About Me

Sofya Ansari trained as a yoga teacher for three years with the British Wheel of Yoga and for two years as a yoga therapist specialising in baby yoga and antenatal yoga.

She undertook training in Traditional Thai massage with Kira Balaskas at the School of Thai Yoga Massage in London and completed a diploma in Ayurvedic massage and healing with Atreya Smith at the European Institute of Vedic Studies in France.

Sofya has a degree in Geography and a masters in the History of Medicine from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. It was during her time at university and when she had her first child that she came to experience, first hand, the profound healing effects of yoga and natural medicines. The significance of this experience prompted her to begin training in these fields.

Sofya has completed an APNT/ wellmother course in massage in pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. She is currently studying at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine.

Sofya teaches on specialist courses for yoga teachers and is currently writing a book about yoga in pregnancy.

Sofya is a member of the Complementary Therapists Association, British Wheel of Yoga and the Ayurvedic Practitioners Association.