About Nadia.
Writing
Former news journalist turned author, Nadia has been writing professionally for a long time. After starting life out as a blogger and music reviewer, she trained as a hard news journalist and landed her first reporting job in north London in 2006.
Armed with a nose for a good story paired with a thrill for being in places she shouldn’t be, Nadia went on to work as a crime reporter on a busy patch in south London. It was there she discovered a passion for campaigning and telling the stories of unsung heroes as well as those whose voices are too often silenced.
She later moved onto national titles both in print and online. Her writing has appeared in: Metro, MailOnline, The Independent, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, HuffPost, Tank, Dazed and Confused and more.
Having covered several elections and written dozens of front pages, Nadia left news desks and worked as a communications manager at a number of charities and organisations for several years.
Nadia is author of The Yoga Manifesto, which you can buy here.
Yoga
Nadia first discovered yoga as a teenager when her mum took her to a class in the 1990s. She wasn’t quite sure what she was getting into the time and yoga hasn't always been an easy ride, but it's a practise she's returned to throughout her life.
Nadia has explored most styles of yoga since she first set foot on a yoga mat over 25 years ago. She found Ashtanga yoga in 2008 and it’s this integrated approach: synchronising breath and movement, interwoven with yoga philosophy, which most informs her teaching.
Nadia has extensive experience of working with people from all walks of life. From beginners to long-time students, people with injuries and disabilities, refugees and asylum seekers, to women who have experienced domestic violence, people living with mental illness and those in recovery from substance dependency.
Nadia is deeply committed to making yoga inclusive. Her teaching approach is contemporary and explorative, while maintaining a deep respect for the ancient practice it is. In her view, anyone can practice yoga if they want to - it’s down to their teacher to take a flexible, compassionate and intelligent approach to help students find what best suits them.