YOGA TRAINING
I completed my yoga training in 2013 and have continued to deepen my knowledge and practice ever since. I regularly attend yoga training days and weekends to enhance my skills as a teacher and to inform my own personal practice.
I completed my yoga training in 2013 and have continued to deepen my knowledge and practice ever since. I regularly attend yoga training days and weekends to enhance my skills as a teacher and to inform my own personal practice.
2013 |
Yoga Teacher Training (200 hours) with Steve Avian Yoga Alliance. |
2013 |
Full-week retreat in Majorca with Inalu Antoli. |
2014 |
Yoga Days on pratyahara and meditation.with Sheffield Yoga School |
2015 |
Weekend retreat at Wortley Hall with Sheffield Yoga School |
2016 |
Yoga Day: "The Art of Letting Go". |
Weekend retreat at with Swami Nischalananda from Mandala Ashram in Wales. |
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Sound workshop with Anne Malone. |
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2017 |
Yoga Day: "Reclaiming Harmony". Chris Noon, Sheffield Yoga School |
Yoga Day: "Psychology of the Chakras". with Brahmananda |
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Weekend retreat with Brahmananda, exploring the Tattwas. |
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2018 |
Yoga Day: "Exploring Shiva and Shakti Energy" with Helena Turner. |
Yin Yoga workshop. |
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Yoga Day: "Flow and Awareness". Phillipa Wilson |
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Weekend retreat with Swami Gyan Dharma. Evolving through the Chakras |
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2019 |
Weekend retreat with Philip Xerri exploring pranayama practices. |
Two-day course, "Attending and Responding". with Peter Blackaby, author of Intelligent Yoga |
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"The Subtle Path between Inner Sun and Moon". workshop with Swami Krishna Premananda: |
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Weekend retreat with Sheffield Yoga School |
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"Exploring Somatics" workshop. Zoe Marciniack |
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Asana and anatomy training with Lesley Dike, certified physiotherapist – an in-depth five-day course, covering anatomy and exploring new, safer ways of practising yoga postures. |
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2020 |
Weekend retreat at Wortley Hall with Sheffield Yoga School |
2021 |
12 hour course exploring the dharanas in the Bhagavad tantra, guided by Swami Nischalananda, The book takes a deeper look at yoga and its spiritual aspects. |
2022 |
"Exploring Sound" workshop. Using the voice and immersion of sounds with Sarah Jay Hawley |
2023 |
Yoga Day: "Yin and Yang Yoga" with Jane Cluley. |
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"Yoga Is Not Exercise or Performance". Seminar with Peter Blackaby as part of the Humanistic Yoga course. |
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Four-day retreat with Swami Gyan Dharma exploring Tattwa Shuddhi practice |
2024 |
Yin Yoga training with Sarah Lo, London. 60-hour course with certification. |
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Weekend course "Releasing the Breath" with Bill Wood |
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Four-day retreat with Swami Gyan Dharma exploring Nada Yoga |
OTHER PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
In 1989 I qualified as a Registered Nurse and worked in hospital and the community. The latter part of my career I worked as an Advanced Practitioner in the community, caring for patients with long-term health conditions. (I am now retired from nursing)
I have also worked in the IAPT service (now called NHS Talking Therapies) service as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, running clinics and groups for people with anxiety, depression and stress.
Much of my training as a nurse and my Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) training are relevant to being a yoga teacher. The following courses have enhanced my understanding of the body and mind:
2008. Non-medical Prescribing. This qualification enabled me to prescribe any medication from the BNF within the scope of my nursing practice. I have a good understanding of pharmacology and the use of Western medicine.
2014. Postgraduate Certificate in Low-Intensity CBT. On this one-year course at the University Of Sheffield I learnt how to manage depression, stress and anxiety using CBT.
2016. MBCT (Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy) course. On this eight-week course I learnt the principles of mindfulness.
2016. ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). This is a third-wave Cognitive Behaviour Therapy modality.
2017. Advanced Assessment Skills. This course was an in-depth look at the anatomy and physiology of the human body and I can now clinically assess each system of the body.
2022. Mental Health Awareness at Work, including Zero Suicide Alliance training. This enabled me to support the mental health of staff in the workplace.
In 1989 I qualified as a Registered Nurse and worked in hospital and the community. The latter part of my career I worked as an Advanced Practitioner in the community, caring for patients with long-term health conditions. (I am now retired from nursing)
I have also worked in the IAPT service (now called NHS Talking Therapies) service as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, running clinics and groups for people with anxiety, depression and stress.
Much of my training as a nurse and my Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) training are relevant to being a yoga teacher. The following courses have enhanced my understanding of the body and mind:
2008. Non-medical Prescribing. This qualification enabled me to prescribe any medication from the BNF within the scope of my nursing practice. I have a good understanding of pharmacology and the use of Western medicine.
2014. Postgraduate Certificate in Low-Intensity CBT. On this one-year course at the University Of Sheffield I learnt how to manage depression, stress and anxiety using CBT.
2016. MBCT (Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy) course. On this eight-week course I learnt the principles of mindfulness.
2016. ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). This is a third-wave Cognitive Behaviour Therapy modality.
2017. Advanced Assessment Skills. This course was an in-depth look at the anatomy and physiology of the human body and I can now clinically assess each system of the body.
2022. Mental Health Awareness at Work, including Zero Suicide Alliance training. This enabled me to support the mental health of staff in the workplace.