Yoga for me is more than simply the physical asana practice, and embraces mental calm and wellbeing. I hope that the classes I run will also help you to find your inner sense of peace. 

I was lucky enough to be introduced to yoga as a child, when my mum followed 'the bendy lady' Lyn Marshall on TV. In my 20s, yoga became a regular part of my life and I eventually trained as a hatha yoga teacher with the Yoga Therapy and Training Centre in Northern Ireland, completing my diploma in 2004.

I have subsequently trained as an Iyengar teacher, the style of yoga I was first really attracted to, and passed the Intermediate Junior 3 assessment in March 2017, as of 2020 known as a Level 3 teacher. I am registered with and insured through Iyengar Yoga (UK) Ltd. I am a member of Iyengar Yoga Ireland, and I regularly attend professional development days and workshops with visiting senior teachers to continue my training. I was privileged to attend a month of classes at  the home of Iyengar yoga in Pune in July 2016 and July 2019. I undertake yoga therapy training with Iyengar Yoga UK as part of my continuing professional development. I am now a mentor to a small group of Iyengar teacher trainees who learn by shadowing me, so expect to see them in classes.

To help inspire me on those days when my mind or body or both don't want to get on the mat, I follow some great Iyengar teachers online, for example on the Roads2Bliss YouTube channel where there are many videos from senior Iyengar teachers such as Lois Steinberg, Carrie Owerko, and the Iyengar family themselves. The online YogaJournal is a great place to start for basics and has many interesting articles and videos too, while there is some good Iyengar instruction on YogaSelection for beginners and improvers, and with Yoga Vastu from Advanced teacher Pixie Lillas - I particularly like the articles considering the principles behind Iyengar yoga and practice. Of course, much is open to us all now on Zoom too, including directly from the institute in Pune.

I have found that mindfulness, as done during asana practice or in seated/lying/walking meditation or when going about daily life, is a vital part of being able to enjoy life to the full and can help with mental health problems. I've found writings and audio recordings from Jack Kornfield, Jon Kabat-Zinn and Tara Brach particularly helpful and clear. I enjoy reading about the yoga sutras and other yogic philosophy, through BKS Iyengar’s writings and for example those of Professor Edwin Bryant.

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