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It all started for me in August 2010 at a Yoga Surf retreat in Portugal. After 2 yoga classes a day in a beautiful valley with a view of the sea in the horizon, I was hooked. When I got home, I found a great yoga studio in South East London and I’ve not looked back.

I took Ana Forrest month-long intensive Teacher Training in October and am now teaching Forrest Yoga in the UK.

My work background is Marketing and PR in high pressured-corporate environments, so I know what it's like to need to be able to wind down, make time for yourself and not burn out. In my life before yoga I was heavily into running and boxing training, and was a complete slave to the gym. I got injured a lot.

Yoga, and in particular Forrest yoga has helped me heal my injuries and sort out the skewed work-life balance that I was living.

Ultimately, I want to be happy — sometimes that means facing things that are ugly and difficult — either on or off the mat — but if it means the reward is happiness, then I'll have some of that, please! That's the kind of philosophy I like to share with my students.

If you want to know more about me and what's inspiring my teaching and my practice, visit: charliespeller.com

A-ho
Namaste