I’ve been teaching Hatha Yoga since 2004. In my specialising in Yoga for the Stages of Menopause over the last 5 years, I have helped over 100 women to recognise, accept, then deal with their menopausal symptoms, in classes, workshops, and 1:1. I have been interviewed on television, on radio and in multiple podcasts, also giving workplace talks advocating for women in this life-phase. Just like pregnancy Yoga, education around the stages of ,menopause should be a regular module in all Yoga Teacher Trainings, but it is not. Yoga teachers should be educated in how we can help, and how we may be hindering women at this time, as the way that they use their body needs to change to reduce the higher risks of diseases at this time.
“Niamh has a no frills attached teaching skill which is inclusive, respectful, honest and open, I loved every minute of this training, and feel it is something we should all be exposed to.” Christine Stewart, Yoga Teacher
Yinstinct Yoga balances traditional Yoga with up-to-date research in anatomy, biomechanics, functional movement, and somatics, and with the reasonable and compassionate expectations of what a body which has lived YOUR life can, and wants to do. This is an evolutionary way to approach Yoga, which has often resisted changing in response to developing research.
With a light approach, Yinstinct uses many practices and philosophies of Yoga to give you a strong structure upon which to base your own explorations. Then, through techniques which guide you to potent interoception, encouraging awareness of your internal and external environments, you will be helped to honour your instinct and your own body’s wisdom. Yinstinct can lead you to a Yoga that is as kind (Yin), sensual, playful, strong, expressive, or traditional as best serves your journey on this planet.
