Specialising in general Hatha yoga with an electic approach.....
Having been practising yoga for many years - since attending my first class in Harborne, Birmingham in 1989. Special interests - lower back, breathing work, "real" yoga, how to factor yoga into everyday life.
Length of time teaching
The practice of yoga has been a comforting constant in my life - always in the background throughout my successes and failures, during times of joy as well as throughout difficult times. I have been teaching yoga since 2014 and I am planning new teaching projects on an ongoing basis. My interests are Yoga for Back Health; Breathing practices, Pranayama; How to factor yoga into everyday life (daily yoga); Staying true to the teachings.
I draw on my experience to ensure that the yoga is appropriate for each practitioner. The practice is not about trying to copy a pose that you have seen in a photograph - or indeed that someone else can do. I stress that yoga is not a "one size fits all" pursuit - rather, the aim is to be present, experiencing all the sensations that a yoga pose (asana) brings to the body and mind and to know how far to yield into it.
Fully qualified yoga teacher
RealYoga Training School 500 hours accredited by Independent Yoga Network - IYN
Additional (previous) training:
In the Swami Gitananda system of pranayama; British School of Yoga Teaching (Hatha Yoga) qualification @ distinction (also IYN-accredited); Viniyoga Foundation course (all three courses were of one year's duration).
People that I have trained with:
Donna Farhi - International yoga teacher, "teacher of the teachers" - 5 day intensive in Manchester (2019), Jean Danford of RealYoga (2016); Philip Xerri - Pranayama (2015); Paul Harvey - founder of Viniyoga Britain (1993); Christiane Kerr - "Calm for Kids" (2011). I have attended classes over many years with excellent Hatha, Vini and Iyengar Yoga teachers.
Other qualifications
BSc (Hons) Computing with Linguistics - First class
I have previously worked as a Personal Assistant for various Executives and Directors, an Information Technology trainer and an Information Technology Support Officer/Facilitator.
Grade 8 Piano - Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
I have also previously worked as a Piano teacher and taught the ABRSM syllabus preparing pupils for practical examinations, as well as teaching people to play for pleasure and teaching music theory.
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