I am a yoga teacher in Islington, North London. I teach general yoga classes, pregnancy and postnatal  yoga classes at my studio in Tufnell Park. I pay close attention to alignment, the uniqueness of the person I teach and I focus on integrating the body and the mind through the breath. Yoga afterall is a form of awareness.

 

My yoga journey started when I used yoga as a healing practice to recover from an illness (Rheumatoid Arthritis) after the birth of my son. Yoga has helped me regain and maintain my mobility, strength and joint stability. I believe in its therapeutic potential and for bringing wholeness  and balance in mind and body. This belief is the inspiration that guides my teaching.

 

I am passionate on how yoga can benefit all women at all stages of their lives. Besides General Yoga classes, I offer Pregnancy Yoga classes, Partner Workshops for Birth and Mummy & Baby yoga for the postnatal period. These days I teach mostly group classes and privates at my home studio or at Moon, A Women's Health Centre (https://www.mwhealth.co.uk/) in Dartmouth Park, NW5. But I have taught previously at Room to Heal, a charity for survivors of torture and chair yoga at Age UK, Hampstead, NW3.

 

I trained as a teacher with Yogacampus at the Life Centre, Islington (2011) and I am accredited as Senior Yoga Teacher by Yoga Alliance. I am certified to teach Restorative Yoga by Judith Lasaster.

 

I am a trained doula with Paramana Doulas by Dr. Michel Odent & Liliana Lammers who  are pioneers of the doula movement and homebirth in the UK. I trained with Suzanne Yates to offer maternity Shiatsu (pre and postnatal) and Development Baby Massage with Peter Walker. I incorporate Hypno Yoga for Birth, Spinning Babies® and Mindful Rebozo Techniques in the partner workshops I run for expecting couples.

 

I offer yoga sessions for anyone living with cancer, illness or injury.

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Do get in touch, I look forward to our paths crossing.

 

Yoga & Movement Background

I am grateful to all my teachers past and present. I incorporate elements of the courses below in my classes - Hatha, Pregnancy/Birth, Postnatal, or more Therapeutic sessions (to give you a sense of my teaching style).

 

Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Campus, 2011

Yoga as Therapy, Doug Keller, 2012 and 2013

Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training, Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, 2013

Well Woman Yoga Therapy, Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, 2013

Mother & Baby Yoga Teacher Training, Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, 2014

Yoga Therapy and Experiential Anatomy - the Spine and Pelvis, Susanne Lahusen & Tony Watson, 2015

Working With Injuries in Yoga Classes: Workshops, Julie Gudmestad, 2015

Yoga Philosophy & History with a Therapeutic Focus on the Sacrum, Doug Keller, 2015

Yoga for Back Pain, Anna Blackmore, Jan 2016

New Baby & Me - The Foundations of Parenting, Active Birth Centre, London, 2016

Incorporating Hypnotherapy into Pregnancy Yoga, Janine Hurley, July 2016

Psoas Workshop, Liz Koch, July 2016

52 Weeks Biomechanics Course, Katy Bowman, 2016

Natural Bodies Workshop, Gary Carter, Nov 2016

Doula Training - Paramana Doula Course, Dr Michel Odent & Liliana Lammers, Mar 2017

Teen Yoga, Charlotta Martinus, Oct 2017

Yoga for Cancer, Julie Friedeberger, April - Oct 2018

Yoga as Medicine (Biotensegrity), Timothy McCall, March 2018

Relax & Renew - Restorative Yoga, Judith Lasaster, April 2018

5 day Yoga Intensive with Donna Farhi, June 2018

Shiatsu for Midwives & Doulas, Suzanne Yates, 2018

Developmental Baby Massage, Peter Walker, Nov 2018

Body Reading & Resilience, Tom Myers, Mar 2019

Advanced Restorative Yoga, Judith Lasaster, Mar 2019

Yoga for Back Pain: Sacroiliac Stability, Donna Farhi, May 2019

Yoga Workshop, Angela Farmer, July 2019

Spinning Babies 2 Day Workshop, Rachel Shapiro July 2019

Mindful Rebozo, Sophie Messanger, Aug 2019

Healing with Yoga, Leslie Kaminof, Nov 2019

Adv Pregnancy Wellness Practitioner L2, Jenny Burrell, Jan 2020

Hypopressives for Prolapse, Justine Sipprell, June 2020

5 Day Yoga for Cancer Intensive, The Minded Institute, Oct 2020

Pelvic Floor Yoga, Leslie Howard, Nov 2020

Adore you Pelvic Floor, Louise Field, May 2021

Body Ready Method (Birth Preparation), Lindsay McCoy, Sept 2021 - Feb 2022

Garuda Matwork Foundation Teacher Training, James D'Silva, Dec 2021

Restore Your Core, Lauren O'hayon, 2022

 

 

 

May you be well

With great respect and love,

Sandra xxx