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About

About Bernadette King

Bernadette first found yoga over 40 years ago. In 1988, she began teacher training with the British Wheel of Yoga and over the decades has developed, & continues to develop, her own approach.

Both her teaching and learning aim to offer personalised, individualised guidance in group classes and workshops, recognising the varying needs of those attending. She encourages an emphasis on sensation, grounding & space.

There is less emphasis on moving towards “advanced” asanas and an idealised look and more focus on exploring sensation, on all levels.

Over these years her specialisation has become Women’s Health, and her wide experience , studying and training enable her to offer support to all women throughout their various life cycles and challenges. She is also available for 1-1 classes, including pregnancy and post-natal (with baby)

Over the past several years she has held both yoga workshops and residential retreats, basing content around the Celtic Wheel of the Year as she has become increasingly influenced by and interested in the benefits of harmonising oneself with the rhythms of nature and how this can be a valuable way of finding a more peaceful life and outlook.

Her classes, retreats and workshops draw on a vast range of techniques that are both accessible and practical as well as subtle.

She is also a highly experienced massage therapist, offering a range of therapies, and is a Reiki Master, with over 20 years’ experience.

She is a teacher/practitioner member of BWY, Birthlight & CThA and is required to regularly attend CPD days with all these organisations to maintain her approved teacher/therapist status.

Bernadette lives in Greenwich, London, has 2 sons, a granddaughter, and a grandson.

And considers it a great privilege to be called to this work and be able to share it, with the same degree of enthusiasm as at the beginning of her journey.

 

Yoga qualifications

  • BWY Diploma
  • Pregnancy Yoga module (BWY)
  • Teaching Practice Observer for student yoga teachers/pregnancy yoga teachers for the BWY & accredited organisations.
  • Well Woman Yoga diploma (Birthlight).
  • Menopause Yoga diploma  (accredited to the British Wheel of Yoga)

Massage qualifications

  • ITEC Dip Massage, anatomy & physiology
  • ITEC Dip Indian Head Massage

Advanced massage and yoga certification

  • Fertility yoga
  • Yoga for breast health
  • Pregnancy Massage
  • Trigger Point Therapy
  • Neuro Muscular technique
  • Baby Massage Instruction
  • Hot Stones Massage
  • Ayurvedic Foot Massage

Other therapies

  • Reiki Master
  • Australian Bush Flower Essences practitioner
  • Magnified Healing practitioner

Reasons to try Peaceful Practice

  • British Wheel Of Yoga

    Bernadette is a British Wheel of Yoga diploma holder.

  • BWY Observer Teacher

    Bernadette is a certified Teaching Practice Observer Teacher for student BWY teachers/pregnancy yoga teachers & accredited organisations.

  • Qualified Massage Therapist

    Bernadette has been a qualified massage therapist for over 15 years with diplomas in Therapeutic Massage, Indian Head Massage and Baby Massage Instruction and has certificates in Pregnancy Massage, Neuro Muscular technique, Ayurvedic Foot Massage, Hot Stones Massage and Trigger Point Therapy .She is also a Reiki Master practitioner.

  • Birthlight

    Bernadette has part 1 & 2 diploma in Well woman yoga from Birthlight.. She is one of very few people in the UK teaching this unique approach to Women’s holistic health.

  • Menopause Yoga

    Bernadette is a fully qualified and experienced teacher of Yoga for the Menopausal Years. She teaches classes and courses. Please see home page for details. Contact her at info@peacefulpractice.co.uk discuss or for more information.

A personal message from Bernadette

“Over 30 years I have been privileged to have taught thousands of yoga students, from newcomers to the experienced, some briefly and some for many years, some young and some not so young, men & women, pregnant women, post natal women with their babies and children. All have taught me so much and for this I am most grateful” My massage & Reiki practice in Greenwich has steadily grown over the past 17 years, along with the range of treatments provided. There is always so much more to learn.

Bernadette King

What people say about Bernadette

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More recently, I have been searching for a space in which to find inner peace, along with good mental and physical health – I am still caring for my mum and I have been incredibly stressed. I tried to think of when and where I have been most happy and my thoughts returned to Bernadette’s yoga classes. After a bit of research, happily I found out about Bernadette’s yoga course at the Yogi Tree so I immediately signed up.

My reason for wanting to return to Bernadette’s yoga classes specifically is because I achieved inner harmony and spiritual awareness, my concentration, and memory improved significantly and my physical and mental health improved to the point where I had never felt so good. Since rejoining Bernadette’s classes I have already begun to feel better and believe, no I know, I am on the road to recovery. Bless her.

Bernadette practices what she preaches so to speak, so when she asks you about your health and injuries she is always mindful of what she has learned about you and adjusts your practice accordingly. Relaxation means relaxation. Moreover, her wealth of experience in yoga and complementary therapies means that your experience will be both peaceful and positive.

Joining Bernadette’s yoga class is the kindest thing I have done for myself. Why don’t you do the same?

Fiona
Well Woman Yoga class

“In 30 years as an osteopath and founder of a natural health centre, I have known Bernadette as a yoga teacher and reiki practitioner. She is just about the best I have met.

Bernadette’s reiki work has helped me personally in my recovery from breast cancer, during which time I have not had to resort to surgery or chemotherapy.

9 months ago I was told I needed a radical mastectomy and now when the surgeon examines me, he says he cannot be sure what he is feeling – if anything! Thank you Bernadette!

Carol
Reiki Testimonial

“I wanted to let you know just how invaluable everything you taught me at your classes was for my labour – I really don’t think I could have done it without you. Giving birth this time round has been one of the most empowering experiences of my life”.

Kirsty
Empowering labour experience

“I first met Bernadette several years ago when I attended her yoga classes at the Arches Leisure Centre in Greenwich. At that time, I was experiencing a number of health problems relating to my vegetarian diet and the fact that I was caring for my mum who has Alzheimer’s disease. Bernadette’s classes were a sanctuary for me as they gave me a space to ‘recover’ both mentally and physically, and to find spiritual happiness. Later I went into full-time employment and like anyone with an addictive nature, because I couldn’t attend all of Bernadette’s classes, I didn’t attend any!

More recently, I have been searching for a space in which to find inner peace, along with good mental and physical health – I am still caring for my mum and I have been incredibly stressed. I tried to think of when and where I have been most happy and my thoughts returned to Bernadette’s yoga classes. After a bit of research, happily I found out about Bernadette’s yoga course at the Yogi Tree so I immediately signed up.

My reason for wanting to return to Bernadette’s yoga classes specifically is because I achieved inner harmony and spiritual awareness, my concentration, and memory improved significantly and my physical and mental health improved to the point where I had never felt so good. Since rejoining Bernadette’s classes I have already begun to feel better and believe, no I know, I am on the road to recovery. Bless her.

Bernadette practices what she preaches so to speak, so when she asks you about your health and injuries she is always mindful of what she has learned about you and adjusts your practice accordingly. Relaxation means relaxation. Moreover, her wealth of experience in yoga and complementary therapies means that your experience will be both peaceful and positive.

Joining Bernadette’s yoga class is the kindest thing I have done for myself. Why don’t you do the same?”

Fiona
Yoga classes

…I relax the moment I hear Bernadette’s voice. The class works well online, as Bernadette always talks through each movement clearly and calmly, with different variations depending on how you are feeling, just like in the original classroom. being able to join online is particularly special for me as I have moved cities and this is an opportunity for me to re-join the class which I loved so much from a distance.

F.H.
Well Woman Yoga classes

…One of the biggest things I’ve noticed is being able to connect with a group of like- minded women at this time is really special. I find the classes many things – grounding, relaxing, calming, energising, uplifting. I do yoga on my own at home as well, but there is something about being able to do this together as part of a group that feels so vital right now. It is particularly precious when faced with such huge unknowns and uncertainty.

C.L.
Well Woman Yoga classes

“I was fortunate enough to meet Bernadette when I was expecting my daughter. Her knowledge, teaching methods and kindness helped me immensely during a pregnancy which could have been very stressful as I have already had three miscarriages. Her lessons are well structured yet very relaxed. Each participant receives advice one one to one basis”.

Elisabetta
Pregnancy Yoga Classes

“I’ve been on two of Bernadette’s birth preparation workshops with my wife Jenni, and both have been invaluable!

When our son was born three years ago, we went into hospital feeling really prepared, as we’d had our final session the day before Jen’s contractions started!

All the techniques (breathing, positional, massage) that we’d been shown in the workshops helped Jen stay calm, positive and in control, and they enabled her to get into natural, open birthing positions. As her partner, I felt better able to help and encourage Jen myself, without getting in the way. I breathed with her, massaged her feet and shoulders when necessary, and tried to help her stay strong mentally. The workshop gave me a great deal of mental strength, too.

I still tell people about Bernadette’s brilliant breathing techniques – Simple but clever. The breathing exercises helped me a lot, too, stopped me from panicking, and I became much more aware of what was happening to Jenni, both physically and emotionally. Before our second child was born, seven months ago, we went on the birth preparation workshop again – it was a brilliant refresher course. Jenni gave birth to our daughter without any pain relief at all this time, and I firmly believe much of her strength came from the preparation we received in Bernadette’s workshops – I cannot recommend them highly enough!”

Tim
Breath & Space birth rehearsal workshops

“The birth preparation workshop gave me the confidence to feel that Tracy and I could take control of the labour experience and not rely soley on the hospital team. The exercises were fun and practical. They definitely helped. More importantly, the advise and support from Bernadette provided reassurance which helped us both relax and deal with the labour.

The techniques to manage different stages of labour were very useful to Tracy and helped manage the transitions without the need to panic. The breathing exercises were especially helpful.

The workshop definitely made a difference when Tracy went into labour – I would recommend it to any couple preparing to give birth.”

Robert
Breath & Space birth rehearsal workshops
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