Classes are taught by Christina Jones. She has practised and shared yoga’s teachings for over 20 years, is a TSYP and BWY accredited teacher and a CNHC registered yoga therapist.
Christina teaches people of all ages, whether one to one or in small groups. She offers therapeutic yoga in the community and this includes teaching pregnant women, residents in care homes ( participants here are aged up to 103!) and children, whether in schools or one to one. Offering yoga in the workplace has included teaching staff at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for many years.
Training healthcare professionals in utilising yoga techniques for stress reduction, resilience and self-care has become a dedicated focus for Christina and she has delivered workshops and courses for staff at Ashford and St Peter’s hospitals, junior doctors at Kingston Hospital, and for the staff at two children’s hospices. She has developed a training course along with her colleague, Bea Teuten, which they have both delivered to student nurses on the Foundation Year of the University of Surrey nursing degree course.
Christina also works in mentoring yoga teachers and those in training and offers supportive supervision for yoga therapists.
All forms of teaching and training can be discussed and arranged directly with Christina by emailing christina@yoga-flow.com or calling 07980 680 764.
Training and Qualifications
Christina has undergone 2 teacher trainings, first qualifying with Yoga Alliance in 2006 and then as a yoga therapist with TSYP in 2015. She trained in 2008 to teach pregnancy and mother & baby yoga with The British Wheel of Yoga, under the tutelage of Judy Cameron, a yoga teacher and midwife, and Wendy Teasdil, author of Yoga for Pregnancy.
Always eager to learn and experience more on the path of true yoga, in 2010 Christina discovered and embraced the classical teachings of the Krishnamacharya lineage, which breathed new life into her teaching and her own personal practice. In July 2015, she completed 1,000 hours of training in yoga teaching and yoga therapy on the BWY accredited TSYP course, which is rooted in traditionally pure and authentic yoga practices. Her training in yoga and yoga therapy is ongoing, with close links to the Chennai faculty.
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Testimonials
“Christina is a very talented teacher. She has an excellent awareness of her students differing needs, abilities and interests. She is also able to ‘read the room’ and change her plans if her original lesson would not serve her students.Christina uses these skills and her experience to give lessons that are enjoyable and helpful to her students. The compassion and peace that are at the heart of yoga are very much in evidence in Christina’s teaching.
I would heartily recommend Christina as a teacher to anyone at any point in their yoga journey.”
“I’ve had yoga lessons from Christina for several years – both in person and on-line. Her classes are excellent and she always gives options to suit individual needs. I often feel that they’re more like yoga workshops – where you’re following yoga learning and how to develop your yoga practice.”
“Christina is a very experienced yoga teacher and I would highly recommend her to anyone – she really does make a difference. I have attended group sessions, zoom lessons and also had one to one sessions. All are outstanding as Christina takes on board any issues or problems you may have and tailors the classes to suit the individuals. She takes the time to explain all the positions – adapting them where necessary for individuals – as well as a little of the theory. I leave her classes feeling very calm, refreshed and peaceful but also a little more knowledgeable about yoga and very energised.”
“I have been doing yoga with Christina for a long time in both group and one-to-one situations. I did the TSYP Foundation Course with her during the pandemic, which had its challenges. I am currently doing her 6 month workshop refreshing my knowledge gained on the Foundation Course.
Her style of teaching is easily understood and her care, compassion and help with an individual with movement restrictions is brilliant by providing modifications, enabling one to achieve the desired effect. She shares her knowledge with clarity. Through her teachings, not only have I learnt how to deal with my body issues, but also understanding the principles of yoga.
Christina is an amazing teacher and look forward to developing my yoga practice further over time.”
