orlabeaton
My name is Orla Beaton and I run "Yoga by Nature" in Milnathort, Perth &
Kinross. I have been teaching my own gentle blend of movement & mindfulness
since 2015 and prior to that I worked as a massage therapist specialising in pre
& post natal bodywork for 8 years. Qualifications 2022 200hr Well Woman Yoga
Therapy training with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli 2021 Level 2 Training with the
Mindfulness Association in Compassion (Feb-Aug 21) 2021 Essential Somatics
Movement Teacher Training - Level 2 (now a certified teacher) 2020 Qigong
Immersion for Yoga Teachers with Mimi Kuo Deemer (August 20) 2020 Essential
Somatics Movement Teacher Training - Level 1 (March 20) 2019 Level 1 Training
with the Mindfulness Association in Mindfulness (April - Nov 19) 2019
Winterlight - 12 Week course in Mindfulness with Orlaith O'Sullivan 2019
Fundamentals of Essential Somatics with Martha Petersen (2 Day workshop) 2018
Mental Health First Aid (12 Hour - SMHFA) 2018 CPD - Yvonne Austen "Adjustment &
Observation" 2018 CPD - Brenda Louw "Anatomy & Scaravelli Yoga" 2018 CPD -
Somatics Workshops with Jahna Clark (Shoulders & Hips) 2017 CPD - Rona Main
"Creating Space/ Sutras" 2015-17 2 Year (500 HR) Yoga Teacher Diploma with Yoga
Scotland 2016 Youth Mindfulness Kids Teacher Training 2015 Certificate in
Jikiden Reiki 2015 First Degree in Usui Reiki 2015 Forest Schools Practitioner
(Level 2) 2014 Art of Mentoring (Ring 1) 2013 1 Year Foundation in Yoga with
Acquaviva Yoga 2013 Baby Massage Instructors Certificate (SSCBM) 2011 Diploma in
Remedial & Sports Massage (AMTS) 2010 Wellmother Diploma in Massage & Pregnancy
2010 Certificate in Massage for People Living with Cancer My Journey I was
initially drawn to yoga and holistic therapies in my late 20’s when I was
searching for a better work-life balance and a solution to my stress-driven
anxieties. Living in Dublin at the time, a work-hard play-hard culture had
driven my body and mind to the brink and I regularly experienced panic attacks,
depression and became quite unwell with an over-active thyroid – my body had had
enough. Deep down even then I knew there was another way but felt stuck in my
chosen career at the time. A chance conversation one evening in a pub with a
friend opened my eyes to the world of holistic therapies like homeopathy,
massage and yoga and a different way of being. I began to consider the prospect
of honouring my heartfelt desire to help others. However it wasn’t until I fell
pregnant with my first child that I found the courage to try a pregnancy massage
and join a yoga class, persuaded by the chance that others would be beginning
too. Healing myself came first and is an ongoing journey. Returning to Edinburgh
that year I continued pregnancy yoga and massage and I have no doubt that both
allowed me to sail through the 9 months inspiring me to go on and train as a
bodyworker and leave my career in finance behind. I then spent many years
working and learning about bodywork and building a successful niche massage
practice supporting expectant and post-natal mums and their families. Some say
that the average work-span of a massage therapist is 8 years and that certainly
was the case for me. Whilst I was and still am hugely passionate about the
benefits of positive touch, my body knew otherwise and it was time for a break
from treating bodies in such a hands-on way. This realisation coincided with an
opportunity to step back into employment for a while and I spent 3 fantastic
years working for Secret Garden Outdoor Nursery founded by Cathy Bache. The
chance to step into such a fabulous social enterprise was a true gift and
allowed my deep love of Nature, which had been lost along the way, to resurface.
I had the privilege to take part in a deep nature connection program called Art
of Mentoring in 2014 and went on to train as a Forest Schools Practitioner and
support young children in their free explorations of natural world. At that
time, along with Nature, yoga was the biggest source of support in my life,
emotionally, mentally and physically. I returned time and time again to the
refuge of my mat to ease the physical and emotional stresses of parenting and
life. In 2013, I had the privilege of doing my Foundation Yoga Training with
Marc Woolford of Acquaviva Yoga. This year of training based around Marc’s
interpretation of the teachings of Vanda Scaravelli really laid the foundations
of my daily yoga practice and greatly influenced the style of my teaching today
which is gentle yet deep, somatic and very mindful. In 2015 the conditions
finally felt right for me to progress onto a full Teacher Training Diploma with
Yoga Scotland, one of the most thorough and diverse qualifications in the UK.
The loss of a dear friend that year and the deep grieving that unleashed became
a transformational stage for me and gave me the push that I needed to step up
and allow the Yoga teachings that had supported me so much over the years to be
passed on to others. I completed the 2 year (500 hour) course in June 2017 and
I'm now living and breathing Yoga and bringing my blend of the teachings out
into my local community.
