About
Mind Body Zone is run by Louise Wallis - a holistic coach and Yoga / Pilates Teacher specialising in mind-body techniques.
Louise has been teaching movement for over 20 years, and has practised a vegan diet and lifestyle for 38 years. Scroll down for bio, qualifications & training.
She hosts two Retreats a year in beautiful West Dorset. Join her on the next one: Indian Summer Yoga Retreat from Friday 10th - Mon 13th September 2021
BIO: Louise Wallis is a holistic coach and yoga teacher with a passion for food and a lust for life. A former President of the Vegan Society, she created World Vegan Day in 1994, and co-founded Karamel, the Time Out award-winning vegan restaurant / music venue in North London in 2014.
In 2018, with fellow vegan Yoga teacher Rachel Spain, she co-founded Veganahata to promote yoga and veganism via talks, workshops, and events. The name is a fusion of vegan and anahata (the heart chakra).
She's written many articles on yoga, food, and music, including interviews with musicians Moby, Johnny Marr (The Smiths), Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath), the poet/actor Benjamin Zephaniah, and comics Sara Pascoe and Richard Herring.
She has a background in health and disability advocacy, and holds a Professional Certificate in Campaiging from Roehampton University.
ARTIST: Louise also performs under the name Luminous, as a DJ and singer (in the band Luminous Frenzy) and was named one of the 'World's Top 100 Female DJs' in the first list of its kind by Shejay magazine.
TEACHING QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING:
- Life Coaching Diploma: (New Skills Academy) November 2020
- 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training: (Yoga Alliance certified) with Doug Swenson & Lea Loncar September 2019
- Yoga Nidra Teacher Training: with Melanie Cooper and Jennie Wadsten June 2019
- Advanced Yin Yoga Teacher Training: with Norman Blair October 2018
- Yoga for the Spine: (Mandala Yoga Ashram) October 2018
- Yin Yoga: Minds, Meridians & Moments: with Norman Blair (Yoga Campus) June 2018
- Teaching Yoga as a Therapy for Those with Anxiety & Burnout Syndrome: (Mandala Yoga Ashram) April 2018
- 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training: (Vinyasa Flow with Mollie McClelland Morris - Yoga Alliance certified) March 2015
- Pilates Level 3 Diploma: (Future Fit Training) 2012
- Pilates Progressions (Mat Work) Advanced Level: (Future Fit Training) 2007
- Pilates Progressions (Mat Work) Improver Level: (Future Fit Training) 2007
- Pilates Teacher Training: (Future Fit Training) 2007
- Dance Leader in the Community: Level 1 Certificate (Sports Council/Arts Council) 1997
- Exercise to Music - Teacher Training: (Royal Society of Arts) 1996
