About Emma, your Studio Owner My journey with yoga didn’t start out as a spiritual or mindful practice —I came to it very much through fitness. After teaching in the gym, I would attend yoga classes for exercise, strength, stretch and to see how far I could push myself.​

I enjoyed it, but I didn’t truly understand what yoga could be. After having my first child, I attended mum-and-baby yoga classes. Again, I focused on what I wanted to work on physically. But everything changed one day in class, during a meditation with a “ball of energy." Previously, I had pretended to engage with it, but that day, I truly felt it.

My teacher said afterward,“Now you understand, and now you’ve got it.” That moment, was when my yoga practice truly began —and this is where the movement becomes the medicine.

​I have been teaching in the fitness industry for over 2 decades, and I’ve also navigated my own challenges, including a back injury, osteoarthritis, and spinal degeneration.

For many years, I tried everything from osteopathy to sports massage, but it wasn’t until I committed to a regular yoga practice over the last 10 years that my back began to heal — almost completely.

Beyond the physical benefits, yoga has profoundly changed my mindset. Over the last six years, as I’ve deepened my spiritual practice and explored Shamanism, I’ve become calmer, more grounded, patient, and accepting.

Opening Vortex Yoga is my way of sharing this journey with you. I want to support you as you explore your body, your mind, and your spirit — whatever your starting point, pace, or ability. Yoga has transformed my life, and I would love to witness and guide you on your own journey.

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With so much love,

Emma