Resume on Earlsfield based yoga teacher, Anoushka Pletts:
Background:
Anoushka Pletts was born in Paris, brought up in the Middle East until she attended an all girls boarding school where she spent the rest of her schooling years. She is a 2:1 Marketing graduate with 5 years blue chip experience who decided to listen to her inner calling and leave the rat race to set up her own business where she could use her acute marketing acumen to build her own brand. In 3 years she has had phenomenal success, establishing her own school of yoga in Earlsfield, as well as running her own retreats in Turkey which have sold out both times in September and featuring in several high profile publications, namely Grazia, the Observer and Yoga Magazine.
Yoga Training:
Anoushka has a strong Sivananda foundation but since qualifying three years ago she has undergone intensive training to explore her own beliefs of yoga as a human movement system. She has been taught by Shiva Rea, Suzy Daw and Jane Farrimond, all of whom have provided different takes on possible yoga approaches. She has then synthesised this knowledge which is currently imbedded with other schools of human movement such as Dahn Yoga to create her own unique and eclectic solution.
Within her eclectic mix, she has developed a unique approach to the postures by working closely with personal trainer Tom Marien of One Personal Training, Steve Clifford of Pulsing Massage and through reading about the different approaches to static vs. dynamic stretching. This physiological and anatomical knowledge has enabled her to create an approach based on ‘isolated ballistic and dynamic movements’ which through regular use transforms the body’s flexibility beyond any human movement solution she has ever worked with.
Class Structure:
Anoushka uses themes at the start of every class to give her students a tangible journey. Each class then revolves around the theme to demonstrate the versatility of yoga as a means of raising consciousness both in body and mind. She engages the mind by gently introducing theory and psychological tools to deepen the understanding obtained through the physical body. One can expect to see flip charts in her classes yet this does not leave you feeling baffled but rather enlightened given her ability to simplify theoretical reasoning. This is the intelligent answer to yoga made accessible to everyone. She ends her classes with reflective goal setting when the mind /body connection is at it’s strongest so individuals can start to identify what it is that really matters in their life.
Teaching Style:
Her relaxed nature lends itself well to interaction and indeed her students are encouraged to question her teachings. She has made a point of wanting to make yoga accessible so she travels around London teaching executives in their lunch breaks, ladies with their babies and one on ones focusing on specific requirements.
Availability:
See Courses page - classes in Earlsfield run every evening Monday to Thursdays 7 and 8.30 and Saturdays, are sold in 10 week terms and every term in 2006 has sold out. This is testament to the quality of Anoushka’s teaching. She is available during the day for one on ones, small groups or teaching within workplaces, gyms or health clubs, again see the courses page for more info.
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