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When Rest Isn't Enough: Understanding Fatigue, Energy And Recovery
With Kate PlummerRest doesn't always leave you feeling rested. You might feel physically exhausted but mentally alert, struggle to get moving, or find that even simple everyday tasks require too much effort. Fatigue isn't one single experience, and it doesn't always need the same response. In this six-part course, you'll explore different aspects of fatigue and learn how to recognise what might be helpful at different times. We'll look at physical energy, mental activity and effort, exploring when doing less may be useful, when gentle movement might be appropriate, how to recognise an energy crash, and what to do when your mind won't switch off. Each lesson combines accessible teaching with a short guided practice, helping you put the ideas into context and develop a more considered response to your own experience. The course draws on a breath-led, mindfulness-based approach to yoga. It isn't about pushing through tiredness or following a rigid routine. It's about learning to notice what is happening and choosing an appropriate response. You can work through the lessons in order, returning to individual practices whenever you find them useful.
Understand why fatigue can show up in different ways, and learn how to respond with more appropriate effort, breath and movement.
About this course
Rest doesn't always leave you feeling rested. You might feel physically exhausted but mentally alert, struggle to get moving, or find that even simple everyday tasks require too much effort. Fatigue isn't one single experience, and it doesn't always need the same response. In this six-part course, you'll explore different aspects of fatigue and learn how to recognise what might be helpful at different times. We'll look at physical energy, mental activity and effort, exploring when doing less may be useful, when gentle movement might be appropriate, how to recognise an energy crash, and what to do when your mind won't switch off. Each lesson combines accessible teaching with a short guided practice, helping you put the ideas into context and develop a more considered response to your own experience. The course draws on a breath-led, mindfulness-based approach to yoga. It isn't about pushing through tiredness or following a rigid routine. It's about learning to notice what is happening and choosing an appropriate response. You can work through the lessons in order, returning to individual practices whenever you find them useful.
Meet your Teacher
Kate is a senior yoga teacher and yoga therapist with over 15 years of teaching experience and in excess of 2,000 hours of training to support her teaching. Her work has included teaching people with long-term health conditions, injuries and differing levels of physical ability, helping them adapt yoga practices to their individual needs. Her teaching draws on the Viniyoga approach, with particular emphasis on breath-led practice, appropriate effort and the relationship between body, breath and mind. She has a longstanding interest in how yoga can help people develop greater awareness of their energy, recognise their individual needs and make more considered choices about their practice.