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Nicky SmailesRegistered Yoga Teacher (RYT200) |
I have been practising yoga for 14 years, Asthanga and Iyengar Yoga.
I attended classes at Innergy Yoga Studio in West London for a number of years before moving to Bristol eight years ago.
Over the years I have taken classes with a number of different teachers, experiencing different styles of yoga including Sivananda, Annusara and Vinyassa Flow.
I hold a 200 hour Yoga Alliance teaching certificate, qualifying in 2008 with Richard Schachtel, of the Centre for Yoga Seattle, USA - Richard is a very senior Iyengar Yoga teacher.
I am also an Iyengar Yoga trainee teacher with Yoga West, Bristol.
I hold regular weekly classes in Bristol on Thursday evenings for beginners and improvers.
Thursday 7.30-9pm General level - Wilder Street Studios - 27-29 Wilder Street, St Pauls, BS2.
The classes cost £7 and I ask students to commit to 4 classes at a time.
For the last two years I have taught daily classes at a yoga holiday retreat - Lotus Yoga Resort, Patnem Beach, South Goa, India (from December - February).
I will be running a yoga holiday in September 2010 in Menorca and other holidays and classes to be confirmed.
I am, of course, inspired by the renowned teacher BKS Iyengar.
I teach correct alignment of individual asanas before linking them together, using props such as blocks, bricks, belts and bolsters to help achieve this and to aid those who experience stiffness or a lack of flexibility when they start out.
Yoga is not just asana (poses), it is a journey to wellbeing and I hope that I encourage people to start and progress on their journey.
I attended classes at Innergy Yoga Studio in West London for a number of years before moving to Bristol eight years ago.
Over the years I have taken classes with a number of different teachers, experiencing different styles of yoga including Sivananda, Annusara and Vinyassa Flow.
I hold a 200 hour Yoga Alliance teaching certificate, qualifying in 2008 with Richard Schachtel, of the Centre for Yoga Seattle, USA - Richard is a very senior Iyengar Yoga teacher.
I am also an Iyengar Yoga trainee teacher with Yoga West, Bristol.
I hold regular weekly classes in Bristol on Thursday evenings for beginners and improvers.
Thursday 7.30-9pm General level - Wilder Street Studios - 27-29 Wilder Street, St Pauls, BS2.
The classes cost £7 and I ask students to commit to 4 classes at a time.
For the last two years I have taught daily classes at a yoga holiday retreat - Lotus Yoga Resort, Patnem Beach, South Goa, India (from December - February).
I will be running a yoga holiday in September 2010 in Menorca and other holidays and classes to be confirmed.
I am, of course, inspired by the renowned teacher BKS Iyengar.
I teach correct alignment of individual asanas before linking them together, using props such as blocks, bricks, belts and bolsters to help achieve this and to aid those who experience stiffness or a lack of flexibility when they start out.
Yoga is not just asana (poses), it is a journey to wellbeing and I hope that I encourage people to start and progress on their journey.
