I aim to teach from a positive, gentle heart space. 

 

Following 13 years of illness, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E), I embody the powerful healing effects that gentle yoga & Vedic chanting can bring, together with the art of practising a sense of self compassion. 

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​yoga 

I teach gentle yoga because it is slow, powerful, mindful and subtle. It works on a deep level and its many benefits are supported by a large body of scientific research.

 

I offer a safe space for students to explore the relationship they have with their physical, respiratory, emotional and mental bodies.  With a background in biological science I weave the yoga with down to earth rationale, plus yoga philosophy, poetic inspiration and wisdom from modern and ancient sources, keeping true to yoga’s potentially spiritual roots.

 

With 28 years experience of personal yoga practice and 15 years teaching yoga classes & 1 to 1, I am able to adapt the yoga tools to suit the individual - offering a tailor-made practice.  You don’t have to be super flexible or bionic; if you can breathe and are conscious you can do yoga.

 

I trained for 3 years as a yoga teacher & therapist in the tradition of Krishnamacharya & Desikachar (aka Viniyoga) and hold a double teaching diploma with the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY) & the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation (KHYF). 

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Vedic chanting 

Vedic chanting and its precise use of sound, helps support the practitioner emotionally, mentally and spiritually, enabling the individual to move into a meditative healing place of calm and stability.

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Following a 2 year teacher trainer course for Vedic Chanting with internationally renowned Radha Sundararajan, I am now a qualified Vedic Chanting teacher, have been teaching Vedic Chanting for 9 years and personally chanting for more than 23 years. 

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Chanting can be emotionally supportive and mentally stabilising - in a group or as an individual, this can be a powerful and uplifting experience. 

As a teacher, I aim to support students on their journey from learning how to pronounce the beautiful resonating words of sanskrit (the language of the Veda(s) at a mind level, to absorbing their effect at the level of the heart.

 

green

In 2020, I committed to ensuring the yoga & chanting I offer is as 'green' and sustainable as I am able.

This is an ongoing transparent process (see Green Yoga) and reflects the passion I have for health - in the individual and the collective planet.  I am not perfect but passionately believe in progress.

I teach all physical yoga & Vedic Chanting classes in Frome, enabling me to journey to & from venues by electric trike.

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sharing

For me, teaching yoga & Vedic chanting is a pure joy; it's a way of sharing my knowledge, experience, inspiration and positivity with others.

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Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share the journey with you.