Vicki has been practising yoga for 20 years, her journey began at a gym in an Iyengar class & throughout her corporate career in marketing & project management she practiced different forms of yoga. Vicki is a lifelong learner.
Twenty years ago illness took hold. Bought on by stress, an unhealthy lifestyle & genetics. Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis forced Vicki to reassess her life, her priority & her health.
After years of wishing to train as a Hatha Yoga teacher Vicki enrolled with the British Wheel of Yoga & graduated in 2021, L4 300hrs Certificate in Teaching. Vicki’s recently trained in Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra & is a Breath Coach. She has a personal interest in Ayurveda the sister science to yoga. Yoga develops our spiritual journey, Ayurveda supports our lifestyle.
“There’s no quick fix, dis-ease can take years to evolve & years to nurture yourself back to good health.” (V Lee). Through determination, resilience, continued study, Yoga & Ayurveda Vicki has established a way of living for her mind, body & soul. She has been symptom free for nearly two decades & today uses the same tools to cope with her symptoms of menopause. A chapter in her life which she chooses to embrace, welcoming the wise woman.
Vicki’s teachings include;
Yoga For All - everyBODY welcome
Gentle Yoga - a nurturing & empowering class for healing mind, body & soul to support dis-ease & support change.
Yoga For Men - for flexibility, strength & de-stress.
Yoga Nidra - a wonderful deep lying down meditation.
Menopause Support - ‘Pause4support’ is a group for individuals journeying through their menopause in Poole & Bournemouth.
Breath Coach - providing self-knowledge to empower your healing.
Yin Yoga - a meditative practice delving deeper physically
Rest, relaxation and restoration are all important parts of Vicki’s teachings.
It’s also important to teach about Patanjali's Eight Limbs of Yoga; including breath-work (Pranayama), movement (Asana), deep relaxation, turning inward (Pratyahara), meditation (Dhyana), chanting, hand gestures (Mudras) & Yoga philosophy.
Vicki also has a keen interest in crystal healing, is a Reiki II practitioner, loves essential oils, sound healing, is a Tropic Ambassador & lives by the mantra “food is medicine”.
She would love to share her learnings with you.
“Whenever we are in doubt, it is best to pause. Few things are so pressing that they cannot wait for a moment of breath.“
T.K.V Desikachar