Serenity Now Yoga

Introduction

I wish I could say I started teaching yoga classes very young while travelling through and spending years in caves and mountains with my yoga Guru. In short, I didn’t. However, I can say that even when I was a wee lass my two favourite things were helping everyone and travelling. In the long run, my travels brought me to Edinburgh. The things that I can help you with as a Yoga teacher, Massage Therapist and Energy Healer (among others) .

Yoga helped me to heal many injuries giving me insight and tools to help others through my teaching. It has helped me manage stress while I was working as a journalist. It is still helping me to deal with quirks of motherhood. I have finished Yoga Alliance approved RYT 200 Teacher Training and started my Yoga teaching path eight years ago. In that time I have been teaching different styles such as Vinyasa, Power, Ashtanga, Restorative and Yoga Nidra. What I find fascinating still is that each and every time I step on the mat or enter a class I know I will learn something new. In Yoga there is always somewhere to go with your practice even on a bad day. There is always a way to evolve.

My quantum leap in Yoga was returning to the practice after I suffered from low back and pelvic injury. From hypermobile Yogini who can do any pose from Yogic books, I was `down-leveled’ to three poses I could do without pain. Yoga practice as I once knew it didn’t exist any more. My flexible body was over flexible causing me constant pain. There was a short period of time when all the therapists were telling me Yoga is not good for my condition. Why I didn’t give up? The practice, even when `down-leveled’ as it was in that time was bringing me so much benefits mentally that my heart was telling me I must not ignore that. It was a long journey but it formed a safe strengthening practice that is evolving in every class I do.

My yoga practice is Forrest and Yin Yoga inspired. These are both therapeutic styles and as such can be tailored for every practitioner, beginner or advanced. I could talk for hours why yoga classes are so beneficial but I’ve always found personal experience to be the best guidance. If you want to evolve your yoga practice then I would definitely recommend trying Mind Body Balance Yoga.