Yoga by Kay

Happy 10th yoga anniversary to me !
Ops it was actually May 2014, when I first qualified in Hong Kong.
10yrs later going strong, so strong I let that milestone slip !
What I’ve learned in 10yrs…
- attitude is everything, and will create opportunity
- failure is a big part of success, so learn to enjoy it
- Success first time, is a fluke.. and can stop your progress

What I have forgotten …
- Dressing only in black
- being too cool for school
- having all the answers

10yrs teaching yoga = 15,000hrs teaching, I am officially a yoga master … but this doesn’t meant my learning journey has ended!
Far from it, as a Yoga Therapist we need to learn from your injuries and unique bodies and minds. It’s incredibly fun and rewarding, helping others .
Do you have an injury, bad posture or find mobility hard?
Let’s learn together, always around for a call.
Link in my bio

My primary objection is to help others, who want to help themselves
Hack your mind to believe anything is possible, impossible just means I’m possible !
Making a change is tough, you have to go against - well yourself!
Genetics 🧬 makes up 5% of us, the rest is nurture, our environment, our families and friends.
Equally you may suffer the same symptoms as you have the same habits, such as;
Lower back ache due to seated activities, such as driving, desk work, weight lifting etc
Learning to nurture yourself differently will create BIG changes, but can be really hard due to your environment.
Daily mind hacking will quickly create a stronger mindset for the changes you want to make.
Stack new habits onto existing ones, for example while I make my tea ☕️ in the morning, get 3 mins of mobility warm up in while the kettle boils?
Small daily steps to reach your larger goals!
Looking for help and not sure where to start? Hit me up!
What I offer;
👉🏼 FREE Community- 10 mins daily routines
👉🏼 FREE yoga library
👉🏼 Personalised Online Programs
👉🏼 Online 121 yoga
👉🏼 Online office yoga
Want to know more? Come say hello and let me know what you would like to know more about :)
Kay 🤷🏻‍♀️

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In just 10 minutes a day, unlock an energy surge that powers you through every challenge. Comment “Move” to join
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Experience unmatched performance gains, hitting further, lasting longer in every match or game.
👍🏽No experience required, just guaranteed results.
👍🏽Say goodbye to backaches
👍🏽 hello to envy-inducing victories!
Join me for a free trial and let’s redefine your game!
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Yoga is magic for the body, it is the permanent fix the Osteopath doesn’t want you to know about!
These are some of Student transformations, improved posture and mobility, which they instantly feel and with my unique daily program they see & feel the permanent results fast !
Who can apply?
👉🏼 daily back pain
👉🏼 Post injury
👉🏼 Want to make a change
You need no previous yoga experience, simply complete the application, arrange a suitable time to speak or let me know your desired goals, what is currently standing in your way, and we will make your personalised plan and all available via my app!
What the program includes;
👉🏼 daily sessions for mobility, understanding and strength
👉🏼 personalised for your exact needs
👉🏼 zoom calls & check-ins with Kay
Limited spaces each month, apply now to reserve your place !
Don’t put up with the pains, let’s fix it and get you back to your spring self!

Surprise, it’s Kirstie, revealing a little secret after a decade of simplifying my life—I’ve been going by Kay.
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But let’s rewind to the beginning: London, where weekends were filled with parties and weekdays were just about recovering.
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In the midst of it all, I hit a rough patch with my health, seeking medical solutions that led me on a journey from one specialist to another.
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But it wasn’t until I moved to Hong Kong and found myself at rock bottom, feeling lost and aimless, that I decided to make a change.
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Lying on my bathroom floor, I made a spontaneous decision to try yoga, thinking it couldn’t hurt. Little did I know, that one yoga class would change everything.
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It was a catalyst for transformation, igniting a passion within me to not only heal myself but to help others too.
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Fast forward to today, and I’ve had the privilege of guiding thousands of individuals on their own journeys to wellness, tackling everything from aches and pains to finding motivation. Join me as we continue to explore the transformative power of yoga together. 🌟 #ｔｇｉｆ 🎉

Yoga is much more than stretching!!
Or deal either way Dexter !
(No I didn’t get a dog, photo taken from my uncle’s who cannot be mentioned, FB account 😝)

Happy Christmas !
Wishing you all a fantastic day of rest, eating and sofa sleeping !
Little snap from 9years ago. I went to India for December to complete my advanced hatha yoga training.
We decided to create a Christmas party for our teachers and Guru.
Sending lots of love ❤️

40years old or young today!
Will I keep up with yoga?
Erm I think so!
Baby Kay always wanted to move her body, I’m not the slim long legged one … but the chubby cheeky one in photo 2 !
How did it start?
I always admired my sister, how graceful she was and the moves she could do. I was too young at 3yrs old to start, so while my sister was in class and my mum distracted by her studies, I would re-create the class at the back of the room on the equipment used to carry out the equipment.
The teacher decided maybe a bit dangerous, so asked my mum if I brought my kit i could join the next class.
But I was already ready, I would wear my favourite costumes under my school clothes, so I was gymnastic ready and like súper man (I remember the feeling very clearly, I popped open my school uniform to show … ta da I was ready to start now!
There were always obstacles, just remember they extra fun to climb over !
And yes that was my fav gymnastic outfit with a hippo in a ballerina outfit 😝
Wishing you all a great weekend and thank you for the messages already binging in !
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When life Chaotic, invite Chaos in …

It may seems like such a negative, but is it really?
Inside chaos is destruction, which is the birthing ground for creation.

Like a myphlogolical phoenix, in its destruction it is reborn into something new, with new chances, opportunity,
The key is balance between control and surrender.

perspective and hope.

Chaos is hope, like a river it sometimes needs to flow chaotically, unpredictable and wild. Carving out a new path to let its energy reunite with its greater self. Fighting it, is like swimming again the current, go with the flow embrace chaos, embrace hope, embrace the flow.

Life is a natural flow, of positive and negative, sometimes we don’t grow, and that is the sadness of life, when we repeat mistakes over and over again, fighting against the flow.
The key is balance between control and surrender
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Need more than just Instagram tips?
Body aches got you down?
Bad back and hips?
We can reverse that frown
And get you back to your hop and skipping new self !
Book a consultation

I have 2 new space in my diary, Tuesday & Friday early AM.
Preference to a student who is serious about their progression, looking to take both slots.
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Once a week classes is for students who continue a home practice.

Happy international Yoga day!!
It’s time to get your pigion, downward dog, child pose and much more on !!
I know it’s been a while since I posted a little yoga pic to inspire you ! This is one of my favs with .indian.guy .nandy and he also managed to get this little beauty into the car magazine !
Yoga is a healing tool with awesome side effects, for making your body healthy, happy and strong !
I’ve cut down public classes this year, but you can always catch me online :) yoga on demand is free! I have recorded the classes I taught in lockdown, taught to real students and you can access these anytime FREE and get your yoga dose!
See the link in my bio!
Also on Kay news, while I’m here! I have been very busy this year with a family project, which has taken every spare moment I have … good news, last week and I shall be spamming your screens with healthy happy habits!
Any requests?
Much, much love
Kay ❤️

When life gives you free biscuits 🍪
Take a lift selfie 🤳
Make the most of life,
Use any excuse to smile,
Sing on the bad days,
Jump and down on the good ones!
But whatever you do, don’t forget to get the free biscuits 🍪 and take that selfie! Well maybe not a selfie but take note of the moments that feel good! And if it’s fitting, why not encapsulating it in a lift selfie

Feb up of masking your backpain with meds?
Is it taking a toll on your life?
I specialise in helping over 40’s, busy Execs, with chronic aches & pains to feel amazing within a few months, without any yoga experience, surgery, meds or ever going to the gym !
Currently I have 1 morning slots available on Tuesday & Thursday. Looking for a someone who is serious about seeing results!
Book a consultation call with me to discuss further. Link available in my Bio.
https://calendly.com/yoga-by-kay/meet-kay

Happy friYAY! Hold your foot in the air, like you just don’t care!.

Feb up of masking your backpain with meds?
Is it taking a toll on your life?
Instead of avoiding the back ache, what if we addressed the causes?
Simple corrections to our daily habits & diet can reduce that back ache.
From your first class feel the difference!
DM or email [email protected] to book a free consultation.
Wwww.YogabyKay.com

Do your joints make sound effects?
Scared you are doing damage?
Learn the facts about joint care.
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The power to prevent injury
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Prevention is better than cure
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Bust your tension away, rebuild joints stronger than ever before and swish your injuries away !
- don’t believe me?
BOOK YOUR FREE CONSULTATION
DM for details or email [email protected]

Smile at a stranger

Or even say hello
It will actually make you feel more confident!
There is lots of research to back this, you will feel more positive in yourself and bit by bit this will strengthen your core happiness. The more you proactive the stronger this will become.

It helps you feel safer in the world, there are barometers in your brain constantly scanning, tell you if the world is safe, if you are in control. This may seem trivial but there is hard scientific research that prove this will make you feel happier and more content.

We are sociable animals, go be an animal! ROOOAAAR SMILE BABY

Happiness is a skill, learning happiness is much like learning to walk. We aren’t really taught this by our parents, by schools or our environments.

However happiness is longevity, to living longer lets practice happiness hacks together :)

Do you have any of your own?

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Why yoga makes you happy !!

It’s like a warm hug for the whole body,
From helping you sleep better,
Easing pains,
Calms the mind,
Detoxify organs,
Feel strong,
Empowered,
Everyone feels something different.

What do you feel?

What is the secret to getting your heels down in downward dog?
The secret all yoga teachers wish you knew ? Much like life, don't try too hard in one go, but keep trying each time so practice makes perfect as the saying goes.

Here are also some tips to help find your own alignment in downward dog, as it is different for all of us, just like our bodies. Downward dog should look similar to an “V” shape or 90 degree L shape.

1. Start in downward dog, slide forward into plank pose, maybe sliding your feet further back or hand more forward.
2. Bringing your shoulders over hands, and then slide back. Try this a few time, inhaling forward into plank and exhaling back into downward dog.
3. Now come back to downward dog and do not move your feet or hands, they are now in the correct spacing.
4. To prevent your hands from sliding, grip with your fingers
* Press the tip of your fingers and back of your knuckles into the mat.
* Squeeze your pinkie finger towards your thumb and vice versa,
* do the same with all your fingers
5. Turn your gaze to your feet.
6. "Roll your shoulders away from your ears" - this sounds very bizarre but extremely normal to a yogi! So let's play with this, while in downward dog, try shrugging your shoulders back and forth until you feel yourself "rolling your shoulders away from your ears"
7. Draw the navel back towards your spine
8. If your heels are not on the ground, bend your knees (Pretty Pls)
9. Breathe all the way into your stomach, try to keep a steady breath
10. Most importantly, be patient with yourself 💖

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Are you too stiff for yoga? Is it only really for women?
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HAHA no, not at all!
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Yoga is a way to learn to be flexible, it's suitable for all ages, mobilities, and body types. Originally women were BANNED from yoga it was only men.
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I love beginners coming to my class, especially if you are a newbie. Let's learn together, its fun :)
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My secret agenda is to turn everyone I met into a yogi
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Come to a yoga mat near you :) soooon!

Hello Gorgeous,
It’s been a while,
I’ve been here the whole time,
And I’m waiting for you :)
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I’ve been teaching yoga for over 8yrs, my specialty is tailoring classes personally for you. We are all wonderfully different, our bodies with different stories, different needs and history.
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I came to yoga for help with my ANXIETY but then also discovered how great it was for my back & digestion issues.
I can skip social media for days, weeks, months, probably years but I cannot skip 1 day of yoga !
- who’s with me?

yogaismylife

2022 - Want to make changes? How?
Take the first step 👣
Change can feel hard,
It’s outside of your comfort zone,
Insecurity can start to echo,
Take a deep breathe,
Remember the comforting words of someone dear to you,
Imagine a warm embrace,
And take that first step.
Don’t worry if you take a step back, a step forward, to the side, the journey is starting.
One step at a time, or it would be called jumping 🙂
Yoga is great way to build resilience and inner strength, don’t believe me?
Try it yourself ❤️

New Year, new perspective?
Here’s my top tips on creating new habits;
1 - Communicate positivity with yourself, understand what you are gaining rather than “stopping/ losing”.
2 - Be honest, most habits are based on a loop, cue, routine or reward system. Becoming aware of this, how did it even start, what are your cues, etc?
3 - Create new habits by stacking old habits on top of old habits. Eg, after a coffee I would normally smoke, instead I’ll do a 5 minute exercise physically or mentally?
4 - Write it down, research shows you are more likely to succeed if you create a plan. Use the above 3 steps to identify problem areas and a way forward, then write it down.
Don’t worry if you don’t succeed, try, try and try again ❤️ you got this 🥰

for the amazing shoot 🙏 thank you so much !

Happy Christmas 🎄
Wishing everyone health & abundance ❤️

Happy birthday to me!!
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The secret to eternal youth … dance like you are 12 yrs old, dress as if you are 9yrs old , and love with the innocents of a 4yr old’s heart ❤️ ♥️ 💜
I honestly don’t have many regrets in life, maybe 1 or 2 when I didn’t follow my heart ❤️ and let my insecurities control me … luckily I have an override switch, of amazing friends, family any supporters who believe in me and all my crazy …
Yoga is still my rock and one of my main supports in life!
I have never been fitter & healthier in my life than I am right now. I still face challenges, insecurities but I know now how to always find my inner strength .
Thank you everyone for always lifting me up ! Literally 😘

Happy Try Try, keep trying Tuesday !
To do the impossible, you must do what the rest won’t,
Reserve energy, where others expend,
And keep trying, where others quit,
But Really we all have the same options,
Try now or try later,