Yoga can help to build much needed resilience and provide a soft place to land, supporting us to respond to the ongoing personal and collective challenges of our times.

A photo of Jas doing some deep breath meditation

Hi, I’m Jas! Yoga Teacher & Retreat Leader

It brings me so much joy to lead classes and retreats!

Through all the challenging circumstances in my own life, such as chronic illness, and trauma recovery, my well-being practices have always been there as an anchor. I want to share these supportive practices with others as we carefully navigate our way through the various stresses and challenges we face.

I believe that tending to our nervous systems, moving the body and making space to cultivate presence can be an important way to experience more safety, connection and wellness.

I have been teaching Yoga for 7.5 years and practicing for 15+. I’ve got a big bone to pick with the trillion dollar wellness industry and aim to share a kinder, more accessible and grounded approach to well-being.

My Core Values are at the Heart of All My Classes, Workshops & Retreats.

Accessibility

Yoga is for everybody. I offer options in my classes to suit a range of needs and encourage everyone to engage with the practice in a way that best supports them. I offer sliding-scale pricing to make yoga more financially accessible and continually update my professional training to learn more about accessibility in yoga.

Inclusivity & Belonging

My classes seek to be welcoming and affirming of all identities, gender expression, sizes and abilities. As a neurodivergent LGBTQ+ teacher living with chronic illness, I know how exclusionary the world of wellness can be. My mission is to make yoga and well-being spaces safer and more community oriented.

Social Impact

I welcome feedback and am committed to navigating a repair process if ever I get something wrong. I understand that intention is different to impact, and care about the effect my work has on the people and communities I serve. I only partner with values-aligned organisations and groups who are impact oriented.

Trauma-Informed

My classes and content reject a one-size-fits-all approach. I teach yoga to support choice, consent, and agency. Trauma-informed Yoga can benefit everyone in class, and means being intentional and conscientious about how I hold space. Read more about what trauma-informed yoga is on my blog.

Qualifications

Formally trained in, with certificates:

Continuing Professional Development (CPD):

  • Yoga for Everyone: Social Justice, Body Image & Anti-Racism online training with Dianne Bondy Yoga

  • Acro Yoga 

  • Hands-on assists

  • Trauma-informed Mindfulness

  • Leadership & facilitation for change makers

A photo of Jas leading a yoga class in the country side

My experience includes; being lead Yoga teacher on international wellness retreats, teaching regular classes at a range of venues from gyms to studios to community centres, and teaching online.

Seeing the impact that this work has on people brings me such a visceral sense of contentment (santosha)! Here’s some feedback on my clases:

  • “Jasmine is one of the greatest yoga teachers I have ever seen. She has a unique mode of combining the body work with the mind, in a very relaxed way, with visualization, wisdom and even poetry. I met her when she was teaching on a retreat in Romania, and have been practicing her online videos since then. She is super inspiring and a really nice person.”

    Diana

  • “Jasmine has a brilliant way of explaining yoga that works well even for those new to yoga like me. She encourages you and gives helpful alternative positions where needed. I always feel beautifully stretched, relaxed and energised at the same time after her classes.”

    Ollie

  • “Jasmine is a great and dedicated yoga teacher. She explains the positions calmly and clearly so it’s easy to follow her instructions. It doesn't matter if you are a beginner or intermediate. Jasmine makes all feel well! And when the yoga lesson has come to an end you start looking forward to the next yoga lesson. Five stars to the highly recommended yoga teacher.”

    Asta

I’m open to collaborating with values-aligned professionals, studio owners and community projects

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I’m also a writer and have had my yoga/well-being and travel work featured in OM Yoga Magazine, Positive News, Shut Up & Yoga, Yoga Basics and Yogi Times!

Here’s a taster:

Trauma Informed Yoga Helps Survivors of Abuse to Heal for Yoga Basics

Mindfulness Based Education in Schools for Huffington Post UK

7 ways to manage living where you work for Woldpackers

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