Donna Youngson

Introducing Donna Youngson one of the retreat hosts and practitioners. Donna is a lady of many talents, professionally and personally. She originally trained and worked as a nurse before discovering her passion for mental health. She is an experienced CBT and EMDR Psychological Therapist. She is registered and accredited with the BABCP British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapists, as well as with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Donna has a specialist interest in working with people who have experienced trauma. Donna started Iyengar yoga in 1987, studying under the guidance of Ailsa Peck in Inverness and the Edinburgh Iyengar Yoga Centre. She gained her Introductory Level Certificate in 1995 and has been teaching ever since. Donna is an accredited Iyengar yoga teacher with the Iyengar Yoga Association (IYA). She has studied over the years with many Iyengar teachers but in July 2005 spent one month in Pune, India studying at the Ramamani Iyengar Yoga Institute which was a life-changing experience. Her passion for yoga compliments her work as a Psychotherapist by enhancing an understanding of the mind and body connection. Personally, Donna is one of a kind. She sparks joy and happiness in others with her caring, encouraging personality and zest for life. She loves good food, dancing, paddleboarding, yoga, running and weight lifting!