SUP Yoga and SUP Fitness with ASI Trainer Leanne Bird, UK
Posted: 7 May 2018
UK. WALES. Leanne Bird is an ASI SUP Yoga Teacher, SUP Fitness and an ASI SUP Trainer based in Pembrokeshire in Wales. She became a trainer to enable her pursue her joy of paddling and to follow her passion for fitness, well-being, adventure and the outdoors.
Leanne was a water baby from a young age, learning to swim at 3 years old, competing in swim championships throughout her school years. Continuing her love of water, she learned to SUP and was the first to become a Paddleboard Yoga Instructor, in west Wales. Through her SUP and wellbeing business, Birdsol, she provides paddle board, SUP Yoga, and SUP fitness activities.
SUP Yoga Teaching and SUP Fitness
Leanne qualified as a 200hr yoga teacher with Wise Living Yoga Academy, affiliated to the Yoga institute in Mumbai, India – the first such institute in the world to offer Yoga to the ‘common man’. She is also a member of Yoga Alliance UK and holds a Level 3 Certificate in Personal Training.
She says: “Helping people to be at peace with themselves and at the same time lead them to a healthier life, was what I wanted to do.”
Leanne wants to inspire more people to become SUP Yoga and SUP Fitness instructors in their own right. She says: “I want to be able to show existing yoga teachers and fitness instructors alternative ways to instruct and inspire their clients to get outside, get on the water and enjoy nature while getting fit and flexible at the same time. SUP yoga and SUP fitness are fantastic ways to improve your wellbeing, there’s nothing else quite like it.”
Dolphin mother and baby join the class
Leanne tells us about one of her experiences running a SUP Fitness class in New Quay. She says: “I was running the SUP Fitness lesson at New Quay, a picturesque seaside town on the Cardigan Bay coast which was home to Dylan Thomas. Were we’re in the sheltered harbour doing the class and suddenly up popped a mother Bottlenose dolphin and her calf. It was amazing to see them and the class were overjoyed. They kept disappearing each time the class tried to get a photo though. Dolphins can be seen swimming and diving as they follow the shoals of mackerel into the bay. It was a truly memorable experience. I had a few extra students in my classes after word got out! “
Train to be a SUP Yoga or SUP Fitness Instructor
You don’t find experiences like that in an office job so why not train to be a SUP Fitness Instructor or SUP Yoga teacher with Leanne? Her Pembrokeshire based ASI accredited SUP school BirdSol and The Big Blue Experience offer SUP Fitness instructor and SUP Yoga Teacher courses throughout the year. Experience the stunning natural beauty of the Pembrokeshire National Park while you qualify.
For more information about ASI courses and dates held in Pembrokeshire, see the ASI website: https://www.academyofsurfing.com/find-courses
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