MARTINE ALLARS

I started yoga just after I turned 20, back when you had to really seek it out. Classes were in garages and back alleys. No spa studios. Just old carpet, passion, and showing up. I found it hard. I loved it anyway.

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My teaching was accidental. I signed up for training so I wouldn’t hurt anyone and ended up studying Iyengar and Hatha for years, before falling in love with Ashtanga.

 

I’ve also lived through two kidney transplants and four years of home haemodialysis. That changed everything. My yoga became less about achieving and more about staying connected.

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Now I practise yoga daily, a little or a lot it doesn't matter.  I write. I make films. I work in cat rescue.

 

The intention is the same in all of it: pay attention. Take responsibility. Care.