What we do
Due to our in depth knowledge
of the skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular and respiratory systems, including our first aid skills, we are ideally placed to design and implement meditation, Pilates, yoga sessions and workshops.
Our quarterly bespoke sessions include running guided meditation workshops for mental health and well-being.
This quietens the fluctuations of the mind and brings it into equilibrium increasing personal and professional productivity.
We have continually collaborated with organisations such as the BBC, RETHINK, BRUNEL UNIVERSITY, LEISURE CENTRES, SCHOOLS and many others. Our one–to–one sessions are also eagerly sort after.
Through intention setting, meditation, breathing techniques and YOGA postures, the goal would be to have the participants leave the sessions refreshed and calm. Our sessions are taught in a thought-provoking manner with meaning and depth through careful planning of each session, as well as readings from the yoga wisdom teachings. Each participant gets to have a deeper experience of themselves.
TESTIMONIALS
“I have been attending Ammie’s yoga and meditation classes for approximately a year. Due to her capability, dedication and no doubt, education from expert yogis, Ammie displays amazing skill at both these disciplines. The icing on the cake is Ammie’s ability to tutor students. Her instruction is clear and concise. Her manner is inspirational and kind. I look forward to her classes knowing that Ammie will extract the best out of me and finishing each with a sense of achievement.”
Jeffrey Greenbaum
“I have been practicing Yoga for over 20 years on a fairly regular basis. I have found it of great benefit to my body and mind in many ways. Yoga with Ammie has taken me to another level and really improved my practice. I like Ammie’s focus on proper body alignment, correct breath use and a well-balanced tempo. I now focus much more on correctness rather than forcing myself to just get the posture done. I am beginning to see the benefits as I continue my practice at home and in class with Ammie. Ammie’s teaching approach is very individual, she focuses on each student in the class and progresses them at their own pace. Ammie is one of the best Yoga teachers I have come across. “
Shailesh Malde
“Ammie is an excellent yoga teacher both at a group and one to one level. Due to work commitments I have been using Ammie for one to one sessions for 7 years and always find them rewarding. She understands your capabilities and limitations and can tailor the lesson accordingly, so that you can get the best from the session. Ammie has also helped any sports injury of mine, as she understands the body from her professional training. Her sessions always challenging and never repetitive.”
Gavin Allard
“I have a connective tissue disorder that makes exercise very painful and exhausting. After working with Ammie for the last year, for the first time in my life I have been able to commit to regular Pilates workouts and together we have built my core strength and stability completely from scratch. Ammie has always adapted our sessions to a pace that is completely suited to me and how I am feeling each time, tailoring what we focus on. I have seen a huge improvement in my strength and am now able to progress onto stronger exercise, that I would never have been able to do before. She is very understanding, kind and a super lovely person to work with. I have really enjoyed all my sessions with her!”
Charlotte Murphy
“With a hectic work, home and sporting life I have found attending 1:1 yoga and meditation sessions with Ammie has become an essential part of being me. Not only has my flexibility substantially improved but just as important these sessions have created the perspective, calmer mind, wellbeing and balance in all aspects of my life. I definitely feel ready for a working day!
Ammie always asks how I am and structures our sessions accordingly. I have always found these sessions exceptionally well structured and delivered in a manner that continues to develop me as an individual and my continued learning. Thank you Ammie Namaste.”
Norman Benn
“Ammie’s style of teaching is unique; Blossom Fitness has been running yoga & yoga/Pilates for decades, and Ammie has been a big part of this. Ammie manages to not only capture your imagination and focus your energy, you are within a prism of harmony reaching a different level of inner and outer strength. Expect to be transformed.”
Blossom Fitness London
“I’ve attended Ammie’s Pilates classes for many years. Her instruction is always very clear and she will give progression levels where appropriate. I really enjoy her carefully selected music to compliment the session. Ammie has the ability to take you to a tranquil haven in her guided meditation sessions with her mindful techniques.
Thank you Ammie, you are loved and respected by all who attend your enjoyable sessions. “
Brenda Jenkinson
“I love doing Ammie’s Pilates classes whether it be at my local gym or on a zoom session, both are just as enjoyable and professionally taught. After her classes I always feel so much better, less stiff and relaxed, the sessions flow smoothly enabling me to prepare for the next pose. Ammie also always has time to answer any questions or give some comforting advice, which I have benefited from many times over the years.”
Sue Ellett
“I have attended Ammie’s guided meditation sessions several times. Each session has a different theme and always encourages me to look and think about life differently. Most importantly Ammie has really developed my ability to live in the present moment and put aside matters that are out of my control. Her calm manner together with her extensive knowledge and passion for yoga and meditation has helped my well-being immensely. I have always left Ammie’s meditation sessions feeling a sense of being uplifted. I could not recommend Ammie’s guided meditation highly enough….try it and see for yourself.”
Bharti Shah
“Meditation and yoga classes with Ammie are experiences to be treasured and repeated regularly. I have been attending both for several years now and hope to continue for many more. Meditation sessions always leave me feeling relaxed calm and centred. No previous experience is required. Everyone is welcome and there is usually a delicious vegan cake at the end ! The zoom yoga classes were a real life saver during lock down and have continued to be the perfect start to the week. Ammie’s clear precise instructions create the perfect framework for yoga practice at home. It is ideal if other commitments prevent you from attending outside classes.”
Anne Kent
“I have been practising Yoga for several years over which time I have had many teachers, and Ammie is one of the best. I have been a student of Ammie for over eight years and from day one I could see what a good teacher she was. Ammie always puts a lot of thought and planning into her yoga classes. Her instructions are very precise and easy to follow meaning you don’t have to keep moving your head to see what you should be doing! Ammie encourages you to challenge yourself, she keeps a close eye on all of her students and is quick to adjust them if the posture is not being practised correctly. I also attend Ammie’s Meditation sessions and the same level of thought and planning is put into these, leading to an hour’s escape from the pressures of everyday life.”
Margaret Rowe
“Ammie is quite is simply a great yoga teacher. She effortlessly combines yoga and Pilates with wellbeing and meditation (with just the right balance) and tailors every session to your needs on that day, whether it’s to deal with aches and pains, strength, flexibility or mental wellbeing. I look forward to my yoga class every week and always come away feeling better and more relaxed.”
Anonymous
“Ammie’s yoga and Pilates classes are very enjoyable. I started off as a novice and have gradually built more flexibility and become much stronger, mainly with Ammie’s encouragement. The classes are a perfect balance of physical exertion and mental relaxation which I thoroughly enjoy.
Ammie is very friendly and approachable. In her meditation classes she explains positive mindfulness and relaxation techniques, which I find very helpful and would throughly recommend.”
Teresa Blackman
“I started practising yoga with Ammie in 2014 at the Highgrove Sports Centre in Ruislip. I had tried other classes in the area before but did not feel I was getting the most out of these. A good friend suggested I tried Ammie’s class so I enrolled for my first session and was very impressed with how I progressed and the way the classes were run. Ammie is an outstanding instructor who is very encouraging and extremely knowledgeable. She explains the yoga positions in detail before the class attempts them and is very understanding with students who have injuries or have a history of back problems like myself. I enjoyed her classes so much I started attending twice a week.
I continued to attend Ammie’s online yoga/pilates fusion classes throughout the Covid pandemic. As someone who was living on their own during this time, it was something to look forward too and really helped with my mental health. She always maintained a professional and positive attitude throughout and coped well with the challenge of teaching online and understanding the technology involved to successfully deliver her classes. I would highly recommend Ammie as a Yoga and Pilates teacher whether you are a beginner, intermediate or an advanced level student.”
Adrian Gerolemou
Teresa Blackman
“Ammie is such a wonderful teacher. She adapts her teaching to suit all levels of ability, gently encouraging and progressing through postures to an ultimate goal, wherever you feel you can take yourself. The journey is of the mind and body. I thoroughly recommend her, for any level of practice.”
Elizabeth Commins
“Ammie’s weekly Pilates classes are very popular with all our members from students to our Active 50’s members. Ammie’s classes cater for all abilities and are great way to improve core strength, flexibility and tone up”
Richard Ashe
Sport Partnerships and Development Manager
Brunel University Gym Manager
“I have been practicing yoga for many years before I met Ammie. With Ammie it’s not just a yoga class or a meditation session, she is in tune with her class. She is always well prepared and guides her students through each session smoothly with clear articulate instruction, assisting and correcting as and when necessary. A class with Ammie is never boring or routine. I love yoga with Ammie even on zoom she has that voice that just keeps you in the moment.”
Mary McManamon
“I have really enjoyed the virtual yoga sessions I did during Covid time. I met Ammie as she did some Yoga sessions at my previous company during our wellbeing venture, everyone loved it and the class was full! Ammie is fantastic at what she does and she makes sure she tailors her sessions for you no matter what your level of fitness. I really look forward to attending some in person events in the future. Keep it up, your amazing!”
Gurjeet Kaur
“Ammie‘s classes are perfect, she is a natural teacher, a true guide. She describes in detail each posture, so without effort or force you arrive further into the posture. She encourages us forward, but reminds us to focus on the basics, making each class a perfect balance. The sessions are incredibly varied, always taught with integrity, so I feel that my yoga practice is now on a much more solid foundation. After each class I feel stronger and calmer”
Jacqueline Clyne
“Croxley Green Business Park in Watford offers lunchtime fitness classes for employees based on the Park. Ammie Shah was invited to join the team of fitness instructors in January 2010 to provide Yoga Classes. Ammie has successfully provided 2 fifty minute classes every Friday between 12.00 – 2.00pm instructing beginners and improvers Yoga. The Classes are very popular and continued to be offered by the Business Park.
Big THANK YOU Ammie for your support and commitment to providing Yoga for Croxley Green Business Park employees.”
Sarina Staff
Marketing and customer services manager
“I have attended classes and practised yoga for almost 40 years and Ammie is one of the best teachers I have met in all that time. I always enjoy her classes. They are varied in content and very well structured. She clearly gives a lot of thought to her lesson plans. In a mixed ability class, she is able to both challenge the more experienced as well as encourage and support the newcomers. Her spoken instructions are very clear and precise.
My regard for her as a yoga teacher encouraged me to try the massage that she offers. Under her firm, confident touch I was fully relaxed during an hour-long treatment. It was bliss!”
Denise Cherry
“l am a yoga teacher myself and have been attending one of Ammie’s classes for a few years now, as I like to keep up my own practice. I enjoy them very much as she always has the right balance of relaxation and working on postures. She has excellent knowledge and experience. Her classes are always varied and interesting, she obviously puts a lot of thought into the content of the class and consistently comes up with new ideas. She is always patient and helpful, giving individual attention where necessary. She has a positive and encouraging attitude and is very dedicated. I have no hesitation in recommending her Yoga teaching.”
Loretta Lavery
“Ammie’s Pilates class is like a piece of dark chocolate – relaxing and intense at the same time. Set to soothing music, Ammie takes you through a series of increasingly demanding exercises which really work areas such as the abdominals and the lower back. Both young and old take part, and you do not have to be particularly fit to enjoy (or benefit from) Pilates. Hope to still be doing Ammie’s Pilates “When I’m Sixty-Four” (with apologies to Paul McCartney)”
Tony Barkeley
“I would like to say just how much I enjoy Ammie’s yoga classes.
Over the many years of attending her classes I have an increased knowledge on how to use my breath, have better posture, more energy and feel so much more relaxed in myself.
Ammie demonstrates and helps all her students to experience the particular quality of movement and breath, and achieve their personal goals in a fun and enjoyable environment.”
Sandra Yates
“We would like to say a huge THANK-YOU! for making your yoga classes fun and interesting. Rishaa has throughly enjoyed attending your yoga classes and every time I tell her that she has got a class with you she is thrilled! She comes home and shows her little sister what she has learnt. Her favourite posture is the sandwich move. Thank-you again for all your hard work and those reward stickers are a lovely idea.”
Tharshini Presanna
Mum
“I have attended Ammie’s yoga classes through both my pregnancies. She is a natural teacher whose professionalism and knowledge make her classes thoroughly enjoyable and extremely beneficial for preparation in childbirth. Ammie teaches with such ease,clarity and confidence, whilst taking into consideration the needs to each student. I would recommend her classes to any expectant mother!”
Aiva Wallis
“Fantastic way to exercise during pregnancy. Great breathing techniques and yoga postures which helped me through labour Massaging techniques were really useful to ease all the weekly discomforts and great to teach partners at home. Ammie was brilliant giving very clear and precise instructions with a relaxed and calm approach and took a real interest in our week by week experiences. A weekly Mind and Body refreshment.”
Sharon Wicks
“Ammie’s teaching is insightful, intuitive, compassionate and remarkably clear. You will benefit from her concise instruction and reach levels of your practice previously un-encountered. You can rest assured to feel relaxed and comfortable in a non competitive environment as you are guided safely through a perfectly structured class. A truly wonderful experience.”
Naomi Childs
“To say my introduction to Ammie’s lessons were a relief is an understatement. The back pain I had went and my physical well-being improved, I’ve not been back to the gym in the three years since my first lesson – for me that stuff doesn’t make sense anymore, my flexibility and mental focus is far better without it – there’s no macho competitive urge to keep up with times or weights, just a natural desire to focus and feel better in mind and body during a session, it’s an incredibly relaxed but fruitful experience.
If you are sceptical I’d say give it a go, Ammie will listen to any concerns you have and take you through it according to your needs.”
Marc Swallow
“I really enjoy Pilates classes with Ammie. She has such a calm style and is very clear with her instruction, often tailoring the exercises to suit our varying abilities and capabilities so that we all feel we have achieved, regardless of whether or not we are the best!”
Sarah Yorath
Ammie has been at the absolute centre of this. She has held, supported and guided me with such understanding, compassion, support and fun I have developed fun. She responds to all of my inquisitive wonderings and adapts her lessons to my needs – yoga is a way of life.”