How to take care of your body when self-shooting

As part of the Your life at work strand, we're offering training aimed at sharing workplace best practice as well as how you and your teams can stay healthy, happy, and productive at work. 

The challenges of a fast-paced and intensely physical work environment can take its toll on the body as well as the mind. The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to
simplicity and peace; this sense of calm comes from the practice of yogic asanas (poses) and pranayama (breathwork). 

Unlike other forms of exercise, which strain muscles and bones, yoga gently rejuvenates the body. By restoring the body, yoga frees the mind from the negative feelings caused by the fast pace of modern life.
Breath is the essence of life, and prana is the life force, or energy. The art of pranayama seeks to harness this life force. By focusing the mind totally on the breath, blockages in the body’s channels are unlocked, allowing energy to flow freely and connect with the life force.

This session will provide a 10-minute discussion regarding the difficulties faced by self-shooters, followed by a 50-minute yoga practice and 15 minutes of pranayama to finish the session.

Who it's for

This 75 min session is aimed at all self shooters in Unscripted TV.

Practising yoga has many benefits, in this workshop we will focus on the whole body with emphasis on the back and shoulder areas, strengthening the bones, improving co-ordination of the muscles and providing a non-invasive way of treating ailments that affect both.

What it covers

This session will provide a 10-minute discussion regarding the difficulties faced by self-shooters, followed by a 50-minute yoga practice and 15 minutes of pranayama to finish the session.

• An initial discussion focused on the challenges faced by Shooting PDs
• Yoga to build strength, flexibility and balance
• Simple breathing techniques to cultivate a sense of peace
• Effective yoga poses to take away and use
  Taking care of your physical health to support your mental health

This workshop was designed by Solas Mind Counsellor Marianne Gautier MBACP. 
Marianne is a psychotherapist, yoga teacher and the team lead at Solas Mind - the go-to mental health company in the creative sector .
Marianne has combined her experience of teaching yoga and as a qualified psychotherapist (MBACP) with Solas Mind to craft this workshop for self-shooters

How to apply

This session will take place online via Zoom. Click ‘apply now’ at the top of the page and follow the instructions to apply for your place: you must login or register before you are able to complete your application.

If you need additional support to complete your application or require the application form in an alternative format please contact USF@screenskills.com

Places on these free online courses are limited and applications are often highly competitive. To stand the best chance of securing a place, please be sure to consider the following:

• When asked to list your three most recent credits, please include the programme title and your job role.
• When asked what you hope to gain from the course, please be concise but ensure you cover the specific elements of the topic you would like to gain knowledge of and what gaps in your skillset you believe the course may address. A rewording of the course title or a general comment on career progression does not tell us much about how this course would benefit you.

If you are no longer able to attend, we ask you to please use the “decline ticket” function on the right hand side of the page so that we can release your place. Our sessions are often oversubscribed, so we’d like to give other freelancers the opportunity to fill available spots. Thank you for your consideration.

This session is supported by the ScreenSkills Unscripted TV Skills Fund which invests in training for the unscripted workforce thanks to contributions from broadcasters, SVoDs and production companies.

This course would normally cost participants to attend, but thanks to this support, we are able to offer it to you for free. If you fail to attend, we reserve the right to request reimbursement of costs, unless your place can be taken by someone else.