Yoga 

Lady doing yoga

Yoga is the uniting of consciousness in the heart. United in the heart, consciousness is steadied, then we abide in our true nature - joy. At other times, we identify with the rays of consciousness, which fluctuate and encourage our perceived suffering.

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Yoga by its nature is a way of life that allows us to transform ourselves. The asanas of the 8 limbs of yoga reintroduce us to our bodies. Once we become friends with the physical, going inward to the spiritual becomes easier - Nischala Joy Devi ‘The Secret Power of Yoga’.

My Yoga Background

I have been practising Yoga since the age of 24 years having discovered it while travelling in South Africa. I spent 20 years regularly practising in the Iyengar Yoga Tradition and as I worked as a School Health Nurse, I decided to train as a Teen Yoga and Children’s Yoga Teacher. This then led me to further my yoga training in the Sivananda Classical Tradition of Yoga and I completed my 200hr teacher training in 2019. Since then, I have taught Yoga in Schools, in Special Schools, in the NHS for Staff Wellbeing events, group classes in my local community and one to one for people with chronic health conditions.

I am a practitioner of Bhakti Yoga and have taken additional training in Kirtan Chanting, otherwise known as the Yoga of the Heart which I love to bring into my yoga classes. I am also trained in Postnatal and Yin Yoga.

I also run Restorative Yoga Classes for people living with cancer and other health-related conditions. Please contact me to book.

  • Yoga for Grief & Loss

    This is a 6 week course for anyone coping with grief & loss including death of a loved one, loss of a pet, family estrangement, loss of employment, divorce or traumatic or unexpected loss.

    Yoga classes are trauma-informed where you will be supported with a compassionate yoga practice to help you to move through the pain of grief and loss, to reconnect to a more grounded, empowered way of being in the world.

    Classes will involve gentle breathwork, hatha yoga postures and sound such as sound healing instruments and some Kirtan chanting which support the heart and your healing journey. The practice can help release stuck emotions to help you move forward, recognising that we don’t move on from grief but rather integrate our loss in order to process it and find peace and joy in life again.  

    I offer small group classes 1-4 people. Contact me for upcoming dates.
    Beginners to yoga are welcome!

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  • Trauma-informed Yoga & Aromatherapy Workshop

    This is a 2.5 hour in-person workshop for those looking for ways to support their nervous system following a traumatic life event.

    It covers an introduction to essential oils and ways to use them, the benefits and risks of using essential oils and a seasonal restorative & yin yoga & essential oil class. 

    £50 in-person
    Please contact me to book this class

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  • Restorative Yoga for Menopause

    Small Classes 1-4 people. Contact me for dates. Coming Soon Spring 2025!

“I love your yoga classes Ruth, they are varied, challenging and deeply nourishing for the soul”. 

Jenny