Welcome to my Page
My name is Philippa Wade, I am a British Wheel of Yoga qualified teacher. I teach Hatha Yoga in Chester and the surrounding area.
I have been practising yoga for 20+ years and teaching professionally since 2011.
I’m motivated to inspire people to practice yoga regardless of age, ability and physical condition, promote the benefits of yoga, and make it accessible to everyone.
My Training
I completed my 500 hour teaching diploma with BWY (British Wheel of Yoga) in 2012. This was a comprehensive period of study covering asana, anatomy and physiology, basic breathing practices, pranayama (advance breathing practices), relaxation, meditation, history and philosophy of yoga, and class management and teaching practice.
My learning in yoga has never stopped since I qualified and now I am training others to qualify as yoga teachers – aspiring trainee yoga teachers who have discovered the magic of yoga and like myself, want to pass this on to students in their own classes.
The British Wheel of Yoga
The British Wheel of Yoga (BWY) is the largest yoga membership organisation in the country, employing over 4,000 qualified teachers who are committed to promoting a greater understanding of yoga and its safe practice through experience, education, discussion, study and training.
My Teaching Style
My teaching encompasses a mix of hatha and vinyasa inspired practice and aims to develop strength, flexibility and stamina. I place an emphasis on physical alignment during posture work to ensure students work safely, and this provides a firm foundation from which to practice.
During yoga practice, I explain what we are doing and why, emphasising the benefits that yoga brings to both your body and mind so that you can fully understand and experience everything yoga has to offer .
My classes place an emphasis on developing awareness of your breathing and how to use your breath to deepen practice.
I adapt my classes to provide options so that if you are a beginner you will feel the benefits quickly and if you are more experienced, you will be stretched and challenged.
My Background
I practised yoga during my corporate career in legal services for 12 years and for a further 15 years in project management in the banking industry. Yoga provided a means of coping with a busy, demanding job that involved UK wide travel and long hours. Yoga provides an outlet for anyone dealing with a hectic and busy life schedule.
I love teaching yoga and devote much of my leisure time to improving my understanding of this fascinating practice.
"WHEN I LET GO OF WHAT I AM, I BECOME WHAT I MIGHT BE "LAO TZU