Canadian-born Le’Nise Brothers, mBANT, mCNHC, is a wellbeing expert, who’s lived in the UK for over twenty years. A registered nutritionist who specialises in women’s health, hormones and the menstrual cycle, she is also a YogaLondon 200-hour graduate who teaches at Frame. Le’Nise’s empowering take on period health, and her podcast ‘Period Story’, have helped hundreds of women to improve their mentrual and hormonal health. Her first book ‘You Can Have A Better Period’ is due to come out in March 2022.   1. What was your journey to becoming a nutritionist? I’ve always been interested in he ..read more

There’s no doubt that hands-on adjustments in yoga have changed dramatically over the years. Back when yoga was first being popularised in the West, there were anecdotes of teachers giving students a sharp rap with a a stick. To get any attention from the great masters was considered a privilege and students who had the courage to protest were generally told to stop making such a fuss (in so many words). This is not to say that all strong physical adjustments are wrong or inappropriate. But times have changed and attitudes since then have changed too, and not just in yoga. How the #MeToo Movem ..read more

In the yoga industry we need to be educating ourselves on how to make classes open and accessible to all, including those who are neurodiverse. But what does neurodiverse mean? Neurodiversity covers a range of conditions that affect how a person’s brain functions, making it work differently to a neurotypical brain. Rather than thinking about ‘normal’ brains and ‘brains that have something wrong with them’, the term neurodiverse describes brains that are wired slightly differently. What are these Neurodiverse conditions? Neurodiversity includes anyone with ASD, short for Autistic Spectrum Disor ..read more

Chaanah Mortlock is the founder of Curvy Asanas Yoga, which is for curvy minds as well as curvy bodies. After a motorbike accident left her unable to compete as a kickboxer, run half marathons and practice the other sports she loved, she turned to yoga. Through a process of trial and error, yoga helped her find wellbeing, focused her mind, and reduced her stress levels. After being diagnosed with various neurodivergent conditions, her mission is to create yoga classes that are genuinely open and safe spaces for all to gain the benefits of yoga. 1. Before you found yoga you were a kickboxer – h ..read more

As yoga studios reopen their doors, in-person classes start up again and the UK moves on from lockdowns, yoga teachers here in the UK are re-thinking how to deliver their yoga teaching. There’s no doubt that the way we deliver yoga has changed. So how do we restructure our yoga teaching businesses (again) in a post-pandemic world? What’s Changed? It’s no secret that the past 18 months haven’t been the easiest for the yoga industry. An industry report stated that compound annual rate revenue is set to fall by 5.5% since 2016. “This overall fall in industry revenue can be attributed to a forecas ..read more

Experienced journalist Sidonie Gaucher was one of the very first YogaLondon 200-hour graduates, who has decided to celebrate her ten-year graduation anniversary by taking the 500-hour course. Her love of yoga nidra and the philosophy of yoga has helped guide her through extreme hardship, with severe eye problems, and then sudden deafness, and has allowed her to reconnect with the essence of who she is. 1. What brought you to the 200-hour yoga teacher training course ten years ago? I was one of the very first YogaLondon graduates – I was there at the very beginning, back when Rebecca [the co-fo ..read more

As we head into this brave new not-quite-post-pandemic world it’s fair to ask about the need for yoga teachers. Now that we’ve adapted to doing yoga online, should we just be posting Youtube videos and letting people get on with it? There can be no denying that over the past eighteen months the yoga industry has adapted to the demands of a global pandemic, moving classes and workshops online. This has meant that people could access yoga classes and teachers and feel that they were still supported. But has it come at a cost? As we adjust to life after Covid, will the aftershocks mean that we ar ..read more

As the weather turns wet and windy and we give in to turning the heating on, it’s time to give ourselves a seasonal boost with some exciting new in-person classes and workshops in the capital, with a focus on looking after ourselves. Because now we’re allowed to go out and do yoga, why wouldn’t we? 1. Wintering – A Season survival workshop Where: Yogarise Peckham, 133 Copeland Road London SE15 3SN When: Sunday 20 November 2021, 2 pm How Long: 2 hours 30 minutes How Much: £25 Based in the cool, industrial setting of the Bussey Building in Peckham, this 2.5 hour workshop will energise you with s ..read more

Molly Elsdon is a recent YogaLondon 200-hour teacher training graduate who’s currently living and teaching out in Mexico. She tells us how doing the 1-month intensive changed her life and why her least favourite yoga pose is a handstand because she can’t (yet) do one, but with her track-record of getting things done, we doubt it’ll be long before she conquers handstands too. 1. How long had you been thinking about becoming a yoga teacher for? For quite a few years before I did it. It had always been in the back of my mind and I had just finished Uni and I thought, ‘Do you know what? I’m just g ..read more

Over the past few weeks, I have had The Lion King theme tune rattling round in my head – ‘The Circle of Life’. Everything feels cyclical. It is that time again when I offer outdoor yoga classes. It is that time again when it rains during that one-hour period. It is that time again when I think teaching yoga ain’t gonna make you a kazillionaire. It has taken oodles of effort and jumping through hoops (The Cheeky Yogi expands her Yoga Emporium) to teach on my local village Green. I am sad to have to admit defeat. Let’s try a little experiment. Look out your window. What is the weather like? Mak ..read more