Pole dance, chair/burlesque, anti-gravity yoga, specialist group therapy programmes for mental health well being and treatment of psychological disorders Pole Fitness – Our studio offers numerous pole fitness classes every week for anyone who wants to become fitter in the most fun way possible! Pole fitness is suitable for anyone who wants to tone up, lose weight and enjoy the benefits of lots of laughs in the process. It does not matter what age, size or level of fitness you have as we start people off at a very basic level and gradually work up from there. Pole fitness has the added benefit of a helping people improve their confidence and self-esteem and meet lots of new friends. Our experienced instructors not only are fantastic teachers but they all have great personalities to help people really get the most out of their classes. Classes are once a week over a 6 week term and last an hour and 15 minutes. They are priced at a fantastic rate of £45 for the 6 week term.

Tone class - We offer a class once a week for one full hour on exercises to tone your abs, your bum and legs. This is not a pole fitness class but more a body reconditioning one and is open to all men and women with the same goal in mind. This class works you hard but is also a lot of fun. Anyone can join this class and you can either commit to the 6 week term or you can pay as you go and use it as a drop in for whenever it suits you to come along. It is specifically for people who just want to tone up and improve their physique. Class will last an hour and will be priced at £30 for the 6 weeks.

Yoga for Chronic Pain Relief – We are very proud to say we have developed a very unique programme which we offer for people who would like to improve their flexibility and fitness but suffer from chronic pain. The programme is based on gentle yoga exercises using a chair and is suitable for people with all sorts of health problems and those who may have limited mobility.

Sophie Dechant is our very highly qualified yoga instructor and also works as a senior nurse practitioner in Altnagelvin Hospital. Sophie leads the yoga part of this programme.

Karen Baldwin works as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist will give some specific information each week on some techniques to help manage pain better outside of classes. Karen has written numerous chronic pain management programmes which continue to run today. Topics will include how pain is felt, pacing, stress management, changing how you think and mindfulness. She has 17 years experience as a CBT clinician and works throughout Northern Ireland as a private CBT practitioner treating a wide range of psychological disorders, teaching and developing programmes for various organisations throughout Northern Ireland.

Michelle Glenn is a very experienced physiotherapist and is also involved in the programme and speaks to the group on the final week of the term to offer specific physiotherapy advice and answer questions to anyone who wants to attend.

Living with chronic pain of any kind is a humbling experience. Pain causes our lives to change in both small and major ways. Unexpectedly we find ourselves needing to create a new relationship to our body, mind and spirit – a process that can be frustrating and confusing. Modern science and yoga agree: our present pain and suffering have roots related to past pain, trauma, stress, loss, and illness and the very real biology of your thoughts, emotions, expectations, and memories. Often pain is sustained by how initial experiences/beliefs or traumas changed not just the body but also the mind-body relationship. Self-awareness brings light to such relationships and allows room for new ones to begin.