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 spiritual & philosophical roots.

 

With 29 years experience of personal yoga practice and 16 years teaching yoga classes & 1 to 1 therapy, 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.

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I trained for 3 years as a yoga teacher & therapist, completing a 600 hour + teaching training course, incorporating therapy modules 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 10 years and personally chanting for more than 24 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.