Yoga Teacher Training

This article was originally published in the July/Aug 2013 issue of OM Yoga Magazine. You can read a selection of my past columns and a preview of the current issue of the magazine by clicking here. Recently, I overheard some yoga students discussing different teachers’ classes. The consensus was that those who provided strong hands-on…

If you want to teach yoga or would like to deepen your practice then you still have time to sign up for the next Laxmi Yoga 200hr Teacher Training with Sally Parkes. Taking place over weekends in London plus a residential week in Spain this recognised Yoga Alliance UK and Independent Yoga Network course allows…

Thinking about Yoga Teacher Training in 2015? Book your place on the next Laxmi 200hr course by 30th Nov & save £250! The next Laxmi 200hr course with Sally Parkes Yoga starts in April and takes place in Spain and London. Graduates from every course intake since launching in 2012 are successfully teaching in the…

“Through our yoga practice we aim to bring balance into the body so we can bring balance to the mind.” – Sally Parkes, Laxmi Yoga I love that there is always more to learn. I’ve just got back from a week in Wales with a brilliant bunch of yogis: Part One of Laxmi Yoga Teacher…

What if we took as much care with our rest as we did with say, our diet? I’ve just completed day 1 (of 5) of the Relax and Renew restorative yoga training intensive with Judith Hanson Lasater in London. This question came up near the beginning of the day. Often, as yogis we may put…

It’s been a bit of a whirlwind start to 2012 so far. In some ways I can’t quite believe we’re only just past halfway through January.  I feel as though I’ve easily crammed at least a month’s worth of work into the last 17 days! One of my new writing experiences for 2012 is being…

          “Never get tired of doing little things for others.  Sometimes those little things occupy the biggest part of their hearts” – Anon   I’ve been AWOL on the blogging front over the past four weeks. There’s been a fair bit of ‘life stuff’ going on, and it all seemed to culminate…

One year ago today, I walked into Yogahaven Clapham for their very first class at 6.45am taught by the lovely Sandra. Little did I know the impact that walking through those doors that morning would have on my life. To put things into context, I was not in a good place this time last year,…

Week One – Start from Where You Are It’s early on Sunday morning and I am woken up by rays of sunlight beaming through my bedroom window.  For a moment I wonder where I am then I remember I am in Morocco and it’s my first day of Yoga Teacher Training.  This will be home…

In a few days I fly off for two weeks to begin yoga teacher training with my yoga home. It’s not something I’ve taken lightly.  I’ve thought about it so much.  I first started looking at teacher training courses roughly two years ago. And each time I would dismiss the idea pretty quickly.  For a…