Helen Collard

I began practicing yoga in 1999, over the course of the last 20 years I have focused much of my time on understanding the Ashtanga system. I began teaching yoga ten years ago. My teaching draws on yoga as an energy system that utilises a variety of approaches, with the breath as a core and primary focus.

My yoga practice and teaching has been influenced from my time studying with Nancy Gillgoff, Brian Cooper and John Scott. and my time in India studying pranayama at the Kaivalydhama Institute, Lonavla, India.

My PhD explores yogic breath practices through neuro-imaging technology and sound studies.

My intention is to provide techniques to cultivate and focus on creating an inner experience for a student. The physical benefits of strength and flexibility are of course part of yoga but the recent preoccupations concerning the outward look of a posture has become increasingly dominant. I hope my teaching offers a more balanced approach and a place to also consider the internal aspects to this fantastic practice.

I have senior yoga teacher accreditation from Yoga Alliance Professionals.