Virginia Recommends
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with all of the teachers I am recommending, including studying with them myself.
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Triveda
Triveda offer authentic excellent quality Ayurvedic products. Their approach is simple and true to the Ayurvedic way. I personally love their travel pack when I’m on the road!
Code VC10 for 10% discount.
Holistic Essentials
Holistic Essentials embody Ayurveda by offering products that nurture not only physical health but also mental well-being. Excelloilnt oils and herbs plus lifestyle products. Global service based in London.
Click the link for 10% discount OR use discount code VC108
Essential Ayurveda
An excellent small family run company based in Lincolnshire.
High quality Ayurvedic products, including therapeutic herbs, traditional oils, delicious teas and the best chywanaprash I’ve ever tasted!
Click the link for 5% discount.
Tri-dosha
Beautiful Ayurvedic massage products, skincare and therapist training. Based in Nottingham. Products offer incredible healing for the body inside and out. Founder Sunita Passi is a dear friend and an absolute inspiration!
Vinyasa Karma Yoga Academy
My most influential and incredible teacher, Stephen Brandon, is the founder of this academy. The practices are authentic, individual and therapeutic. Training courses and workshops.
Devon School of Yoga
Duncan Hulin who founded DSY in 1989, is an inspiration. I completed all my initial teacher training and Yoga Therapy training with him.
I am a tutor for this school.
Yoga study, teacher training, retreats and workshops.
Uma Dinsmore -Tuli
Recovering intuitive embodied and cyclical wisdom is at the heart of her writing and her approach to yoga therapy, which always includes yoga nidrā. Her work intersects intuitive healing arts with yoga nidra and yoga therapy A yoga therapist with special expertise in yoga therapy for women’s health
The Ayurveda Academy
Joanna and Kate offer practical and inspiring courses, combing Ayurveda’s ancient wisdom with modern insights on how to live well.
Excellent Ayurveda foundation and professional courses. Having met and had a treatment from Joanna and after spending some time with her I highly recommend!
Uschi Gibson
Uschi’s passion is to share the spirituality and connected rituals of her chosen home Varanasi. Focusing on her deep connection to the traditions of Shakta Tantra, the goddesses and yoginis of India, Uschi imparts the roots of ritual practice, expanding beyond the Asana practice into the deep heart of Yoga.
About Ayurveda
Ayurveda evolved in India, and is considered to be the world’s oldest healthcare system. It is the sister science of Yoga.
The Sanskrit word Ayurveda means the ‘science of life’. An Ayurvedic approach is entirely holistic. It aims to create harmony between the body, mind, and spirit, maintaining balance, preventing illness, treating acute conditions, and contributing to a long, happy and healthy life.
Ayurveda uses cyclical wisdom, nurtures cycles of the sun and moon, day and night, shifting seasons, life stages and the body and minds natural rhythms and cycles.
Ayurveda is not a ‘one-size-fits-all’ system. Instead, its regimens are tailored to each person’s unique prakriti (Ayurvedic constitution), taking into account his or her needs for nutrition, exercise, and other lifestyle elements. Ayurvedic practices incorporate diet, physical Yoga exercises, breathing, meditation and massage therapy.
About Yoga
Yoga originated in India around 5,000 years ago. The word Yoga is a Sanskrit word which translates as ‘union’ or ‘joining’.
I view Yoga as a therapeutic tool and use in in client sessions to balance the body and mind.
Yoga can be adapted for all, whatever your ability. Yoga incorporates more than just stretching and moving, it is also breath work, meditation and relaxation. You will find within this practice an acceptance, regardless of your experience or capabilities. Yoga with Virginia includes all Yoga techniques, particularly Pranayama (breathing) and Yoga Nidra (deep relaxation).
“We are both very pleased with our appointments with Virginia. It has helped us to see our health in a different way. Through a more holistic approach it has made us more aware. Understanding the impact of our diet and life experiences and a tailored programme to help change these gives us new focus and motivation and believe that we can make the positive change we want to see. Many thanks.”
Andrew and Denise, June 2021
Courses & Treatments
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I offer you a complete authentic Yoga experience inclusive of all the practices Yoga has available, this makes it inclusive for everyone, regardless of age or physical ability.
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“Your classes have got me through some very tough times in my life. All about wellbeing and finding inner strength to get through the challenges in life. Your Yoga classes have been extremely beneficial in my life and helped me with my health too.”
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