My Background and Experience:
I trained to teach yoga for 4 years through the British Wheel of Yoga, the National Governing Body for yoga in the UK. I am listed on the British Wheel of Yoga website for East Anglia.
I have a wide experience of teaching yoga to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities including adults with learning difficulties, addictions and people with a range of conditions affecting physical and mental health. I completed specialist training in Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs and have taught chair- based yoga including in care homes.
I teach classes and also private groups and 121.
Teaching qualifications:
I am a trained teacher with a PGCE (secondary) and level 5 qualification in teaching adults, with extensive experience of teaching in schools and adult education. I taught courses in Managing Stress and Developing Confidence and worked as a careers adviser with teenagers and adults.
Additional Training:
Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs (YHLB):
I successfully completed specialist training in Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs (2013) updated in December 2017 and again in April 2024.
I am passionate about Yoga and constantly reviewing and developing my practice and teaching so that I can teach safely, in a way that develops well being.
I have completed meditation courses with the Dru School of Yoga
I have recently completed professional development training in
Western Relaxation Techniques in Relation to Eastern Yoga Philosophy June 2024 Sally Kennedy
Postural Stability and Falls Prevention, February 2024 Anna Semlyen
Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs TT2 refresher course with Alison Trewhela April 2024
Mudra-Purpose, Value and Practice Krishnapremananda from the Mandala Yoga Ashram in Wales April 2024
Supporting students with severe anxiety, trauma and PTSD in a general class with Louise Fortunato
Stability Exploring how the human body is able to be upright and move with Andrea Newman
Yoga and the Power of Sound and Vibration with Swami Sayadaya
Strength in Asana with Zoe Knott -the importance of developing physical strength through yoga
Integrating Pelvic floor awareness into Yoga Wendy Teasdill
As I am a member of the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY) I regularly undertake their excellent professional development and training
Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs (YHLB):
I have completed specialist training in Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs.
A yoga research trial in 2006-2011 undertaken by York University and funded by Arthritis Research UK found that yoga is a proven method for improving back health, helping people manage back pain and making their lives easier.
Yoga Therapy related training:
I completed an intensive Yoga Therapy fundamentals training course with Doug Keller at Yoga Campus (The Life Centre) in London, which included common therapeutic problem areas such as backs, hips, knees, neck and shoulders.
I have also attended other workshops at the Yoga Campus Training Centre.
Other Training and retreats:
The Fundamentals of Deep Relaxation -including benefits of relaxation and techniques
The spiritual Philosophies of Yoga (The Upanishads)
Other Training:
Relaxation (for our well being and to relieve stress and stress- related disorders) Uma Dinsmore-Tuli
Why I started Yoga:
I am a great believer in the enormous benefits that yoga brings and the way it makes you feel calm and balanced in your daily life. I was drawn to it originally as a way of helping me relax when I was combining a stressful job with bringing up children. One of the first benefits I noticed was that I began to sleep well.
I also noted a marked improvement in my posture and, as I gained more physical and mental strength and awareness found that I had fewer headaches. I found it amazing that standing tall, relaxing my shoulders, mouth, jaw and tongue! and breathing well had such a positive effect on my well being.
Increasingly I have become aware of the richness of yoga, the benefits of quietening the mind through meditation and the fact that yoga so much more than a physical exercise.
Please check out my one to one and classes in the local area or contact me direct here on my web site and also Linked In