The Yoga Therapist Medic

Hi, I’m Dr Yasmin Bedi. A Consultant Geriatrician, Lifestyle Medicine Physician and Yoga Therapist.

I believe in the interconnectedness of health and healing. I am endlessly curious about the ways in which society shapes our health and health behaviours. And the importance of relationships and community in offering a place to nurture and support health-fullness. This comes from lived experience, time spent in healthcare, as well as curiosity and study.

My Story

I have over 20 years experience studying and working in healthcare, as both a home carer and as a doctor. I work as an NHS Medical Consultant specialising in Older Persons Medicine in an Acute NHS Hospital on the South Coast.

I firmly believe that western medicine is amazing. It saves countless lives and here in the UK, we are lucky to have a public health system. But in 2017, I began to get a niggle that just wouldn’t leave me alone. That there was something missing in the medicine that I was practising. It ended up changing the way in which I was living my own life and started me on a path of exploration. The exploration of what health and healing really means in this post-modernist age.

I realise now that I wanted to be able to offer my patients more. I wanted to offer them more time. Time to rest, time to heal and time to know more about what really mattered to them.

There is more and more evidence to show that Mind Body Interventions, such as Yoga Therapy, can offer a wide range of benefits to support health-fullness. What is most important to me though, is knowing that through Yoga Therapy, I am able to invite those living with chronic disease and changes associated with ageing, to get curious about themselves, have fun and re-discover their wholeness.

Yoga Experience & Qualifications

I commenced a formal practice in the Satyananda Hatha Yoga lineage in 2011. Over the years I have gone on to practice Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Yin and Restorative Yoga.

My training includes:

  • 200 hour multi style Yoga Teacher Training

  • 200 hour Hatha & Yin Yoga Teacher Training

  • Diploma in Ayurvedic Lifestyle & Nutrition

  • Mindfulness and Meditation Facilitator

  • 850 hour Yoga Therapy Diploma, with The Yoga Therapy Institute, 2024

  • Yoga Nidra Network: Yoni Shakti Well Women Yoga Therapy Training and Total Yoga Nidra Teacher Training

  • Yoga Mandala Project: Trauma Informed Training

  • A faculty member of The Yoga Therapy Institute

Medical Background

​I hold a BSc in Human Biology, an MA in Medical Ethics and Palliative Care and an MD. I am dual accredited in Geriatric medicine and General Internal Medicine. I am a member of the Royal College of Physicians London, as well as a Lifestyle Medicine Physician with the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine. You can also find me on the GMC register.

Testimonials

  • Henrik

    Yasmin never gets tired of asking me how I felt after a specific movement and makes potential changes to make it more efficient. Of course, it is very helpful that she demonstrates every movement and does it with ease. She really is a fantastic yoga teacher and I always enjoy being in her company.

  • Indi

    Every week I would look forward to my session with Yasmin. The exercises are so gentle yet very effective and tailored especially for my needs. Over the weeks I became more aware of my breathing and areas of tension in my body. Yasmin is very clear with her instructions and is able to correct my position well. The best part of the session for me was the relaxation at the end - it was perfect.

  • Mark

    I feel I've really benefitted from Yasmin's direction and guidance. I wasn't sure what to expect when I started, but I'm very glad I did! Highly recommended.

  • Alison

    I have breathing difficulties and Yasmin was amazing at working with me on different breathing techniques. I was also extremely unfit and Yasmin tailored the exercises appropriately making the sessions easy and enjoyable. It was also fun to do homework in between sessions, particularly the work on the arms and thighs.

  • Kathleen

    I have had heart failure and with the support of Yasmin, I have improved my lifestyle, eating habits and even my attitude towards my health problems. I feel so much better these days and can even do a little light exercise.

  • Camilla

    Yasmin has brought sweetness, empathy, and most of all expertise! I have found fluidity and connection through some simple but wonderful movements. The session have re-inspired my connection to my body and the power of simple intentional actions.

  • Chrissie

    After a short time my strength and balance has improved and my mind learns to shut out the stresses of the day. Thank You Yas!

  • Gillian

    A brilliant yoga class. I always leave feeling very relaxed. I use the techniques that I have learnt to relax in stressful situations and to help getting to sleep.

  • A quiet client

    I really enjoy Yasmin's Class. It's good for core strength and relaxation.

  • Farah

    I found the sessions with Yasmin fun and constructive. She was excellent at tailoring the sessions. She created a calm and relaxed environment which I found beneficial as I have not really done much yoga before and this helped me understand the exercises and aims. I found that she was particularly good at helping to guide me through the breathing exercises and work with my breathing pattern rather than rushing me.

  • Annie

    I suffer from acid reflux and the occasional flare up of rashes. Cutting out caffeine from my diet has improved my sleep pattern and some of the dietary changes have certainly helped my digestion.

  • Laura

    Fostering behavioural change is an ongoing exercise, and having such invaluable support from Yasmin has led me back to myself.

  • Diana

    What I shall take away from this was the experience of the web extending out into the universe as your friendly voice held me very present and aware.

  • Susan

    Thank you for this colourful yoga nidra, which left me feeling relaxed and rested. The confidence in which you spoke was very reassuring.

  • Shirl

    The true jewel for me, the treasure that I shall take away from this practice was the lovely expression “yoga nest”

  • Kasia

    I felt so welcomed, that my breath could just be and there was nothing I needed to do and that in the stillness I can find wisdom from myself.

  • Emily

    Your yoga nidra left me feeling rested, yet awakened.