Yoga With Belle
Yoga Teacher in Tonbridge, Kent
Zoom Online & Face to Face Beginners and General classes with experienced, fully qualified Yoga teacher. Based in Kent, UK. Focus on breath, postural alignment and body awareness.
I am Isabelle, a Yoga Academy certified teacher (British Wheel of Yoga and Yoga Alliance accredited) and a Somatics Exercise Coach (SEC). I am passionate about health and wellbeing. I help my clients to find balance, strength, ease of movement and peace of mind for a happier life. I encourage you to listen to your own body and to connect to yourself to embody each pose in the best possible way. We build strength, balance, mobility and develop body awareness by bringing mindfulness into our practice.
Each class starts with a short period of stillness allowing you to arrive on your mat, preparing mind, breath and body for the practice. You are guided through breath exercises and a series of movements to bring focus and calm whilst opening and mobilising the body. Each week has a different theme and offers various poses from standing to sitting or lying down. You gain strength, flexibility, mobility, mindfulness. The aim is for you to feel energised, yet relaxed and restored. My students love the practice !
Yoga & Somatics are a wonderful way to re-balance, re-energise physically, mentally and emotionally. They are like 2 peas in a pod. This is a holistic practice for body, mind and soul and is the best way to nourish and nurture yourself. It will take you on an amazing journey!
Somatics releases tension from within melting all physical and mental stresses away. A transformative experience. It increases mobility and balance, leaving you feeling more spacious, aligned, relaxed, with renewed energy and sustained feelings of wellbeing.
Yoga is about you finding your centre, your inner power, resilience and strength which will sustain you through life’s ups and downs. Both yoga and Somatics will offer you a sense of connection, inner peace, ease and freedom. Perfect combination !
In my class, you will find:
A fusion of Hatha Yoga & Somatics
Moving intelligently in a mindful manner
Safety first: Using alignment & the right equipment including props
A warm-up before the peak poses & modifications on offer
A relaxed & friendly atmosphere
Different weekly themes including breath work, asana (poses) and relaxation
Working at your own pace
CLASS DESCRIPTION:
Yoga for Beginners: Completely new to yoga or returners.
Yoga for Non-Beginners: You know the basics and are familiar with alignment, breath and basic poses.
Dynamic Yoga: For those, who want to incorporate more strength and flow in the practice.
Pause, Breathe, Meditate: Just what it says ! Perfect halfway through the day to calm body & mind and recharge.
Somatics: Find ease and freedom of movement. A perfect and gentle way to release tension from within the body and mind. Rest & Restore. From doing to non-doing mode. Connecting body and brain to calm your whole nervous system, ease anxiety, improve breathing, mobility, posture and much more.
Yoga for Relaxation: A mix of yoga, somatics, mindfulness and breath to totally unwind and relax.
Available for corporate and group classes, workshops, events, retreats and private tuition in & around Tunbridge Wells.
Students often leave with a smile, saying they feel so much better physically and mentally. 1st group class free. See you in class!
9 Reviews on “Yoga With Belle”
I’ve been attending Isabelle’s online yoga sessions for eighteen months. She is a brilliant teacher..her instructions are very easy to follow and she keeps a close eye on all the participants to make sure they are doing the postures and exercises correctly. I feel I have improved so much..my balance is better, I feel stronger and able to hold postures for longer. My energy levels increase after a session and I always feel brighter..happier..content. Thank you Isabelle for keeping the lessons interesting and challenging! I wish I could do yoga with you every day!
Thank you Manue. Somatics works wonders for the whole body to let go of tension, especially in the shoulders’ region, where we all tend to feel it, especially working at a desk or driving. The breath is so good for us too. So glad it helped. Keep at it !
Thank you Sarah. It is so good to have you in class whether it is face to face or online via zoom during the pandemic. The main thing is to be consistent with a weekly yoga practice. You have given the best definition of yoga: feeling restored, energised and balanced at the end of class. That is exactly what yoga is all about.
So glad you enjoyed our Friday evening relaxation yoga class. Perfect to let go of the week’s tension and get ready for the weekend. Hope to see you soon !
It was wonderful to see how much you benefited from Somatics so quickly. Your posture improved, your body let go of tension, so did your mind as you felt calmer and more relaxed. The cherry on the cake is better sleep and improved energy.
Always my pleasure ! It is so lovely to have you in class. See you soon !
I am so glad to have been able to continue with Isabelle’s yoga classes online during the past year. Isabelle is welcoming and positive in her instruction, offering guidance for all abilities. I am always left feeling restored, energized and balanced after class – cannot recommend highly enough.
Great relaxation session, Isabelle. It was just what I needed at the end of the week. I knew I was holding tension in the neck and shoulders but had not realised how tight I was on the right. It’s amazing what you pick up when you listen to the body. The tightness had gone after the second body scan. I enjoyed the variety of exercises. Thanks for giving us alternatives too. Feeling taller and reenergised at the end was such a gift. Thank you!
I would like to specially thank Isabelle for her generosity as she regularly gives gifts to her students like free classes for Christmas or for lifting up our mood in these particularly difficult times ,merci beaucoup 🙂
Very supportive and caring yoga and somatics teacher. I booked a course of 1-1 sessions to help with posture. After each session I felt taller, lighter and so relaxed. Isabelle left me with the tools to continue working on my own after the course. Somatics is amazing! Cannot recommend Isabelle enough!
I had such a nice group session with Isabelle 10 days ago. After a very busy week, it was great to practice several breathing exercises to start slowing down and relaxing. We also learnt to contract, lengthen and release leg, shoulder and arm muscles. I really appreciate Isabelle taking time to check our postures, very important for someone like me with poor coordination and hard of hearing from one ear. At the end of the session, I felt much calmer and my shoulder ache on the left side, for working too many hours on the computer, had gone. Since, I have been practicing most days the breathing exercises we did and have seen my attention focus improve. I will most certainly attend more Somatics sessions with Isabelle.
Hi Katrina, So glad you were able to join us on this workshop “Boost your health, Boost your happiness” The vagus nerve is key in the balance of our wellbeing. We all felt the power of working on the vagus nerve and everyone felt calmer, lighter and happier by the end of it. Breathing and Somatics are fabulous powerful tools.
Hi Kathy, Delighted you enjoyed our Vagus Nerve workshop to rebalance, restore and recharge our whole nervous system, especially in those challenging times of 2020. A great way to let go, release and feel freer to liberate positive energy.
I have been taking classes with Isabelle for 7 months now. Recently I attended a 2 hour workshop with her which addressed the workings of the Vagus nerve and it’s role within our body. After a brief presentation we practised a mixture on Somatics and Yoga. Having been very stressed recently, I can only say that I felt immeasurably calmer at the end of the workshop. In fact I felt like a new person. I also remember and practise what I am learning at home and cannot recommend ‘Yoga with Belle’ highly enough.
Thank you Francoise for your kind words. I love what I do and above all love to share it all with my clients in class or workshops. I am so happy you are enjoying it all and feeling the benefits of reconnecting to oneself feeling more grounded, calmer, clearer and how fun it can be in the process. It has been wonderful to be able to connect via Zoom, especially during challenging times. See you soon !
Thank you so much Veronie. I really love having you in class be it online, indoors or outdoors ! Your enthusiasm and commitment really pays off. I love how your face lights up after every class. It is such a joy to witness 🙂
Wow! What a fabulous way to spend Saturday morning. I thoroughly enjoyed this truly relaxing and informative workshop which really set me up for the rest of the day. Thank you, Isabelle!
I have attended Isabelle classes of somatics, yoga or meditation for over a year, face to face and also via Zoom; Isabelle is very caring and guiding her students very gently to reconnect with their bodies and minds. I have enjoyed all my sessions with Isabelle and felt so much better since I started. I would definetly recommend Isabelle classes 🙂
Isabelles yoga lessons are fabulous. She guides you beautifully..step by step. I always feel totally refreshed after each session. My balanced has improved, so much it’s wonderful! Isabelle teaches you to observe how your body feels, how to engage individual muscles to improve your postures. I thoroughly recommend her classes