East Lothian Yoga School
Hello! My name is Nicola and I am a Yoga and Pilates teacher based in East Lothian. I have been teaching Yoga since 2009 and Pilates was a new addition in 2021. I love practicing and teaching both. Pilates gives me more functional movement and more creativity. It's more of a physical practice for me. Yoga gives me the nervous system calming element and I focus less on the physical benefits although they do of course exist.
I teach classes all across the county including West Barns, Haddington and Gullane. I am also available for one to ones and small groups.
I teach and practice what can be called a slow and mindful style of yoga. Over the years my practice has become less about a work out and more about feeling calm, grounded and nurtured. And this is what I teach. It's amazing. The feeling of calm and peace at the end of a yoga class is second to none.
As well as Hatha Yoga I teach
Slow Mindful Yoga & Relaxation
Chair Yoga
Yoga for Sleep Recovery
Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs
Pregnancy Yoga
Postnatal Yoga
Yoga4Health
I feel incredibly lucky to have learned a very sympathetic style of Pilates, one with lots of movement enquiry, one that puts breathing first and foremost and which offers similar levels of mindfulness and awareness. I find that Pilates compliments Yoga particularly well and has benefitted my Yoga practice and teaching.
Hopefully see you at class sometime soon!
nicola_bourke@hotmail.com
07766 174462