About Me
I’m Naomi Hurst, a Yoga Therapist, Sound Healer, and Mental Health Advocate. My approach is supportive, empowering, and transformational, and I’m passionate about helping people through a whole-person approach. I bring over 20+ years of personal yoga practice and have been teaching full time since 2020. I am grounded, practical, and professional, and I am a lifelong learner who has had the privilege of undertaking some of the most esteemed yoga training in the world.
My teaching is built on extensive, world-class training. I completed my initial 200 and 300 hour yoga teacher trainings in 2019 and 2020 in Ashtanga, and subsequently a 50-hour Hatha Yoga teacher training in 2022 in Mysore, India under Praveen Somu. I am a qualified sound healer, trained under Nada Yogi Akhilanka at the Temple of Singing Bowls, Mysore, India, and completed my 50-hour Yin Yoga qualification in 2021 with Bernie Clarke and Diana Batts.
Committed to making yoga accessible to everyone, I earned my Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga 42-hour qualification with Liz Oppedijk in 2024. I have also completed Advanced Anatomy training with Yoga Medicine in 2025 and 30 hours of CPD in Yoga Therapy and Mindfulness for Chronic Pain, deepening my expertise in supporting chronic conditions.
In March 2026, I completed a three-year, 600-hour Level 6 Yoga Therapy programme with The Minded Institute, in London, UK accredited by the British Council for Yoga Therapy and recognised by the National Council of Integrative Psychotherapy (NCIP). This programme strengthened my understanding of the brain and major physiological systems, and I continue to engage in regular clinical supervision. I also supervise trainee yoga therapists at The Minded Institute and will continue my professional growth with Integrative Yoga Psychotherapy training, starting September 2026.
Alongside my work, I am deeply committed to mental health. I have volunteered with the Samaritans for 2 years and I currently volunteer with Shout, and I am also a Mental Health First Aider.
I am available to facilitate corporate wellness workshops and events and am fully insured, DBS-checked, and hold a valid First Aid certificate.
