Love is infectious. I have a genuine interest in my students. I trust that we attract the energy we give out, and once you are in my company, you will be showered with this love. I encourage all my students to love themselves through my teaching.
Mumtaz Haque. Holistic practitioner, healer and yoga teacher trainer. Ayurvedic practitioner and trauma-informed practitioner.
About Mumtaz
I'm Mumtaz. I'm not writing to you from the far side of it all. I've lived through many of the stages you may be in now, and I'm still living through some of them. That's why I do this work. I want women to feel less alone, and to have someone beside them who understands.
I'm a holistic practitioner, healer, yoga teacher and yoga teacher trainer, a trauma-informed practitioner doing transformational work, and an Ayurvedic practitioner. I bring these together for each person, and my hope is that you feel free to be exactly who you are here.
My journey began in 1993, searching for alternative ways to heal and understand my own body, and I've been teaching since 2011, in the UK, in Riyadh and online. All my life I've blended two cultures, and I've learned that you don't have to give up who you are to belong. I was the first hijab-wearing Muslim woman to appear on the cover of OM Yoga Magazine, and I hold that as a door I'm keeping open for other women.
I'm a lifelong learner. I'm a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner, having passed with high distinction, and I'm now continuing with advanced practitioner training. I share Ayurveda as lifestyle guidance, never as medical diagnosis or treatment.
Every woman who comes to me is on her own journey, so I never hand anyone a one-size-fits-all programme. I start with you, and then I shape what we do around what you need.
Qualifications
My journey of learning began in 1993, and I've been teaching since 2011. I'm still learning. My training includes:
- Classical Hatha Yoga
- Multi-style yoga
- Ayurveda and therapeutic yoga
- Meditation
- Pranayama
- Menopause Yoga
- Yoga Nidra
- Transformational work
- Body mechanics
- Qualified Ayurvedic practitioner (high distinction), now in advanced Level 2 training
- Reformer trained, focused on rehabilitation
- Inner child healing
I am a Yoga Alliance Professional Senior Teacher. At The School of Mumtaz Yoga I offer teacher training, workshops, retreats, mentoring for yoga teachers, and CPD courses.
My philosophy
Love, authenticity and integrity
The School of Mumtaz Yoga works on three principles.
Throughout my life, I have had to blend two cultures, but I always remained authentic to myself and my beliefs. We are all unique, and authenticity and being true to oneself are at the heart of how I teach others.
We are all perfectly imperfect. Throughout the journey of life, I believe we must have integrity. My approach to teaching is that we can be more self-aware of our own insecurities and acquire the tools to reconnect with ourselves and overcome them.
Through the years
A few photographs from different seasons of this work.
Body and mind together
I use gentle bodywork, with breath and touch, as part of a holistic approach to how you feel in your body and mind.
This is not medical advice, and it is not a substitute for medical or psychological treatment. Trauma-informed practice is not therapy. Please speak to your GP, and practise within your limits.