I (Brenda Louw) come from South Africa,
where as a child I was running around barefoot and birdwatching.
When I left school I studied and worked in nature conservation,
 which developed my interest in plants.
This got me going on the medicinal use of herbs,
so I studied aromatherapy, reflexology and massage therapies.
 I left home 10 years ago wanting  to ‘see the world’.
One of my visits was Scotland, where I fell in love with Stuart and here I am!




My friend  took me to me to my first yoga class in South Africa, just before I left to travel. 
It intrigued me, so while working abroad, I bought some yoga books and attended classes in Bikrams and Ashtanga yoga with Samadhi Keever, my first yoga teacher and now friend.
When I came to settle in Scotland I gained my yoga teaching qualification with Union Yoga.
 I have learned a lot from David Swenson, Brian Cooper,
Dharma Mittra, Ana Forrest, Salvatore Zambito
and everyone whom I meet along the way,
 including all who have been coming to my classes
since I started teaching …

I have written a series of articles for Yoga & Health magazine
on Yoga and Digestion: June, July and August 2009.
To view these, look at www.yogaandhealthmag.co.uk .
I'll keep you updated on future writings.