Julia is a fully qualified and highly experienced Ayurveda & Yoga Consultant, Registered Therapist, and trained Counsellor. Combined with her background as a secondary school teacher, Julia is uniquely placed to share her passion and enthusiasm for improving wellbeing through clear, accessible, and informative practices.

Julia blends her traditional Indian yoga training with a fusion of Western yoga teacher trainings, incorporating elements of Ashtanga, Sivananda, Hatha, Yin, and Restorative Yoga. This integrated approach allows her to skilfully meet the diverse needs of her clients. She is the Founder and Director of Yoga Veda UK, based in Southampton (UK).
https://yogavedaukhub.com/

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With extensive experience teaching Exercise, Health, and Wellbeing since the 1980s, Julia holds a YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Yoga Teaching (360 hours), Sivananda 200-hour Teacher Training, and Yoga Alliance 200-hour Ashtanga training completed in Mysore, India. She also holds Full Training School Accreditation with the Complementary Medical Association (CMA), of which she is a Fellow.

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In addition, Julia is qualified as an Assessor, Internal and External Quality Assurance Auditor, and Examiner, keeping her actively engaged within the education sector. As an accredited Children’s Yoga teacher, she also facilitates creative and inclusive Family Yoga events.

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Building on her lifelong passion for education and wellbeing, Julia is deeply involved in the development of Healthy Educational Curriculums. As a Schools Lead in Mindfulness (MiSP) and a developer of yoga-based curriculum programmes, she is a leading voice in the creation of sustainable wellness initiatives. Her work particularly focused on Teacher Wellbeing, which formed the core of her recent role as Educational Staff Health & Wellbeing Lead.

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Now retired but still running YVUK , when off the mat, Julia treasures time spent as a grandmother to her six delightful grandchildren—who all, unsurprisingly, enjoy yoga too.

Jo has been practicing yoga since the 90's, exploring several different approaches along the way. She qualified as a yoga teacher under Steve Harrison in “The Living Yoga Method™” and enjoys the classical teachings of Yoga. Her teaching style evolved into gentle yoga classes focusing on mental health and feeling happy. Now semi-retired, she enjoys covering classes for other teachers.

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Also working for the BBC on live news programmes, Jo loves the calm and balance that yoga brings to her life and aims to spread that feeling to others. Jo enjoys taking the teachings of Yoga into everyday life, both on and off the yoga mat, in order to make a deeper connection with body and mind. Having enjoyed the variety of classes and teachings offered by the SYA for many years she is now pleased to be able to give something back by looking after their accounts.

Our newest recruit. Veronika joins us as our Secretary.

Sarah is passionate about yoga and the benefits it can bring to absolutely everyone that ventures onto the mat. She has been practising Yoga for over twenty years. Her love for yoga led her to qualify as a Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance Professionals in 2019, adding a Pregnancy and Post-Natal teaching qualification in 2022.

If Sarah’s not practising yoga, you can most likely find her in her garden, having outdoor adventures or listening to music and podcasts. She is committed to environmental issues and fascinated by how we can improve our health and wellbeing through Yoga and other related modalities.

Sarah loves connecting with other Yoga teachers and being part of the SYA community.

Lorna is a British Wheel of Yoga Teacher and Foundation Course Tutor. She has been teaching yoga in and around Winchester since 2003. She has worked with inspirational teachers such as Aadil Palkivala, Gary Carter, John Scott, Zoe Knott, Liz Lark and Jean Hall.

Practicing a variety of types of yoga over the years has led her to develop her own style of Hatha Yoga Flow. She also became a SUP Yoga Teacher in 2016 and teaches stand up paddle board yoga, as well as paddle-board basics, in the summer. Lorna also loves to swim, sail and cycle.

Lorna's’s website www.lunayogawinchester.co.uk

Émilie, is the Services Manager at You Massage & Therapy Centre, a Health coach, Gym instructor, and passionate Yoga teacher at Younity Yoga Studio. She is an enthusiastic language speaker, nature explorer and shares a big love for animals of all sorts. She loves running in the countryside, exploring, foraging and long walks. 

Émilie started to develop a strong daily yoga practise when she moved to England and noticed how much the weekly class she was attending worked miracles on her tight legs and back pain, and how healthy the older students were that had been practising for many years. She has always loved all types of exercise, and been interested in keeping the body and mind healthy through a regular practise and a balanced lifestyle. The benefits she felt from meditation and breathwork from the yoga practice convinced her that Yoga is a perfect combination for a healthier body and mind.

Émilie is a Yoga teacher certified by Yoga Alliance. She is curious about developing her teaching with more and more styles of yoga as well as mind and body practises which can help herself and others feel more balanced in their life.