I teach an approach that looks at Yoga through a modern “lens”. I cannot be part of the cultural view from which yoga springs but I do share that intense interest in trying to work through the body to calm the mind.
I don’t teach yoga as an exercise or as a good stretch. Some come and are disappointed .
So what do I teach?
- How to feel rather than do in your yoga practice
- How to identify unhelpful habits that are so ingrained that it is difficult to unpick them – without some help
- How to be compassonate with yourself -the shape of yoga poses is not the point of these classes.
This is a very simple approach to yoga that applies to all ages and all levels of ability, but don’t be fooled. The real challenge is tapping into your sensory nervous system – feeling rather than doing – becoming embodied in your everyday movement. This involves applying aspects of neurologial mapping, biomenchanics and psychology to traditional practice.
Vanda Scaraveli’s words sum it up:
. …Do not kill the instinct of the body for the glory of the pose….
Awakening the Spine.
Inside Yoga 
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