Lou Bates

Yoga teacher and athlete in Nottingham, United Kingdom

Lou Bates

Yoga teacher and athlete in Nottingham, United Kingdom

Lou Bates is a yoga teacher and high level athlete who has spent a lifetime exploring the limits of the human body.

In a long career as a sportswoman, during which she rowed for Great Britain and was crowned Age Group World Champion at the 2010 Hawaii Ironman Championships, Lou discovered the benefits of yoga as a means to boost her physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

An alumni of Teach LLiV yoga school in London, Lou's sell out workshop, Turn Your World Upside Down teaches students of all levels to feel at home on their hands, find their confidence, strengthen their stability and flip their fears.

She is also available for private lessons and specialises in yoga for athletes with an emphasis on boosting performance, optimising recovery and healing injury.