About Adele Robertson BWY DIP
Yoga journey
I grew up in a ballet school in Devon, training in, and teaching ballet, tap and modern dance. In my early twenties I swapped my tap shoes for a yoga mat and my journey evolved from yoga being a passion and support in my life, to becoming my full time job, sharing what I practice and study. Drew Yogi's were my first Yoga teachers (whilst studying Forestry at University in Bangor, Wales), then Iyengar Yoga whilst living in Edinburgh. I began my British Wheel of Yoga teacher training in 2005, with Wendy Teasdill in Somerset, where I still live with my husband and two boys. I have been teaching Yoga for more than 20 years and my specialist classes include teaching Yoga to children, adults, mothers with babies, chair yoga and meditation. I offer in-person and hybrid Yoga classes in Somerset, UK and via Zoom. I have enjoyed teaching several Yoga holidays in Kerala, India. In more recent years my practice, training and teaching have been influenced by my interest in meditation and Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga (also known as Kum Nye Tibetan Healing Exercises or Kum Nye Relaxation). I am also passionate about improving wellbeing by sharing the many Yoga resources that reduce the effects of anxiety and trauma.
Yoga training and teaching qualifications
British Wheel of Yoga teaching qualifications:
- BWY Foundation Course 1 year with Wendy Teasdill
- BWY Yoga Teaching Diploma over 3 years with Wendy Teasdill
City and Guilds Level 4 Award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector
British Wheel of Yoga post-diploma qualifications and training:
- Yoga for pregnant women with Wendy Teasdill (45 hours over 6 months training)
- Yoga for children with Michelle Cheeseman (45 hours over 6 month training)
- The progressive stages of pranayama and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika (45 hours over 9 months)
- Advanced Yoga course with Maarten Vermaase (ongoing course)
- Chair Yoga IST training days with: Mary Mackie; Richard Kravetz
- The Art of Viniyoga with Ranju Roy (45 hours training)
Embodied Philosophy with Centre for Yoga and Trauma Recovery
- Trauma recovery: techniques and perspectives from the Yoga Tradition
Yoga Therapy for Burnout, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Long-Covid with Fiona Agombar and Sarah Ryan
Meditation
suddhiParticipation in many Bonline and in-person meditation training courses
- Meditation and Personal Development Level 1: Calm abiding Shamatha
- Meditation Level 2: Lojong and Vipashyana (repeated 3 times)
- Meditation Level 3: Enhancing the practice and eliminating obstacles
- Meditation Level 4: ongoing course
Palpung Changchub Dargyeling Wales, Palpung Sherabling India and Tergar
- Participation in many online and in-person Buddhist meditation training courses
Kum Nye
Nyingma Institute Berkley California
- Kum Nye teacher training
Neurodiversity
Yoga teachings are full of resources for reducing the negative effects of anxiety and trauma on the body and mind. I am passionate about helping children and adults develop an awareness of their nervous system and sense of wellbeing. I enjoy sharing tools for managing stress, to improve quality of life and to deepen the feeling of connection to an authentic, meaningful life. My recent areas of study include trauma, Polyvagal Theory and neurodiversity (Autism Spectrum Conditions including Pathological Demand Avoidance profile).
Special Yoga and Mindfulness for Autism and ADHD with Special Yoga
Special Yoga Supporting Children with Special and Additional Needs to Achieve their True Potential and Purpose specialyoga.co.uk
- This course offered an extensive and unique range of therapeutic yoga and mindfulness-based practices to support children and young people on the autistic spectrum, sharing tools to enhance emotional and mental wellbeing, and resilience to help them self-regulate and connect to themselves and others.
- This course explored Asperger's, ADHD, atypical autism and pathalogical demand avoidance (PDA), girls with autism, profound autism, sensory processing disorder and OCD.
- "As we learn to meet these amazing children with an open heart, behaviours become a path of understanding and communication and the challenges are not so overwhelming for you or for the children" Jyoti Manuel, Special Yoga
TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism
- The PDA Nurture Programme: 5 week programme for parents, carers & professionals working with autistic children with complex presentations to help create a more harmonious flow within the setting or the family home and to improve the quality of life and mental wellbeing of everyone involved. With Jody Isitt and Harry Thompson.
Nurturing Connection with Sian Hill
- Embodying safety: education, resources and support to understand, tune into and befriend your nervous system so you can create real lasting change in your life and for your family
