About Us
My name is Theresa Bisgrove & I have lived in Hemel Hempstead all my life, with my family going back several generations in the town.
After practising yoga myself for many years I decided I'd like to teach it to others & I gained my teaching qualifications by studying for three years through the Yoga For Health Foundation at Ickwell Bury, Bedfordshire. Having completed my Teacher Training & Remedial Yoga qualifications & I also undertook a further year of studying Remedial Yoga to achieve a specialist level in that area.
I am a member of The Register of Exercise Professionals at level three (membership number R0026977) & I am fully accredited at that level.
More Information about The Register of Exercise Professionals...
The Register of Exercise Professionals
Information from The Register of Exercise Professionals website:
The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) is a system of self-regulation for all instructors, coaches, trainers & teachers involved in the exercise & fitness industry.
The REPs creates a framework within which individual instructors can achieve the highest standards of professionalism, linked to best practice in the exercise & fitness industry. Registration is achieved & maintained through the gaining of qualifications & training which are nationally recognised & which are linked to the National Occupational Standards for exercise & fitness.
The REPs exists because it is the only way to independently demonstrate that fitness professionals are competent & qualified to do their job. The Register is a central feature of the professionalism of the industry that is essential to giving customers, users, the public & partners in the medical professions, the necessary level of confidence in the quality of services provided by fitness professionals.
Registration signifies that an exercise & fitness professional has met certain standards of good practice.
The REPs encourages a properly qualified base of exercise professionals who:
- have gained recognised & approved qualifications.
- can demonstrate competence in their working environment.
- are committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
- have appropriate public liability insurance for the level at which they are working.
- demonstrate commitment to the industry Code of Ethical Practice.
The REPs Mission Statement is:
"To ensure that all exercise professionals are suitably knowledgeable & qualified to help safeguard & to promote the health & interests of the people who use their services."
Yoga & Relaxation Classes
There are many paths in yoga, I teach Hatha Yoga (union by bodily control).
Yoga is not a religion, it promotes health & happiness by working on the mind body & spirit. Yoga is non-competitive, & that includes with yourself! Everyone works at their own level & without strain.
Our Hatha Yoga classes will normally begin with a short period of relaxation followed by gentle limbering asana (yoga postures).
This would be followed by asana to include:- a twist,a backbend, forward bend, side bend, a balance & an inversion. This may be followed by pranayama (breathing exercise) before a final meditation & relaxation.
I use quiet relaxation music throughout the class.
You can find the times & locations for our classes here, or contact us for more information.
