Gulya Garside, RYT 500 (Registered Yoga teacher, Yoga Alliance)

I discovered yoga in 2001.  I fell in love with it after my first class and even then thought to myself, how wonderful it would be to become a yoga teacher one day.  I had a young family back then, and the weekly yoga practice gave me both the physical and the emotional energy that I needed to stay calm and healthy.  Being a keen runner and swimmer, yoga became a perfect complement to these activities, helping me with flexibility, strength and mental focus.  After practising yoga for many years, I decided to start the next stage of my yoga journey  and begin learning how to share with others the knowledge and amazing benefits that yoga practice had given to me.  I completed 200 hours of Yoga Teacher Training in November 2016 in the birthplace of yoga, the town of Rishikesh in India, in Anand Prakash Yoga Ashram with Yogrishi Vishvketu (Vishva-ji), a Hymalayan Yoga Master and Internationally renowned yoga teacher. 

The following year, having incorporated into my personal and teaching practice everything that I had leant in Rishikesh, I travelled to India once again to deepen my knowledge of yoga and Ayurveda.  In December 2017 I completed 300 hours of Yoga Teacher Training in AyurYoga Eco Ashram near Mysore in the south of India.  

And, finally, in October 2018 I completed 100 hours of Meditation Teacher Course in Dharamsala in India with Sarvaguna Yoga.

I still combine regular running with daily yoga practice and feel that these activities compliment each other perfectly and keep me strong, healthy and happy. 

I would love to share my knowledge and experience with you!