ABOUT LEIGH
Leigh first tasted the potency of Yoga in a tiny Chinatown studio 18 years ago. That kickstarted a journey that would lead her to Ubud, Bali, where she spent the formative years of her Yoga education primarily with Emily Kuser, with whom she completed her 200-hour and, much later, her 300-hour teaching certification.
What began as a journey of rediscovering the capabilities of her body eventually shape-shifted into one that showed Leigh a glimmer of the capacity and potential of her mind. Bali birthed Leigh’s poetic teaching style and shaped her soft skills of inclusive space-holding, but her path eventually took her into the heart of classical Yoga, primarily in the tradition of Sri Krishnamacharya, as well as the study of Vedanta. She furthered her studies in Hatha Yoga, Tantra and Ayurveda with Octavio Salvado, David Frawley and Nitya Mohan, and until today, continues to be a most enthusiastic student of Vedanta.
Thanks to her prior experience working as a journalist, Leigh is able to distill ancient teachings and eloquently share them with modern practitioners and householders in accessible, practical ways. Having taught full-time for 13 years, she truly believes that Yoga is meant to be lived, not just practised within the confines of a studio or a Yoga mat.
Because it takes time to unpack the multilayered teachings in a way that practitioners can experience their transformative effects, Leigh favours working one-on-one with students, or teaching in retreats, immersions and trainings, as these offer sufficient time and space for the teachings to be introduced, applied and imbibed. She especially enjoys taking retreat groups to India, where participants can truly see what it means to be Living Yoga."
LIVING YOGA RETREATS
Living Yoga retreats combine Leigh’s love for travel with her sincere desire to hold space for journeys of introspection, healing and transformation.
Living Yoga retreats are intimate gatherings of no more than 20 people, and are almost always hosted at heritage properties off the beaten track. Participants are encouraged to honour their inner rhythm. While days are bookmarked by morning and evening practice, there's plenty of time between to take in what the locality has to offer — it could be visiting the village temple in Sri Lanka, catching a wave in Bali, or pottery lessons in India. Or, you could simply kick back with a book, nurse a cup of tea and journal in silence.
Joining a Living Yoga retreat is a lovely opportunity to connect with a community of practitioners who have intended to leave behind their daily routines and habitual clutter, and recalibrate amidst a framework of daily pranayama, asana and meditation. Magic always happens when like-minded yogis gather — boundaries soften, smiles widen, and friendships always blossom, initiating all into the concept of kula — the Living Yoga family.
Every moment in life is yoga; to practise is to live.
