Specialisms
Whilst trained in a wide range of physical and mental health conditions, I have particular experience and understanding when working with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, chronic fatigue syndrome/fibromyalgia and dementia. I support women through major life transitions, including the journeys of termination and peri-menopause/menopause. I assist women to step into their power through recognising and then integrating mental, physical, energetic and spiritual blocks.
Qualifications
- Sivananda Teacher Training Certificate 200-hour – 2006
- Restorative Yoga (Level 1) with Judith Lasater – 2012
- Basic Facilitator Training in Shadow Work – 2013 Womb Yoga Teacher Training – 2015
- Total Yoga Nidra Teacher & Facilitator Training – 2015
- Red School’s Women’s Quest Apprenticeship – 2016
- Red School’s Menstruality Medicine Circle Facilitator Training – 2017
- 500-hour Yoga Therapy & Mindfulness Training at The Minded Institute – 2019
- Path of Light (Level 1 in the self-mastery course, The Masters’ Way) – 2020
- Kundalini Yoga (Level 1) Teacher Training Certificate at Amrit Nam Sarovar – 2021
- Path of Love (Level 2 in the self-mastery course, The Masters’ Way) – 2021
About
Motivated by a desire to calm her mind, Lou’s interest in yoga started in 2004. In 2006 she qualified as a Yoga teacher in India, trained by the Sivananda Organisation.
Much of her teaching is inspired by time spent with Faustomaria Dorelli at the Innergy Yoga Centre in London. Part of a dynamic yogic Sangha (community), and alongside this working in a busy commercial role promoting African Safaris, Lou gained a lived understanding of how to integrate yoga into daily life.
It was at Innergy that her love of singing was re-kindled and monthly chanting (either in London or St Albans) became a regular part of her life. Since then she has trained with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli (Womb Yoga & Total Yoga Nidra), Judith Lasater (Restorative Yoga) and Har Nal Kaur/Satyavrati Yogi (Kundalini Yoga). She has studied with and been inspired by Angela Farmer, Donna Farhi, John Stirk, Sarah Powers and Chinnamasta Stiles.
Her love of the cyclical rhythms of nature has inspired a quarterly Seasonal Yoga workshop and Seasonal Celebrations of ritual and sharing that honour the festivals of the Celtic calendar. These gatherings weave together the Red Tent community and St Albans Men’s Group and are honoured in her weekly Yoga Nidra classes.
Later in 2013 Lou undertook Shadow Work training with John & Nicola Kurk. This led her to the ‘Women in Power’ programme, an initiation that unearths and honours buried aspects of the feminine soul and psyche. She continues to staff on this programme, supporting women both during and after their initiation.
In 2015 Lou met Alexandra Pope, co-founder of Red School, whilst attending one of her menopause weekends. Just on the cusp of menopause herself, this inspired her to join the 2016 Woman’s Quest Apprenticeship, a radically new approach to leadership training for women. In 2017 she trained as a Menstrual Medicine Circle Facilitator and Red School Menstruality Mentor, working one to one with women to access the gold hidden within their menstrual cycle.
And in early 2019 she completed a 500 hour Yoga Therapy & Mindfulness Training with Heather Mason at The Minded Institute and now offers 1-to1 Yoga and Yoga Therapy. Lou is a qualified Minded Yoga Therapist (working one-to-one and with small groups), a Reflexologist and a Red School Menstrual Medicine Circle Facilitator.
Lou has recently completed her Kundalini Level 1 teacher training course at Amrit Nam Sarovar. She has completed The Path of Light and The Path of Love, the first two level’s in the self-mastery course The Masters’ Way, which has been created by In’Easa mabu Ishtar working with the Ascended Masters of Light. In December 2021 she is taking The Path of Mystery, the third level.
Lou teaches Hatha Yoga, Womb Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Restorative Yoga and Seasonal Yoga.