A fluid and intuitive yoga that begins from deep within the body and works within the limits of each individual.
Essence Yoga helps you to 'connect to' & 'move from' the core of your being... your essence. The aim is to leave you with with a a new found freedom and harmony that spreads beyond your body and into your mind and spirit.
Instead of asking you to conform and contort into an asana, you'll be encouraged to listen to the internal voice of your body, so that you can explore your own uniqueness and let the asanas fit you. This leaves you with a healthy, respectful enjoyment of your body and a deeper understanding of its needs and limitations.
At the end of the class there'll typically be guided relaxation - enhancing your self-awareness and leaving you even more balanced and refreshed.
Influences to my teaching
I've been practicing yoga for over 20yrs... teaching for 10+yrs... and have trained all over the world. I teach from a deep love for yoga, a deep love for movement & a deep love for the bodies wisdom.
Hatha, Vinyassa Flow, Kundalini, Yin Yoga, Anusara, Restorative, Womb Yoga, Iyengar, Scaravelli, Somatic Movement, Feldenkrais, Bioenergetics, Chi Gong, 5 Rhythms, Tango
Teachers that have inspired my teaching are Vanda Scaravelli, Dona Farhi, Shiva Rea, Uma Dinsmore-Tuli and Simon Low
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£120 for 12 weeks - next term starts Tues 5th Sept 2017
Please see website for payment details.
Last updated July 27, 2018, 8:01 a.m. UTC
Olivia is a professional in the field of spiritual wellbeing. Her specialisation is the body. She is gifted at demystifying the mystical and knitting together different holistic principles in a down to earth manor to make this arena accessible for all manner of people.
The importance of the body became apparent as a successful tool for managing the stresses in life during her search to overcome anxiety induced and trauma based depression. The discovery of Yoga in 1997 and later on Somatic Movement and Intuitive Dance led to her understanding of why stand alone mind based therapies had never fully worked. Focusing on the body and uniting the mind and spirit with it has led to her own healing and become the basis of her work with others.
TRAINING
Trained in Egypt, Dublin, USA and South India as a Hatha Yoga Teacher (Yoga Alliance 200hr) and Somatic Movement Educator, Pregnancy Yoga Teacher and Trauma Sensitive Yoga Teacher.
Additionally, Olivia holds an RSA in Person Centred Counselling (Thames Valley University 2004), Spiritual Life Coaching (Holistic Healing College 2006) and Theta Healing Practitioner (2010).
