To me, yoga is connection.
The connection between mind, body and soul. Connection to others. Connection to nature and the world around us. Connection to our breath. Connection to our intuition; our inner knowing of how we truly feel, what our mind and body needs in each present moment. Connection to the present moment, to witness and be a part of life as it unfolds.
This connection is something I believe we are missing in our lives as the world becomes increasingly fast paced. Through yoga I hope to provide you with the tools, time and space to enable this reconnection with yourself in a way that continues to benefit you longer after you’ve left the mat.
Stephanie Evans
Founder of With Grace Yoga
Having spent time pursuing career paths and lifestyle choices I thought I “should” be doing, there was underlying confusion at a feeling of emptiness and lack of fulfilment that resided in me. Eventually I decided to take a leap of faith and explore the path of what joy looked and felt like to me in the hope of creating more meaning in what I was doing for ‘work’.
In 2023 I completed by NLP practitioner training which gave me the self-belief and confidence to finally book my yoga teacher training. I learnt I wanted to be able to provide support and guidance to others teaching these methods in the same way that they facilitated my own sense of healing.
In February 2024 I travelled to Goa, India to complete a 200 hour Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training. Since then I have completed an additional 300 hour Advanced Vinyasa YTT as well as being a teacher training assistant for 3 months in India.
I believe that, as ‘teachers’, we are committed to being life long students. Not just from other practitioners of yoga but also from the students I am lucky enough to teach, from my personal practice, and from witnessing the world around me.
I teach yoga to help people find stillness, slowness and simplicity in a world which is becoming increasingly fast paced. Regular asana, pranayama and meditation practice allows us to create the discipline needed to hold steady amidst the near constant bombardment of news, notifications and noise of the world around us that is often outside our control. Through yoga I intend to teach you the tools to peel back the layers of yourself, to return to your centre.
My aim as a teacher is to remove the blocks or worries preventing you from giving yoga a go. Whether it be because it feels too ‘airy fairy’ or ‘spiritual’, because you don’t think you are ‘flexible enough’ or because you prefer faster paced exercise. I hope to be able to show you yoga is truly for everyone and that the benefits of the practice are available to everyone.
Don’t just take my word for it, come to a class and see for yourself…