About Christina:
I’m an advanced level (500 RYT) yoga teacher and iRest level 2 teacher with a BA Hons degree in Dance and qualifications in Fitness Training.
I’ve always had a passion for movement practices. After gaining a degree in Contemporary Dance, I taught movement and exercise classes for ten years, then spent the following ten working long hours in the high-pressure television industry as a Producer and TV Executive. During this time, I increasingly turned to yoga to remedy stress, ease out back-pain and find some grounding. But I discovered so much more than that…
I now love to share the practice with others. I believe that by working with the body, breath, mind and spirit we can find grace, strength and connection to a solid ground of peace within ourselves.
Essentially, I see yoga as a therapeutic tool.
My physical classes build gradually, giving students time to find ease in their practice. Movement sequences are thoughtful, often interwoven with moments of stillness and breath-work to create a journey of awareness.
Creative sequencing makes the yoga I teach strengthening and at times challenging, but also rejuvenating and restorative. Building a connection to what your body and mind calls for is a key part of the practice, so I encourage students to take the classes at their own pace.
An important part of what I offer is a practice called iRest. This is a form of guided Yoga Nidra meditation that has been adapted for modern lives. It has many psychological and neurological benefits. It’s proven to help with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma, as well as to set the mind free - enhancing the creative connection within ourselves and helping us to gain greater clarity and calm as the body relaxes into a deep healing state.
