Louis

Climbing has been the first love in my life for a long time - and I hope it always will be! I grew up in Bristol, UK and started climbing in the local areas like Avon and Cheddar Gorges, the Wye Valley, and Dartmoor. I came to yoga as a way to greater flexibility, strength, and health, but it has really changed how I live in my body and this world. After a bad climbing injury I had to take a lot of time out, but this was a blessing in disguise as it pushed me into becoming a qualified yoga teacher (work in progress).  If we can help inspire even one new adventure, and encourage people to do more yoga, then I'll be happy.

 

 Vanessa

I was raised by my grandmother in a small medieval village in the Apennine mountains of Italy. At 14 she introduced me to the scouts, which was the best experience of my life; we sang songs and we were together around the fire - I never lost that feeling of belonging in the mountains. Louis got me climbing boulders for the first time in Fontainebleau, and even though I am afraid of heights, I fell in love with this sport. Yoga helps me stay positive and to keep doing all my sport. I love expanding that relationship with my body and the natural world, and I hope this brand will help me to do that!