I discovered yoga over 30 years ago whilst training as a primary school teacher. When working full-time in school, I found my weekly Thursday evening yoga class to be an absolute gift in relaxing and re-energising myself for the end of the week.
Since qualifying as a yoga teacher myself in 2009, I have explored many different styles of yoga but am always drawn back towards those practices which cultivate an attitude of quiet and stable mental presence whilst releasing tension and stress within body and mind.
In addition to my regular yoga practice and training, I attend Feldenkrais classes and have been practising buddhist insight meditation for many years. I incorporate somatic movements into my Scaravelli-inspired yoga classes and encourage cultivation of the foundational attitudes of mindfulness such as patience, curiosity and non-striving.
When away from my yoga mat, I spend as much time as possible outside enjoying the wonders of the natural environment.
Click here for a list of Karen’s formal qualifications and training.