Wendy has practised and studied Yoga for over thirty years. She has travelled extensively in India and following a period spent in an ashram Wendy considered undertaking her Yoga teachers' course in India. However, once back in the UK fate took a hand and she moved from Malvern to Lower Basildon where she met members of the Traditional Yoga Association who were to become her Yoga family. It was then that she decided to train under the expert guidance of Swami Ambikananda.

Wendy originally trained as a social worker and took early retirement as a senior manager in Children's Social Care 5 years ago. She, therefore, understands the problems associated with stress and the impact it has on the whole self and believes strongly that it was Yoga that helped her through the difficult and stressful times in her life. Previously Wendy also worked with adults with mental health difficulties and it was then that she first began teaching relaxation and became interested in different methods of managing stress.

Wendy now has a new career working for a charity where she uses a lifetime of skills in helping children who have been bereaved. She also works as an adoption support therapeutic social worker.

With regard to her Yoga practice Wendy says that she calls her classes 'Pathways to Meditation' as she offers a different type of experience. The Yoga is gentle and provides opportunities for stretching as well as traditional asanas. However, the main focus of the class is to provide a peaceful and calm experience with relaxation and meditation at the heart of any session.

The classes are open to all ages, although of specific benefit to the over 50s. Wendy also offers one-to-one classes and retreat days throughout the year.

The sessions take place in a beautiful two hundred year old barn on Hillfields Farm, Lower Basildon.

For information please contact Wendy on 07808 156 582 or wendypicken@aol.com.