Teachers

Harmony Holistics was started by Mike Cragg and Angela Walker. Courses and classes run by HH also have several guest teachers - all of whom are specialists in their own fields.

Mike's early background was in martial arts and he studied karate and ju jitsu intensively for over 15 years. Following a bad sports accident, Mike deepened his interest in Yoga to aid his rehabilitation. During this time Mike studied and obtained the British Wheel of Yoga Teachers' Diploma and subsequently developed an interest in the Iyengar method and Astanga Vinyasa methods of hatha yoga. His Yoga teaching style is now a fusion of Iyengar, Astanga Vinyasa and his personal explorartion in Yoga, Pilates and martial arts.  Mike is now a teacher trainer approved by the Yoga Alliance.

Angela has been practicing Yoga for over 20 years, initially gentle hatha Yoga and latterly Iyengar and Astanga Vinyasa methods. Angela also holds the British Wheel of Yoga Teaching Diploma and has a special interest in meditation and pranayama.  She is now now a qualified Yoga Trainer and Assessor for the Yoga Alliance.  In addition Angela is an experienced and trained ante and post natal Yoga teacher.

Mike is also a practicing acupuncturist and massage therapist.

Angela is a trained massage therapist and aromatherapist. Angela is now a qualified tutor trainer in Aromatherapy. She is constantly seeking to increase her skills in this developing holistic therapy and has trained with Jean Pierre Cousin, the noted aromatologist, acupuncturist and homeopath. Angela is also trained in remedial massage and Chinese Massage.   Reiki treatments are also offered - Angela is a Reiki II and will shortly be qualified as a Reiki Master.

Mike and Angela have had the rare opportunity to train in Acupuncture with Dr Zude Ye, the founder of "Fractal Acupuncture" (late of Beijing University and Arizona State University). They have gained experience in the very powerful time therapy acupuncture, whereby calculating the acu-points to be used at a certain hour on a certain day, the Earth's energies are used. Also practiced are traditional Chinese acupuncture, auricular acupuncture (ear acupuncture - excellent for phobia, addictions etc) and facial acupuncture (AKA acupuncture "facelifts").

Both Mike and Angela have trained extensively in the system developed by Joseph Pilates ("the Pilates Method")and are fully qualified teachers with the Pilates Institute and teach both Pilates for rehabilitation and general matwork classes .

Mike and Angela are qualified in group mat classes, small equipment, Reformer work and spinal rehabilitation.  Both Mike and Angela feel Pilates is the perfect complement to Yoga.

Mike and Angela are available to run courses in acupuncture, aromatherapy, massage, Yoga, Pilates or give lectures and demonstrations on complementary health .  Both are also available for personal training.

Other Teachers

Frank Perry has been studying Yoga since 1996 and has studied with many international teachers.

First, he started his Yoga Teacher Training with The Kevala Centre in Torquay gaining the Complementary Health Education Diploma in Yoga Teaching with Distinction.

Then he did the Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training Course in Edinburgh with David Swenson and training further with John Scott.  After this he moved on to complete the Remedial Training Program (Remedial Yoga) with the Yoga For Health Foundation and now teaches Remedial Yoga for individuals with the MS condition.  Frank has recently been approved given the status of Experienced Yoga Teacher by the Yoga Alliance and is also a qualified Yoga Teacher Trainer.

Now he has completed the Teaching Yoga to Children Certificate. Frank believes in presenting modifications for poses so that the practice is right for all the individuals - "Your Guru is inside yourself, just connect".