“Yoga is not an elite club for the fit. It is the duty of the teacher to figure out how anyone who is interested can participate.”
“I like Tania’s teaching style. Traditional Ashtanga gives me a bit of a refresher in a lot of really simple postures and pushes my strength in them. It’s an important reminder for me as I think I’ve gotten used to just flowing through a lot of postures”
This Is Me - Tania Shillam
I took my first yoga class in the 1990s and trained to become a teacher with Shakti Power Yoga, (Yoga Alliance registered) in 2011.
I teach Ashtanga and Yin yoga and mix it up when required into Vinyasa, Dynamic, Power and ‘stretchy’ yoga. I adapt classes to the needs or the level of participants. When I teach retreats in Greece, Pranayama is part of our daily routine.
I teach in the workplace. I have a studio in Ealing Broadway and garden yoga decking. I teach everyone from beginners to advanced yogis, from athletes to people with health concerns.
I have trained with wonderful teachers. If you’re interested, my favourites are: David Swenson for Ashtanga qualification and then workshops and retreats with Sharath Jois, Manju Jois, Kino MacGregor, Tim Miller, Danny Paradise and Eddie Stern. For Yin Yoga I was a student of the incomparable Jo Phee. I trained in Restorative Yoga with Anna Ashby.
I understand completely when people think that they are not flexible enough for yoga. It feels like yesterday that I had monstrous runner’s inflexibility and no hope of balance or yogic alignment. During my Yoga Teacher Training my running improved, my step was lighter and timings faster.
Since teaching in the workplace I have adapted traditional sequences to deal with common workplace problems such as back and neck pain and sciatica. Private clients have taken me in the direction of Yoga-as-Medicine, to help them with health issues.
“The goal of a teacher is to encourage, inspire and facilitate the yoga practice of a student.”