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 Katy Appleton enjoyed a 10 year career as a dancer before devoting herself completely to yoga. She danced across the world with the Royal Ballet and English National Ballet, complimenting her dance career with the power of yoga's movements, breathing and relaxation techniques.
Katy qualified to teach yoga in 1998, after studying many different
styles with some of the world's leading practitioners. Katy draws on
her experiences to teach her own form of yoga, known worldwide as
appleyoga. The appleyoga brand has published several yoga books and
five bestselling DVDs by Katy, she also appears regularly on Sky TV.
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 "My first ever yoga class was some 12 years ago and I had no idea what I was in for!... I left an hour and a half later physically and mentally in pieces which was more than a little unsettling but the experience had left it's mark and every week without fail I schleped across london in the rain to get to my class and became more and more intrigued as the yoga worked its magic..."
I was working closely with a director in the film industry as the time
which left little or no time for myself ... as the yoga progressed I
found myself longing for more nurturing ways to spend my life ... and
as life would have it it was a car crash that set me free. With a
little reflection and the need to recuperate I quit the film industry
and worked with yoga to heal my body.
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 Leila's teaching style is inspiring, informative, and humorous; she is a fairly brainy person, and, reflective of her eight years of working therapeutically with the body, she enjoys educating people about what is happening underneath their skin. At the same time, she offers her students a way to re-think the way they relate to their life through exploring yogic philosophy, contemporary spiritual writing, and other salient sources.
The spirit is one of curiosity and inquiry, and the verbal content of the class underpins yoga asana practice that thoroughly addresses the need of tired, urban-dwelling bodies to unwind and recharge at the deepest level. Students of Leila are cultivating a balance of strength and flexibility, a steadiness of mind, and an openness of heart.
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 "My approach to Hatha Yoga is that of a very expressive and creative practice, emphasizing the importance of listening to the flowing qualities of the breath..."
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 After completing a sports degree in 1989 Tim worked as a fitness instructor at Champneys health club before embarking on a career in osteopathy.
Tim began practising yoga in 1993 to deepen his understanding of the body and co-authored the book "Healing Yoga" in 2005.
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 Having spent my childhood training extensively for competitive sports, I found myself with lower back problems from a very young age. After unsuccesfully trying chiropractors and osteopaths, a friend suggested yoga. The change in my physical body was incredible, and I haven't had any lower back complaints since.
Like many people, my practice was initially focused around the physical
part of yoga. As my practice evolved, I came to appreciate and develop
the mental and spiritual aspect, leading to a deeper practice. I have
come to understand yoga as a way of life, not just 'time on the mat'.
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 "After dancing all my life, and a brief but very hectic career in the world of performing arts...not only did i need something to continue to satisfy my body's physical needs, but also something to ground and centre myself mentally and emotionally.. I found Yoga... or yoga found me..."
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 Lizzie experienced her first yoga class while earning a living as a creative director in interactive design over 10 years ago. Living abroad since 2001 in the Netherlands, Austria and Kosovo, it was in Amsterdam that she came into contact with the Iyengar and Astanga yoga methods and became a devoted yoga practitioner.
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 "I first came to yoga nearly 10 years ago while doing a double degree in drama and eastern philosophy at university in New York. It was my own way of connecting to an inner sense of peace and happiness, stillness and silence. I started yoga completely weak and inflexible, so have been on a long journey of exploration, development, humility and patience which I bring to my teaching!"
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 Dolly Parton was my first yoga teacher, though I don't think she knows. It took her a few years to get my attention...
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 "I spent most of my childhood doing gymnastics and dreaming of being in the Olympics as I loved it so much. Then my family and I moved to Quito, Ecuador, which is an inspiring country but sadly for me there was no gymnastics so the Olympic dream stopped there..."
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 Isaac began practicing yoga 13 years ago, initially only to complement
his career as a dancer with companies including the English National
Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Spanish National Ballet.
His desire to pursue yoga overtook his desire to dance, so he trained
as a teacher. He has travelled extensively in India, studying in the
many schools of yoga including Ashtanga, Sivananda and Iyengar.
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 Mimi Kuo-Deemer has been practicing Yoga for 15 years and teaching for the past 7. Her approach draws from the principles of mindful Vinyasa Yoga, dance and Taiqi/Qigong. Her teaching balances active, dynamic movements with more receptive, quieting practices. Mimi believes Yoga is an accessible and enlivening practice that anyone, regardless of experience or physical condition, can find beneficial; its capacity to foster insight and joy inspires her daily. Teaching is one of Mimi's favorite things to do, and she loves to share the happiness that Yoga can bring.
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