Cardiff Yoga Studio

Padmasimha

I see yoga as a way of keeping the body and mind healthy. Through its emphasis on enquiry, awareness and positivity, it can bring about both calmness and renewed energy. I have been practicing yoga since 1989, originally in the Iyengar tradition where I trained and qualified as a teacher.

I now incorporate other disciplines in my own practice and in class, including flow sequences, yin yoga and meditation. My classes combine movement and strong posture work (vinyasa and asana) with quiet meditative practice (yin), adapting according to individual needs.

Angela

I have been teaching yoga at the centre for over a year, having qualified as a teacher through the British Wheel of Yoga in August 2005. Introduced to yoga at school in the 1970's, I have been attending classes and practicing over the last 20 years. I draw on both the Hatha yoga and Iyengar disciplines as well as life experience in my teaching. I am keen to communicate yoga in a way that accessible to all students.

 

Tori

I first came to yoga in the mid '90's, and am now a qualified British Wheel of Yoga teacher, with further training through the Yoga Biomedical Trust in Yoga Therapy. I teach a blend of practice drawing from different traditions, including yin, restorative yoga, Iyengar, and vini yoga, often working with props. For me, yoga really is about helping people to find the greatest freedom in their minds and bodies at this point in time. I work in a variety of settings, including mental health, and have a special interest in therapeutic yoga, including working one-to-one with people.

Sofya

I have been practicing yoga for 13 years and became particularly interested in its healing and balancing effects after the birth of my first child. I subsequently decided to train as a yoga teacher with the British Wheel of Yoga and then as a yoga therapist specialising in baby yoga, post natal yoga and antenatal yoga.

The style of yoga I teach is specifically adapted for pregnancy. It is deeply nourishing, supportive and wonderfully effective at meeting the needs of pregnant women. I have 8 years experience of teaching antenatal yoga.

Ray

Ray has been teaching power yoga in Cardiff since 2003. Taking inspiration from the numerous workshops and courses he has attended both in the U.K and Europe, Ray has developed a practice that is both accessible for newcomers to yoga but can also offer a challenge to experienced yogis. The style is influenced by Ashtanga, which means the postures are kept simple but the flow of the class can be strong.

The postures I use are fairly simple, I tend to avoid the advanced contortions you might see in some classes, but the flow of the class can be quite challenging. My classes are suitable for beginners to those who practice advanced yoga. You just need to find your place, it's not how much you do, or how deep you go, it's how you do it, smooth, deep breaths, calm and focused mind, that's what matters.