Welcome to MoreMind
At MoreYoga we believe in the importance of holistic well-being and that taking care of your mental and emotional health is just as important as looking after your physical health. MoreMind is a dedicated space curated by our Head of Vibes, Holistic Well-being Coach & Yoga Teacher, Liz Joy Oakley and our resident Psychologist and Yoga teacher, Dr Stephanie Minchin, where our community can access information, help and support.
The MoreMind initiative is to promote positive mental health and well-being by opening up the discussion and to bring people together through events, talks, workshops, content and more. Our goal is to help support our community through our platforms online & offline and tackle the taboo that still exists around mental health together.
MoreMind 5 Layers of Holistic Wellbeing
The Physical Body
Yoga/Asana Practice
The Vital Body
Energy & Mind/Body Connection
The Intellectual Mind
Thoughts, Feelings and Mental Wellbeing
The Personality
Wisdom, Education & Awareness
The Heart Centre
Bliss, the ultimate state of being – the destination: Freedom!
WHAT’S ON
Get involved in our programme of classes, courses and practical sessions
to help build positive mental health and improve wellness
WELLNESS TV
MONDAYS
19.30-20.30 – MOREMIND: Yin Yoga for Stress w/ Liz Joy-Hardie
FRIDAYS
8:30-9:00 – MOREMIND: Morning Flow Liz Joy Hardie
EVENTS
Participate in our events and happenings designed to help you create holistic approach to your physical and mental wellbeing.
BLOG
Read articles to gain insight and support around issues surrounding mental health.
COMMUNITY
Join us online and share your experiences, read others journeys – together we can #tacklethetaboo
HELP
Access our online resources and directory of where you can find support
How to Find Freedom from Suffering
How to Find Freedom from Suffering I’ve been to countless yoga retreats, and the one thing that strikes me is always the connection built within the community; a container, of sorts. It seems to me that healing is really empowered when we come together to hold space...
Cultivating Contentment: Powerful Coping Tools for Your Mental Health
Contentment and Mental Health are not often words that coexist very comfortably in the same conversation but through my own personal battles with my mental health and through my work, I’ve learnt that cultivating contentment can be a powerful coping tool. We all have...
Hitting Pause: The role of ritual in creating more personal bliss
5 steps to introducing a self-care ritual shared by Teacher, Wellbeing Coach & MoreMind leader Liz Joy Oakley London life is busy, I think we can all agree on that. Life in the city can sometimes feel like it’s a non-stop race with very little respite, it’s...
Yoga & Samadhi: Discovering the state of ‘bliss’ on and off the mat
Samadhi. Bliss. Liberation. Enlightenment.All such words are loaded with beautiful and divine descriptions and conjure up ideals of a ‘higher consciousness’, awakening oneself to the ‘true self’. Patanjali describes bliss (Samadhi) as a meditative state, being fully...
Making More Space ~ How can we better manage our Mental Health after MHAW?
Every May during Mental Health Awareness Week you may notice that for one week your social media is suddenly overflowing with posts, emails, videos & articles encouraging you to take better care of your Mind. We’re reminded, from all angles, how important it is...
Dr Adrienne Milner on the importance of diversity and yoga, and its connection with mental health and body image
Dr Adrienne Milner (@drmilneryoga) is Senior Lecturer at Brunel University London in Sport, Health, and Exercise Sciences and was previously Lecturer in Global Public Health at Queen Mary University of London. Adrienne was a former competitive college basketball...
3 Tips for Inclusion in Classes
I started practicing yoga around six years ago after suffering a mental break down at 24 years of age. I friend told me that yoga maybe a great way of relieving some stress, so I booked into a vinyasa class. If I’m honest at first I didn’t like it. I thought it was...
Q&A: Robin Watkins-Davis on TeenYoga & Yoga as an anchor for the young
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2019 we spoke with Robin Watkins-Davis, the UK'ss youngest yoga teacher trained aged 16 years old with TeenYoga Foundation @teenyogafoundation. She also does work with the All Parliamentary Group for Yoga. Tell us a little bit...
Celebrating Imperfections with Gratitude
My journey began with being drawn to yoga to counteract the responsibilities of being a carer for a mentally ill single parent from a young age - which at times extremely challenging but yoga has been my remedy for helping to rebuild my life.Whilst yoga did...