About Gentle Yoga and Somatics

My name is Elaine Tague and I live in Hull, East Yorkshire. I teach local classes and privately locally and online: groups and 1:1.

I am a qualified Yoga Teacher and an Essential Somatic Movement Teacher. I am Yoga Therapist registered with CNCH.

I love teaching yoga and over the years it has helped my back issues. It is great for the body and for breath and for calming the mind. Relaxation is an essential part of yoga.

Then I discovered Somatics! The neck and shoulder issues I eased with yoga - gone. I thought I had worn out my hip 'overdoing' the stretching - now the pain has gone.

Read the About Somatics Section to know how it helps or join a taster to feel it for yourself. But in short, it is not an exercise class, Somatics re-educates the brain. It helps us to undo unhelpful habits and helps us to release the chronic tension, we are holding, that is causing the pain.

It may be a lifetime of bad habits or sport or computer work that has led to for example, sciatica, low back pain, shoulder issues, even digestive issues ... Somatics can help with these issues and much more

I still teach Yoga. Mostly chair based or chair supported. Though now it's Somatic Yoga! Comments I have received include: "I can't believe such small movements can make such a difference" and "Oh, I can walk better."

I teach mostly privately, but I do Somatic Sessions at Timebank in Hull. Sometimes Seated Somatics for those who can't reach the floor. For the Regular Somatics you do need to get up and down from the floor.

Check here or my facebook account for sessions

• 200 hour Yoga Teaching - Yoga Alliance

• 550 Yoga Therapy with Yoga Campus

• Registered with CNCH

• Yoga4Health Teacher

• 50 Yoga for Arthritis

• Certified Essential Somatics Movement Teacher