Ella Titman, Rachel Johnston, Lisa Toth, Lisa Green, Bryony Duckitt and Anna Redway
To enquire about availability of spaces at any of our adult classes, please contact reception on 8694 2714. For children's yoga contact Bryony direct.
Yoga for Well Being with Ella Titman
I came to yoga while working in a stressful city job. Yoga helped me relax and work through computer related back problems. I decided to do teacher training because I was always asked by friends and family to teach them yoga.
In 2003 I took a year out and travelled to India. During this time I spent a few months studying Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras with Acharye Hema. Patanjali’s yoga sutras provide yoga students with a gateway to yoga: a system for the transformation of the mind, enabling greater focus, relaxation, and knowledge of self.
During 2004 I qualified as a Hatha yoga teacher with Integrative Yoga Therapy. In Hatha yoga the body is seen as a tool for learning about one’s self and one’s world.
I am currently studying an MSc Therapeutic Counselling and taking further yoga therapy studies with Integrative Yoga Therapy. My theoretical background and personal philosophy are a fusion of Western and Eastern self-development approaches.
My teaching style is relaxed. I encourage students to develop their own relationship with yoga rather then present them with a formula they are required to copy. The emphasis of my classes is placed on the body/mind connection rather than flexibility because flexibility is a side effect of yoga rather than it's main objective.
My teaching experience includes general mixed ability classes, one-to-one, yoga for people living with cancer, yoga for 60+, yoga for 80+, YogaForWellBeing at Work and teaching for community organisations.
I run the following yoga classes at the centre:
Mornings
Monday 7 to 8am - All abilities yoga; 9.30 to 10.45am - All abilities yoga
Tuesday 7 to 8am - Beginners yoga
Wednesday 7 to 8am - Beginners yoga; 7.30 to 9pm - All Abilities yoga.
Thursday 7 to 8am - All abilities yoga.
Evenings
Monday 6.30 to 7.30 and 7.45 to 8.45pm
Wednesday 7.30 to 8.45pm
Thursday 6.30 to 7.30 & 7.45 to 9pm - Yoga for Relaxation. The emphasis of this class is on experiencing relaxation and an increased sense of well-being. The class includes somatic grounding, yoga postures and guided relaxation.
Student Testimonials:
"I have attended lots of yoga classes over the years and Ella's is one of the most enjoyable - I always leave feeling happy and relaxed." Student in Brockley.
"Ella is the best yoga teacher I have come across. I have been frustrated by every other teacher, who has somehow failed to grasp that they are there to teach and was delighted that Ella would explain the basics and give enough instruction for you to ‘get it’ without you feeling like a failure if you didn’t achieve a full back bend in the first five minutes." Student in Brockley.
"Ella has a lovely personality and she is patient and explains things well. After her classes I feel so much better." Student at the Cancer Resource Centre, Clapham.
"Ella has worked at out Centre as a Yoga tutor and I have personal experience of learning yoga from her. She is a very calm person who listens carefully to each learners' physical health condition. Her gentle voice relaxes learners and she has good rapport with all women. Her ability to plan exercises to suit every age, ability and physical condition was perfect for us." Centre Manager, West Hampstead Women's Centre.
For further information please contact Ella on 07745 905618 or at ella@thesunflowercentre.co.uk
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I took my first yoga class in 1994, as an undergraduate at Melbourne University, and have been hooked ever since! I grew up in Australia, studied theatre and education at Melbourne University, and then, as all Australians do, I went travelling! I travelled extensively through South East Asia, specifically Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia, thence to London, where I continued studying, began working as an actor, and worked as a supply teacher to supplement my income.
I was offered a place at the Lecoq International Theatre School in Paris – a place of learning which is globally renowned for its unique and thorough approach to performance through physicality - where I was very lucky indeed to be among the last intake of students to study directly under Jacques Lecoq himself. I then returned to London, where I have lived and worked ever since. I have graduate and post-graduate qualifications in theatre, acting and education. I have also worked extensively as an actor in theatre, as a voice artist, improviser, and as a teacher.
Since discovering it, yoga has been of vital and daily benefit to me. My yoga practice has resoundingly informed every aspect of my work as an actor and physical performer. I use yoga in many ways to help my work as an actor; I do at least half an hour before every show, as a method of warming up my body, focusing my energy and relaxing myself. I am a very physical person, and I find yoga to be a direct path to self- and physical awareness: an alignment of mind and body, creation of inner peace, stimulation and therapy. So in 2004, I decided to become a yoga teacher and gained my qualifications with the British Wheel of Yoga in February 2007.
Since then I have worked with a variety of different people and companies; I have recently taught my own regular Hatha yoga classes in Cannons Health Centre in Bloomsbury. During my pregnancy last year I taught yoga for pregnant women at Yogahome in North London; I have taught a local general mixed ability class and students on a one to one basis in my own home; I also have taught for corporate conferences, and for performers in theatre companies throughout London. My teaching experience has enabled me to tailor my classes to suit the needs of different groups appropriately, emphasizing breath work and building strength, as well as flexibility and deep relaxation.
I am teaching yoga at the following times at the centre:
Saturday morning antenatal classes, 11 to 12.15pm. 75 minutes £10 per class
You can contact me on 07940 571 834 or by email at lisa@thesunflowercentre.co.uk for more information.
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Yoga for children with Bryony Duckitt
I run 6-week sessions at The Sunflower Centre.
Wednesday afternoons, ages 10 – 13yrs 4.10 - 5pm
Friday afternoons, ages 5 - 10yrs 4.15pm – 5pm & 5.15 - 6pm
Cost: £42 for six sessions.
A bit about Bryony and YogaBeez
In 2006 I decided to merge my passions for children, Montessori and Yoga and YogaBeez was born. Like a bee to pollen I was drawn to the YogaKids teachings, which seemed a perfect combination of the Montessori philosophy and yoga practice for children. I resigned from the Montessori school I was teaching at and journeyed to New York to do a foundation course in teaching yoga to children. The advanced part of the course encouraged me to practice various new forms of yoga myself whilst also learning anatomy, physiology, philosophy and the history of yoga. In 2008 I qualified as a certified YogaKids teacher and trainer and now teach in studios, nursery and junior schools around South London. I also run monthly teacher training workshops for teachers wanting to bring yoga into their classrooms.
YogaBeez provides children of all ages with a rewarding physical and mental experience by incorporating the core values of YogaKids and the Montessori Teaching Method into yoga classes for children. These traditions are built on the foundation of respect for the child as an individual, creative being. Emphasis is placed on the educating the "whole child", an education that considers mental, physical, social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
In these classes, traditional yoga techniques have been recreated in playful, simple and fun ways. Using the Multiple Intelligences Theory of Harvard educator Howard Gardner as a foundation, each pose becomes a springboard for activities that open the doorway to fully integrated learning. 14 YogaKids elements enhance the learning experience and tap all of the senses.
Children today are under a tremendous amount of stress from school, their environment, peer competition and expectations from the media. Stress affects the way children learn and interact with their surroundings. It affects their health, wellbeing and confidence. Yoga for children creates the ultimate learning adventure while helping youths de-stress and relax. Children learn invaluable skills that set the groundwork for meeting challenges and growing strong physically, mentally and emotionally, cultivating self-esteem for a lifetime of successful achievement.
Children who practice Yoga:
- develop strong, flexible and healthy bodies
- set a lifelong foundation for well-being
- foster creative expression and imagination
- increase focus, concentration and attention span
- cultivate self-esteem, setting patterns of success and achievement
- cope with stress more effectively
- relax and sleep better
- learn about anatomy and physiology
- discover a sense of awareness and respect for themselves, others and the world around them.
For further information and bookings please call Bryony 07941 006285 / 020 7703 9841 or email me at bryony@thesunflowercentre.co.uk
You could also visit my website which is www.yogabeez.com
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Pregnancy Yoga with Anna Redway
Anna has been practising yoga for over 13 years, after she seized the opportunity to accompany a friend to a class on a free pass. She has been hooked ever since. She encourages students to explore their practice fully, providing a relaxed and supportive environment. Both her pregnancy and general yoga classes are in the dynamic hatha tradition. Her pregnancy training was done with Uma Dinsmore - Tuli and she has studied with many other inspiring teachers, exploring numerous styles of yoga that have shaped her teaching style.
Anna is a registered member of the Yoga Alliance and is about to commence her final year of a degree in Nutritional Therapy.
Anna has started a new antenatal yoga class on Tuesday evenings at 7pm, with a second soon to follow scheduled for 8.15 or 8.30pm. For more information please contact Anna directly on 07962 391260 or by emailing annayoga@thesunflowercentre.co.uk
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