Sasha (RYT200) was born and has lived most of her life in Glasgow, Scotland. Having been moved about a lot as a child, this fuelled her love for travelling. She has lived in Iran and travelled to most of Europe, South America, South East Asia, India and Nepal. 

Her love for yoga started 12 years ago as a seventeen year old, through a yoga video and from there she began a regular practice through books. Yoga has been a practice that has helped Sasha through her life particularly during the difficult times when it helped her focus, clear her head and find her way. She particularly loves it as a practice that has followed her around the world. She loves that you can do it anywhere, all you need is a small space! 

Mostly self-taught, she once attended a yoga class in Glasgow and was blown away by the teacher, who had trained In India. From there, the dream began. 

She eventually followed her dream and in 2008, she became a student of Scarlett Mehigan of Tribe yoga. Sasha completed the intensive 200hr yoga teacher training in India which proved to be a life-changing course. Scarlett and the other teachers inspired her passion for yoga and her desire to teach it. Sasha had hoped to teach yoga afterwards as a part time job but after the course, she knew that she was always going to be dedicated full time to yoga.The Tribe yoga course also allowed her to take her meditation further and this was the point of her battle and eventual understanding of meditation. 

India is the home of yoga and a special place and being in the natural and peaceful surroundings of Mandrem, added to the experience. 

Following her training, Sasha began her pursuit of not only her new career but that of her own self-development of her body and mind.

Further to the rest of her travels and teaching in various parts of world, Sasha returned home to start up her own yoga business, Shanti Yoga Glasgow in the West End of Glasgow. The business has quickly taken off with private yoga classes across Glasgow and popular group Ashtanga classes firmly in place in the communities of Finnieston and Yorkhill. Her classes are Ashtanga based and are high energy and demanding but with blissful relaxations incorporated throughout the practice. Sasha also works at Kibble Education and Care Unit in Paisley offering Yoga, Reiki and relaxation sessions to the young people. 

In August 2009, she trained with Vicky Oliver in Surrey, England to gain her 'Yoga Bananas' Children's yoga teacher training certification. Vicky further inspired Sasha with her admirable successes in life and yoga teachings. So much so, that Sasha returned in September 2009 to join her WhYoga Pregnancy Teacher training course which not only taught Sasha about Pregnancy Yoga but also invaluable real life experiences that were passed on. 

As well as Yoga, Sasha is certified VTCT Swedish Massage at Langside College, Glasgow and in Reiki 1 and 2 with Over The Rainbow, Glasgow. she believes that Massage and Reiki are great complementary therapies to use with Yoga and has integrated her trainings to offer full relaxation packages to suit the needs of each individual client. 

Sasha is also registered and insured by the Independent Yoga Network for Yoga and with the Federation of Holistic Therapists for Massage.