About Rachel
Rachel Lovegrove is the owner of Orange Tree Iyengar Yoga. She is a Senior Level 3 Iyengar yoga teacher and mentor with over 25 years of experience. She left her job in the Music Industry in 2005 to pursue her teaching full-time.
Rachel is passionate about helping people navigate through mental and physical health issues through the application of yoga in their daily lives. She cares deeply about the discipline that she has devoted herself to and knows personally about its transformational and curative qualities.
Beginning in 1998, she trained to a high level in the UK and India with senior Iyengar yoga teachers including BKS Iyengar, Geeta Iyengar and Prashant Iyengar. She later completed the 3-year Iyengar Yoga Therapeutics course with Iyengar Yoga Therapeutics in California. Now she lives in Hampshire, UK and runs a small studio near Southampton for both online and face to face tuition, regular monthly workshops, annual retreats and mentorship programs (teacher training).
Her teaching style is pragmatic, open and supportive and she is dedicated to helping people reach their full potential through the practice of yoga. Students are welcome from all backgrounds and all levels of ability or experience.
What to Expect from Your Yoga Class
Safe, Methodical, Progressive
You will be taught in a safe, methodical and progressive way to provide a clear learning path. Poses and methods will be demonstrated and explained so that you can practice in a way that is safe for you. Modifications will be given for certain issues, injuries or illness so that you never have to miss your practice but the practice will support you in all stages of your life.
Weekly Focus Themes
We focus on a different theme of poses each week so that you learn to develop strength, flexibility, stamina, concentration and relaxation across a wide range of movements. In addition, you start to build your repertoire of poses so that you can eventually have your own home practice sequences to try out at home, in-between your taught sessions.
Ongoing Support
Rachel provides on-going support to all her students whether through one to one private tuition, email/telephone support or in-class advice on applying modifications to suit your particular needs.
Therapeutic, private and group classes are available.
Contact lovegrove@orangetreeyoga.com or 07725 1120043. to discuss your goals and condition, and we will help you find a class that works for you.
What Is Iyengar Yoga?
Iyengar, is a form of Hatha Yoga, named after BKS Iyengar, that has an emphasis on detail, precision and alignment in the performance of posture (asana) and breath control (pranayama). The Iyengar method builds strength, mobility, stability and health through the functional application of asana (postures) and sequences in harmony with the body’s natural anatomy and physiology. Classes are often quite physically demanding and require plenty of focus, but the benefits are massive! Iyengar Yoga classes are systematic, and beginners will start with the basic level poses and build gradually to more complex themes and asanas (poses) as they gain more experience and practice. No student should ever feel out of their depth at any stage and Iyengar Yoga teachers are trained over years (minimum 6 years to certification) to ensure student safety.
