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Hatha Yoga in London and Somerset

Tim has been teaching yoga for over 26 years and at Triyoga in London for over 10 years where he was part of the Teacher Training faculty. During this time he has taught corporate classes, one-to-one private yoga lessons all over London, and yoga courses and yoga holidays in the U.K. and abroad. His background includes Sivananda and Astanga Vinyasa yoga.

When, in 2000, he heard about Shadow yoga with its seeming integration of martial art movements he naturally gravitated towards it. Shadow yoga focuses on cultivating sensitivity to the breath and internal sensations, together with the correct placement of the body and its limbs so as to free areas where obstructions naturally occur (marma). This forms the foundation of āsana (yoga posture) practice, and it negates the confusion that arises when one focuses on achieving a posture through physical force/imposition or being seduced by aesthetics.

He is now a trained Five Elements acupuncturist – offering acupuncture treatments in Frome – and is using his more refined understanding of the energetic channels and the energetic functioning of the Organs to further guide his teaching.

Having relocated to South Somerset in October 2021, Tim now teaches Shadow Yoga group classes in Frome whilst also available for private bookings in London, Frome, Bruton and anywhere within a 30 mins drive of Bruton.

The school of Shadow Yoga was founded by Sundernath (Shandor Remete).

“Before I found Tim, I was ‘sacked’ by a yoga teacher who told me I “wasn’t flexible enough in mind or body” to do yoga.  And it’s true up to a point.  Physically, I’m about as naturally flexible as a house brick.  I have lost count of the number of times I have claimed various postures were anatomically impossible for someone like me.  Yet with Tim’s way of explaining things and his ability to understand what I find difficult and how I might work my way forward I have achieved progress, enjoyment and satisfaction that I (and my previous teacher!) thought was beyond me.”

~ Ian Simpson

“Tim guided my introduction into Shadow yoga and I feel so grateful to him and to this incredible lineage of wisdom embodied in this practice. He was a very considerate and able teacher. Each lesson was a wonderful journey, never repetitive, always enlightening and challenging. The lessons were intelligently strung together in a way that gave clarity and cohesion and enabled the body and mind to assimilate the teaching. He worked to give us all a real feel for the practice, in his beautiful descriptions, sequences and postures. I thoroughly recommend both the Shadow Yoga practice and Tim as a guide, to anyone serious about the Yoga path”.

~ Nicole Freris