Sarah has pioneered the growth of yoga-inspired training for athletes over the last decade. Sarah has worked full-time in professional football for 12 years including 10 seasons at Manchester City and Manchester United football clubs. She is passionate about functional anatomy and teaching yoga to help people (regular people in her classes through to professional athletes) move better and feel better.
Working long-term with Ryan Giggs she created the Giggs Fitness dvd showcasing his commitment to yoga as a career-extending compliment to Premiership Football.
Sarah clients also include The England Women's Football Team, GB Taekwondo, elite rowers, runners, cyclists and triathletes.
"Ask Giggs about women's place in football and he'll tell you about his extraordinary yoga coach Sarah Ramsden"
The Independent Newspaper
Sarah is an outstanding passionate teacher drawing from her extensive knowledge of traditional yoga, sport science, functional anatomy, fascial connection, Thai massage, Pilates and many other movement disciplines.
A Senior Yoga Teacher with YAP, Sarah has developed the Vocational Accreditation Yoga for Athletes and Sport.
She teaches The Body Athletic - Teaching Yoga for Athletes and Sport vocational accreditation.
And The Body Aligned - Yoga, Functional Anatomy & Injury. This course helps yoga teachers understand how our bodies are designed to move, teach from good anatomical principles and become a better teacher!
“Sarah’s enthusiasm for what she does is infectious. I come away from every session feeling inspired, wanting to learn more & keen to pass on my knowledge for the benefit of others. For anyone with an interest in Yoga for Sport, this course is a must.”
Sheila McVitty Registered Yoga Teacher, Everton Football Club
"Sarah's training in exceptional! The way I approach teaching yoga has changed radically as a result of the knowledge I have gained. The training puts the teaching of asana into a realistic perspective of real people, real bodies and functional movement"
Rebecca Wood, Registered Yoga Teacher
And if you just happen to be in the North West, she also teaches open classes in her home city of Chester.
Sports Yoga
The Body Athletic
The Body Athletic