Network Magazine spring 2015 | Page 35

THE RIGHT COURSE THE RIGHT TIME THE RIGHT PLACE Whether you are a full-time fitness professional or it’s a parttime interest for you, there’s a course out there to add another instructing string to your bow. WORDS: CAT WOODS ’ve been practicing yoga for over 14 years now. It began by following a few dreadlocked and patchouli-scented participants into the crèche at my local YMCA as a teenager for Iyengar yoga. Many years later, I discovered the elation of mastering an elusive pose in Power Yoga. My passion was really ignited upon travelling to Bali, Barcelona and Paris and discovering more about the history and the philosophy of yoga. There is an incredible depth and spirituality to the practice, both on and off the mat. It is also a universal language: I did several yoga classes in Paris and Barcelona and couldn’t understand more than two words, yet I stay