ABOUT ME

Hello, I'm Tessa.  My pronouns are she/her.  I teach yoga in and around Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

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I am a busy person who aspires to a more restful life.  I am proud to be a solicitor, a job I enjoy because I find it challenging.  I am also a mother of three children, which is challenging in a very different way.  Yoga helps me to balance the stresses and strains of my responsibilities, and to find space to appreciate the joy amongst the chaos.

I discovered yoga in 2010 ish as a stressed out solicitor attending a weekly class in the gym near my office.  I wasn't flexible or strong, and I seemed to get everything wrong.  But something about the practice brought me out of my very busy mind and back into my body in a way none of the other gym classes had.

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I began to explore yoga in greater depth during and after my pregnancies and have found a daily yoga practice to be deeply supportive in many ways.  In 2018 I qualified to teach core strength vinyasa yoga, and I have continued my studies and professional development since then (you can read more about that below if you're interested).

I read widely and think a lot about everything I read.  I often include poems, readings and ideas I have been exploring within my yoga classes.  I am interested in different world views and enjoy being with other people.  I have been told I don't have a quiet yoga teacher voice, and this probably stems from the fact that I have lots of experience of delivering training to large groups in my day job.  Although I am not softly spoken, I am kind and friendly and my classes are light-hearted and welcoming.

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I'm still not very flexible, although I am a lot stronger and calmer than I once was thanks to yoga!

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