ABOUT BRENDA
A child of Nature, I grew up in South Africa - outdoors a lot...
gardening, bird watching, catching bugs and beasties... a wonderful, active childhood.
At 18 I studied Nature Conservation, and worked on a Vogelgat Nature Reserve in Hermanus, Cape Province, spending a lot of time up and down the mountains and researching Fynbos.
I became interested in anatomy, especially the 'myofascial' aspect (muscles and stuff),
when I trained as a massage therapist in the mid '90's.
I worked as a massage therapist on a cruise ship... the lifestyle there being physically quite constricting. It was then, in the year 2000, I took up yoga... which was a great way to keep active and flexible in a small space. I attended Bikram and Sivananda classes when possible, however I was mainly self-taught from books and an Ashtanga DVD.
Little did I know then that yoga is so, so much more than feeling good physically!
I moved to Scotland and trained as a Yoga Teacher (Ashtanga) in Edinburgh in 2006 with Brian Cooper of Union Yoga.
At that time I also trained with Ana Forrest, David Swenson and Dharma Mittra.
I established ChillOut Yoga in Aberfoyle, Scotland, in 2007, where I spent many happy years teaching classes, ChillOut Yoga Teacher Training, running workshops and retreats in the Trossachs.
I am now based in Long Melford, Suffolk, where I teach regular classes and workshops.
I am director of East of England Yoga School, and am a 'Yoga Elder' with the Independent Yoga Network, having taught over 5000 Hours of yoga.
Like everything else, my practice is constantly evolving and flows with the beautiful seasons in the UK
From a strong Ashtanga practice, I have moved a into more Scaravelli-inspired practice, and I simply adore Meditation.
I love teaching and learning, and although I have had, and still have, some amazing and inspirational teachers (training with Catherine Annis and Pete Blackaby when possible, and attending classes and workshops on yoga and anatomy),
I learn the most from the lovely folk who keep coming to my classes.
gardening, bird watching, catching bugs and beasties... a wonderful, active childhood.
At 18 I studied Nature Conservation, and worked on a Vogelgat Nature Reserve in Hermanus, Cape Province, spending a lot of time up and down the mountains and researching Fynbos.
I became interested in anatomy, especially the 'myofascial' aspect (muscles and stuff),
when I trained as a massage therapist in the mid '90's.
I worked as a massage therapist on a cruise ship... the lifestyle there being physically quite constricting. It was then, in the year 2000, I took up yoga... which was a great way to keep active and flexible in a small space. I attended Bikram and Sivananda classes when possible, however I was mainly self-taught from books and an Ashtanga DVD.
Little did I know then that yoga is so, so much more than feeling good physically!
I moved to Scotland and trained as a Yoga Teacher (Ashtanga) in Edinburgh in 2006 with Brian Cooper of Union Yoga.
At that time I also trained with Ana Forrest, David Swenson and Dharma Mittra.
I established ChillOut Yoga in Aberfoyle, Scotland, in 2007, where I spent many happy years teaching classes, ChillOut Yoga Teacher Training, running workshops and retreats in the Trossachs.
I am now based in Long Melford, Suffolk, where I teach regular classes and workshops.
I am director of East of England Yoga School, and am a 'Yoga Elder' with the Independent Yoga Network, having taught over 5000 Hours of yoga.
Like everything else, my practice is constantly evolving and flows with the beautiful seasons in the UK
From a strong Ashtanga practice, I have moved a into more Scaravelli-inspired practice, and I simply adore Meditation.
I love teaching and learning, and although I have had, and still have, some amazing and inspirational teachers (training with Catherine Annis and Pete Blackaby when possible, and attending classes and workshops on yoga and anatomy),
I learn the most from the lovely folk who keep coming to my classes.
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