Elisabeth Merrells

In September 2013 I have decided to follow my passion and train to become a yoga teacher. I have followed my teacher training with Zenways which uses a different approach to the rm. This qualification is recognised by the Independent Yoga Network (UK) and Yoga Alliance (International). Zenways' training gives the flexibility to respond to my students development as well as my own. Underlying all of it is bringing mindfulness and presence to the work - the all-important Zen part which makes yoga truly yoga and t just gymnastics. I have trained with Zen Master Julian Daizan Skinner who is the first man to go to Japan and become a Zen Master in the rigorous Rinzai tradition of Zen. More recently, I qualified as a meditation and mindfulness teacher with Lama Shri Sadhu Dharmavira, a Buddhist monk who has been teaching various meditation based relaxation techniques since 1969. I June 2015 I became a qualified TRE (trauma releasing exercices) practitioner.