Yoga tuition, SUP Yoga, SUP Coaching and Adventures

Hello, I’m Kathy, a Mum with four kids and 2 naughty Spaniels who is ultimately happiest when outdoors, chasing views, experiences and adventures.

Busy life but love it. I've always been an active person and love getting outdoors.  Keeping active becomes a challenge when life throws us stressful curve balls and you've little kids at home.  Yoga came just at the right time. It gave me time to pause, to move and to learn to acknowledge my everyday.  I loved it all so much, I made the decision to learn more, and become a yoga teacher. From teaching yoga, I expanded into the outdoors, became a SUP instructor and started teaching SUP Yoga over 4 years ago.

As the kids get older (they range in age from 23 down to 15), I’ve found I have more time on my hands to do little things for me, meet friends for small and big adventures. In 2019 I completed a SUP trip of 100 miles down the River Wye over 4 days with like minded individuals. It was a challenge to SUP with all our kit onboard our SUPs, camp at sites right by the river, and not something I’ve done before. 2019 saw me start trips out in Croatia, combining sailing, SUP and yoga, and 2021 gave me the chance to explore Scotland a little, the Menai Straits and Anglesey.

2022 was a big travel year. Biggest yet personally. Hiking in Switzerland, Wales and Kilimanjaro, and a SUP trip in the Norwegian fjords. Commercially ran trips in the Lake District and Great Glen trail in Scotland.

Yoga, paddleboarding and SUP Yoga are great ways to destress, build strength and gain mobility. People come for all sorts of reasons. To get fit, lose weight, become more flexible, to sleep better or to improve their wellbeing. I teach a style of yoga called Vinyasa Flow, a practise that connects movement with the breath.

We’re lucky to have such beautiful lakes on our doorsteps. I love the calming qualities, the stillness and tranquility of water. I love paddling and swimming in them. I love teaching on them. The linked breath and movement of swimming and paddling is very similar to Vinyasa Flow yoga. Can't think of a better combination - Water and Yoga - it always ends with a few giggles, and definitely more of a challenge than a studio-based class. If I’m not in the studio, then you'll often find me out on the water. Come say Hello and we can share a paddle together!

Trips and adventures… can’t beat them on a SUP. As my experience grows, so my offered trips expand. 2023 sees the return of the Lake District trips combining my paddle experience with yoga knowledge in conjunction with Josh of Rapid Skills. You can except to learn paddling skills, and how to prepare and recover for paddling using yoga. 2023 also sees a repeat of the great 5 day SUP expedition with Rapid Skills along the Great Glen trail, connecting Fort William with Inverness by SUP, and the first 5 day SUP, Hike and yoga Lakes trip around Buttermere.

 I’m a qualified RYT500hr Vinyasa Flow and Yoga Nidra yoga teacher, BSUPA Stand Up Paddleboard instructor (BSUPA Ready to Ride), British Canoe SUP instructor and SUPFit SUP Yoga instructor, and teach at Cotswold Water Park Hire (Lake 86, Spine Road. Next door to Cotswold Outdoors), Berry Farm studio and local waterways.

Have a browse through the website, and if you don’t find answers to your questions then please feel free to send me a message.