Angela

Angela is a UK-based integrative counsellor. She offers counselling, mindfulness programmes and therapeutic yoga to support nervous system regulation, self-enquiry and gentle wellbeing. Angela is a studio owner with over twenty years’ experience supporting wellbeing, personal growth and therapeutic self-enquiry. Her work is rooted in presence, compassion and embodied awareness, offering practices that are inclusive, grounding and relevant to modern life.

Yoga

Yoga has been part of Angela’s life for more than two decades. Her practice deepened through Iyengar Yoga at the Liverpool Iyengar Yoga Studio, where she first experienced yoga as both sacred and transformative. Travel and study in India further shaped her path, including immersive practice, time in ashrams and a 10-day silent meditation retreat at The Root Institute in Bodh Gaya. These experiences continue to inform her contemplative and mindful approach today. Her teaching is slow-paced, breath-led and relational, supporting people to reconnect with their bodies and cultivate moment-to-moment awareness in a way that feels safe and accessible.

Teaching Path and Ongoing Learning

Angela began her formal teaching journey with the Inner Yoga Trust, inspired by the non-forceful and intuitive work of Vanda Scaravelli. She later trained with Yogacampus, completing her Yoga Alliance-accredited training in 2013. Her ongoing studies with Mark Whitwell and Paul Harvey, both students of TKV Desikachar, have deeply influenced her understanding of yoga as a personal, adaptive and breath-centred practice.

Alongside yoga, Angela continues to expand her therapeutic work. She is training with the Mindfulness Network on the pathway to teaching mindfulness-based programmes with Bangor University, and is currently studying for a BSc (Hons) in Reflective Therapeutic Practice at the Metanoia Institute.

Building Community

In 2016, Angela founded Yoga Rise Blackpool, a welcoming community space grounded in inclusivity, connection and embodied practice. The studio reflects her long-held vision of creating environments where people feel supported, seen and at home in themselves.

Home

Angela lives in Lancashire with her partner, two boys and their dog Bella. She finds nourishment in long walks, travel, spending time in Spain, learning, audiobooks, and moments of quiet solitude that help her stay grounded and regulated in a busy world.

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