Calm Within Chaos: Yoga Therapy for Anxiety
Calm Within Chaos is an eight-week yoga therapy programme for people who find that persistent worry, restlessness, or physical tension has begun to shape how they feel and function in everyday life.
The programme helps you understand how anxiety shows up in your body, breathing, thoughts, and routines, and develop practical ways of responding when it becomes more intense.
Over eight weeks, you build a practice that is realistic for your present capacity, learn to recognise patterns that may intensify anxiety, and identify the practices that prove most useful. The aim is to leave with a clearer understanding of your own anxiety and a practical way of working with it that can continue beyond the programme.
Cohort details
- Start date
- 4 October 2026
- Duration
- 8 weeks, 4 October to 22 November 2026
- Live session time
- Once weekly, 16:00 to 17:00 CET
- Format
- Online, small group, live weekly sessions
- Group size
- Maximum 12 participants
€549
Price includes VAT. Or two monthly instalments of €274.50.
The programme includes two individual consultations, eight live group sessions, starting and closing assessments, and a recorded practice library.
If cost is the only thing standing between you and this programme, please write to me. A few places in every cohort are held for people for whom price is a genuine barrier, including students, and your note stays private.
Write to me →What is included in Calm Within Chaos
Live guidance
- Eight weekly small-group yoga therapy sessions
- Two individual consultations, one at the start and one at the midpoint
- Space to discuss difficulties as they arise
Practice between sessions
- A guided daily practice of approximately twenty to thirty minutes
- Recorded movement, breathing, relaxation, and reflection practices
- Prompts to help you observe what is changing
Review and continuation
- Starting and closing assessments
- Adjustments based on what is and is not supporting you
- A written plan for continued practice
Two individual consultations allow the practice to be adapted to your situation and reviewed as the programme develops. The overall structure is shared, while the practice can be adjusted to your capacity.
How yoga therapy for anxiety works in Calm Within Chaos
Anxiety can affect sleep, breathing, attention, physical tension, and the ability to recover after periods of heightened stress or worry. Calm Within Chaos begins with a practice that is realistic for your present capacity. From there, you learn to notice patterns and circumstances that may intensify anxiety and develop practical ways of responding.
- 01Weeks 1 and 2, Establish. Understand how anxiety is affecting sleep, breathing, attention, and daily life, and begin a daily practice suited to your current capacity.
- 02Weeks 3 and 4, Observe. Notice physical, mental, and behavioural patterns that may intensify anxiety or make it harder to recover afterwards.
- 03Weeks 5 and 6, Respond. Develop movement, breathing, relaxation, attention, and reflective practices that may be useful during anxious periods.
- 04Weeks 7 and 8, Integrate. Identify the practices that are proving most useful and consider how they can remain part of daily life after the programme.
What changed for participants
We review anxiety at the beginning and end of Calm Within Chaos using established questionnaires. Because anxiety can involve both physical and psychological symptoms, the evaluation includes measures that reflect both. These figures come from matched starting and closing assessments from 17 participants across three cohorts, in April 2024, September 2024, and March 2026.
14 of the 17 people recorded lower anxiety scores by the end.
That is 82% of participants. Three did not record a lower score.
Physical symptoms
Racing heart, dizziness, trembling hands, trouble breathing, hot and cold sweats. 12 of the 17 improved.
Psychological symptoms
Unable to relax, fear of the worst happening, feeling terrified or scared. 13 of the 17 improved.
Overall anxiety
The group's average on the GAD-7, a short questionnaire used widely in healthcare.
Moved into a lower anxiety range
12 of 17
No one moved into a higher range.
Average scores for both physical and psychological symptoms decreased across the complete cases. We use these assessments alongside what participants tell us to understand what is changing and to guide the work as the programme develops.
Based on matched before-and-after assessments from 17 participants across three groups. These figures describe the changes observed during participation. Individual results vary.
Participant reflections
No problems with breathing anymore. Less worries and fewer thoughts in general, and a more peaceful feeling.
ElizabethI am able to calm myself down faster when I am anxious, and I have been able to bring yoga into my daily routine.
SaraI am more aware of the distance between myself and my emotions. There is more structure in my inner world.
OlgaCalm Within Chaos may suit you when
- you are experiencing persistent worry, restlessness, physical tension, or difficulty recovering after anxious periods
- you want a structured programme rather than a one-time class or workshop
- you are comfortable taking part in a small group
- you can maintain a short practice between sessions
- you want to understand patterns and circumstances that may be contributing to increased anxiety
- you value an approach that combines yoga therapy, personal guidance, and review over time
Individual yoga therapy may be more appropriate when
- you are managing several health concerns
- your symptoms or capacity vary considerably
- taking part in a group currently feels overwhelming
- you require a more closely adapted physical practice
- you would benefit from more frequent individual guidance
Does this feel familiar?
Anxiety can affect thoughts, bodily sensations, sleep, and everyday routines in different ways. Thinking about the last couple of weeks, tick anything that feels familiar. This is a personal reflection, not a test or diagnosis.
Tick what feels familiar
0 / 7If several of these feel familiar over time, it may be worth exploring. You do not need to decide alone, a free consultation can help.
What the programme is designed to support
The programme is designed to help you understand how anxiety is affecting daily life, develop practices suited to your capacity, and recognise earlier when it is becoming more intense.
Questions about yoga for anxiety
Can yoga help with anxiety and stress?
Yoga practices involving movement, breathing, relaxation, and attention are one option some people use alongside other forms of support for anxiety and stress. It provides a structured eight-week setting in which to practise, observe what changes, and adapt the work according to your experience.
Is Calm Within Chaos an online yoga class for anxiety?
Not in the usual drop-in sense. Calm Within Chaos is an eight-week online yoga therapy programme for anxiety. It includes weekly small-group sessions, two individual consultations, home practice, starting and closing assessments, and review throughout the programme.
Do I need previous yoga experience?
No. The practices begin from your present capacity, and previous yoga experience or flexibility is not required. Where needed, practices can be adapted within the shared group setting.
What yoga practices are used for anxiety?
The programme may draw from movement, breathing, relaxation, attention, meditation, and reflection. The exact emphasis changes over the eight weeks and according to what participants are experiencing. There is no single yoga exercise that is appropriate for every person or every anxious state.
Can I join if I am already seeing a doctor or psychologist?
Yes. Calm Within Chaos is designed to work alongside the medical or psychological care you receive. Decisions about diagnosis, medication, or clinical treatment remain with the relevant healthcare professional.
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Important note
Calm Within Chaos is a yoga therapy programme that works alongside the medical or psychological care you receive. Decisions about diagnosis, medication, or clinical treatment remain with the relevant healthcare professional.
Calm Within Chaos
€549