WELCOME TO YOGA WITH PIPPA
Hello. I am Pippa Graham and I have been teaching yoga since 1990. I now teach yoga online and offline locally for groups and one to one. Welcome to my website. I trust you will find what you need here.
Who are these classes for?
Do you -
- have a holistic outlook on life?
- have an interest in personal growth any sort?
- think you won't be good at yoga because you are too stiff, too unfit or the wrong shape?
- realise you need to take care of yourself; you are over 50, or much younger and wise enough to know it already?
Do you struggle with -
- a busy brain
- bad posture
- Stiffness and aches and pains that don't shift by themselves
- overwhelm and being stuck in a flight, fight or freeze response,
- emotional tension
- being a nervous busy person
- recuperation after illness
- hormone imbalance
If any of this resonates for you then please read on! It is likely that you will enjoy these sessions. Yoga has so much to offer. Perhaps you are feeling the effects of getting older cramping your natural movement and well-being. Do you feel there are parts of you that are tightening up and getting locked away? Yoga gives the pleasurable experience of youthful ageing. Through balancing your posture and gentle deep movement, aches and pains can be eased, forgotten corners embraced, allowing a fluidity of movement and wellbeing. Imagine if you could allow yourself to relax so deeply that you get up rejuvenated and feeling mentally clear. If you suffer from overwhelm or getting stuck in flight and fight response, perhaps with the accompanying symptoms of irritability and poor sleep, then these classes can help you feel calm and grounded. Yoga is a powerful way to activate your natural healing energies to prevent illness and to recuperate after having been ill. Giving time to yoga gives you life and energy and also creates a sense of there being more time for everything.
A little bit about me and why I do yoga.
Yoga has been my life time companion through thick and thin. As a teenager it nurtured me through academia and as a young adult it provided me with an anchor and tools to cope through difficult times. My life has been all about finding my way home to myself; finding ways to ground myself and to transform my deeply held fear and low self esteem into self love and courage. Taking time to breathe, move and tune into myself gave me a pathway through a particularly intense phase of my young adult life when following my mother's passing I found the courage to end a very dysfunctional relationship of nine years. The combination of these two events pushed me right up to the edge of what I could contain and process. However, I had the knowledge that I could tap inner resources. This I did, whether I was simply feeling my feet on the ground as I walked slowly to transform fear, moving deep into my shoulders or hips to release grief or unexpectedly discovering that joy is to be found within the cells of my body. Not to be found 'out there' somewhere, as I had imagined. Time and practice healed me and helped me reform my sense of self. Now as I grow older, I know that I have to pay attention to my physical body as the resilience of youth doesn't seem to be there in quite the same way! Ageing can bring in a contraction and tendency to ossify into a fixed place. So, regularly moving with awareness of the life force in my body and with gentleness to myself sustains my health, fluidity, stability and sense of inner freedom.
If you would like to get started
You can watch the video below to give you a taste of how I teach.
This 7 minute video will show you one way to release your shoulders and neck. We will use breath, imagery and stretching to deeply unravel this area which can get very tense. Simply stretching the shoulders is good, but doesn't go far enough. Much of the tension in our shoulders comes directly from a subtle flight and fight response. You may be familiar with that sense of your shoulders coming up around your ears? In this video I will help you mentally drop your shoulders and return to your natural balance and clarity.
Who are these classes for?
Do you -
- have a holistic outlook on life?
- have an interest in personal growth any sort?
- think you won't be good at yoga because you are too stiff, too unfit or the wrong shape?
- realise you need to take care of yourself; you are over 50, or much younger and wise enough to know it already?
Do you struggle with -
- a busy brain
- bad posture
- Stiffness and aches and pains that don't shift by themselves
- overwhelm and being stuck in a flight, fight or freeze response,
- emotional tension
- being a nervous busy person
- recuperation after illness
- hormone imbalance
If any of this resonates for you then please read on! It is likely that you will enjoy these sessions. Yoga has so much to offer. Perhaps you are feeling the effects of getting older cramping your natural movement and well-being. Do you feel there are parts of you that are tightening up and getting locked away? Yoga gives the pleasurable experience of youthful ageing. Through balancing your posture and gentle deep movement, aches and pains can be eased, forgotten corners embraced, allowing a fluidity of movement and wellbeing. Imagine if you could allow yourself to relax so deeply that you get up rejuvenated and feeling mentally clear. If you suffer from overwhelm or getting stuck in flight and fight response, perhaps with the accompanying symptoms of irritability and poor sleep, then these classes can help you feel calm and grounded. Yoga is a powerful way to activate your natural healing energies to prevent illness and to recuperate after having been ill. Giving time to yoga gives you life and energy and also creates a sense of there being more time for everything.
A little bit about me and why I do yoga.
Yoga has been my life time companion through thick and thin. As a teenager it nurtured me through academia and as a young adult it provided me with an anchor and tools to cope through difficult times. My life has been all about finding my way home to myself; finding ways to ground myself and to transform my deeply held fear and low self esteem into self love and courage. Taking time to breathe, move and tune into myself gave me a pathway through a particularly intense phase of my young adult life when following my mother's passing I found the courage to end a very dysfunctional relationship of nine years. The combination of these two events pushed me right up to the edge of what I could contain and process. However, I had the knowledge that I could tap inner resources. This I did, whether I was simply feeling my feet on the ground as I walked slowly to transform fear, moving deep into my shoulders or hips to release grief or unexpectedly discovering that joy is to be found within the cells of my body. Not to be found 'out there' somewhere, as I had imagined. Time and practice healed me and helped me reform my sense of self. Now as I grow older, I know that I have to pay attention to my physical body as the resilience of youth doesn't seem to be there in quite the same way! Ageing can bring in a contraction and tendency to ossify into a fixed place. So, regularly moving with awareness of the life force in my body and with gentleness to myself sustains my health, fluidity, stability and sense of inner freedom.
If you would like to get started
You can watch the video below to give you a taste of how I teach.
This 7 minute video will show you one way to release your shoulders and neck. We will use breath, imagery and stretching to deeply unravel this area which can get very tense. Simply stretching the shoulders is good, but doesn't go far enough. Much of the tension in our shoulders comes directly from a subtle flight and fight response. You may be familiar with that sense of your shoulders coming up around your ears? In this video I will help you mentally drop your shoulders and return to your natural balance and clarity.
For information about online classes/1-1 please go to Online Classes/1-1.
For information about live classes/1-1 please go to Live Classes or Live1-1
For more information about how I teach, please read on!
This is Yoga taken at a gentle pace. I allow time and space for you to soften the outer body and connect to the breath and life force within. In this way, your movements can arise from the mobility of your physical centre and your inner energies.
All Yoga postures are born out of an awareness of how the life force flows in the body so our practice is informed and supported by this sense of energy movement from within. I balance fluid movements with structural yoga poses, bringing awareness to a specific aspect of our energy system in each session.
All Yoga is about our experience of ourselves from the inside.
It is quite easy to be distracted by 'How am I doing?' 'How do I look?' 'Am I doing it right?'
When we allow ourselves to be present and experience the wholeness of our breath and body from within we can find more joy, freedom and ease of movement. We can expand our awareness and be more present in the world out there. We practice bringing compassionate awareness to ourselves and I encourage an inner listening and respect for the wisdom of your own body. With the right attitude, Yoga brings us back into balance and integrates all parts of ourselves. There is no competition in Yoga, there is only your own journey.
What people have said:
Doing Yoga with Pippa has given me hope and an ongoing sense of the potential of my older body; a greater trust in my body and my muscles to do more than I thought possible; and a forgiveness of myself for doing the best I can do right now. Transformative!
Helena. Psychotherapist.
The quiet supportive space nourishes me both emotionally and spiritually. Even though we are not in the same room I sense your support. I feel calmer and experience an inner peace which stays with me for the rest of the day. I appreciate the breathing techniques and periods of meditation as they enable me to feel less agitated.
Myrtle. Retired.
I feel strong and emotionally energised after our yoga sessions. I am more grounded and know that I function better as a result. For me trust is very important in Yoga and I feel Pippa has a deep understanding of the discipline and practice. Her teaching style is clear and often fun. There is no pressure to do anything that doesn't feel manageable.
Maya.
I first came to yoga to alleviate my stress and in many ways I think that your sessions helped me to 'discover' true relaxation! I longed for the time lying down at the end of the class. Now my issue is handling arthritis and I also need these sessions to keep me moving and supple. I always feel rejuvenated by a session which grounds me and at the same time frees me. How is that possible? As a teacher you have the ability to make each of us feel attended to however large the group. There is no judgement or competition in your sessions only a feeling that you have everyone's wellbeing as your focus.
Trudi. Director
For information about live classes/1-1 please go to Live Classes or Live1-1
For more information about how I teach, please read on!
This is Yoga taken at a gentle pace. I allow time and space for you to soften the outer body and connect to the breath and life force within. In this way, your movements can arise from the mobility of your physical centre and your inner energies.
All Yoga postures are born out of an awareness of how the life force flows in the body so our practice is informed and supported by this sense of energy movement from within. I balance fluid movements with structural yoga poses, bringing awareness to a specific aspect of our energy system in each session.
All Yoga is about our experience of ourselves from the inside.
It is quite easy to be distracted by 'How am I doing?' 'How do I look?' 'Am I doing it right?'
When we allow ourselves to be present and experience the wholeness of our breath and body from within we can find more joy, freedom and ease of movement. We can expand our awareness and be more present in the world out there. We practice bringing compassionate awareness to ourselves and I encourage an inner listening and respect for the wisdom of your own body. With the right attitude, Yoga brings us back into balance and integrates all parts of ourselves. There is no competition in Yoga, there is only your own journey.
What people have said:
Doing Yoga with Pippa has given me hope and an ongoing sense of the potential of my older body; a greater trust in my body and my muscles to do more than I thought possible; and a forgiveness of myself for doing the best I can do right now. Transformative!
Helena. Psychotherapist.
The quiet supportive space nourishes me both emotionally and spiritually. Even though we are not in the same room I sense your support. I feel calmer and experience an inner peace which stays with me for the rest of the day. I appreciate the breathing techniques and periods of meditation as they enable me to feel less agitated.
Myrtle. Retired.
I feel strong and emotionally energised after our yoga sessions. I am more grounded and know that I function better as a result. For me trust is very important in Yoga and I feel Pippa has a deep understanding of the discipline and practice. Her teaching style is clear and often fun. There is no pressure to do anything that doesn't feel manageable.
Maya.
I first came to yoga to alleviate my stress and in many ways I think that your sessions helped me to 'discover' true relaxation! I longed for the time lying down at the end of the class. Now my issue is handling arthritis and I also need these sessions to keep me moving and supple. I always feel rejuvenated by a session which grounds me and at the same time frees me. How is that possible? As a teacher you have the ability to make each of us feel attended to however large the group. There is no judgement or competition in your sessions only a feeling that you have everyone's wellbeing as your focus.
Trudi. Director
