I teach from the heart in a relaxed and social way.
Credentials
1 year immersion, Seasonal Yoga Academy, Julie Hanson Glasgow (200hrs).
Yin Yoga with Seasonal Yoga.
Trauma informed and Vinyasa Yoga @ Spanda Institute Portugal (300hrs)
Certified Aerial Yoga with Caterna Aires Mota, Ericiera, Portugal. (100hrs)
Certified sound healer with the Sound Healing Academy.
Story
My Story
Yoga embodies my connection to life, nature, and the relationships that shape my world.
Throughout my life, I’ve moved often — from place to place, town to town — and for many years I found it difficult to call anywhere “home.”
Over time, I realised that home wasn’t a physical space at all. My home is my body. Through yoga, I began to understand what it means to truly inhabit myself — to listen, to soften, and to find belonging within.
My yoga journey began in a small studio in Shawlands. I didn’t know it then, but those classes would change everything. Those 90 minute sweaty series gave me so much patience, acceptance and strength.
Since then, I have completed extensive training across a range of yoga disciplines in the UK and Portugal, including Seasonal Yoga, Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, Trauma-Informed, and Aerial Yoga.
I am also certified in Sound Healing and Therapy through the Sound Healing Academy, where I learned to integrate Tibetan Singing Bowls and other instruments into my teaching. Sound, like movement, became another language through which healing and connection could emerge. Chanting and mantra have become part of that expression too — a way to connect with stillness and vibration.
Over time, my focus has become less about the form of yoga and more about the feeling of space — the kind we create for ourselves and for others. My role as a teacher is to hold that space gently, with compassion and authenticity, so that each person can explore their own inner landscape safely and without judgment.
Whether through movement, breath, or sound, I aim to offer a sense of belonging, grounding, and presence — a reminder that we can come home to ourselves again and again.
My teaching is guided by a deep love for community, kindness, and a light-hearted spirit. Above all, my wish is to support others on their journey toward balance and self-discovery, and to nurture spaces where people feel seen, cared for, and inspired.
I am deeply grateful to all of my yoga teachers, past and present, whose wisdom and guidance continue to shape my path. Julie Janson, Nina Vukas, Catarina Aires Mota, Janet Stone.
Aerial Yoga Teacher Training
Soulshine Yoga Studio, Biggar
Selected dates from the 25th April - 14th June 2026
Investment £800 (deposit £400)
I’m delighted to share that I am now offering a 50-hour YACEP Aerial Yoga Teacher Training!
This training is designed for yoga teachers and dedicated practitioners who wish to deepen their knowledge and skills in the art of teaching aerial yoga. Whether you’re looking to expand your teaching skills, explore new creative sequences, or simply immerse yourself in a joyful, supportive environment.
Click the link below for full details, including dates, curriculum, and how to register. I would be honoured to guide you on this journey!
All information can be found here:-
Root & Gather - Between Leaves and Snow
23rd November 6pm-9pm
The Wee Retreat, Glasgow
£45
As the last leaves fall and winter’s stillness approaches, join us for an evening of deep nourishment designed to support your own seasonal turning.
Drawing on our shared practices of yoga, meditation, movement, and ceremony, we’ll guide you into an intentional space of rest, reflection, and renewal. These gatherings are an invitation to soften inward, attune to nature’s cycles, and remember the quiet wisdom that lives within.
In this tender threshold between autumn and winter, we invite you to pause — to breathe, to listen, and to honour both the letting go and the new seeds waiting beneath the surface.
You’ll be held in a sacred blend of:
Gentle elemental yoga
Sound immersion
Cacao ceremony
Yoga nidra
Journaling
Meditation and breathwork
Mantra and heartfelt connection
Together, we’ll create a sanctuary to rest in presence, gather strength from the turning season, and root into harmony of body, mind, and spirit.
Gillian and Emma xxx
Root & Gather NYE Special - Winter Dreaming
31st December 2025 - 11am-2pm - £65
Nest Glasgow
2/16, 117 Brook St, Glasgow G40 3AP
As the quiet of winter settles in, Winter Dreaming invites you to listen to the whispers of your heart. Together we’ll soften into stillness, uncover the dreams waiting to be born, and call in your sankalpa — a soul-aligned intention to guide the year ahead. This retreat is a sacred space to release the old, welcome the new, and weave your dreams into the fabric of daily life.
Offerings include yoga, breathwork, journaling, mantra, cacao ceremony, meditation, and sound healing.
Beginners Aerial Yoga Weekly Classes in Glasgow
Unite Fitness Glasgow
137 Shawbridge Street, G431QQ
Saturday 10-11am
Thursday 6.30pm-7.30pm
£15 Drop In, 10 Class Pass £120
This is a great way to experience the benefits of aerial yoga in a unique and fun way. This form of yoga involves performing traditional yoga poses using the silk as a prop. The hammock allows for greater flexibility and range of motion, as well as providing support and reducing the impact on joints. We also play with inversions in this class. I would recommend that if you have glaucoma, hypertension, hip replacement, epilepsy, suffer from seizures or epilepsy you consult your doctor before attending.
The benefits of this practice are spinal decompression, improved blood circulation, compliments a regular yoga practice by offering your body assistance with the silk, lifts your mood this practice can be really playful and many other benefits!
Aerial yoga workshops
Soulshine Studio, Biggar
Monthly £25
I discovered an absolute hidden gem and reached out to Louise, the owner, to see if I could bring aerial yoga to this beautiful space. Before long, I was there, hanging my silks from the stunning beams.
Fast forward a few weeks — with one workshop successfully completed and many more lined up — the experience has been incredible. Everyone has absolutely loved it!
You can find the full timetable through my scheduling link below.
Root & Gather Retreat: Return to Centre - A Spring Retreat
Saturday 16th – Monday 18th May 2026 | Claggan Farmhouse, Loch Tay
Investment £650 Ensuite
£480 Twin
Join Gillian and Emma to step into the energy of Spring — a season of renewal, possibility, and becoming. Over two nourishing nights, we gather together to slow down, connect inward, and plant the seeds of intention that will carry us through the months ahead.
Together we will journey through practices that awaken and restore.
A Weekend to Root, Restore & Realign
Step into the energy of Spring, a time to anchor, to slow down, and to reconnect with life’s simple pleasures. This time encourages us to savour the senses, find security in our bodies, and plant intentions that are grounded, realistic, and nourishing.
Join us at Claggan Farmhouse, a hillside sanctuary overlooking Loch Tay, where nature, ceremony, and rest meet to support your personal renewal.
The Energy of May in Nature
In May, nature hums with quiet, fertile energy. The air is warmer, the earth soft beneath your feet, and every hillside and woodland awakens with vibrant green and the scent of early blooming flowers. Rivers and lochs shimmer with spring light, inviting reflection and stillness. It’s a time when life feels tender yet strong, urging us to grow, root, and open gently to new possibilities. The world is abundant, and the rhythm of the season calls us to align with its steady, nourishing pulse — to breathe deeply, to notice the small joys, and to plant seeds that will flourish in the months ahead.
Reassess what truly makes us feel secure, comfortable, and fulfilled
Slow down and embrace pleasure, rest, and the natural rhythms of life
Connect deeply with our bodies and the earth
Set intentions that are practical, grounded, and ripe for growth
This energy is potent for planting seeds—big or small—that, nurtured over time, will blossom into tangible, rewarding changes in our lives.
What’s Included in the Retreat
Opening Embodied Ceremony with Cacao.
Elemental Yoga & Somatic Practices to anchor into the seasons energy and your body.
Kundalini Yoga & Breathwork — stirring life force, clearing blocks, awakening the seed within.
Zen Thai and Yoga Experience.
Sacred Ceremony to align with Spring energy and set grounded intentions.
Sound Healing for nervous system nourishment.
Seasonal Food & Shared Connection.
Nature Immersion: woodland walks, hillside stillness, and breathtaking views.
Who This Retreat is For
This retreat is for anyone ready to:
Slow down and reconnect with their body and senses.
Explore what truly brings comfort, pleasure, and security.
Release old cycles and plant seeds for meaningful growth.
Be nurtured in ceremony, community, and nature.
Contact me
Hours
Monday – Friday:- 8am-6pm
Saturday: 7am-12noon
Sunday: 7am-12Noon
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