Free yoga for all those in need

A community centre is offering free yoga classes to help with the stress of everyday life.

YOGA: Debra Greenwood is holding free meditation classes in Nambour. Photo: John McCutcheon

THE Nambour Community Centre is helping locals cope with their increasingly busy live through free meditation classes.

Offered every Friday at midday, the classes help to develop greater self-awareness and compassion.

Meditation teacher Debra Greenwood has been running the classes for five weeks and said meditation was growing in importance.

“I think there are a lot of people who are struggling, there is a lot of trauma and stress, people lead very busy lives and it’s important for people to have a technique or a way to calm themselves down,” Mrs Greenwood said.

She approached the community centre to begin classes after finding enormous benefit from meditation in her own life.

“If I didn’t have a few of these techniques up my sleeve I probably wouldn’t have got through a lot of trauma in my life and I want to pass that onto people who have had difficulties in their life,” Mrs Greenwood said.

She said making it free was a way for the experienced meditation teacher to help everyone, even those who normally wouldn’t be able to afford the service.

“It’s for those people who wanted to develop some self-awareness and improve their quality of life but can’t afford it,” Mrs Greenwood said.

“I’ve had a couple of homeless people in the class and I hope it’s been of benefit to them.”

Class attendee Cecily Rose said Mrs Greenwood’s classes had been “a blessing” to her and her daughter who have had a lot of personal stress.

“She’s very intuitive, she’s very well aware so she’s very able to go deeper and help on different levels,” Mrs Rose said.

She said she wished more people who were apprehensive about meditation took advantage of the free classes.

“I’d say there is nothing to be afraid of, give it a go because there is no risk and it can only help.”

For more information about the meditation services get in touch with the Nambour Community Centre.

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