Karina Middleton
Yoga Teacher
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Qualifications
500 hour hatha and vinyasa flow
85 hour pregnancy, postnatal & mum and baby
A bit about me
Hello, thank you so much for visiting my site! My name is Karina Middleton. I grew up in West Sussex, have lived for various parts of my life in Newcastle, London, France, Spain and New Zealand, and now I am putting down roots in Somerset. I have been practicing yoga since 2010 and teaching it since 2015.
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I love teaching yoga and mindfulness, and seeing the positive impact it has on my students' lives. I believe that everyone could do with a little bit of yoga in their lives, and I'm grateful to my students for allowing me to bring it to them.
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I have a deep love of India; the magical birth country of yoga. I often bring elements of Indian culture, religion and philosophy into my classes to share with my students.
My classes
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I teach well planned, light-hearted classes and always teach to the room, offering demonstrations, hands on assists and modifications where appropriate.
Depending on the style of class you're booked into, the class will vary considerably. In a flow class we will create heat and build strength before slowing down to stillness at the end, in a gentle flow class we move carefully flowing softly through the whole class to provide extra nourishment for our bodies.
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Chair yoga classes are a very gentle form of yoga where we use chairs for support while performing poses and breathing exercises, making it suitable for people with limited mobility, balance issues, or those who find traditional yoga inaccessible.
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In the mum and baby classes things are a little bit different; we sing songs, use shiny props and put on a bit of a show for our babies while we flow around our mats building strength, stability and flexibility in our bodies, and we do some gentle yoga stretches with the babies too. In this class we also sing songs and have a lot of fun while bonding with our little ones!
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My certifications
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I am a 500 hour certified teacher in vinyasa flow and hatha yoga. I completed my initial 200 hour training in vinyasa flow with Yoga London in 2015, and then had the wonderful experience of completing my intensive 300 hour training in ashtanga vinyasa and hatha with the World Peace Yoga School in Rishikesh, India in 2017.
I completed my 85 hour pregnancy, post-natal and mum & baby teacher training with the amazing Sally Parkes in 2019.
