Sonya LLyod

I found yoga, or yoga found me over couple of decades ago while working in a busy advertising agency.

It was during savasana i realised after working in advertising for over 10 years I was burn't out. I wanted to become a yoga teacher.

So I quit my job and in 2003 and went to Los Angeles to sweat like I've never sweated before at Bikram teachers training.

Majority of the time I was teaching in Sydney where i lived for 20 years, up until recently relocating with my family back to my home town - Auckland.

I've also completed another another 500hrs teacher training called 'Yoga Coach".

During this course we studied meditation, savasana, ayurvedic medicine, pranayama (breathing techniques), somatic counselling, anatomy and physiology of the body.

In my classes I like focus on bringing the intensity up and down with breathe, and I try to keep it light with some humour.

I've recently completed a diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy so depending on time i like to finish the class with a deep relaxation.