Yuri, originally from Japan, has lived in London for more than twenty years and teaching yoga for the last ten years. She has lots of experience teaching complete beginners as well as intermediate level students. Her classes work for people of all and mixed levels in her online studio. Yuri’s classes focus on strengthening the core muscles, improving posture and developing mental and physical balance. She also uses breathing techniques, pranayama, as a focal element of holistic yoga practice. The aim is to help students develop an enhanced sense of well being from their practice of yoga. Yuri is a YMCA qualified yoga teacher with a Certificate in teaching yoga: CYQ level 3. Completed a pregnancy yoga course at the Life Centre in 2009 and she is qualified to teach pre and post-natal yoga.