Meet Fiona

Hi, I’m Fiona - a yoga teacher and doula based in the Southside of Glasgow.

I support people through pregnancy, birth and motherhood, helping them to discover their inner power and peace.

My Story

I started practising yoga and mindfulness on a regular basis about ten years ago to cope with anxiety and depression. I felt completely disconnected from my body, and really wasn't taking care of myself: working all week then partying all weekend whilst cranking it at the gym 4 times a week. Something had to give!

Yoga and mindfulness helped me to cultivate a more positive, intuitive relationship with my body and set me on a path of self-discovery and healing. Yoga is so much more than a physical practice; reflecting on and evolving my relationship with myself and others is a lifetime commitment and I'm constantly peeling back more and more layers to become more at one with myself. 

I completed my yoga teacher training in 2018 with Mark Russell, then in 2019, I fell pregnant. Despite feeling ‘prepared’, the birth descended into a classic cascade of interventions. It wasn’t the start to motherhood I had envisaged, and I struggled with breastfeeding aversion and poor mental health postnatally. 

This ignited a fire in me to support other women and birthing people through their transition into parenthood. What struck me is how common (and normalised!) traumatic birth is.

I completed my pregnancy yoga training in 2021, and in 2022, I had my second baby. This time, we hired a doula and planned a homebirth. My daughter's birth was so empowering and convinced me further that I needed to help other mothers to discover their inner power and peace. 

So, in 2023 I completed my postnatal yoga training and trained as a birth and postnatal Doula so I can support women and birthing people to have more positive experiences during pregnancy and beyond. 

Our bodies are incredible and have an innate wisdom just waiting to be untapped – should we take the time to slow down and listen.

Qualifications

Yoga

YTT (200hrs) with Mark Russell of Kridaka Yoga (2018)

Special Yoga for Special Children (50hrs) with Special Yoga UK (2019)

Pregnancy Yoga (85hrs) with British Wheel of Yoga (2021)

Postnatal Yoga (60hrs) with Yogabirth UK (2023)

Doula Support

Doula Preparation Course with Red Tent Doulas (2022)

Postnatal Companion Course with Amma Birth Companions (2023)

Birth Companion Course with Amma Birth Companions (2024)