Therapeutic yoga
mentoring
and Practice to support real life balance.
Online and from my home base in Aboyne, Scotland
Welcome, I’m Gem
I’ve been teaching yoga full time for 14 years and practicing for more than two decades. After a year away caring for my father, I’m returning to teaching with a renewed focus on yoga therapy, mentoring and small online courses that explore how practice can support daily life, our body and nervous system.
The heart of my teaching is simple: to help you build steadiness, awareness and ease within a safe and therapeutic environment that fully supports you. Practice can offer you a way to meet life and its many demands where you are now - through your body, your breath and your mind.
Whether you are a student, a teacher, or someone seeking a more therapeutic relationship with practice, my aim is to support you in finding clarity and confidence both on and off the mat.
Let me help you CREATE A PRACTICE WHICH IS BOTH MEANINGFUL AND FULLY SUPPORTIVE, whether you are a yoga student or teacher.
Online and in-person yoga training
I offer both online and in-person yoga training. In-person immersions and training will begin again next year (2026) in Deeside. I welcome you to come and join me for practice and training at my cosy yoga shala, an intimate space designed for up to 10 students.
AYURVEDIC YOGA MASSAGE AND REIKI
Relax your mind, body, and spirit with a full-body Ayurvedic Yoga Massage and Reiki treatment. I offer in-house treatments in Deeside.
Online or In-person Private yoga lessons
These private yoga lessons are designed to fully support your yoga journey. They are tailored to your body and needs and can be taken in person (Deeside) or virtually.
Gemma’s massages are next level. I’ve not experienced another like it! She is amazingly delicate yet with a powerful precision and intuition for what you need. I always leave feeling brilliant, well worked over but satisfyingly relaxed and at peace. A lot of thought goes into the whole experience, from the ambience and the pre chat to tailor to your wishes, to the actual massage and the holistic aftercare too. Love it!! ~ Michael Brown
AYURVEDIC YOGA MASSAGE
50 hour Yin YOGA TRAININGS
Coming in 2026 — In-Person Advanced Yoga Training in Aboyne
After many years teaching and mentoring yoga teachers in Glasgow, across the UK, and internationally—with over 70 students trained—I’ve recently relocated to Aboyne to create something more rooted and personal.
From January 2026, I’ll be opening the doors to my new home-based yoga shala: a quiet, purpose-built space designed for depth, connection, and growth. Trainings here will be limited to a small group of students, held in a peaceful homestead setting with nourishing meals prepared at home using local ingredients.
Comfortable accommodation is available nearby for those travelling in.
Full details will be announced soon.
YIN YOGA TRAINING TESTIMONIALS
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The training was not just about imparting knowledge but also great preparation for starting to teach Yin confidently. Great ideas about how to structure classes – very pragmatic training, encouraging you to apply your knowledge in a practical way.
Sonya McKinlay (2023 Yin Training)
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Gem’s yin yoga teacher training exceeded my expectations. It covered everything I needed to know to begin sharing yin yoga to others. Gem has so much insight and wisdom and delivers this authentically with passion and precision. There was the perfect balance of yin practice, theory and teaching/planning classes. She welcomed the group into her warm and comfortable home and cooked DELICIOUS lunches each day! This course has given me the tools and resources to confidently start teaching yin yoga. Thanks Gem!
Emma Savill (2023 Yin Training)
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I am grateful for this learning opportunity with Gem. I wished this training wouldn’t ended because it was so lovely to meet and come together to deepen our Yin side of practice. Gem is a great teacher with many years of practice and teaching. Her knowledge and understanding of anatomy and theories are for the benefit of others, which is like a treasure in this modern world. I highly recommend this training with Gem if you are keen to deepen your Yin practice and teaching.
Yuki Sakuma (2023 Yin Training)