Seven Lion Yard is a holistic well being and wellbeing centre offering complete psychological and wellbeing companies in Clapham, South London. We caught up with founder Madeleine Jago to search out out extra concerning the house and the inspirations behind it…
Inform us a bit about your background and your meditation journey…
In my skilled life, I’ve labored for a few years as a psychologist throughout the NHS and privately. My particular areas of experience are in trauma and well being, though I usually work with different points equivalent to low vanity, low temper and nervousness.
Throughout the medical coaching, I seen a mismatch between the frequent discussions of the well-documented advantages of mindfulness, meditation and respiration practices and the truth that we, as practitioners, hadn’t been given the instruments to both combine these strategies into our periods or to assist purchasers combine these practices into their existence.
I discovered that taking a purely cognitive or analytical strategy can miss the body-based, emotional and unconscious drivers of behaviour and that true psychological change comes from integrating what folks know with what they really feel. I’ve since educated in different therapies which have extra room for somatic experiences however have additionally built-in extra breathwork, meditation and mindfulness rules in my very own life and in my work to expertise higher wellbeing and higher help my purchasers.
What impressed you to open Seven Lion Yard and when did you open the studio?
I resolved to create an area that might supply each one-to-one remedy and conscious, meditative and respiration practices both independently or together, one thing I had not seen elsewhere. Once we discovered the location, we have been capable of deliver this to life by means of considerate design and the character that the house already possessed. Our imaginative and prescient was to share these complementary approaches to assist folks turn into extra attuned to their emotional responses, soothe their nervous system, handle stress and lead to a extra significant and enduring change in wellbeing. The studio and psychology clinic opened on the finish of Might 2024 so we’re nonetheless very a lot within the early phases of our journey and growth.
What’s your mission with Seven Lion Yard?
Our studio is dedicated to offering a supportive house for folks of all ranges, to expertise the advantages of holistic breathwork, meditation and mindfulness based mostly practices permitting them to raised handle stress, calm their thoughts and physique, and discover stability of their life.
How is Seven Lion Yard completely different from different studios?
I imagine our give attention to psychological wellbeing and our studio design are distinctive. We provide a mix of evidence-based practices aimed toward serving to folks deal with life’s challenges in an area designed with calm, restoration and rest in thoughts. Tucked away behind the hustle and bustle of Clapham Excessive Road in a quiet and picturesque setting, our courses embody components of breathwork, meditation, mindfulness, yin and restorative yoga and sound therapeutic to boost wellbeing. We may even shortly be launching breathwork courses for being pregnant and workshops for mums-to-be, in addition to in-depth workshops in meditation and breathwork for many who want to take their follow to the following degree.
What recommendation would you give to somebody who’s considering of opening their very own studio?
Beginning a enterprise is thrilling and terrifying and all the pieces in between so, earlier than you begin, make certain you might have folks in your life who can supply emotional and sensible help and the rest you would possibly want. You’ll be extra resilient within the face of the inevitable ups, downs and uncertainties when you have the suitable group round you.
Do you might have a quote or mantra that you simply dwell by?
In my life I have labored and I proceed to work onerous to develop and reveal self-compassion. I believe it’s so necessary in bestowing resilience and I’ve witnessed the ability that quietening a self-critical voice can have on my purchasers. Kristen Neff, who writes extensively on self-compassion, captures one thing necessary:
“Being human is just not about being anybody specific means; it’s about being as life creates you—with your individual specific strengths and weaknesses, items and challenges, quirks and oddities.”
Discover out extra about Seven Lion Yard:
Web site: https://www.sevenlionyard.com/
Instagram: @sevenlionyard