My name is Annette, and I am a Yoga Academy Certified Teacher (BWY-Accredited School). I started practising Hatha Yoga 20 years ago, and also practised pilates for several years. Holding a certificate from Bangor University to teach mindfulness-based courses, I incorporate my knowledge of mindfulness meditation in all my yoga classes. I have two grown-up children and live in Wimbledon.
Practising yoga and mindfulness meditation helped me through a challenging life situation. The practices also helped me deal with physical injuries, such as a herniated disc in the lower back and a torn meniscus in the knee. In my classes, I emphasize the need to care for the spine and joints in the various yoga postures, to allow the body to move as best it can.
I enjoy sports, especially tennis. In teaching yoga, I have a passion for yoga in sport. My aim is to help you keep your body working for you, so that you can keep on enjoying your sport!
Qualifications & Experience:
2020: Being the Light
- An inner journey to accelerate conscious evolution in times of crisis.
- Live eight-week course
- Teacher: Eckhart Tolle
2020: Conscious Manifestation
- Eight-week course
- Teacher: Eckhart Tolle
2019: 2-day Workshop in Mindful Strength (Oxford)
- Teacher: Kathryn Bruni-Young
2019: The Eckhart Tolle School of Awakening
- Six-month immersion program
- Teacher: Eckhart Tolle
2018-2019: Anatomy and Myofascial Movement Course for Yoga Teachers (London)
- Teacher: Gary Carter; 10-weekend course
2017: Workshop: “Origins of Alignment” (Oslo)
- Teacher: Donna Farhi; 5 days
2017: Workshop: “Yoga for Sports Teacher Training” (London)
- Teacher: Jim Harrington; 5 days
2015-2017: The Yoga Academy Teacher Training
- The Yoga Academy (Kent)
- BWY-Accredited Group, RYS200, RYS500
- Teachers: Simon Low and Eija Tervonen
2016: Silent Retreat at Gaia House (Devon)
- “Your life is your teacher” – 5-day retreat
- Teacher: Martin Aylward
2016: 1-day workshop in Pranayama - Breath Awareness (Surrey)
- Teacher: Gill Lloyd
2015: Bangor University (Wales)
- Teacher Training Level 1 in MBSR (Mindfulness-based stress reduction)
- Training to teach Mindfulness-based Courses
- Teachers: Pamela Duckerin and Ciaran Saunders
2013: Bangor University (Wales)
- Eight week MBSR course
- Teacher: Nick Diggins