"Hi my name is
Carolyn and I have been practicing yoga
for over 30 years and I am aware just how much yoga can benefit health and wellbeing

Yoga has made me calmer when I am feeling stressed.

Yoga provides a physical release in tight or tense muscles and through teaching yoga it has brought me more confidence in being able to share yoga with others".

"I have learned so much from my yoga mentors and now I am lucky enough to teach yoga to others coming to my community classes or in one to one sessions"
​Carolyn

BACKGROUND
​I went to my first yoga class way back in the early 90s and became hooked on how yoga made me feel both physically and mentally.

I learnt yoga is a great way to let go of stress and bring attention to ourselves through breath and movement.  

No matter how stressful life gets yoga enables you to focus on being present in body and mind.  

All of my yoga teachers have inspired me to teach others yoga. Back in the 90's I remember thinking I will never have the confidence or the money to become a fully fledged teacher, Training is expensive and I dedicate time each week to prepare lesson plans for every class to ensure every client is taken care of. 

Little did I know that years later I would finally take the plunge and train to become a yoga teacher. Now I work full-time during the day and teach community classes in the evenings. 

Registrations/memberships

Yoga Scotland are affiliated with Sport Scotland
location _http://yogascotland.threadsofyoga.co.uk/teacher/carolyn.

British Wheel of Yoga www.bwy.org.uk/

Grampian Yoga Association www.grampianyoga.org.uk/

I am insured as a Level 4 exercise referral professional with REPs (Register of Exercise Professionals)
www.exerciseregister.org/
Now registered with CIMSCA who replaced REPS for exercise providers in UK

I am registered on Laterlife www.laterlifetraining.co.uk/

I hold a first aid certificate, and am a fully insured teacher including teaching vulnerable adults and general population.

TRAINING
British Wheel of Yoga foundation course with the wonderful Yoga teacher Maria Van Oorchott .

I am a (500 hours) Yoga Teacher which is a 2 year course with Yoga Scotland www.yogascotland.org.uk/

​I have studied Ayurveda For mental health 50 hour course with Yoga Scotland and Ayurveda 50 hour course incorporating herbs.

Ayurveda is the Eastern equivalent of our medicine which believes we can all look after our own health and wellbeing through eating healthily, practising yoga and generally nurturing our body and mind.

I am a British Wheel of Yoga Level 4 Gentle Years teacher which enables me to teach people with long term health conditions. I share seated or standing yoga classes for people with less mobility.

I am an accredited yoga therapist with the Scottish School of Yoga Therapists. Which is an 18 month course,
scottishschoolofyogatherapy.co.uk/
Yoga therapy is different from a yoga class as you are given a fully personalized program which will be dependent on what your needs are. This may include any of the following; yoga movements, breathing techniques, restorative options, meditation, relaxation. Three or five therapy sessions are recommended to get the benefit of improving your health and wellbeing.

I am a Yoga4Health teacher through Yogainhealthcarealliance which enables me to teach the Yoga4Health evidenced based programme. Please see news updates page for more information on this programme. yogainhealthcarealliance.com/

Due to my interest in supporting people with health issues I hold a Level 4 Exercise after stroke registration with Later Life Training in Scotland and have provided Gentle movement classes with MacMillan which incorporates, yoga, tai chi, qi-gong and relaxation.

I have completed Satya (somatic) training with Prajna Yoga (Tias Little).
Menopause yoga Training with British Wheel of Yoga and Rest and Renew Restorative training with Judith Hanson Lassiter

I have a special interest in Back care and have completed Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs level 1 course. Having personal experience of back pain has made me more aware of how we need to find movement every day to manage physical and mental wellbeing.

I am trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MSBR) with NHS Grampian and completed teacher training course in MSBR in 2014.

For further details of training I have completed see my information page. Or I am happy to answer any questions.