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Yoga, Dance & Indian Head Massage

Workshops & Retreats

A variety of workshops and retreats are on offer for your extra wellbeing development.

Group Classes

 Kara teaches a mix of classes for your weekly well-being fix. There is something for everyone.
Classes are either live streaming via zoom or in person or both!  Termly booking and drop-in available (concessions available on request) 

Private Groups, 1:1's & IHM

After an initial consultation each session is tailored to meet the needs of the individual/ group. Start your journey to wellbeing.

About Kara

Kara has been working as a freelance dancer, choreographer and teacher since graduating from Bath Spa in 2002, with a 2:1 BA Hons in Creative Arts: Dance and Visual Arts, teaching classes in Contemporary Dance Technique, Improvisation and Choreography, Community Dance Projects and Creative Dance for Children in both community and educational settings. Alongside her dance training and career, Kara has been practicing yoga since 2000 over which time her passion and interest to learn more lead to the completion of her teacher training in Vinyasa Flow Hatha Yoga 200hr in 2013 in Morocco and London with Yoga Haven and her advance 500hr training in 2016 in Goa, India with Sampoorna Yoga. Kara has also completed Chakra training with Anodea Judith and Spiritual Development with Caroline Myss and Yin and Mindfulness Teacher training (40hr) with Paula Ahlberg and Anatomy & Physiology For Yoga (30hrs) with Dr Yogi.  She has been teaching yoga full time since 2013.


Kara enjoys all styles of dance and yoga and recognises the need to continuously re-energise her practice by trying new and different things, attending yoga workshops regularly including Forrest Yoga, Face Yoga, Rocket Yoga, Boxing Yoga, Partner Yoga, Acro Yoga, Thai Yoga Massage, Yin, Restorative and Yoga Nidra amongst many more. This exploration through her own practice and further training influences her teaching. She is adapt at delivering sessions to a range of individuals from varying ages, bodies and experience and always aims to create a relaxed and fun atmosphere to her classes as well as challenging and embracing the needs of each individual.


As well as teaching regular yoga classes and workshops, Kara is also Student Liaison Officer for Academy For Yoga Training, mentoring trainee teachers on the 200hr Hatha training course and teaching the 40hr Yin Teacher Training and other CPD courses for the Academy. Kara is also co-Artistic Director of South West based company, La Brigata Dance Theatre, both performing and choreographing for the company for stage, street and festivals. She is also an Associate Dance Artist with Make A Move, a dance, movement and music charity working to promote mindfulness and wellbeing for people in BANES. Kara leads the ‘Keep Moving’ dance for dementia project for the charity. She also delivers monthly ‘Movement For The Mind’ workshops for Alzheimer’s Support in Wiltshire and writes for Dancenotes a company that create bespoke music and dance plans for primary schools.


Kara is a professional member of Yoga Alliance Professionals UK and People Dancing UK. As well as her teaching work, Kara also practices Indian Head Massage since completing her qualification with The Complimentary Therapy College in 2016. She also has an Appointed Persons First Aid Certificate, an Adult Delivering Learning Certificate, Level 3 City & Guilds and Dance Youth Leader Certificates with Swindon Dance. 


Additional to her freelance work, Kara has been a lecturer in Performing Arts at The City of Bath College and Lecturer of Dance at Strode College, Head of Dance at Crispin School, as well as Dancer In Residence at Theale College. She was founder and co-Artistic Director of Tempo Dance Company, a community dance company based in Bath between 2006-2009. She was one of the key founding members of Bath Dance Forum (BDF), a collective of local dance professionals and was on the managing committee since it was established in 2004 until 2012 and Bath Dance steering group member between 2006-2017. 


Kara has performed dance works at The Place, London, The Edge, Bath, The Rondo Theatre, Bath. The Playhouse, Salisbury, The Arc, Trowbridge, South Street Theatre, Reading and numerous festivals and carnivals including 10 appearances at Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts. Her choreographed works have been performed at The Edge, Bath, The Merlin, Frome, South Street Theatre, Reading, Strode Theatre, Street and Bath Carnival.


Previous work and training includes teaching A’Level and GCSE Dance; 'Dance with the elderly with Dementia' with Wiltshire Dancing and Cedar Care Homes; "Moving The Line" project with Dance Aware for adults and children with both physical and mental health needs; volunteer at "The Festival of A Thousand Stars", music & dance festival in Ethiopia; Extended Schools Dance Leader for Writhlington School; Master Classes with Ramon Doringo, James Wilton, Laila Diallo and Hofesh Shechter; Residencies with Jean Abreau, Rachael Kirshe and Yael Flexer (Bedlam Dance Company); Body Weather with Stuart Lynch; voluntary work at Dance Voice- Centre for Dance & Movement Therapy in Bristol. Kara was also Assistant Gymnastics Coach and Sports Acrobatics Coach at The Angmering School of Gymnastics from 1996-1999 before she moved to Bath.

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