Sarah B and Yoga

 
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I’m Sarah Barguirdjian and currently live in Winchester, UK.

I’ve been teaching full time since 2007 and hold the highest level of qualifications (E-RYT500) with Yoga Alliance US.
I’ve lead courses on Yoga International.com, Patreon.com and been published in leading Yoga magazines.
I train other Yoga teachers, was a lead teacher at Apple inc, Singapore for 2 years and have taught at and build programs at numerous studios worldwide.

I teach online and in person, give workshops and international retreats, and lead mentorship programs for teachers.

I started Yoga as a teenager and have practiced many styles predominantly Iyengar, Sivananda, Ashtanga, Anusara, Yin and Vinyasa.

I completed my first teacher training in 2007 and began teaching whilst living in Spain. I continued training as a teacher whilst living in Asia and took advanced training courses in Singapore, Jakarta and London.

Blending all I feel works from the Yoga styles I’ve enjoyed, I endeavour to create a fun, engaging learning environment for all levels.

My hope is to guide people to cultivate deeper self awareness and to ignite a spark for living life with a clear purpose and poetry.
My classes are known for their warmth, easy to follow progressions and regressions in poses, clarity and attention to detail.

The physical benefits of Yoga are clear and outstanding. 
What also excites me is witnessing how the on going practice of Yoga uplifts us emotionally and spiritually.

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”Thank you, Sarah. I’ve been a faithful follower of yours for years, and what a difference it has made to me!
I was a relative novice then and found the most basic poses a challenge.
I love and appreciate your approach and how you’re able to break down poses into easy-to-follow mini steps, always providing alternatives, encouraging students at different levels to adapt to different poses without intimidation.” 😊 PT Yeo, Singapore.

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Training

I've completed thousands of hours of teacher training and am registered at the highest level with US Yoga Alliance at E-RYT 500.

I finished my 500 hour advance teacher training in 2015 with Noah Maze in Jakarta.

I have also trained with Sarah Powers to teach Yin Yoga and with Judith Hanson-Lasater in restorative Yoga and completed numerous specialist trainings with Desiree Rumbaugh, Carlos Pomeda, Sienna Sherman, Tara Judelle and Ross Rayburn.


I continue to study Yoga and how to teach it with Noah Maze, Christina Sell and Hareesh Wallis.

I’m a certified children and teen Yoga instructor, am trained in myofascial release and am an advanced Thai massage therapist. I’ve completed numerous courses in anatomy and kinesiology.

I’ve also completed an extensive course in psychology with the University of South Carolina and the 8 week Mindfulness Stress Based Reduction intensive created by Jon Kabat-Zinn. 

 


I teach Yoga poses in stages. Most poses can be made less challenging or more advanced so that all levels of students have something to work with.

My weekly classes focus on different themes, poses, pranayama and meditations so that over time you can build a good solid understanding of Yoga.

Yogic philosophy, stories from the deities and poetry are also important elements in my classes.

All this with practical life relevance, some humour and my own personal stories and observations.
I am the mother of two boys, now 22 and 16.

I was born in London, left the UK in early ‘90s, studied, worked in Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Spain, Singapore and at the end of 2020 returned to England.

It's our last Thursday of the month, 75 minute, Fun Vinyasa class THIS THURSDAY! It's going to be an easy, Fun Vinyasa Flow, open to everyone and everyone. It's a usual £12 class for anyone, but if you'd like to become a gold or diamond patro
I’m taking my first break from teaching in 3 years and sinking into reading, guitar playing, time with my boys and creatures, cooking, the beautifully unpredictable British summer and my own Yoga practice. I’ll be back teaching (online a
Give the beings you love lots of strokes and plenty of cuddles. Even if they can only be spoken by phone or texted. ✨Tend to them
The brilliant Iris Murdoch, a natural Yogi, said; “Beauty is the convenient and traditional name of something which art and nature share, and which gives a fairly clear sense to the idea of quality of experience and change of consciousness.
My very dear Singapore pal is visiting the UK and has made the sun shine. Treasure your friends. When they’re not near you, call them. Send them voice messages, text them. And when you’re together, sit in the sunshine, talk all the tal
I’m teaching a special pop up class at the beautiful New Energy Studio Winchester this coming Saturday. 2nd July at 12.45. Join us and your hips will thank you 😀 This Trip Around The Hips class will set you up for a weekend with a spring in
Last night’s class beginning and end pics, with the in between focusing on Natarajasana and the 4th chakra. Our Tuesday evening Colden Common class has now been running for exactly one year ✨ And what a fabulous bunch of Yoginis and Yogis they
It’s just warm enough to leave the back door open. Luffy and Suki are careering from inside to out chasing each others tails. Insects and sunshine are coming in. I think this is what makes the Northern European summer so special. Outside a
England at its shaggy green best. I was going to put up one or two of these snap shots as stories, but really?! They’re so much more worthy of centre stage. #britishsummer #hampshirelife #winchesterlife #greenlife #enjoybeauty #countrylifest

Sarah’s latest published articles

An Elephant Journal article on teaching Yoga to people with ASD.
A Yoga feature in Expat Magazine on Yoga poses. 
An article written by Guava on my classes.
An Elephant Journal article I wrote on Parents finding ways to go to a Yoga retreat.
An article for YogiTimes The Yoga of Caring- Self care for Parents of children with special needs.
An article on parenting for YogiTimes Perfect Parents are imperfect.