“YOGA IS TAKING A MOMENT FROM YOUR BUSY LIFE AND
REMEMBERING YOU HAVE A SOUL THAT NEEDS TENDING TO”

 
 

aBOUT GEMMA

GEMMA HOOKER IS A YOGA TEACHER AND SOUND THERAPIST, CURRENTLY BASED IN BICESTER, OXFORDSHIRE. SHE HAS BEEN PRACTICING YOGA FOR 12 YEARS, AND TEACHING FOR OVER 6 ACROSS LONDON AND THE UK.

INSPIRED BY MANY TEACHERS AND disciplines INCLUDING EMBODIED AND SOMATIC MOVEMENT, ELEMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY AND SOUND THERAPY, GEMMA IS oN A JOURNEY TO DISCOVER AND SHARE TOOLS THAT HELP US nAVIGATE THE uPS AND DOWNS OF BEING HUMAN.

WHAT TO EXPECT

KNOWN FOR HER SLOW, FLUID and challenging FLOWS, GEMMA LOVES TO WEAVE LITTLE SPRINKLES OF mindfulness WITH intuitive MOVEMENT, ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO GET TO KNOW THEIR BODIES AND MOVE IN A WAY THAT FEELS FREE AND EMPOWERING.

CLASSES ARE SET TO A BACKDROP OF ECLECTIC BEATS THAT BRING YOU UP, THEN SOFTLY DROP YOU BACK DOWN IN A BLISSFUL mEDITATIVE STATE.

Learn more about the class types gemma offers here.
 
Learnings so far....

  • THE YOGA PEOPLE, 2017, GOA INDIA

  • THE YOGA PEOPLE, 2019, LONDON

  • SADHANA YOGA & WELLBEING, 2018, LED BY LETITIA WILKINSON

  • THE YOGA CAMPUS, 2018, LONDON

  • 4 HR WORKSHOP WITH STRETCH LONDON, 2019

  • 2019, WITH MARK SWAN

  • Ali Young, 2022

  • DAVID LLOYD, 2022

  • DAVID LLOYD, 2022

 
 

  • "Gemma’s yoga class on Friday morning is the highlight of my week. We work so hard that we build up a sweat but it’s somehow simultaneously wonderfully relaxing! Thank you!"

  • “THANK YOU FOR THE LOVELY LESSONS ONLINE. IT IS A DELIGHT TO HAVE YOU IN MY HOME LIVE AND ON DEMAND. YOU ARE A MUCH NEEDED HEALTHLINE FOR KEEPING WELL IN BODY AND MIND AT THIS CRAZY TIME.”

  • "MANY THANKS FOR ALL YOUR YOGA CLASSES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. MUCH APPRECIATED BY MY (SLIGHTLY) MORE FLEXIBLE BODY! YOUR CLASSES HELPED KEEP ME SANE OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS"

  • "Gemma brings amazing energy to the group, and her sequencing of movement is great. Love this class!"

  • "Gemma’s yoga class is a wonderful relaxing experience"

  • "Gemma was fully understanding of my needs and gave me confidence to try as much as I could and not to worry if I had to pause. Thank you so much for supporting my return to exercise and making me feel comfortable."

  • "Gemma has such a soothing voice and a lovely flow I didn’t realise the class was over. Just wonderful"

 

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

IN THE MIDDLE OF JUGGLING A STRESSFUL JOB AND HECTIC LIFE CHANGES, THE FEELING OF BEING LOST AND LACKING PURPOSE WAS SOMETHING gemma COULD NEVER QUITE SHAKE OFF.

YOGA WAS THE ONE THING THAT ALWAYS PROVIDED A PROFOUND SENSE OF CALM, CLARITY AND SELF WORTH. She FOUND THE MORE time spent on the mat, THE MORE present and conscious her life became off the mat.

Gemma is AN AVID BELIEVER THAT YOGA IS NOT ABOUT HOW FLEXIBLE YOU ARE! IT IS DISCOVERING A WAY OF COMING BACK HOME TO YOURSELF NO MATTER WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND YOU. IT IS uncovering your true worth, whilst FEELING THAT YOU ARE CONNECTED TO SOMETHING MUCH BIGGER THAN YOURSELF.

SINCE COMPLETING her FIRST 200 HOUR TEACHER TRAINING WITH THE YOGA PEOPLE IN 2017, gemma HAs enjoyed SHARING this practice AND CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE FROM ALL walks of life.

WHETHER YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A SPACE TO FORGET THE WORLD FOR A WHILE, READY TO LOOK WITHIN, OR JUST STRETCH OUT YOUR HAMSTRINGS, THIS REALLY IS A MAGICAL LITTLE PRACTICE THAT EVERYONE CAN TAKE SOMETHING FROM.

 

“MEET YOUR OWN SELF. BE WITH YOUR OWN SELF. LISTEN TO IT. OBEY IT. CHERISH IT. KEEP IT IN MIND CEASELESSLY. YOU NEED NO OTHER GUIDE.”

SRI NISARGADATTA MAHARAJ