Shensara
Mindful Movement. Graceful Ageing.
Graceful ageing begins with movement that supports you for life.
An online movement experience for women in their 60s and beyond.
Move with greater ease. Restore confidence. Reconnect with your body.
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There comes a time when movement is no longer about pushing harder or achieving more. It becomes about…
- feeling well.
- Feeling balanced.
- Feeling capable.
- Feeling at home in your own body.
Shensara was created especially for women in their sixties and beyond who want to continue moving with confidence, curiosity and joy.
Whether you’re returning to movement after illness, maintaining an active lifestyle, or simply looking for a gentler, more nourishing way to care for yourself, Shensara meets you exactly where you are.
What makes Shensara different?
Over forty years I’ve explored many movement traditions.
Rather than following one method, Shensara gently brings together the practices that have proven most restorative throughout my own teaching journey:
- Pilates
- Yoga
- Qigong
- Somatic Movement
- Feldenkrais-inspired awareness
- Franklin Method imagery
- Therapeutic movement
These are woven together with the timeless wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine, creating an approach that nurtures not only the body, but your energy, awareness and overall wellbeing.
The Shensara Pathway
Five simple practices. One connected body. One calmer mind.
Move
Develop strength, mobility and confidence.
Sense
Listen to the wisdom of your body.
Nourish
Support your wellbeing from the inside out.
Breathe
Restore energy and calm your nervous system.
Relax
Allow body and mind to integrate, recover and renew.
Inspired by the Five Elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine, these five practices create a simple harmonious rhythm you can return to every day.
Is Shensara for you?
Shensara is designed for women who want to:
✓ move with greater ease
✓ recover confidence after illness or surgery
✓ remain active as they age
✓ improve balance and mobility
✓ feel calmer and more connected
✓ enjoy an intelligent blend of therapeutic movement practices
This isn’t about pushing harder.
It isn’t about forcing your body to do what it no longer wants to do. It’s about…
- listening.
- Adapting.
- Rediscovering movement that feels good.
And discovering that there is still so much your body can do.
Meet Monica
For more than 40 years, Monica Linford has been helping people discover movement that supports them for life.
An internationally respected movement educator, speaker and author, Monica’s career has taken her from professional ballet and contemporary dance to creating the internationally acclaimed ChiBall Method, which reached 26 countries and was translated into five languages. She is the author of Awaken Your Body, Balance Your Mind and recipient of the UK Fitness Professionals Award of Excellence.
Drawing on a lifetime of study—including Pilates, Yoga, Qigong, somatic movement, the Feldenkrais Method, the Franklin Method and the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine—Monica has developed an integrative approach that is both restorative and deeply personal.
Shensara is the natural culmination of that journey: a gentle online movement experience created to help women embrace ageing with greater ease, vitality and grace.
