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 Jane’s first introduction to yoga was at the age of 13, when her mother Ruth attended classes with the great B K S Iyengar, in London in 1966. Ruth loved the classes and Iyengar gave her his book, Light on Yoga, signed and dedicated, with notes advising her on postures and modifications following a mastectomy. When Ruth died in 1967, Jane inherited this treasure and comforted herself by practising yoga. This wonderful inheritance, and the good fortune to study with teachers of wisdom and integrity, continues to provide her with inspiration, strength and joy 40 years on.
On moving to Devon in 1973, Jane studied yoga for four years at The Centre for Human Communication with the highly respected Kevin and Venika Kingsland, an Anglo-Indian couple who taught classical hatha yoga and integral yoga. She then studied for the British Wheel of Yoga Diploma with Jenni Adams (author of the Mind Your Body series www.mindyourbodytorquay.com) and started teaching in 1979.
Jane has studied and practised different styles of yoga, but favours and teaches classical hatha yoga. Her classes emphasise breath awareness, alignment and safely extending and opening the body to release deep tension and stress. This style of yoga is gentle but extremely dynamic, encouraging the body and mind to let go of old patterns and habits and welcome new ones that make you feel very good! Every class includes postures (asanas), breathwork (pranayama), relaxation and laughter 
 The bottom line is that yoga works, and anyone, regardless of age or fitness, can experience ease of body and peace of mind by practising regularly.
One size does not fit all – everyone benefits from individual attention, so Jane’s classes are small; she offers beginners and intermediate yoga to groups and specialises in prenatal yoga. She also offers one-to-one tuition and yoga therapy.
Jane was Yoga Tutor and Head of Studies at the Kevala Centre for several years and is the author of Pre and Postnatal Yoga, co-author of Yoga for Fitness Professionals and co-producer of a Sanskrit pronunciation CD. She has been a regular and much loved guest teacher at Holistic Holidays, Lanzarote www.hoho.co.uk, for several years.
In 1987 she qualified as a homoeopath after studying with Misha Norland at the Devon School of Homoeopathy. She is also a Reiki Master.
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