My Story

Hi there, I'm Lou. In 2004 something life changing happened to me. I was on my honeymoon in Thailand when my husband Greg and I got caught up in the Boxing Day tsunami. We were both incredibly lucky to survive.

But that experience taught us to live life to the full... And so we do.

We own and run Hedley House Hotel together, have three amazing children, travel a huge amount, and cherish life

But sometimes I need to step out of our full and frenetic life to find headspace, peace and mental clarity.

 At the age of 37 I was introduced to power yoga by a close friend. I fell in love with it.  I began going regularly as a way to strengthen my body and calm my mind.  As a 40th birthday treat, I was taken to a hot yoga studio in Manchester.  It took yoga to a whole new level.  I loved it!

As the last of our three children started school, I wanted a new challenge.  I realised no-one was offering hot yoga in York and I simply had to do it.  As a qualified PE teacher, I knew I could already teach effectively, I just needed the yoga knowledge and training. I spent six months training with Yogahaven and the wonderful Ali Hill, Toni Roberts and Rachel Blunt, specialising in hot yoga, putting in hours of self-practice to gain my 200 hour qualification.  

I then designed a state of the art, custom-made hot yoga studio in the basement of our hotel - Hedley House Hotel in central York.

It is my escape capsule.... It can be yours too.