Yoga Moksha
Biography
I consider myself to be a guide. Just as you wouldn’t trek through the Amazon without someone to show you the way, similarly you wouldn’t embark on a yoga journey without guidance from a teacher.
For me, teaching yoga is about giving something back. Yoga has given me so much and has helped me through some really tough times, so I’d consider it a privilege to be able to share those experiences and maybe help others. I believe that if someone wants to change life-long habits then they can and if I can at least put them on a track that can support their journey then it’s been worth the work.
My desire to become a yoga teacher came about after years of dabbling in yoga then eventually coming to a place in myself where I could really engage in a practice. In order to find some kind of peace amongst chaos after my son was born, I knew deep down what I needed to do - bring myself to the floor and practice some yoga (Savasana in the first instance!). After sometime I found a class and a tutor whom I clicked with (Janet Forsyth) and my yoga practice flew. With my growing confidence in-practice came an assurance about myself in daily life and with that came many other positive changes (friendships, the courage to take on being a single parent, self-belief).
It was my yoga teacher (Janet) who planted the seed for me to take on teacher training. After an impromptu Kapalabhatti tutorial which she asked me to deliver I realised that I might just have the skills to teach. She also encouraged me to take my first paid work in a secure mental unit – to which I am indebted to her for as it was a fantastic experience.
I have taught a variety of students, from those with common ailments (arthritis, sciatica) to people with severe mental diseases requiring medication. Throughout my teaching experiences I have learned an array of skills. I thoroughly enjoy the challenges that I have been faced with so far and I believe that they have made me a better, more empathetic teacher, willing to do the research if I am unsure about anything and eager to try new approaches in my own practice and teaching. Over the past eight years I have got to know myself and my practice and I feel I can share these understandings with my students.
My aim as a yoga teacher is to work in prisons (through the Prison Phoenix Trust) and possibly those in psychiatric care. Yoga therapy appeals to me because of the constant test it poses of my competence as a teacher. The other marketplace I would like to capture is the “want to do yoga but have no knowledge and are worried about attending a classâ€. If I can give potential students a basic foundation in yoga so they feel ready to attend a class, then my job is done.
Namaste
