Learn More About Emily
Emily Young is foremost a teacher educator, having led undergraduate, postgraduate and professional development programs in sport, health, physical education and mental health for over 12 years at Universities in the UK.
She shares a warm and inclusive vinyasa teaching style, highlighting learner/practitioner awareness and self-realisation through her yoga leadership.
She has delivered retreats, workshops and YA yoga teacher training across Asia, Europe and the USA.
Emily is always learning through yoga, studying Ashtanga yearly with her teacher Ajay Kumar in Mysore, having trained in Hatha Philosophy in Northern India, studied Buddhism in Nepal and with strong influence from practitioners such as Kathy Cooper, Shannon Gannon, Tara Brach and more recently Raphan Kebe (space and flow yoga) she has received training from the likes of Dr Sushil Yogi, Noah Maze, Elena Bower and Leslie Kramanoff.
Emily holds a plethora of lifestyle and physical activity qualifications and national governing body awards, she is a CHEK holistic lifestyle coach, Mental Health First aid Trainer, holds a MSc in Sport and Exercise Science and an MPhil in Philosophy of Education. She is a Senior Lecturer in Health and Well-being Education at Edge Hill University in the UK, and has embarked on her PhD studies in Psychology, hoping to shed some more light and evoke discussion around happiness, education, teacher wellbeing and, well, sharing some of why we yoga teachers feel such love and contentment with teachers and leaders in formal education settings.
What People Are Saying
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Emily, you will never know the life changing impact you have had on so many people and the doors you have opened.
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— Teacher Training Graduate June 2018
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I can never thank you enough – you truly are the best teacher Em.
So knowledgable, inspiring, firm but fair to get the best out of me. Eternally grateful for really transforming my life, you gave me the toolkit and in your lessons I keep on seeing deeper truths.”
— Teacher Training Graduate June 2018
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I really enjoyed the course. I never thought I would actually teach. The way you have designed it so that students are gradually led into teaching is excellent. Thank you so much
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— Teacher Training Graduate June 2018
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Such a learning experience, thoroughly enjoyed the course, even though it was a lot tougher than I had anticipated. So glad I decided to do it.”
— Teacher Training Graduate June 2018
Qualifications
BA Hons QTS
MPhil (Education)
MSc (Research)
MSc (Psychology) (in progress)]
