The longer story…
Hi my name is Renee, Im a dancer, yoga, and meditation teacher. I was born in London, United Kingdom and grew up in Los Angeles, CA. I have a base that I call home, however my heart loves to move and travel. I started dancing at the age of seven and in 2016 I graduated from The London Contemporary Dance School. Since graduating I’ve worked as a dance artist with Jacob Jonas The Company and have performed and worked as a freelance dancer. Taking dance into other mediums, ive collaborated and worked with photography and film artists and have worked with fashion brands and platforms such as Mulberry, Stella McCartney, Tommy Hilfiger, Farfetch, Maje, and Escada.
In 2019 I found myself at a crossroads in my life and wondering what my “purpose” was. My love for dance and movement lead me to do my 500 Hour YTT at Sattva Yoga Academy in India. After doing my yoga teacher training I saw yoga and dance as two separate journeys and It took a few years to integrate it all. For me now yoga and dance are not separate, they are two guides which move together and towards: embodied awareness. I want to offer classes and a space where people can find balance and alignment as well as reclaim the poetry of their own movement. Through my continuous studies and practice in yoga and different movement modalities I want to always encourage people to bring their awareness down into the body, listen, explore and honour the knowledge and wisdom that is the body. To drop any expectations and bring more intuition, awareness, and creativity in the way you move both on and off the mat. Within a class you may experience a weave of Breath-work, Pranayama, Hatha / Vinyasa, Free movement, Kriya, Mantra, and Meditation. An integrated practice which anchors you into the here and now. A practice to be moved by your own movement, open your awareness, and stabilise the nervous system by accessing the mind, body, breath and your internal energetic system.
Whether it’s through the offering of retreats, events, group classes, or private sessions, my intention is to share that movement is accessible to everyone and no practice needs to look a specific way. Sharing the practices from different yoga lineages and movement modalities so you can create a daily practice to shift how you are feeling at any given moment.
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CERTIFICATIONS
100 Hours Primal Moves Teacher Training, October 2024
Art & Science of Breathing Online Course - The Himalayan Institute, December 2021
50 Hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training & Online Immersion - December 2021
40 Hours of The Dasha Mahavidyas- “The 10 Great Wisdoms of the Divine Mother”Continuing Education Sattva Yoga Academy- - February 2020
300 Hour Sattva Yoga Teacher Training in Vedic + Tantric Transcendental Wisdom, Sattva Yoga, Kriya, Naad, Himalayan Kundalini, Laya, Hatha Vinyasa, Sattva Meditation – Sattva Yoga Academy- December 2019
200 Hour Sattva Yoga Teacher Training in Vedic + Tantric Transcendental Wisdom, Sattva Yoga, Kriya, Naad, Himalayan Kundalini, Laya, Hatha Vinyasa, Sattva Meditation – Sattva Yoga Academy- April 2019
BA Hons Degree in Contemporary Dance- London Contemporary Dance School 2013-2016