Good Friday: Yoga at the Beach

 

Welcome.

I am currently travelling in Australia, and am available for contract and/or locum teaching.  In addition I often return to Sydney to continue with my specialist teaching for people with varying degrees of physical ability and conditions or those recovering from illnesses.

A strong believer in giving individual attention and correction, my aim is to create a program for each person, whether in a class or private session.

I am also available to give massage including to people with special needs.

 

 

Put your heart in one place and anything is possible - Buddha

 

Testimonials

 

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Text Box: I first met Annette at the beginning of 2002 when I was wanting to begin  gentle yoga in an attempt to gain some flexibility in my back. 

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Text Box: In September 2000 I had been diagnosed with advanced breast cancer which had spread to my liver and many of my bones including my spine.    Whilst the radiation and chemotherapy had done wonders for my condition and gave me remission from my cancer, I was left with a very immobile spine which restricted my enjoyment of life significantly.  For many years I had always thought about beginning yoga, but time and circumstances never seemed to be right.  Now I had the time and circustances were definitely right but I was very concerned about finding the right yoga teacher and class for me because of the parlous state of my spine. As is often the case, fate intervened and Annette came into my life. 

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Text Box:  Before meeting Annette I rang and spoke to her as I wanted her to know what she might be letting herself in for with me and I also needed to know if she thought that yoga would be beneficial and above all safe for me.  Annette was wonderfully reassuring on the phone and so it was decided I would begin with a group of new group of students in the first term.   As it turned out most of the ladies in the group were new to yoga and had medical problems of one sort or another.  From that first day I knew I had made the right decision and that fate had led me to the most amazing person.

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Text Box: Annette looked after each individual student and their particular problem in the most caring, gentle and compassionate way.  It was almost as though we each had a private lesson.  Particular movements were altered and modified to suit the capabilities of each one of us.  Relaxation and meditiation at the beginning and end of each class was inspiring and relevant to us all.

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Text Box: Over the time I attended Annette's classes I witnessed many students who had very difficult medical problems but who always gained enormously from Annette's yoga expertise and her unfaltering kindness.  I can say without fear of contradiction that all of Annette's students have nothing but praise for her ability as a yoga teacher and the utmost respect for her as a person. 

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 Pilates

I am delighted to share my experiences of Annette Loudon’s Pilates classes.

 Annette is an exceptional teacher who provides individual attention and exercises specific to the needs of each member of the group.  Annette’s Pilates classes were recommended to me by a sports medicine specialist in order to develop strength, maintain range of movement and postpone the need for joint replacement surgery for as long as possible. Whilst I did have the surgery (hip replacement) 2 years after I commenced Pilates, I am convinced that my rapid recovery was in no small way due to the strength and stability I gained through attending Annette’s classes. I really value Annette’s warmth and her caring approach and I have learned a great deal from her.

 

Jill Cuthbert