Health In Harmony

Back in the mid 1990’s I finally took up yoga, after being interested since my teens. From the very first session I loved it. As a busy Registered Nurse and mum to two youngsters at the time, I found the relaxation I felt by the end of the class to be the highlight of my week. I initially took up the practice as I had a very painful neck following a car accident. Two years of physiotherapy and pain medication had not helped very much, but yoga did. I then moved from Australia back to the UK. Although I loved my nursing work on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, I needed something for me. At that time there were very few yoga classes around, all in gyms and not really offering what I had experienced in my classes in Australia. I embarked on a 2-year yoga teaching training course at the Yoga for Health Foundation (now the Yoga for Health Foundation), enjoying residential training weekends. I loved the way we were taught, with the emphasis on what yoga could do for our health in all respects. This has vastly inspired the way I teach to this day. I feel that my nursing background is a real help in this regard too. I have since completed many yoga trainings, including the British Wheel of Yoga Diploma, and specialised Menopause Yoga training.