SOPHIE COATS
Certified Yoga Teacher 500 RYT, 500 E-RYT & YACEP
There are many definitions of yoga. For me my practice is about the return to the centre, the centre of my being, a journey of awareness both mental, physical and emotional. It is a practice that combines the physical (asana) with the movement of the breath (pranayama) and meditation. This practice has transformed my life.
I first came across yoga in India in 1988 when I studied Hatha Yoga with Ambu in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu. Over the years I have studied with many inspirational teachers and explored different systems of yoga. I have been greatly influenced by the heart opening practice of Anusara yoga, the precision of Iyengar, the connection between breath and movement in Astanga Vinyasa Yoga and the deeply restorative benefits of Satya Yoga and Body Mind Ballwork.
I decided to train as a Yoga Teacher after a skiing accident & knee surgery in 2004. Yoga was a vital part of my recovery process, and it was then that I truly appreciated on a much deeper level the profound effects of yoga on the mind, body and spirit.
Yoga Lineage: my debt of gratitude
My practice is grounded in the principals of Anusara Yoga. I remain grateful to this life affirming, heart orientated practice and to Bridget Woods Kramer. Today, I continue to study and practice Iyengar yoga and pranayama with Patsy Sparksman and Alaric Newcombe. This has taken my practice to new levels and depth of being. In the field of yoga therapeutics, I am deeply grateful to the inspirational work of Tias Little and Prajna yoga and Ellen Saltonstall’s Body Mind Ballwork exploring somatic work and the release of fascial tension and new ways to open, nourish and heal the body.
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