Birch Healthy Living

I have a long experience of working with people in different kind of ways.

l have educated myself to massage therapist, yoga instructor, personal trainer, lifestyle coach, dietician.

The last several years I have helped a lot of people with my knowledge and expertise.

I have a great interest in functional medicine and therefore my guidance goes in that direction.

I love to meet other people and be a part of a person’s transformation in getting a better health and being able to give others the possibility to help themselves to a long and strong life both physically and mentally.

I teach two kinds of yoga – Medicine Yoga and Hatha Yoga.

Medicine Yoga is a therapeutic form of yoga that treats both body and mind. 
The soft physical yoga exercises focuses on bending and stretching. It 
is an effective tool to feeling better. This yoga can relieve back pain, make you sleep better, reduce your stress level and even be a great help with different kind of diseases such as hypothyroidism and certain cancer forms.

Medicine Yoga reduces the sympathetic nervous system and activates the parasympathetic which is the peace and quiet system. This makes the body function better. For instance better sleep, better intestinal function and a better perspective on things. It can also lower blood pressure and help people who is burned out.

This yoga form is great for elderly people and people who don’t consider themselves physically strong. Even though you don’t have any physical or mental problems it can overall give you a better quality of life.

Hatha Yoga is a bit more physically challenging and demands a bit more strength but still we a focus on the breathing.

The breathing is an important part of all yoga forms because it has a great impact on the whole body. If you breathe wrongly it will stress the body and it will be more difficult to relax. 
With a controlled and relaxed breathing the oxygen in the blood will be able to pass in to the cells more easily, which is needed for the body being able to function optimally. 
If you breathe correctly it will be much more easy for the body to rest and recover it self.

In my schedule you will find Soft Yoga and Core Yoga. Soft Yoga  will mainly have focus on Medicine Yoga with some easy going poses ( asanas ) from the Hatha Yoga. Core Yoga where the focus will be on strengthening the core ( back, hips and belly ). 
Both classes will always end with a relaxing meditation. 

HIlT = High Intensity Interval Training

If you want to rise your pulse without running HllT is the thing for you. If you want to feel like you have worked through the whole of your body HllT is the thing for you. If you want cardio and strength in one and the same class HllT is the thing for you. If you want to have fun while exercising HllT is the thing for you.

After a short warm up we switch to the HllT part of the class. We will work through the whole of the body. The exercises can be both static and dynamic. Everything from planks, squats, lunges, burpees combined with different kind of cardio exercises. So you will definitely feel the pulse rising.

Everybody can join because you will do the exercises in your own pace. And I will modify each exercise to each one. Please remember water because you will get thirsty. At the end of the class we will always cool down and stretch. And the last few minutes we will relax.Just as important it is to raise the pulse it is to slow down and allow the body to relax before ending the class.

CORE

The core is the part of your body that connects the legs with your arms and head.
You can also call it your torso. It is your hips, back, belly and chest. For the body to work properly it is important to have a strong and well functioning core.
And by that we don’t only mean the muscles but also the joints. With strong muscles you wouldn’t put so much pressure on the joints and they will work easier together.

After a short warm up l will guide you through exercises that will strengthen the muscles that connects your core. We will only use our own bodyweight as resistance. At the end of each class we will stretch the muscles we have worked with for a better flexibility. The last few minutes of the class we will allow the body to gear down completely and relax. Remember just as important it is to work the body it is to let it relax afterwards.

In both CORE and HllT classes everybody can join because you always do the exercises in your own pace. Listen to your body and l will help you modify each exercise so you are able to do it.

Please contact us with any question you may have. Also you can find us on Facebook as well – here you will see the different activities there is scheduled throughout the week. We also have a Facebook group you can join with information about activities in Lagos – you will find it here.

Please notice that we speak danish, swedish and english.