Katy Appleton, Founder & Director of appleyoga brings to yoga more than 25 years of expertise in movement through ballet, Pilates, body tuning, breath and energy work. She is an internationally recognised teacher of Vinyasa Flow and is known for bringing the true essence of yoga alive in a student's body mind in creative, dynamic and life transforming ways.
Chanting is a divine yoga/the yoga of sound or 'nada'.It is a sublime and ancient practice that is the gateway to connecting with our own true nature.
The vibration of the sacred syllables in each chant reverberate deeply in the soul of every human being.
Alva graduated in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture, Herbology and Tuina) in an incorporated study program between Reidman International College for Complementary and Integrative Medicine and Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in China.
During these 4 years of studies she was exposed to many different methods of healing and therapies and took additional classes outside the TCM frame, she then graduated in Shiatsu therapy and practises daily Qi Gong and meditation.
Alva has a long established acupuncture clinic in Kingston and Hampton Wick
Whilst abroad she fell in love with Yoga and went on to do many different yoga trainings over the years and now teaches an eclectic mix of many well regarded styles.
Like Katy, Alva studied with Nikki Slade’s Learn to Lead Kirtan Training completing her 200hr Kirtan training three years ago and regularly offers sound bath meditations, chanting and yoga nidras at her home studio in Kingston.
