Victoria Cunningham-Downey

Yoga & Pilates teacher

Based in
Belfast, United Kingdom
Also teaches in Throughout Northern Ireland
Victoria Cunningham-Downey | Yoga & Pilates teacher

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I am Victoria - the founder of Stretch NI. After doing youth work by day and teaching yoga by night I developed successful charity Stretch & Play for children and young people back in 2006. I then created Stretch NI in late-2009 to work specifically with adults (mostly because children are harder task-masters than grown-ups and I was exhausted!). My Stretch NI yoga, Pilates and specially-created Yoga-Lattes classes are designed to be fun and effective workouts. I also deliver meditation and stress management courses (which I LURRVVVE) as well as professional development training including the Stretch NI Pilates Matwork Instructor Training and Stretch & Play Children's Yoga Teacher training, both of which are accredited by Active IQ.

Group Classes

Morning Yoga

It's a: 
class
Venue: 
Columbia Gym
Location: 
Portadown Road, Lurgan, County Armagh, United Kingdom
Date and time: 
Thursdays 10am-11am

Drop-in Yoga

It's a: 
class
Venue: 
Columbia Gym
Location: 
Portadown Road, Lurgan, County Armagh, United Kingdom
Date and time: 
Fridays 6.30pm-7.30pm

Flow Yoga

It's a: 
class
Venue: 
Columbia Gym
Location: 
Portadown Road, Lurgan, County Armagh, United Kingdom
Date and time: 
Wednesdays 8pm-9pm

Drop-in Pilates

It's a: 
class
Venue: 
Columbia Gym
Location: 
Portadown Road, Lurgan, County Armagh, United Kingdom
Date and time: 
Tuesdays 8pm-9pm

Beginners Yoga

It's a: 
class
Venue: 
Columbia Gym
Location: 
Portadown Road, Lurgan, County Armagh, United Kingdom
Date and time: 
Mondays 8pm-9pm

Beginners Pilates

It's a: 
class
Venue: 
Columbia Gym
Location: 
Portadown Road, Lurgan, County Armagh, United Kingdom
Date and time: 
Thursdays 8pm-9pm

Experience

Yoga & PIlates Experience

I have been practising yoga for over 20 years (from the womb obv.) and teaching for over 10; while I have been teaching Pilates since 2005 and been teaching yoga teachers since 2006. I am a Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500 hour level and am insured to teach both yoga and Pilates at all levels (including pregnancy yoga). I was very excited to join my yoga mentor - Ms Sadie Nardini of Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga - in Mexico in January 2012!

Dates: 
Jan 1988 - Jan 2012

Educational history

MSc in Marketing

Dates: 
October, 1997 - October, 1998
Institution: 
University of Strathclyde

MA Hons English Literature & Sociology

Dates: 
September, 1993 - June, 1997
Institution: 
University of Glasgow
I hold an MA Honours degree in English Literature and Sociology and an MSc in Marketing as well as numerous certificates and diplomas in youth and community work and training/facilitation. I am a confident practitioner in the fields of youth and community work but it's not where my joy lies. So, in addition to my academic qualifications I am also a highly qualified and experienced yoga and Pilates instructor and children’s yoga teacher trainer.

Services

Aimed at: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced.
Online teaching offered

THE SMALL PRINT

To make the most of your sessions, please be on time. Please leave your mobile in the car. Do not eat just before class. (For yoga, we recommend not eating for two hours before class). Read the Stretch NI Studio Terms and Conditions at the studio. Enjoy!


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