I am a British Wheel of Yoga teacher, Foundation Course tutor and Holistic Massage therapist with over 30 years experience both in the UK and abroad. I trained in massage with I.T.E.C.  and  yoga with the British Wheel of Yoga. 

Over the years I have practiced many different traditions, disciplines and holistic therapies in the field of Yoga and Personal Development.  I thank many of my teachers including Ram Dass (who was a professor of psychology at Harvard); the Bihar School of Yoga and the teachings of Swami Satyananda; Swami Gitananda; the Kripalu Yoga Centre in Massachusetts; John Stirk & Peter Blackaby who are both Yoga teachers & osteopaths and teach  the style of Yoga as taught by Vanda Scaravelli; Paul Harvey who for 23 years was taught directly by TKV Desikachar;  and various schools of Buddhist meditation, particularly Thich Nhat Hanh; and Wu style Tai Chi   More recently I have studied with Donna Fahri and Lisa Peterson with whom I have explored the practice of  Somatics.

As a result of a back injury as a teenager and since the menopause, I have  developed a lifestyle that reflects the importance of releasing deep seated tensions through Somatic Movement Education which slowly and gently helps focus the brain on areas of pain and unconscious tension through a safe relaxed approach to freeing the body and mind; developing core strength stability; restorative yoga; and good breathing.   Because no two bodies are the same and no two people will 'feel' a posture in the same way, I only offer small classes so that attention can be given to the needs of each individual.

Over the years I have taught both Yoga and massage for the Adult Education Department, worked in sports and health centres, as well as with staff in hospitals. I have experience in mainstream Education, working with whole school policy on pupil behavior and general stress management in the pre-school, primary and secondary sectors. During this time I wrote a booklet for Gloucestershire Education Authority entitled "Relaxation within the Classroom".

I now offer gentle progressive yoga classes, somatics, specialist pregnancy classes, relaxation, meditation, workshops and retreats.   

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