Evelyn

I found yoga as a teenager, at a point when I needed a bit more calm in my life than I had. It stuck with me straight away. It made me calmer, steadier, and more at home in my own body. I knew fairly quickly it was something I wanted to keep doing.

In 2012, while I was still at university, I went to Bali and did my first teacher training. After I graduated I took a job at a nursery and taught one yoga class a week at a local gym on the side. That one class turned into a lot more. I loved teaching, watching what it did for people, so I kept going. In 2014 I went to Costa Rica and did another 300 hours of training.

In 2023, I trained in classical Mat Pilates with Exhale Pilates London. I'd always loved yoga, but I wanted a different way of moving, and Pilates gave me a new kind of strength through my core especially, one that complements my yoga practice: yoga gives me mobility, flexibility and calm, Pilates gives me strength, control and stability. Two years later, in 2025, I trained in Reformer Pilates. I loved the creativity of working with the machine, and how varied and enjoyable classes could be.

Alongside all of this, nutrition has been a long-standing interest of mine. I trained for three years at the College of Naturopathic Medicine and qualified as a naturopathic therapist. I don't look at food on its own. Diet, lifestyle, stress and sleep all feed into each other, and I try to help people spot the practical changes that'll make a difference.

These days I teach yoga, Reformer Pilates and Mat Pilates at Pittville Studio, offer nutrition consultations, and run retreats abroad, and I still love all of it in the same way I did at the start. Watching someone arrive carrying the day and leave feeling calmer, stronger and more at home in themselves. That's what I love most about teaching. I'd love to welcome you to Pittville Studio or one of my retreats soon.