Really Wild Yoga
Really Wild Yoga is a warm and welcoming home-based studio nestled at the foot of Gala Hill in Galashiels. Offering small-group Ashtanga-based classes, the tranquil space welcomes up to ten students, creating a calm, nurturing environment just five minutes from the town centre.
This is a place to slow down, tune in, and explore your practice with curiosity and care, supported by a friendly and inclusive community. Whether you’re new to yoga or have an established practice, you’re warmly invited to step onto the mat and make yourself at home here.
ABOUT ME
I’m a registered Experienced Yoga Teacher (EYT) with Yoga Alliance, and my journey with yoga has been shaped by curiosity, dedication, and a love of continual learning. I originally trained in Rajadhiraja Yoga at the Himalayan Yoga Institute in Himachal Pradesh, India — an experience that deeply influenced both my personal practice and my approach to teaching.
Since then, I’ve continued to study with a wide range of teachers through trainings and workshops across the UK and the United States. My own practice is rooted in Ashtanga Yoga, balanced with the nourishing qualities of Yin and Restorative practices. Over the years, I’ve been grateful to learn from teachers including Doug and David Swenson, Melanie Cooper, and Manju Jois, alongside the ongoing inspiration of wonderful local teachers (thank you Emma Issikovi, Amy Hughes, Sarah Hatcher, Karen Kirkness, Karen Kirkness, and the Meadowlark team).
I’m deeply committed to remaining a student as well as a teacher, and I see yoga as an ever-unfolding process of discovery. What continues to inspire me most is how practice supports us not only physically, but in how we meet everyday life — with more steadiness, awareness, and ease. I aim to create a space where students feel supported, encouraged, and empowered to explore their own practice in a way that feels sustainable and authentic.
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ABOUT MY YOGA CLASSES
My classes offer a range of Ashtanga-based sessions for anyone curious to explore this rich and rewarding practice. Whether you’re completely new to Ashtanga or looking to deepen an existing practice, classes are designed to support steady progress, growing confidence, and a sense of independence over time — alongside an openness to change.
Ashtanga Vinyasa follows a traditional sequence of postures linked with breath and movement, rooted in the wider philosophy of yoga’s eightfold path. The practice is dynamic and grounding, helping us build strength, mobility, focus, and resilience. With consistent practice, layers of tension gradually soften, creating more space, clarity, and ease in both body and mind.
I believe there is a form of yoga for everyone — it’s simply a matter of finding what resonates. I’m personally drawn to Ashtanga for its strong, visceral impact and the way it invites us to really feel and inhabit the body. Over time, the practice becomes a kind of reset: supporting energy, balance, and steadiness, both on and off the mat.
If you’d like to explore Ashtanga Yoga for yourself, you’re very welcome to get in touch.
ABOUT ashtanga yoga
“Yoga is simple, everything else is complicated” - Manju Jois
Ashtanga Yoga continues to stand the test of time as a potent and practical practice, rooted in simplicity.
It invites us to go a little deeper. For those seeking a form of yoga that brings meaning, steadiness, and positive change into daily life, Ashtanga offers a clear and supportive framework. Through regular practice guided by patience, consistency, and curiosity — the benefits unfold naturally, often in unexpected ways.
This dynamic practice challenges both body and mind, especially when paired with steady, mindful breathing. Beyond the physical effort, many practitioners notice a growing sense of calm, clarity, and resilience that carries into everyday life.
When practised alongside a balanced and healthy lifestyle, Ashtanga can support cardiovascular fitness, stamina, strength, mobility, and overall wellbeing. Over time, the cumulative effects of practice often leave you feeling more grounded, energised, and at ease — long after you’ve rolled up your mat.
THE EIGHT LIMBS
The word Ashtanga simply means “eight limbs,” referring to eight connected aspects of yoga described in the Yoga Sutras. Rather than being something to master or memorise, they offer a gentle guide for living with more awareness, balance, and ease — both on and off the mat.
They include ways of relating kindly to others (Yama), caring for ourselves through reflection and healthy habits (Niyama), moving and strengthening the body (Asana), and using the breath to support energy and calm (Pranayama). We also begin to soften external distractions and turn our attention inward (Pratyahara), cultivate steadiness of focus (Dharana), and touch into moments of presence or meditation (Dhyana), which can sometimes lead to a sense of deep connection or wholeness (Samadhi).
In everyday terms, this simply means that yoga is about much more than poses. It’s a way of gently building strength, steadiness, awareness, and kindness over time, and allowing those qualities to naturally ripple into daily life.