Julia Gavin is founder of The Yoga Academy in Liverpool. Julia has been hosting yoga teacher trainings and courses since she qualified as a yoga instructor in 2013. A former high school teacher, Julia has dedicated over a decade to her practice and striving to be the best version of herself. Her practice, along with her experience in the industry is evident in all her teacher trainings.
Julia also owns a yoga resort and yoga school in South Goa with her partner George, Palm Trees Yoga Resort.
Julia has strong foundations in the traditional practice of Ashtanga Yoga. She has developed a contemporary practice that clearly reflects modern yoga. This a fusion of traditional methods with contemporary techniques. She promotes an intelligent practice through through understanding the technicalities of the poses. Moreover, she continues to explore the physical and the spiritual both on and off the mat. Julia’s style of teaching yoga encourages mobility, strength and flexibility to achieve challenging postures through dynamic sequencing and anatomical awareness. Julia is currently studying Functional Neurology with Celest Pereira and is enjoying the benefits of working through injury by understanding the nervous system. She revels in her anatomical wizardry.
Julia is an avid Rocket fanatic. She gained her Level 2 Rocket Vinyasa certification with David Kyle in May 2024 and has also completed Rocket trainings with Marcus Veda & Hannah Whittingham. She will be assisting her first Rocket Teacher Training with Lita in January 2025 at her resort in Goa.
She has trained with Patrick Beach and is a keen follower of his Vinyasa Flow practice. Previously, she trained with Yoga Medicine’s Tiffany Cruickshank. She has practiced in Mysore under the tutelage of Ajay Kumar and in Liverpool under Helen Aldred. Her passion for Ashtanga Yoga came from Kranti Agrawal, founder of Kranti Yoga in Goa. All of these teachers have been particularly influential in terms of practice and pedagogy.
In a previous life, Ms Gavin was a Mathematics High School Teacher. She has a Post Graduate in Education and also taught English as a Foreign Language in Taiwan for 2 years. In a previous previous life, she gained 10 years of management experience in Fashion Retail, managing UK high street outlets River Island and Oasis. She is a self-confessed anatomy geek, podcast junky, healthy foodie and sunset seeker. She owns a holiday home in Trearddur Bay, Anglesey where she spends many summer days exploring the rugged coastline and Anglesey’s finest pints.
Julia currently hosts Yoga Teacher Training in Liverpool from May to October and then you can join her at Palm Trees Yoga Resort in Goa from October through to May.