My Vision
Hi, I’m Hannah - Mum, Yoga Teacher and Primary School Teacher all rolled into one.
My ultimate dream is to make positive change to the education system with yoga, mindfulness and meditation. It is my mission to enhance children’s and teachers well-being in schools through my programme ‘The School Yoga Project’.
This programme is designed to support children’s and teacher’s mental health through yoga therapeutics in a kind and nurturing environment.
I have a strong background in education, having taught in schools across the UK and in Qatar since 2010. I have completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Primary Teaching, a 200 hour Ashtanga/ Vinyasa Yoga training and Groovy Kids Yoga training. In addition to these, I have also been lucky enough to train with many internationally acclaimed yoga teachers over the years.
I have a wealth of experience teaching different styles of yoga to both adults and children in Doha and the UK. I have also delivered children’s yoga programmes to both school and yoga teachers.
My Story
Back in 2013 I moved to the Middle East and started a new life and job. Whilst this was an exciting adventure, I was also struggling to cope with a bereavement. I then met a yoga teacher at a party (who is now one of my closest friends) and she inspired me to start yoga as a hobby, from there on I haven’t looked back. Yoga helped me heal and transformed not only my body but my mind too. I released a lot of emotion during those first couple of years through yoga but I believe it was all for the better. As a Primary School Teacher, I decided to take yoga into schools and completed my Groovy Kids Yoga Training. I took it into schools and the children loved it! Having completed this training I then had the bug to take my training further and completed a 200 hour Ashtanga/ Vinyasa Yoga training, followed by 50hrs specialised Yin yoga & Myofascial Release certification with the wonderful internationally acclaimed Jo Phee. During this time, I travelled a lot and had the honour of training with many amazing teachers such as Kathryn Budig, Tiffany Cruikshank, Tara Stiles and many more.
Whilst in the Middle East I had the opportunity to teach different styles of yoga to both adults and children, including many high profile clients and members of the Royal Family in Qatar.
Since Covid and having my own children, I relocated back to Yorkshire to teach and created my yoga programme for schools - The School Yoga Project.
My passion has always been to improve and support children’s mental health and Covid brought that to the forefront of my mind. It spurred me on to create this programme specifically for schools- as I believe yoga and meditation should be a part of the curriculum for everyone- giving children the tools for life at an early age. In this ever changing world and post Covid, children need these mental health coping mechanisms more than ever. I believe if we can teach them right from the start, when life is still new and being in the present comes naturally, then we are half way there.
So let’s begin…
Hannah x
Qualifications
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E-RYT 200hrs Vinyasa/ Ashtanga – Yoga Alliance Intl.
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50 hrs Yin Yoga Training with Myofacial Release – Yoga alliance Intl.
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Groovy Kids Yoga Training
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Strala Intensive Yoga Training
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Yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine- Short Course
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Positive Psychology – Short Course
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BA (Hons) Primary Teaching Degree
