Yoga is for everyone

I'm Nyssa! Founder of Purple Heart Yoga.

I've been practicing yoga for over 10 years. I started my yoga journey with Iyengar Yoga for many years eventually branching out to discover other types such as Vinyasa and Hatha. It became an essential part of mindfulness for me, strengthening my body as well as easing anxiety, a scattering brain and discovering breathwork as a constant tool for daily life. It was truly transformative for me.

 

I decided that I wanted to learn more about the philosophy and deep history of yoga so completed a foundation course in yoga studies with The British Wheel of Yoga in 2023. I was full on hooked. This was an endless rabbit hole of information, ancient civilizations as well as learning about the more modern history and why it is how we perceive it today.

 

It was then I answered the call to become a Yoga Teacher after feeling it was the only way to safely share this amazing gift with others. I embarked on a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training with Barefoot Body training based in Cambridge at CamYoga, completed in 2024. Here we specialised in Trauma Informed yoga, as well as discovering the more somatic foundations. I was blessed with amazing teachers who not only taught us about the physical aspect of teaching but also by PHd specialists in Sanskrit and  Yoga Philosophy. I highly recommend anyone wanting to go onto the path to go through them. It was here I started to discover the type of teacher I wanted to become, learning that there is no "correct" way to practice this ancient art and also yoga is for all bodies and everyone. It is not a showpiece or gymnastic competition. It is only what we make it or want it to be.

 

As practitioners of yoga may know, the yoga teacher is always still the yoga student. We are always learning or we really are nothing. I'm so excited to have others be part of my journey as well as encouraging you to start your own. Love and peace!