Fearne Cotton hosts wellness event as Georgia Harrison & Millie Mackintosh show off yoga moves at Frameless
FEARNE Cotton hosted a new wellness event as Georgia Harrison and Millie Mackintosh showed off their yoga moves at Frameless.
The TV and radio presenter, 43, launched a new immersive yoga,
breathwork, sound bath, and laughter yoga classes with her Happy Place wellbeing brand at the immersive art experience in London.
To launch the classes, radio star Fearne was joined by celebrity pals including Love Island favourite Georgia Harrison.
The 29-year-old reality star, who has been open about her spiritual journey, slipped into a pair of black skintight leggings and a crop top for a group yoga session.
While mum-of-two Millie, 35, wore a white long sleeve gym top and a pair of leopard print leggings for the workout.
Yoga is which is know for helping the mind and body build strength and flexibility.
The forty-minute classes include yoga, sound baths, breathwork and laughing yoga, set amongst immersive backdrops of grassy plains, mountainous valleys and glistening streams.
Other famous faces included Dame Kelly Holmes, Made In Chelsea‘s Millie Mackintosh, musician Beverley Knight.
Millie, who’s been open about managing her mental health, practiced the yoga’s warrior pose, alongside Beverley who soaked up the multi-sensory escapism and enjoyed a break from hustle bustle of city life.
Pop star Tallia Storm, Olympian Jennifer Stoute and EastEnders actor Jonny Labey also attended the zen experience.
Throughout November, the public are invited to join these multi-
sensory experiences – with tickets still available for November 24.
Speaking at the event earlier this month, Fearne said, “The wellness practices I’ve led the class through today have helped me in so many ways over the years, putting me in a good space during my career to record my podcast at times when I have felt anxious or low.
“Having my pals here today for the launch made it even more special.”
She continued: “I’m so passionate about helping create spaces for self-love and creativity and this experience is going to be completely unique, combining two of my favourite things, wellness and art.
“These new fully immersive classes will be a completely unique experience and combined with spending some time in the incredible FRAMELESS galleries, a real opportunity to take sometime for yourself this autumn and hopefully leaving everyone feeling relaxed, re-energised and happy.”
While British athlete Dame Holmes, famed for winning two Gold medals at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, said yoga has allowed her to step back and reflect.
She shared: “The immersive experience is fantastic. The calmness, the visuals, bringing people together in this space is powerful. When I was an athlete, it was all very hard and fast, but you also have to use your mental side, and yoga is great for that.
“I think if I was in my career now, I would use yoga techniques a lot more than I did!”
Songstress Beverley added: “It was fantastic to practice yoga this morning and explore so many different techniques, from poses to breathwork, which is crucial in preparing for my music and
stage career.”
Tickets cost £45 and includes one 40-minute Happy Place immersive wellness class along with access to the full FRAMELESS immersive art experience, including the galleries, Café Bar and Gift Shop.
Before and after the yoga classes, participants can explore four permanent multi-sensory galleries featuring 42 masterpieces from iconic artists from Van Gogh to Dalí, reimagined through
cutting-edge digital technology.
Find out more and book tickets for upcoming wellness classes on November 24th here.
Benefits of yoga
Research shows that just six 20- to 30-minute stretching sessions and 10 minutes of meditation over a two-week period can increase heart rate variability (HRV) enough to gain the following key benefits:
- 15% improved sleep quality
- 39% increase in positive feelings relating to confidence
- 39% decrease in feelings of sadness and negativity
- 29% increase in motivation
- 26% decrease in negative emotions; anxiety and tension
- 18% increase in satisfaction with daily life
Lead Researcher, Dr Jinger Gottschall, said that compared with the control group, those who did the evening yoga reported considerable changes across every variable – improved HRV, sleep quality, confidence, motivation, and reduced anxiety, tension, and sadness.
She added that the significance of doing the session in the evening is that it works by naturally creating a deep sense of calm at the end of the day, which leads to quality sleep and a more positive outlook in the future.
HRV is where the time between your heartbeats fluctuates slightly.
Everyone is different, but studies show that healthy adults in their 20s tend to have HRV of between 55 to 105, and for those in their 60s it is 25 to 45.
The more variability we have between beats, the better.
The higher the HRV, the more likely we are able to shift from being stressed to being relaxed, meaning we’re better equipped to cope with the pressures of daily life.
Studies show low HRV is correlated with anxiety and increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
HRV can be improved by taking care of your body and mind. This could be through regular exercise, healthy eating, lowering stress levels and getting enough sleep.
Source: Les Mills