Jan Wilding   BWY.Dip. I.T. E.C., I.P.T.I.

“As a therapist dedicated to holistic health it is my aim to provide a safe, ethical and secure space in which people can grow – through their hearts, minds and through their physical body”

Jan is an experienced British Wheel of Yoga teacher, a Foundation Course tutor and Holistic Massage therapist with over 26 years experience both in the UK and abroad. Jan trained with the British Wheel of Yoga but has practiced & studied with many different traditions, disciplines and holistic therapies in the field of Yoga and Personal Development. The most influential have included Ram Dass, an ex-professor of psychology at Harvard, the Bihar School of Yoga and the teachings of Swami Satyananda, the Kripalu Yoga Centre in Massachusetts and John Stirk a Yoga teacher & osteopath, whose teaching is influenced by Vanda Scaravelli. However, for the last two years, and ongoing, Jan has received individual tuition from Paul Harvey who for 23 years was taught directly by TKV Desikachar.

As a result of a back injury as a teenager and with the onset of menopause, Jan's yoga has now become a lifestyle that reflects the importance of developing core strength through a safe, relaxed approach to freeing the body and mind. Because no two bodies are the same and no two people will be 'feeling' a posture in the same way, Jan teaches in small classes or 1-1, so that she can give attention to the needs of each individual.

Over the years Jan has taught both Yoga and massage for the Adult Education Department, worked in sports and health centres, as well as with staff in hospitals. She also has experience in mainstream Education, working with whole school policy on pupil behavior and general stress management, both in the primary and secondary sectors. During this time she wrote a book for Gloucestershire Education Authority entitled "Relaxation within the Classroom".

Jan now teaches general yoga classes, specialist pregnancy yoga, relaxation classes as well as Foundation Courses in and around Cirencester, Gloucestershire. She is also co-owner of Le Côtil in Normandy, France, where she takes yoga students for retreats, short breaks and holidays and co-facilitates 'Lifesound' holidays.