

With over 25 years practice and 16 Years teaching experience Jessica is passionate about offering individuals the tools to enable healing through awareness to the mind and body. She guides you through a wonderful gentle nurturing Yoga practice helping create peace, calm and focus of the mind, creating strength and flexibility in the body.  Classes include attention to breathing, postural alignment, relaxation and meditation. Classes suitable for all levels.Beginners welcome 

 

Jessica also offers healing sounds gong baths, a wonderfully relaxing, meditative and healing experience.

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Jessica teaches a gentle flowing style of Yoga and has completed teacher training in:

 ISHTA style yoga: A style of Yoga for the individual that includes breath work (pranayama) and relaxation (savasana).  A great way to ease out physical and emotional tensions in the body and mind helping you feel refreshed and restored.  ISHTA means individual and this Yoga practice is very much about adapting the postures to your individual self. ISHTA is an acronym for the Integrated Science of Hatha (physical practice) Tantra (yogic philosophy) and Ayurveda (Indian science of healing).
ISHTA is a style of yoga that is flowing and safe for all ages and abilities.

Jessica  is also influenced by Anusara teachings and completed her immersion in 2014.

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Jessica completed her Pregnancy Yoga teacher training in March 2009 with Triyoga, London and her Baby Yoga teacher training in September 2009 with Camyoga, Cambridge. In 2015 Jessica completed her Rainbow Kids Yoga in London. 

In February 2022, Jessica completed her Sound Healing Diploma

 

  Jessica is an accredited Senior Yoga Teacher (SYT) and insured with Yoga Alliance UK.  

 

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Facts about Yoga

The Journey To Myself

Strengthen, Stretch, Tone, Relax and Cleanse

 

Yoga lengthens and strengthens the muscles in the body, bringing greater flexibility, vitality and strength. Practicing Yoga also massages internal organs enabling the body to detoxify.

 

 

Reducing Stress

 

Yoga nourishes and calms the nervous system and teaches you to unwind using Asana (postures), Pranayama (breathing techniques) and meditation (stilling the mind) enabling relaxation and peace.A regular practice improves concentration and strengthens the immune system.

 

 

Yoga Benefits

 

  • Revitalise Physically and Mentally

  • Reduce Stress and Relax

  • Detoxify Internal Organs

  • Increases Muscle Tone and Strength

  • Improves Concentration

  • Increases Immune System

  • Reduces Insomnia

  • Increases Flexibility

  • Improved Posture

  • Self Confidence

  • Inner Peace and True Happiness

 

 

Yoga and Meditation will improve your Health and Quality of Life!

Things you need to know

Clothing should be loose and comfortable to allow easy movement of the body.  In the cooler months have socks and a jumper on hand for the relaxation to keep warm.

 

Equipment is generally supplied.  However please feel free to bring your own mat or props.

 

Avoid Eating 1-2 hours before Yoga class. A full abdomen will make you feel uncomfortable and tired.

 

Avoid Comparing yourself to anyone else.  Yoga is non-competitive.  Focus within yourself.  

 

Allow yourself to Relax.  Relaxation is a necessity not a luxury, especially if we have a busy or stressful life.

 

Concentrate on your Breathing in each of the Yoga postures.  Your breath will help keep the mind focused and allow your body to relax.

 

Be aware of your own abilities and and notice the sensations in your body.  We aware of tension or discomfort, never over do a stretch or extend too far in a posture. The Emphasis is on 'letting go' rather than pushing the body through borders of pain.

 

Rest when you need to! Use resting time to reflect and absorb your Yoga experience.

 

Notify the Yoga instructor if you are injured or have any problems that may affect your practice.  Feel free to discuss any aspect of Yoga or any problems you might be having either before or after the class.

 

Enjoy your experience

 

 

 

Yoga Words

 

Asana - Yoga posture 

 

Pranayama - Breathing practices aimed and focusing  and balancing the mind and drawing your awareness within.

 

Meditation - Sitting comfortably in any position with straight spine,relaxed arms shoulders face and abdomen.  Allowing the body to become peaceful and still.  Relaxing the mind by focusing on your breath. A guided meditation is where the Yoga Instructor talks you through a meditation technique. 

 

Yoga Nidra -   A deep relaxation technique that provides profound physical and mental relaxation. The ability to deeply relax increases ones sense of inner peace and calm.

Bliss Yoga Norwich offers yoga for Every Body in Norwich, Norfolk.

 

Yoga Classes are run by Jessica McKenna, (Senior Yoga Teacher). YTAA & Yoga Alliance accredited Yoga Instructor who teaches ISHTA style yoga.

Jessica has a Sound Healing Diploma

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Currently, Yoga classes are offered at Horning Village Hall and Sprowston Diamond Centre, Norwich

Jessica McKenna is a senior teacher with Yoga Alliance Professionals.

 

This accreditation demonstrates excellent standards as set by Yoga Alliance Professionals.

Senior Yoga Teacher

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What people have said about Bliss Yoga

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Jess is an incredibly knowledgable and conscious teacher. It is clear she understands the body, biology and environmental impact on people's wellbeing. She invites you to work with your limitations and extend your expectations of what you could achieve.
If you are somebody who has experienced trauma or recovering from PTS/D I would recommend her classes. I encourage my clients to attend her classes once they get to a certain stage in their recovery. I am a psychotherapist.
Don't hesitate. Try a class.

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"I have been practising yoga for about 14 years now. Jessica McKenna is one of the best teachers I have had. This is not only because of her warm and positive personality, which informs the way she teaches, but also because her instructions are so clear and helpful. I find the range of poses restorative as well as challenging and also appreciate the space Jessica cultivates for the spiritual elements of yoga. Throughout, reminders of non-competitiveness allow each individual in the class, whatever their experience or the kind of day they've had, to flourish."  Nonnie

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"I've found that everything about your classes - the ambience, very precise and easy to follow instructions, not only on positions, but also on breathing, together with the relaxation period at the end, always made me feel invigorated and at peace" Jon

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Yesterday my wife and I went to London to meet one of my relatives from Canada. I drove to Epping intending to park the car there and take the tube to the centre of London.  Unfortunately it was one of those days when everything goes wrong.  I couldn't park at Epping and we had to drive on to find a station down the line where we could. We lost a lot of time doing so, and we just kept running into more problems.  I was worried about my wife because she has limited mobility and I didn't want to leave her having a long walk anywhere.  She also stresses easily.  By the time we eventually got onto a train after a catalogue of mini disasters, I was the one feeling stressed out and rather shaky. But as I sat on the seat, I thought of my yoga practice.   

Plant feet firmly on the floor under my knees. Sit back squarely in the seat, let it support my spine.  Sit upright, shoulders back, chest open.  Relax, body and mind.  Close eyes, focus on breathing.  Slow it down, steady, full and even breaths.  Feel the prana spreading into all those areas of tension. Stay in the moment and let everything else go.  

Within three stations, about ten minutes, I was able to open my eyes and all the tension and worry had disappeared.  It felt like I had just woken up from a deep, refreshing sleep.  We still had enough time to reach our rendezvous and we went on to have a lovely day.

Yoga pays off.

John

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“I have had operations on my knee, ankle and shoulder as well as having scoliosis (curvature of the spine) and wanted to strengthen my body with low impact.  My friend told me about Jess, a yoga teacher in Norwich and thought I would give it a go.  I have seen Jess for one-to-one sessions and am now able to join her classes.  I have been amazed at how yoga has helped; I have more range in my knee, greater strength in my shoulder and less back pain as well as feeling calmer.  Jess has warmth, a positive energy and it is a pleasure taking yoga with her, thank you”  Becky

 

"I have been attending one of Jessica’s yoga classes for two years starting as a beginner.  It soon became apparent that Jessica is a competent yoga practitioner and very familiar with all aspects of yoga.  She relays her experience well and manages to put the novice at ease as well as allowing the more experienced pupil to realise their full potential.    Jessica is empathetic and creates an atmosphere of calm.  I come away from the class relaxed and invigorated." Peggy

 

"I am really enjoying the variation of the classes and the different pace and posture each week.  The slower pace yesterday was really odd to me, but I think produced really good results.  I felt very clear headed and a pain that I have in my lower back (for years and years) has actually gone...The thought you put into your classes really shines through, and I am enjoying the more meditative qualities that you bring to the practice, that is not my natural state!" Kate

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I regard yoga as an integral part of my lifestyle.  Since I am now past retirement age I am very conscious of the desire to stay fit and healthy, in both body and mind.  Although I am now quite experienced at yoga I still prefer to attend a more organised session in a neutral venue where I am led and can concentrate without distractions.  I guess I need the discipline.  So your weekly classes are ideal and fit in very well with my personal health regime.  I have been attending your sessions regularly for over 2 years now.  The benefits are quite tangible in my case: I can measure actual improvements in flexibility, which are not supposed to happen to men of my age, and also point to general very good all round health - hopefully not tempting fate by doing so - to which I am sure your sessions contribute.  

The sessions are well structured and allow for both progressions into more advanced postures, movements and breathing techniques where appropriate, but also focussing on keeping the basics correct so the grounding is always solid. I like the variety that you introduce from time to time, and the way you link your practice to your personal philosophy of appreciation of nature and physical and mental well-being.  This gives more dimension to the practice and encourages us all to follow similar thinking.  You have now built up a group of regular attendees and this has created a very friendly and pleasant atmosphere in the sessions. I also like the way you encourage this by having us all join in mantras and recent pair work.  

I find that the classes have become a sort of refreshing staging post in my week.  I always feel better for them and carry the sense of relaxation away with me every time I leave.  In fact it is sometimes a little difficult to come out of the relaxed state and start moving at normal pace.  Your teaching also provides a valuable fall-back when I need to deal with exceptional stresses or challenges.
J

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