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Background

Michelle Nixon

My journey with yoga started in 2011 with regular private Ashtanga Vinyasa lessons with authorised teacher, Charlie Taylor Rugman over a period of six years while living in London. I also made regular trips to India from 2011-2019. 

From 2016-2017 I assisted Jess Glenny at theMysore studio in Greenwich until I left for Mysore in 2017.

I lived in Mysore, India (birthplace of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga) practicing and studying with Ajay Kumar over a period of two years and also completed my Ashtanga Vinyasa Teacher Training with him. I taught classes and retreats in Laos, Thailand and Senegal before returning back home to Scotland in 2019.

In 2020 I moved away from Ashtanga Vinyasa and focused my attention on the Vinyasa Krama system taught by Matthew Sweeney.  I continue to practice with Matthew regularly.

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My teaching

After six years of Ashtanga Vinyasa practice I completed my Ashtanga Vinyasa Teacher training in Mysore with Ajay Kumar in 2017.

In 2022 I was given authorisation by Matthew Sweeney to teach Chandra Krama series and in 2024 given authorisation to teach Marjara Krama. 

In my classes I share what has been passed on to me by my teachers. My classes focus on alignment, giving modifications and hands on adjustments to students where needed. With particular emphasis on the breath and focus on stambha (pause).

I have an individualistic approach to teaching. I advocate self-practice and want to give students the tools to practice on their own.
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Michelle Nixon and Ajay Kumar
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