FAQs
What kind of adult yoga do you offer?
I am trained in Hatha Yoga, a slower paced style of yoga where movement is gentle and postures are held for a longer period of time. This helps to build endurance and release tension both physically and mentally. I encourage mindfulness through breathing and meditative practises.
I believe in yoga as an immersive experience with a therapeutic effect and encourage you to set your environment beforehand (light candles, use essential oils, put my Yoga at Home playlist on).
What age is kids yoga reccomended for?
My aim is to equip children with the tools of yoga to help with emotional regulation, stress and anxiety, and applying and integrating concepts like patience, gratitude and self-love into aspects of their everyday. Every child is different, but from experience children begin to be more receptive to practising yoga without it being too “kiddified” from age 5, showing good understanding and application of breathing techniques, mindful movements and concepts.
Having said that, my aim is to introduce yoga to as many children as possible. I believe all exposure to the movements, breathing and concepts is beneficial. Even if children don’t always understand it fully, don’t join in or if they lose focus they will still take some of it in. Growing up watching you do yoga can also be an extremely positive influence.
What if I have never done yoga before?
My yoga classes are entirely guided. I talk you through and demonstrate each posture and provide breathing cues throughout. I also provide options so you can pick the version of a posture that suits you best, giving you confidence and allowing you to progress between the classes.
You don't need to be flexible. You don’t need to be fit. And you don’t need to go out and buy yoga pants! I truly believe that yoga can be adapted to suit everyone’s individual needs for mental and physical benefits. .
How do I help my child stay concentrated?
There is absolutely no expectation for children to stay completely concentrated for the duration of the session - in fact most adults get distracted at some point during yoga. This is a normal process of the mind. But you’ll be surprised to see children show more focus than you might expect. And the practise of yoga itself helps to develop and increase focus, so this will only improve with time and practise. Be a leader. If you show interest and enthusiasm towards yoga they’re likely to model this behaviour.
Praise and encourage your children. Like any sport or activity, forming yoga into a habit requires consistency and perseverance. It will feel great some days, and difficult other days but they key is to keep trying and it will eventually require less effort.
What are the benefits of doing yoga online?
The feedback from many people is that they would love to do yoga regularly, but they find it difficult to fit it in. With no need to travel to a yoga studio online yoga can be done from the comfort of your own home at a time that suits you and your schedule.
This also makes it easier to incorporate yoga into your family life, logging on is easy and takes no preparation so a quick yoga session can be fit in morning or night and become a regular habit for everyone.
Is it safe to do yoga on an online platform?
I currently use Zoom Pro for my online classes, with the necessary security measures in place including passwords and virtual waiting rooms to ensure only authorised participants attend the classes.
If you prefer, you can also choose to have your camera and microphone off during the session.