About Les
Les has always had a passion for the physical body and workings of the mind.
Prior to yoga, Les had a background in sports and body building. His Shiatsu therapy training initially changed the way he thought about health and disease. In addition, Les has had a solid daily Bhuddist meditation practice for many years which has given him a good understanding into how the mind works. He thus brings both the physical and meditative aspects of yoga to his classes.
Les originally trained in the Iyengar yoga system, and along the way also cultivated a passion for the vinyasa yoga and astanga yoga approaches under the guidance of many experienced yoga teachers. He was the co-founder of an astanga yoga studio in Norwich for many years, and he also taught Astanga yoga to Norwich City Football Club.
Over more than 12 years Les has being doing yoga intensely and he finds Iyengar yoga to be the most mature and complete form of asana and pranayama practice. It is applicable to all people, all ages and those that do all styles of yoga practice. Iyengar yoga is not stressful on the body, and it is extremely useful in treating disease, injuries, misalignment and imbalance of the body.
Les has an impeccable knowledge of the body and it's movement, and he teaches yoga with both humour and passion. He now teaches a multifaceted approach unique to him, blending the art of asana practice with the science of the mechanics of movement and anatomy.
He encourages his students to work hard in classes, and understand the foundations while working on the postures that they need. Moreover, he likes to remind them that while yoga is important, it should also be fun and not always serious!
Les teaches private and public yoga classes and leads popular yoga retreats all over the world, with many of his students returning year after year.