Dr Lucine Techer

Lucine is a Chartered Psychologist and yoga teacher with a special interest in the mind-body relationship in health and wellbeing. Local to Kirkintilloch, she established Halo Pathways to offer a holistic approach to health and wellbeing that acknowledges many complementary paths.

As a Health Psychologist, Lucine spent several years in university lecturing and research, specialising in health promotion, during which time she also completed a Diploma in Nutrition & Health with The Royal Institute of Public Health. Lucine has always been curious about the way in which people think and feel about their health and the connection between the mind and body. These interests drew her to yoga, where she experienced first-hand the powerful interplay between the mind and body. Beyond the physical benefits, she found that a regular yoga practice worked at a deeper level to challenge thoughts, emotions and reactions.

Wanting to explore how yoga could be used as a therapeutic pathway to facilitate positive change and wellbeing in others, Lucine went on to undertake her initial teacher training with the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre in early 2008 (200 hour Yoga Alliance accredited). Since that point she has pursued an active programme of learning and self-development, studying with internationally-renowned teachers from a range of approaches through further specialist training and workshops. Through this process she has had the benefit of exploring various styles and applications of yoga. She has a particular interest in the therapeutic application of yoga in women's health and has undertaken specialist qualifications in fertility yoga (Birthlight), pregnancy yoga (Yogacampus, with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli), postnatal yoga (Birthlight), and is also a KG Hypnobirthing teacher. Lucine is also a qualified 'Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs' teacher (evidence-based programme for chronic low back pain) and has undertaken additional training in the practice and teaching techniques of the primary series of Ashtanga Yoga (with David Swenson) and Integrative Yoga Therapeutics (with Bo Forbes).

Lucine has complemented her training with a study of eastern views of the body's energy system, qualifying in on-site seated shiatsu (Glasgow School of Shiatsu), and this is an area she continues to explore. Lucine also undergoes continued personal and professional development in meditation and mindfulness-based practices, with a particular interest in applying these approaches in the management of stress and anxiety.

Dr Lucine Techer

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Irene Techer

Following a long career of public service in the health and social care sector, formerly working with adults with learning difficulties and latterly as an occupational therapy assistant, Irene now teaches yoga full-time. Irene has always had a keen interest in Eastern traditions and she attended her first Hatha Yoga class in Glasgow more than forty years ago. Instantly inspired, she made it a quiet ambition to one day teach yoga herself, and from that point she actively pursued her own development, taking guidance from both self-study and teachers from various schools of yoga. In 2006 Irene completed her teacher training with the Anahata School of Yoga (200 hour Diploma) in Glasgow, from which point she has continued her professional development, with a particular focus on yoga nidra, yoga philosophy, and meditation. Irene’s classes are grounded in building the core foundations for an effective yoga practice, focusing on awareness, alignment and working with the energy channels in the body. Irene enjoys sharing her experience and knowledge with students, regardless of level, and working closely with them to help them reach their full potential.