movement with awareness giving form to experience
WELCOME. I am a registered Yoga and Movement Therapist, Yoga Teacher and Ayurvedic and Feldenkrais Practitioner, based in London, offering
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personalised movement practices for individuals, small and large group classes and workshops
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nutrition and lifestyle advice based in the ancient traditions of yoga and ayurveda made relevant to today
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hands-on lessons, therapeutic touch
Positive change begins with increased awareness .. awareness comes from enquiry. The guidance of an experienced teacher can be invaluable.
YOGA translates as integration, unity. Its practices are many and diverse .. like us! It offers new choices, improved health, a greater sense of wellbeing and the potential to enjoy life to the full.
I am not your average yoga teacher but I am serious about the benefits that movement practices bring. There will be a way to practise for each of us and my main interest is to work with clients individually, guiding them in exploring practices that are safe and effective, relevant and useful.
AYUR is life and VEDA is knowledge. Ayurveda informs the decisions we make in day-to-day life, making it possible to restore and maintain good health, live in harmony with our environment and prevent future imbalances.
An ayurvedic consultation will explore your individual way of being, your particular vulnerabilities and how to best support yourself through diet and lifestyle.
aka Awareness Through Movement and Functional Integration, Feldenkrais principles have numerous applications, and the lessons are great start if you are new to regular movement practice. This is a practice for everyone regardless of perceived limitations or abilities. Gentle and systematic guided movements - for groups or as an individual - aim to improve spontaneous elegant function and performance in all that we do and all that we are.
Olanna is a Yoga and Movement Therapist and Teacher, registered with the UK Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council [CNHC], Yoga Alliance [Senior Teacher] and the Feldenkrais Guild UK. She also qualified to practice Ayurveda and holds Insurance, First Aid Certification, DBS and BSc Hons Complementary Medicine. Olanna attended the London School of Contemporary Dance and has since trained with many respected teachers in various traditions - in the UK, the US and India. She continues to learn, integrating ancient knowledge proven over time with contemporary methods and developments.