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Welcome to My Story.

Hi, I’m Nicole Stone & I’ve been practicing and teaching yoga for over 20 years having ‘discovered’ yoga whilst searching for something to relieve my back pain.

In my 20’s & 30’s I was an avid gym goer believing that this was where I’d get a ‘proper’ workout.  I’d head to the gym on my way home after a long day at my corporate desk, and push myself through high intensity classes or run on the treadmill until I could run no more.

One day, desperate for relief from nagging back pain, I stepped into a yoga class and that’s when everything changed.

I had no idea how tight & inflexible I’d become – and how challenging some of those ‘easy’ looking yoga poses were!   I left that yoga class feeling AMAZING and woke the next day with much less back pain & the calmest I’d felt in years.

That was it!  My curiosity with yoga began.

I began to spend less time in the gym & more time in yoga studios and, along the way, realised that actually, yoga could be just as challenging as some of those sweaty gym sessions!

My body began to change. 

My muscles became toned, my posture improved, my core became tighter, I became way more flexible, I slept better & felt a whole lot calmer.

I decided to train as a yoga teacher so that I could share the amazing benefits of yoga with others.  Fast forward a few years & I’m now trained to teach Hatha yoga, Vinyasa yoga, Breathwork, Restorative Yoga, Yoga for Bone Health & Menopause Yoga.

Now, having turned 60, I can most definitely say …

I’m convinced yoga has helped me avoid many of the typical signs of ageing … and I’m pretty sure it’s made me feel much, much younger too!

However!

After breaking my arm in a biking accident during CoVid & experiencing a long recovery coupled with a frozen shoulder, I realised how important it is to keep our muscles & bones as strong as possible as we age.  Declining hormone levels coupled with a less active lifestyle have a massive effect on the health & strength of our bones & muscles.

Adults can loose 3-8% of muscle per decade after 30 coupled with a loss in bone density – both of which accelerate significantly after menopause.

This decline leads to reduced mobility, increased risk of falls, weakness and loss of independence.

So …

My aim now is to use all I’ve learnt in yoga to help people build a stronger, toned, flexible body from the inside out.   And, along the way, help improve their balance, mobility, posture & reduce stress.

I really hope we’ll work together.

Let’s start building a stronger you today!

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