About
Linda Irving Dip HE, BWY Dip.
I was first introduced to yoga over 40 years ago by my mother. My mother trained as a yoga teacher more than 60 years ago. She practised yoga at a regular weekly class and at home and was an inspiration to many, including myself.
I completed my teaching diploma with The British Wheel of Yoga 35 years ago. I have been teaching classes in Newcastle and Gateshead since 1990, and taught The British Wheel of Yoga Foundation Courses since 2002- 2020. Many of the graduates from the accredited Foundation Course have gone on to be yoga teachers themselves.
I have studied with many great teachers and Swamis. Sri Swami Satchidananda (Integral Yoga) has been a spiritual inspiration since I met him in the late 1980's and I often had the opportunity to hear his teachings in lectures and, more personally, at the home of my teacher, Lashmi Waters. I studied Dru Yoga in 1991 with Mansukh Patel and Rita Goswami, when they first re-introduced this style of yoga to the West. I gained a Certificate in Yoga therapy for Low Back Pain in 1994 after studying with Dr Robin Munro. I have trained in Counselling and Reiki and hold a Higher Education Teaching Diploma. Over the years I have continued to study with Swamis and teachers in various styles of yoga, including Iyengar, Astanga and Kundalini. I also learn from my students and self study of yoga in my daily life. I really enjoy sharing the benefits of yoga and seeing my students shine.
I teach regular weekly beginners/ intermediate classes throughout Tyne & Wear. I also teach Gentle yoga classes and until recently taught a chair yoga class at Throckley Day Centre for about 25 years, where students in their 80s and 90s enjoy the fun of yoga.
