Heather Gregg
Founder & Director at Heather Yoga. Senior Yoga Teacher.
Sharing the practice of yoga.
Heather is a Registered Senior Yoga Teacher with over 4000 hours of training & teaching, and the Founder & Director of Heather Yoga – a Yoga school & wellness centre based in Saltaire, West Yorkshire. She is also a certified Transformational Life Coach.
Heather has been teaching for almost 14 Years in UK & India, including being an educator for trainee teachers, and now leads her own yoga teacher training and teacher mentorship programmes. Her ongoing 20-year practice of Yoga has become an integral part of her life, and she is dedicated to this path – enjoying the exploration of body & mind wellness and heart-centered living through the powerful practices on & off the Yoga mat, and sharing her wealth of knowledge & wisdom with others to support them on their journey.
Heather has practiced & studied with many teachers including her main teachers Jason Crandell who she has studied intensively with and assisted him on his UK offerings since 2014, and Kia Miller – both of which she continues to study with.
Heather teaches dynamic Alignment based Vinyasa & Hatha styles, along with Yin & Restorative drawing from her various influences from the different schools of yoga, the philosophical texts & the teachers she has practiced with. She also teaches specialist courses & workshops in Breathwork, Meditation, and Yogic lifestyle.
Her classes are accessible & authentic, mindful & meditative, supportive & nurturing, and inspiring with a focus on breathing practices, body awareness & self inquiry.
Her training began on a four-month trip to India at the end of 2010 which saw her undertaking a 200 hrs Yoga Alliance Teacher Training course in Goa. After qualifying at the start of 2011 she stayed on to work at the Yoga school – teaching classes on a regular basis and assisting the main teacher with adjustments in class. She then spent the next 4 Years returning to the school as one of the main teachers – teaching asana, posture workshops & specialising in Anatomy for Yoga whilst completing her 300 hrs Yoga Alliance Teacher Training Certificate. She also received a 100 hours certificate in teaching Meditation with Dr. Keshava Murphy,
In 2018 Heather gained another 300 hrs certificate with her teacher Jason Crandell and assisted him on his advanced teacher training 2019/2020.
Since then Heather has been studying under Kia Miller & her Radiant Body School and has completed another 300 hours certification in Yoga Philosophy, Pranayama, Kriya, Meditation, Mantra & Self Mastery. She has also trained and been certified as a transformational life coach and is passionate about combining this work with the ancient yoga practices for supporting people with their personal growth & evolution, and lifestyle. She has a keen interest in Ayurveda practices, incorporating these along with her breathwork, meditation & asana in her own daily morning routine & sadhana, and sharing with others.
She is constantly growing & evolving by practicing various styles of yoga, regularly attending workshops & trainings, and reading books & articles to further her personal development, knowledge & understanding.
Heather loves the fact there is always further to go in Yoga and is happy to be a dedicated eternal student on the yoga path.