Personal yoga practice
Personal yoga practice
To meet you where you are …
I'm Fran, your compassionate guide. I share my knowledge and the wisdom of yoga, specialising in slow, mindful and restorative practices to meet you where you are.
Whether curiosity is leading you to focus on personal practice to go deeper, of if you are new to yoga or recovering from one of life’s challenges, I would be pleased to meet with you.
I hold space for you to take a journey of discovery of mind - body - breath - self. Space to unwind, release tension, change relationships with physical pain or fatigue and embrace a calmer way of life.
Through movement, supportive props and mindful breath work, I invite you to become present and to reconnect to self acknowledging your own inner guidance, which has been present all the time.
Whether you're seeking relief from stress, healing physical ailments, or simply looking for a moment of tranquility in your busy life, yoga offers a refuge where you can truly become nourished on a deep level.
When we meet for our wellbeing sessions I will share with you, and you will experience, how the body can rest in ease and comfort, releasing tension and coming back to homeostasis.
MY BACKGROUND
My time on the yoga mat began in 1987. I distinctly remember the first time I entered a yoga space encouraged by friends - dimly lit by a candle and the teacher sitting in silence and I thought to myself …
… ‘I think there’s something here for me’
I trained with Yoga Alliance and then took a number of specialised trainings under the guidance of internationally renowned teacher Judith Hanson Lasater. She studied under B.K.S. Iyengar in the 1970s in India and my relationship with her has been instrumental in shaping my understanding of wellbeing through yoga and in particular, Restorative Yoga.
As an invited and dedicated member of her teaching assisting team for 7 years, I've had the privilege of deepening my knowledge, refining my skills and experiencing first hand how it feels to let go.
MY TRAINING
Since 1987 Yoga practitioner, immersing myself in tradition
2012 Yoga Alliance 200hr teacher training
2012 co-founder of Mindfulness (MBCT) teacher training organisation
2015 Reiki training
2013 Restorative Yoga Level I teacher training
2015 Advanced Restorative Yoga Level II teacher training
7 years extended learning assisting teachers at trainings