Why sporty types need yoga…

Every month I teach a specific Yoga for Runners & Cyclists class at Glow Yoga in Fitzrovia. The class focuses on movements, postures, breathing exercises and visualisation skills that aim to target those with an active lifestyle, particularly those who run or cycle. As a qualified sports therapist and a keen cyclist I know all too well how important it is to balance any training with regular stretching and yoga and it’s for these reasons that I am so passionate in sharing the benefits and helping others to get the most out of their sports. In recent years the popularity of yoga has grown tremendously with athletes and sports people, and with good reason! Here I want to explain just some of the many reasons why sports people need yoga in their life. Yes, that’s right, NEED!: Continue reading

February Beginners Workshop

My Beginners Workshop is on at Glow Yoga this Saturday, 16th February! It’s never too late to start learning or simply take it back a step and get back to basics, you never stop learning and you never stop benefiting from going back to the beginning! Do join me for this lovely, warm 2 hour workshop!

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Oh what a beautiful morning!

Every Thursday I teach a morning class at Glow Yoga. This morning, when my alarm went off, I was enjoying the most wonderfully sound sleep. The alarm therefore was not particularly welcome, but being a creature of habit (and knowing that I can’t just leave my yoga students lying on a mat teacher-free!) I crawled out of bed and begun my Thursday morning routine. Continue reading

I’ll glow if you glow!

As a teacher with a big respect and fascination for the body (plus a background in Sports Therapy), I am fussy.  Way too fussy on how yoga “should” be taught.  It’s not that I know more than everybody else, or that my ways are necessarily correct.  I just know what I think and why I think it and if I’m teaching something in a certain way then there is usually a reason for it.  Likewise if I feel I don’t have a reason or the knowledge I think I should have on a pose or a posture, then generally speaking, I won’t teach it.  Like I said, fussy! Continue reading