There is an unshakeable happiness and peace within you
There is a secret: right here, right now, there is an unshakeable happiness and peace within you.
When you experience this source of happiness and peace, you do not need to wait for circumstances to make you feel happy.
For the past 3 decades, I have been exploring somatic embodiment yoga meditation — working with attention, sensations and thoughts — as one of the pathways to experiencing this unshakeable happiness and peace.
I love this practice very much, and I now share it with others who are experiencing chronic pain, high stress, anxiety, depression and trauma.
Uyen Vu's journey
From a very young age, I have been fascinated by the mind-body-self-life connection and by how chronic pain, stress, anxiety and depression consistently play out in our day-to-day lives.
I was trained in this work by my Vietnamese teachers in Vietnam. I continued my training in the UK and with other teachers living in Finland and the US.
Over the years, I have worked with children as young as five, teenagers, young adults, adults and older adults, including people up to the age of 103.
What continues to amaze me is how quickly we can change from chaos and pain to harmony and a sense of being well-organised on the inside, with love and peace on the outside.
When we give our brain the right information it needs — through movement, sensations and attention — it can rebuild healthier habits for movement. And through recognising who we actually are, we can allow the mind to naturally come to rest and heal.
Simple tools for everyday life
I offer practical and simple self-help tools that you can use whenever you need them, to help you get to where you would like to be.
The practice can be very short. You can practise for just five seconds, or for as little as the gap between two thoughts, to come back to yourself: this source of happiness and peace.
Working with me
I work with people aged 5 to 100+, including individuals, schools, workplaces, organisations and care communities. Dementia-friendly sessions are also available.
You are very welcome to join me for a small group class, a one-to-one session or a mini retreat at my studio in Ascot. You can also join me online, or I can come to your workplace or organisation.
For the care sector, I offer dementia-friendly wellbeing sessions for residents and two-hour wellbeing team-building retreats for staff.
I speak Vietnamese and English, and I can offer sessions in either language.
Ps: I’m a mum of two loving boys. Apart from the love for somatic embodiment yoga meditation, I also love Zumba, Aikido, bouldering, and laughing for no reason. I can’t wait to meet you!
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Approach
Real change starts from within. Ready to explore? Please click here to see what we’ll do in your lessons. Thank you for taking this step toward your growth and well-being.
Credentials
Fully insured | Trained in Vietnam & the UK
Qualifications & Training
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Senior Yoga Teacher – Yoga Alliance Professionals.
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Trained at Sam Rao Yoga School (UK).
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Children Yoga Banana (ages 3-11).
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Mindfulness in Schools Project – children & teens (ages 7–18).
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Teen Yoga Mental Health Teacher & Level 3 Sports Coach (ages 11–18).
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Enhanced DBS clearance, with safeguarding & mental health first aid training.
Teachers & Influences
Uyen blends traditional wisdom and modern practices to guide you toward health, vitality, and personal growth. Through somatic embodiment mindfulness yoga meditation and body mind approaches, her teaching helps you reconnect with your body-mind-self awareness and personal growth.
Guidance from Vietnamese Teachers: Their teachings form the foundation of Uyen’s approach.
Learned from:
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Yoga Meditation teachers: Mrs. Karuna Cuu Nguyen & Mrs. Kalyanni Pham for yoga meditation.
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Insight into Reality Meditation teacher : Mrs Nguyen Hoanh Tu Oanh.
Mindfulness Meditation Influences
Inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Thich Giac Khang, Reggie Ray, Vipassana Meditation with Goenka, Eckhart Tolle, and Rupert Spira.
Ongoing Learning & Client Insights
Uyen continues to study with senior teachers teachers:
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Somatic Embodiment teachers: David Zemach-Bersin (Feldenkrais), Maryn Azoff (Vocal Transformation), Peter Appel (Movingness), Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen (Body Mind Centering), Susan Harper (Continuum Montage).
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Yoga teachers: Jivana Heyman (Accessible Yoga), Bernie Clark (Yin Yoga).
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and from her clients.
Hear from Others
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