Yoga with Simona Hernandez

She first came to Yoga as a way to help with stress and to recover from a whiplash injury! After her first class at Tooting Leisure Centre she was hooked! Initially, Simona trained as a Sivananda Yoga teacher in 1998, however, her love of yoga drew her to other styles of yoga including Iyengar, Ashtanga Vinyasa, Vinyasa Flow, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga and Myofascial Release.

Simona's professional background is in Psychology. Her studies in Dance Movement Therapy increased her awareness of how inextricably the mind, body and inner spirit are linked.

Over the last 25 years she has had the privilege of studying with Bridget Woods-Kramer as an Anusara teacher, along with many other inspiring teachers such as Shiva Rea, Norman Blair, Sarah Powers, Paul Grilley, Judith Lasater, Gary Carter and Donna Farhi.

Simona has been practising yoga for 28 years and teaching yoga for 25 years and has continued her yoga training and teaching whilst she was living in Sydney and the UK. Simona mainly teaches at Yoga Bodhi, a dedicated yoga centre in Bath that she established 14 years ago.

For many years, Simona worked as the Assistant Course Tutor and was responsible for teaching Subtle Anatomy and Children's Yoga on The Yoga Academy Teachers Training Course with Simon Low. Today, she teaches her own 200 hour Yoga Alliance accredited Course though Yoga Alliance at her studio in Bath.

Simona's passion for teaching yoga has spanned 25 years. When asked what type of yoga do you teach? Simona will say it is “Yoga”!

She enjoys weaving mythical story telling through her classes which are both fun and challenging and encourages playful exploration of both the spiritual and physical aspects of yoga.

Simona loves to lead people on their own personal journey of self- knowledge and self-healing and admits how wonderful it is to witness the flourishing of each person as their practice grows and they reveal the innate wisdom within.

“There is a light that shines beyond all things on earth, beyond us all, beyond the heavens, beyond the highest, the very highest heavens. This is the light that shines in your heart.” Chandogya Upanishad.

"I love Simona's classes. They are gentle yet so rich in content and inspiration. I always feel more grounded, calm and clear afterwards. Thank you Simona for such great classes particularly through the pandemic, they have been like an island amidst stormy seas." Lucy