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Yoga Teacher Trainer Hertfordshire | About Sunil

Sunil – Senior Yoga Teacher The Traditional Yoga Association

I have been Centre Manager of The Secret Space a Yoga Studio in Hertford, I was responsible for managing centre operations, and providing leadership in strategic and operational planning. I lead the development of centre initiatives and improvements for fulfilment of charitable aims such as fund raising.

I also oversaw delivery of centre programmes and client services into corporate and public sector initiatives with the aim of brining yoga to the wider community.

My main ambition for this role was to offer free yoga classes to anyone who wanted to do yoga but could not afford to.

A Senior Teacher with The Traditional Yoga Association, I am also a yoga teacher trainer.

“I am passionate about yoga, having experienced the immense transformative effects it can have. On a daily basis I get to work with Hertfordshire’s best therapists and yoga people. If you are curious about how to access yoga and holistic therapies then let’s talk!”

Sunil – Yoga Teacher

I have been invited to teach at various Yoga events in the UK. Recently I taught a 2 day workshop at The World Yoga Festival where I delivered classes to over 180 people most of whom were experienced practitioners and also yoga teachers.

I am a Senior Traditional Yoga Association yoga teacher and yoga teacher trainer. I have been practising yoga in its various forms since childhood and I am lucky enough to be trained by a modern master of yoga, Swami Ambikananda Saraswati, a published author on several important translations within the canon of Vedantic literature.

Qualified in 2011 and on the Hertfordshire yoga scene since 2016, my weekly yoga classes take place in Ware, Hertford, and Welwyn Garden City. I regularly offers workshops on the deeper aspects of yoga often referring to source material from the Vedas to relay the ancient practice of yoga for a modern audience. I have also undergone specific training in pranayama, a revered practice of breathing exercises.

As a yoga teacher trainer my lineage of instruction comes from The Shivananda School. My teacher’s teacher was the acolyte of Shivananda himself; Swami Venkatesh Ananda. Swami Venkatesh is considered a master of yoga and was a renowned scholar of the philosophical branch of yoga, Vedanta.

Yoga has taken me all over the world, from teaching in far off South America, to running retreats in Europe and Morocco. In 2023 I will be a guest teacher at The World Yoga Festival.

“As a lifelong student of yoga, I consider yoga a gift to humanity and it is a privilege to be able to share my love of yoga with you. I have been blessed to learn from a wonderful teacher who has enormous respect for the origins of yoga but who is courageous enough to embrace modern research into bodywork, sport science and psychotherapy. What emerges is a broad spectrum view of yoga, I work on the principle that anything done with awareness is yoga. A complete system of enquiry in the search for meaning.”

At my classes you can expect a full body workout, all abilities are welcome and nobody is left behind, you will explore pranayama and meditation. Expect it to be deep, heartfelt and up lifting.

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5 reasons why yoga with Sunil is different

Outdoor yoga classes starting May 2021

Spring is an ideal time for a fresh start,  with the gradually longer days and warmer climes it is natural to be want to spend more times outdoors. I invite you this Spring on an exploration of authentic, traditional yoga . 

Yoga is a structured means by which one can systematically come to the gateway of profound inner knowledge, for some it is transformational for others it is a confirmation of deep murmurings. 

My mission

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I want to share the ancient authentic wisdom traditions of yoga and well-being with you. I reach out to all serious people; of all body shapes, levels of experience and ages to extend your knowledge through activity and self enquiry.

I believe that the post c-19 world should be one of integrated communities, this means getting out there and saying ‘hi’ to the people we share our space with.

Yoga is a brilliant way to do this because yoga is for all people, regardless of gender, body type, age or ability.

Reason 1: You’ll learn to control your emotions, not suppress them.

As the felt response to a given situation, emotions play a key part in your reactions. When you’re in tune with them, you have access to important knowledge that helps with decision making and relationships. I have written about yoga for mental health else where on my blog.

Accept your emotions — all of them

Accepting emotions as they come helps you gain self understanding. Increasing your comfort around intense emotions allows you to fully feel them without reacting in unhelpful ways.

So… Take a deep breath

There’s much to be said for the power of a deep breath, whether you’re ridiculously happy or so angry you can’t speak. Slowing down and paying attention to your breath won’t make the emotions go away (that’s not the goal).

Nevertheless, deep breathing exercises can help you ground yourself and take a step back from the first intense flash of emotion and any extreme reaction you want to avoid.

Reason 2: Understand your body rather than forcing it to fit a modern template

Yoga knowledge reaches back into the human story over 6000 years. There is a reason you have the body that you do. Cherish it, it will always change. By borrowing from the traditions of yoga we will begin understanding the nature of change and how it is integral to our growth.

Reason 3: Develop your power of intuition

Yoga teaches us to move beyond a simple reductionist view of reality. We are engaged in something more meaningful than simply our sense perceptions. 

Knowledge: Empirical understanding combined with theory

Each one of my yoga classes incorporates meditation. The principals of yogic meditation have been borrowed by many modern approaches, experience first hand the original form of these modern approaches.

  • Arrive
  • Acknowledge
  • Observe

When you still the (surface level) internal dialogue intuition comes to you. You will learn to interpret the amazing things that your body is communicating.

Reason 4: If your cup is already full how can you add anything new? 

We have to be willing to let go of one thing so that something new can enter.

Entering a wider knowledge base and also the community is opening yourself up so that you can wisely take on board that which will help you cross a barrier. On the other side? That which lays dormant within you.

Surrendering the ego so that the real you can win. The beginner mindset is the ideal starting point of entry into the profoundly deep.

Reason 5: By the end of summer, you will not be your best self. You will simply (and magnificently) be yourself. 

The difference will be that you will have a clear understanding of the process of stilling the mind. What is more, you will have it with you to use whenever you need it.

In fact, the fundamentals of Yoga with Sunil are such that you will be able to explain them with precision to your friends and family members. The information will have been assimilated into a wider body of knowledge that is contained within you. There’s a good chance that you will continue to practice yoga, develop and look on the group as a community.

So join us…

Yogic thoughts…

Yogic thoughts….

And I am not professing any authority on the subject, or backing a particular view point as superior. Just that these are the tools I have chosen for my exploration. In a way I’m ordering my thoughts by trying to sequence them in these blogs about yoga.

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Book Live Online Yoga Classes
Online yoga classes offered everyday. £20 for a week of yoga. Tailored to your existing practice.
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My Yoga Story

A guest post by Yogini Jill

“You have cancer”. The 3 words no one ever wants to hear. It took my breath away. Literally. I stopped breathing and almost passed out. Once I gained composure, I knew I had to be strong. Strong in my mind. I knew I was going to lose control of what was going to happen to my physical body but I still had control of my mental state. And that’s where Yoga came in.

Continue reading My Yoga Story

Is Yoga bad for you?

Yoga can be bad for you if you have an preexisting health condition and through the practice of certain positions your condition becomes worse. It is the role of the teacher to keep you safe. There has been a lot of research into Asana (Yoga postures), and with the guidance of Osteopaths and other body work specialists there is no reason why anyone’s health should be compromised when practicing Yoga. Continue reading Is Yoga bad for you?