Teachers
Sammie Walker
Sammie has created a contemporary way of teaching yoga called Synchronicity Yoga. A style which incorporates all the elements of a traditional asana practice, but which is taught with the individual in mind. Sammie has worked with many hundreds of clients during her 15 years practicing Yoga. Sammie has extensive experience in identifying and working with particular stresses and strains that can be caused by a lifetime spent at work or through sports that require repetitive actions. As we age this can often manifest itself in pain or stiffness in the hips, neck and back.
Through cultivating an individual Yoga practice suited to your own physiological and bio-mechanical blueprint, Sammie’s goal is to have you understand your own body so well that you can take what you learn in class and adapt and apply this to your life on a day to day basis. Ultimately this can lead to an intelligent mind and body connection from which a whole new understanding and appreciation of your body can emerge.
Sammie is a World Wide Yoga Alliance and British Wheel of Yoga 200 / 500 -hour accredited teacher and teacher trainer.
Ellen McGirr
Ellen is a recent graduate of the Yoga Alliance-accredited Synchronicity Yoga teacher training course. Ellen is a long-standing student of Sammie’s and owes her love of yoga to Sam and her teachings first and foremost, but has gained invaluable insight into the breadth of yoga practice from the teachings of the Quantum and Tripsichore schools. Ellen leads classes at Karma in a dynamic, Ashtanga influenced vinyasa style for practitioners of all levels.
Lianne Gregory
Lianne is an OCR accredited gym instructor, personal trainer and Aerobics / Pilates Instructor. She specialises in Ante and Post Natal Advanced Level 3. She can also offer level 3 massage and indian head massage too. Lianne has trained with Pilates Training Solutions based in the UK.
Kathryn Murphy
Kathryn is a World Yoga Alliance 200hr accredited Synchronicity Teacher.
Jason Cubbon
Jason is a World Yoga Alliance 200hr accredited Synchronicity Teacher.
Yolanda Lacey
Yolanda turned to Yoga in 2005 while she was recuperating from a major riding accident. At the very start, she approached Yoga on a purely physical level, the main objective being the re-building of strength and fitness that she lost due to the accident. However, as her practice deepened, Yolanda realised that Yoga is far more than a form of physical exercise. Yoga is a complete way of life, developing, healing and nurturing the body and mind simultaneously. Her practice is dynamic, reflecting her gym background and her Synchronicity training, and has a strong focus on synchronizing the breath with body movements. Her practice aims to achieve a state of total self absorption thus ultimately uniting the body and mind.
Carly Sawers
Carly is a World Yoga Alliance 200hr accredited Synchronicity Teacher.
Linda Carswell
Linda has over 20 years’ experience in yoga. She is fully qualified with the British Wheel of Yoga and also holds the BWY Pregnancy Yoga Certificate. She has taught classes through the IOM College since 1994 in Peel, St Johns and Douglas and has taught at Karma since its inception. In her Beginners’ class, postures are tailored to students’ individual needs. The emphasis is on learning correct alignment and technique to create a solid foundation practice. This includes modifying postures for ongoing health conditions.
Linda’s personal practise and teaching are influenced by Iyengar (precision in alignment), Bihar School (the yogic unity of asana, pranayama, mudra & bandha) and Desikachar (breath awareness in asana). She has developed a special interest in the breathing practices known as pranayama, becoming fascinated by the subtle effects that this aspect of yoga has on the body, mind and emotions. All her classes include breath awareness leading to pranayama. Linda and Kathleen Swan take turns to lead the Thursday early morning Meditation class.
(Please contact Linda direct for further details of Pregnancy Yoga: e-mail: maynrys3@manx.net)
Chrissy Cannell
Chrissy first discovered yoga whilst at university, but it wasn’t until recently that she fully began to appreciated the extent to which yoga can benefit you. As well as the physical benfits, practising yoga also brings a sense of calm and serentity which enhances many other aspects of your life. Recently qualifying as a World Yoga Alliance 200hr accredited Synchronicity Teacher, Chrissy teaches dynamic vinyasa flow clasees, influenced by the different teachers she has encountered along her yogic journey.
Debbie Brogan
Debbie started practising Yoga 3 years ago and has recently qualified as a World Yoga Alliance 200hr accredited Synchronicity Teacher, after completing her teacher training lead by Sammie Walker. Initially Debbie thrived on the physical aspect of her Yoga practice but soon came to realise that Yoga was not simply about working to and achieving different asana (postures). Yoga is energising and strengthening as well as relaxing. It’s about appreciating the benefits of a regular Yoga practice both for the body and the mind. Debbie teaches dynamic vinyasa flow classes at Karma, influenced by the various different teachers that have crossed her path during her yogic journey.
Janet Bradley
Janet started practicing yoga originally to compliment a general gym fitness regime. It was upon meeting Sammie and her dynamic vinyasa flow when she first became hooked and challenged on so many levels including rediscovering her dance and creative roots. It was then that her journey of discovery and enlightenment began with an overwhelming need to share this new found joy with others. Janet qualified as 200hr Certificate with Anne-Marie Newland of Sun Power Yoga School in 2008 and has been dedicated to continuing the path of learning and teaching, with an approach whereby students are encouraged to understand the importance of playfulness, combined with challenging and stimulating practices, by breaking boundaries with mindfulness and joy.
