Julie HansonSeasonal Yoga Flow is Julie's main passion. She teaches seasonal yoga workshops in Scotland, England and in Europe. With her co-author Sue Woodd, Julie has published a book "Energy in Season"
which gives clear guidelines to life style, eating and practicing Yoga, Tai Chi and Chi Gung in line with nature and the seasons. Julie's early career was rooted in the fitness industry and running
SPORT AID World Workout in 1986
was one of her personal career highlights.
Now her time is split between writing, teaching, training teachers and running her studio , Chi & co in Glasgow . She has made regular TV and Radio appearances over the years. She educates students
and teachers alike to live life in line with nature, encouraging them
to maximize their potential for health and fitness and achieve lifestyle and personal goals. These courses are in London , Glasgow , Sweden and Finland.
The International yoga teachers Shiva Rea and David Keil have influenced Julie's style of teaching.
See www.ENERGYINSEASON.com for more info.
also check out her Bio at www.JulieHanson.com
Annamarie McGregorAnnamarie McGregor, has an interest in holistic health and practice has studied Chi Kung and Tai Ji for ten years and completed a one year Shiatsu course. Annamarie is a tutor member member of the Tai Chi and Chi Kung Forum for Health and the Living Tao.
Dee McDonaldDee started attending yoga classes 10 years ago. What began as a weekly class in the Glasgow city centre gym, became an ambition to eventually teaching yoga to others. In 2008, Dee was introduced to Julie Hanson and started to attend both the Seasonal Yoga Flow and, what has become Dee’s core yoga practice, Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga (the flow of breath and movement). It was soon after that Dee enrolled on the yoga teaching training course with the Chi Yoga School. After completing the RYS 200+ hours, in August 2010, Dee graduated as a fully qualified Hatha Raja Yoga Instructor. In recent months, Dee has been privileged to attend workshops given by great teachers from all over the world including David Keil, Allison Dearling and David Swenson. Dee is now dedicated to passing on all of the great knowledge and practice that she has come to learn so far, to enable others to experience the great benefits that yoga has to offer.
Martina BoyceMartina teaches our beginner classes at Chi & Co. She is a retired school teacher (hard to believe) and decided in her retirement to combine her two passions in life, one for Yoga and the other Teaching into a perfect match . Her classes are very informative and her class is for absolutely anyone of any age, shape or size to experience the many benefits of yoga. No experience or flexibility required. Her focus is on the correct positioning of basic yoga postures within one’s own body, this will increase the freedom and mobility of the body while concentrating on the breath to quiet the mind.
Jenni CollinsJenni Collins is a certified Yoga Teacher with over 14 years of
yoga practice. She teaches Seasonal Vinyasa Flow and
workshops in Glasgow and surrounding areas. Jenni has a
unique ability to naturally inspire a deeper understanding
of the flow of breath, movement and mindful connections of
yoga.
Jenni believes the key to good living is work-life balance,
incorporating time for yourself as well as time for others;
and that many people struggle to find this balance in our
modern fast-paced culture. “Attending yoga class” says Jenni,
“offers an opportunity for ‘me time’ and for achieving this
balance for living”.
It was her personal experience of the benefits of yoga that
prompted Jenni’s desire to share these benefits with others.
And so her decision to teach yoga is grounded in a fervent
belief in the power of yoga to restore balance to the body
and soul. Calmness of mind, strength of character,
self-acceptance, patience, humility and open-mindedness
are some of the changes that Jenni has witnessed in her own
life and wishes others to experience. Jenni is passionate about
promoting health, vitality and wellbeing through yoga.
Jenni’s style of teaching has grown and changed with her over
the years and will continue to do so as she evolves in her
own practice throughout her lifetime. To date her wonderful
teachers who have brought inspiration to her practice include;
June Mitchell and Julie Hanson, previous Directors of
CYS-Scotland, and with whom she attained her certificate
in yoga teaching; Shiva Rea, one of yoga's most respected
international teachers in the Vinyasa Flow method; Seane corn,
internationally celebrated Vinyasa Flow yoga teacher;
David Keil, world renowned Ashtanga Yoga and Yoga
Anatomy teacher; John Scott, one of the UK's top
Ashtanga teachers and one of the few certified to teach by
Sri Patthabi Jois., Hamish Hendry, once the only teacher
in London certified to teach Pattabhi Jois’ ashtanga system;
Claire Missingham, Vinyasa Flow Yoga Teacher; Paul Dallaghan,
Authorized Ashtanga teacher and Kino McGregor,the youngest
woman to be certified by Pattabi Jois. Jenni is extremely
grateful for all the blessings and experiences with these
amazing teachers. Jenni believes the aim of understanding your yoga practice is that
the true state of the spirit is freedom. Developing a personal
yoga practice allows a connection to spiritual freedom,
a state of deep inner calm and connection beyond the realm
of everyday life.
Karen is a graduate of the Chi Yoga school (CYS) and is registered with the Yoga Alliance. She enjoyed and benefited greatly from the Seasonal Yoga Flow involved in her 200 hour training and went on to complete a 20 hour level 2 course of study with Julie Hanson which has provided focus and direction for her teaching. Karen continues to attend workshops and seminars for her personal enjoyment and development. She has had the opportunity to study with inspirational teachers like Manju Jois and David Kiel and loves that Glasgow too offers such a wealth of wonderful yoga teachers who share their experience at regular events. Karen’s classes at chi&co are open to all levels including beginners. Her classes will work with dynamic sequences of movements in tune with the season and will aim to give the student a feeling of health and wellbeing coupled with an improved body confidence.
Maria FantiniMaria has been teaching Pilates for 5 years, having qualified with the PILATES Foundation® UK in 2006, whose teacher training programme is one of the most rigorous in the UK. Since qualifying Maria has had the great privilege of experiencing first hand, the tutoring of Ron Fletcher and Lolita San Miguel, two of the remaining Pilates “elders” or “original teachers” who were mentored and trained by Joseph Pilates himself, and subsequently received his blessing to teach the method.
Maureen ThorpeMaureen gravitated towards yoga after spending many years doing high impact aerobics and running. What started out as extra to other exercise classes soon became a passion and the main focus of her attention. It was very clear that yoga was much more than just exercise. As she became more interested in the other attributes of yoga, particularly Pranayama and Meditation she decided to embark on the teacher training course at the Chi Centre in 2008.. Initially this was mainly for personal development but as this became a was a positive life changing experience she recognised that there was something in yoga for everyone. Maureen is keen to share her experience and enthusiasm of the dynamic Ashtanga Vinyasa flow, Seasonal flow and Hatha Yoga with students of all abilities. Maureen has continued her development by attending workshops and retreats hosted by world wide recognised experts including Manju Jois, David Swenson, David Keil, Debby Mills, Gretchen Faust and Sean Corne.
Cathy has been a dedicated student of yoga for over a decade.
She practises and teaches Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, in its traditional form, as taught by the late Sri K Pattabhi Jois and his grandson Sharath in Mysore, India.
A trip to Yoga Plus in Crete in 2002 cemented her love for the self practise system of ashtanga. She returned to London enthused and began a regular early morning practise, (despite never having been an early morning person!) initially with Alexander Medin at Yoga Place in Bethnal Green, later with Hamish Hendry at Ashtanga Yoga London. She completed a British Wheel of Yoga Foundation Course and has had the great fortune of attending several workshops and intensives with internationally renowned teachers including David Swenson, Richard Freeman, and Sri Patthabhi Jois.
She has travelled far and wide to immerse herself in the practise, has studied with Rolf and Marci Naujokat both in India and in Thailand, with David Keil in Glasgow, and has spent several months at the K Patthabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute in Mysore, under the tutelage of Sharath Rangaswamy. She completed her teacher training with Michael Gannon in Goa 2008, and has been teaching full time in Glasgow since then.
Cathy is also an experienced massage therapist, having trained and worked extensively both in holistic and Thai Yoga Massage in London, Glasgow and Thailand over the past 9 years.
Yoga is a constantly evolving journey of self discovery. Cathy uses her own practise as the foundation for her teaching - hoping to convey what she has learnt (and continues to learn) on a daily basis, to encourage and assist students on their own personal yoga path.
Donna McVey
~ Your Personal Best ~ Training for Mind & Body
Resident Personal Trainer & Sports Therapist at Chi & Co, Pollokshields,
Glasgow
Donna has been involved in the Health & Fitness Industry for 10 years,
working as a Professional Personal Trainer / Sports Therapist
In May 2008 for a year she was Sports Therapist to high profile professional golfer, on tour in Europe & USA and at home in Scotland.Prior to this a successful as an independent Trainer / Therapist across Central Scotland. Since March 2009, Donna has been providing one to one Mind Coaching for a young champion gymnast. She combines a wide range of Fitness and Nutritional expertise with Sports Therapy and Mental Coaching.
Her clients are all kinds of people, all shapes and sizes, from all walks of life. They are well known Celebrities, professional sports people, elite & amateur athletes as well as complete beginners to fitness. They all have similar goals, we want to be healthy, fit and injury free.
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