What do you think is the best yoga pose? Do you have a favourite yoga pose? Good question? Am I following my ego or what benefits my body the most?

Why do we do sun and moon salutations as part of our yoga practice? Are we welcoming the sun and moon? A question put to me in last week's yoga class. My answer was brief and I thought warranted a fuller explanation.

I love this topic mainly because it's so true! It resonates with me. I couldn't find a yoga teacher course for adults with learning disabilities that suited me. I wanted a course that covered all learning disabilities not just a select group. So I started writing everything down that I was learning from my students and my collaborator with an aim of writing our own course.

Omg... After seeing the amount of plastic bottles in the shower this morning my conscious kicked in and I thought I have to do something about this! Surely this is another way rather than bottles of hair care products? What about hair conditioner bars? Any good?

In any yoga class there are people with different abilities and levels of experience. Teaching yoga to adults with learning disabilities is no different. These are the 5 key areas to consider to ensure a successful yoga class.

Why is teaching yoga to adults with learning disabilities so enjoyable? Imagine being with a group of people who are full of positivity, only see the good things in people, laugh, encorage each other and enjoy each others company. Seems like paradise and certainly lightens the heaviness in our hearts that the daily grind of life often brings.

If you are a group leader for adults with learning disabilities and would like yoga to be part of their activity programme the first step is to find a yoga teacher. This seems easy. There are many yoga teachers out there...but finding one who teacher adults with a learning disability are few and far between.

So you've qualified as a yoga teacher now what? You probably have a thirst for knowledge and are eager to learn as much as possible about yoga. Take a deep breath, relax and focus. In yoga we are all students, not one person knows everything.

Starting your own yoga classes can be quite daunting. Finding a suitable venue even more so. I've complied 5 key points to consider when looking for your ideal space for a yoga class and identified potential areas to think about and learn from my mistakes!

Teaching yoga is an amazing job. You see ongoing physical and emotional development of those who attended your class. Your ongoing positivity and encouragement to your student helps with their self confidence, self love, compassion and belief, but what about you, the teacher? How do you care for yourself?

Relaxation during yoga class is the favourite part of the class for everyone including adults with learning disabilities. Even those who are highly anxious or tense respond well to shavasana and deep relaxation. Often to the surprise of the support worker team.

Yoga nidra is yoga's best kept secret. Known as yogic sleep it is anything but! In a deep relaxation the conscious mind relaxes and the unconscious mind comes into action. Being taken in a journey of deep relaxation and restoration during a 20-40 minute Nidra.

In modern life managing work and family life can feel like you are a juggler in a circus! so many balls in the air. Teaching yoga may be your full time job or part time job which you manage with other employment.

Pranayama is part of the 8 limbs of yoga is focused on breathe work. 'Prana' meaning energy or life force and 'ayama' meaning control and is known to have many benefits including improved concentration, reduces anxiety and depression, improves relaxation and increases oxygen availability in the lungs.

My yoga teaching niche is making yoga accessible to adults with learning disabilities or special needs. It wasn't planned that way, it just happened!

There is no great tale of soul searching or finding enlightenment. I was training for my 3rd Marathon and started to have problems in one of my hips and aches in my lower back after long runs.

Teaching yoga to adults with learning disabilities has been the highlight of my yoga teaching career. These classes are the most challenging, stimulating and rewarding times I have experienced. The people who attend make me smile from beginning to end of class and i want to share with you the 5 key reasons why you should consider teaching yoga to adults with a learning disability.