MY STORY

All the classes are taught by me, Brigid Godwin.

I’ve been practicing yoga since 1996, teaching since 2000 and teaching teachers since 2010.

I started out as an avid Ashtanga Vinyasa practitioner (which is the original ‘dynamic’ style of yoga) and taught this for 10 years before evolving to teach the more creative style known as Vinyasa Flow Yoga.

I started specialising in pregnancy & postnatal yoga during my first pregnancy in 2002. Before leaving London in 2006, I taught regular Vinyasa Flow, pregnancy & postnatal classes at The Life Centre, TriYoga and the Portland Hospital.  

Since 2006 I’ve been running my successful yoga business, Unity Yoga Bumps and Babies, in Kent and am now the founder of the BodyMind Birthing course which is available in person (in Tunbridge Wells) and also online as a 6-week programme.

I have spent the last 28 years adding to my knowledge base and have trained with some of the country's top yoga teachers and birth educators including Francoise Barbira Freedman, (founder of Birthlight Foundation), Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, Janet Balaskas (founder of Active Birth Centre), Jill Benjoya-Miller and Michel Odent, (the pioneer of water birth). 

I couldn't wish for a more fulling job, especially when I get the email or text message to hear that a new yoga baby has arrived :-).

I have 2 adult daughters and now live in Uckfield, East Sussex, with my partner Paul and our 2 four legged babies.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Founder of BodyMind Birthing - Research based holistic antenatal education for modern birthing goddesses.

Yoga Alliance Pregnancy & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Course Tutor - at Unity Yoga Ongoing

Course Tutor for Pregnancy Yoga Module at Flow’s Teacher Training Programme - Ongoing

Burrell Education Advanced Women’s Wellness Practitioner - 2022.

Mind-body Practitioner Certificate (Mind-Body-Food Institute) - 2021.

Action For Happiness Course Facilitator - 2020

Course Tutor Yoga Gro - Pregnancy & Postnatal Teacher Training - 2018.

KG Hypnobirth Diploma 2017.

Developmental Baby Massage  Certification Peter Walker, Active Birth Centre 2017.

Active Birth Course Teacher Janet Balaskas and Jill Miller, Active Birth Centre 2015.

Yoga Alliance Senior Teacher 2014.

500 hour British Wheel of Yoga Teaching Diploma Cathy-Mae Kerelse 2011.

Foundation in Yoga Therapy Yoga Therapy Centre, London 2008.

Paramana Doula Training Course Michel Odent and Lilliana Lammars 2007.

Birthlight Postnatal Yoga Teaching Diploma Francoise Freedman 2007.

Birthlight Perinatal Yoga Teaching Diploma Francoise Freedman, Uma Dinsmore-Tuli 2005.

Anatomy and Physiology Certificate London School of Massage 2003.

5 Month Apprenticeship in Pregnancy Yoga Teaching Lynne Pinette 2002.

40 hour Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training Certificate David Swenson, Florida  2001.

200 hour Ashtanga Teacher Training  Yoga Plus (Crete) 2000.

I've attended three ten day Vipassana silent meditation retreats, the most recent being in Nov 2022 and have a daily meditation practice.

I've trained with Jennifer Walker from Spinning Babies in 2017 to learn techniques for getting babies into best position before birth.

I have studied and practiced with some of the worlds leading Yoga teachers: Shri K Pattabhi Jois, Sharath Jois, Derek Ireland, Radha, Hamish Hendry, Shiva Rea, David Swenson, Cathy-Louise Broda, Tias Little, Danny Paradise, John Scott, Lino Miele, Richard Freeman, Matthew Sweeny, Nancy Gilgoff, Anthony Carlisli, David Keil, Antonia Boyle, Michael Gannon, Gary Carter and Liz Lark amongst others.  

From January 2021 I ran 3 months of daily Mindfulness classes online.