About me
My name is Emma and I am a yoga teacher in Salisbury offering group, corporate, and private yoga classes and retreats.
I teach slow, somatic-based yoga focused on calming the nervous system, easing tension, and improving mobility. My classes are small, supportive, and accessible to all- especially if you’re feeling overwhelmed, stressed, stiff, or returning after injury.
About me
The key pillars that underpin my offerings are connection, nature and movement.
I’m interested in movement of all kinds, in particular yoga, running and aerial hoop. I have had over 20 years developing my own yoga practice, and have been a yoga teacher in Salisbury since 2013.
With extensive studies in human movement, my classes are biomechanically informed and nervous-system friendly. I take inspiration from various movement schools and studies, in particular the work of Katy Bowman, Jules Mitchell, Jenni Rawlings, Gary Ward, and Thomas Hanna. I have completed numerous trainings and workshops, with key trainings including:
- Yoga London teacher training 200 hrs
- Restorative Yoga (33 hours with Anna Ashby and Chris Swain).
- Somatic Principles of Yoga, Jules Mitchell
- Yoga Nidra Teacher training (30 hours with Melanie Cooper).
- L2 counselling skills
My Salisbury yoga practice
My own practice and teaching integrate various movement practices, breathwork, and meditation. My yoga classes are small and welcoming and provide a nurturing and creative environment in which each student is encouraged to discover and develop their own practice. Each class is carefully and creatively planned, often taking inspiration from the rhythms of nature and providing a space to connect with others. All abilities and levels of experience are very welcome.
A focus on slow, somatic movements encourages students to explore the relationship and connection between the mind and the body, and to release the tensions we hold in each. This leads to numerous physical and mental benefits, and a greater awareness and respect for the body.
The yoga philosophy of being truly present underpins my yoga teaching. This means the recognition that being present is something to cultivate in yoga practice, but also something that can result from yoga practice.
As a result of this, yoga becomes a process of observation and discovery: Discovery of the body- its history, limits, quirks and capabilities to enable us to work with it, and not against it; and discovery of a stillness in the mind that comes from being truly present.
