Community outreach

I deliver outreach yoga classes to charities, community health projects and NHS services across Edinburgh, Lothians and The Scottish Borders.

I have a degree in Psychology and over decades experience working in mental health, homelessness and addiction recovery. In 2018 I completed the Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) foundation training, a highly regarded, yoga-based, empirically validated, clinical intervention for complex trauma (CPTSD) or chronic, treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). TCTSY has foundations in trauma theory, attachment theory, neuroscience, and hatha yoga, with an emphasis on body-based yoga forms and breathing practices.

In addition to my TCTSY training I have completed an Introduction to Yoga for Addiction Recovery with Lara Ederer for Yoga Medicine, The Yoga of 12-Step Recovery with Nicky Myers, Yoga International, and an array of CPD’s with organisations such as Health in Mind, Women’s Aid, The NHS, Rowan Alba, SAMH and Venture Trust. See About me for a more comprehensive list.

I am a member of the PVG Scheme, Disclosure Scotland and First Aid trained.

Setting up a regular yoga class

If you are interested in setting up a regular yoga class please do get in contact with me.

One off taster sessions

I offer one-off taster sessions to charities and health projects. These can be chair or mat based.

Chair yoga

I deliver chair yoga, an accessible, inclusive, low impact practice. Ideal for older adults, those who use a wheelchair, and those who may struggle to sit comfortably on the floor.

Fall and balance prevention

These sessions are offered as part of an 8-week course that explores the yoga therapy principles behind balance and fall prevention for mobile older adults. They can be chair or mat based and include:

  • Tools to enhance balance, flexibility and stability for preventing a fall

  • Tools to quickly catch yourself from falling

  • Self-care for after taking a fall

  • Proprioception building exercises

  • A discussion of healthy habits

  • Support building a home practice