Mumtaz Haque
When I started, people in the UK had never seen a woman in hijab teaching yoga, in gyms or anywhere in the mainstream fitness industry. I helped make that normal. I opened the doors, and I'm keeping them open for the women coming after me.
Today the advanced teaching sits alongside my work as an Ayurvedic and holistic practitioner. In consultation I bring it all together for the person in front of me.
My book, Reclaimed Wisdom, is coming soon.
I'm not one-size-fits-all, and I'm always evolving. Tell me what you need, and together we'll create something that's right for you.
Yoga teacher training.
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The School of Mumtaz YogaTailor-made to you, whether that's a consultation, coaching or training: Ayurveda, holistic and trauma-informed transformational work, reformer rehabilitation.
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Sessions with meFor yoga teachers ready to go deeper. Bespoke advanced modules, tailor-made to where you are, in a small group or one-to-one.
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Advanced training (300+ hours)Come away for a little time that's just for you.
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RetreatsFamily
Yoga has been passed down through my family: from my mum, to me, to my twin daughters, and on to every student who joins us.
Yoga is part of my daughters' heritage, passed from my heritage to them. They have known it since they were in the womb, and growing up it became the most natural thing in the world to them. The same pose, years apart, tells the story: they began on the mat beside me, and today they are graduates of The School of Mumtaz Yoga and teachers in their own right. This is the legacy I write about in my book, Reclaimed Wisdom, and it's the same joy I share with every one of my students.
Yoga teacher and PhD student. Graduated from The School of Mumtaz Yoga in 2023.
Yoga and reformer Pilates teacher in Nottingham. Graduated from The School of Mumtaz Yoga in 2026.
The path
2014
My first photo shoot.
Early 2018
I warmed up around 300 people with yoga for the legendary Mr Motivator at Wake Up, Shake Up Nottingham.
2019
A live TV interview as a Muslim hijabi yoga teacher on The Marcus Nisar Show, Vision TV.
Press and media
November 2020
Front cover. I was the first hijab-wearing Muslim woman to appear on it.
5 May 2018
Front page: Urban Sanctuary offers hot yoga and healthy meals.
April 2015
A 60 Second Interview.
c.2006/07
Healthy family living with my twin daughters.
Together
Yoga has always been about community for me.
On stage at Green Hustle, Nottingham, 2023, with my daughter Aiesha and my students
Away together
International retreats are coming soon.
