Liz Smith, Dip RSA, Dip cYs

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Freelance Yoga and Fitness Instructor, Yoga Therapist and 
Internal Quality Assurer

My background

Fitness Instructor
In 1994, I took the basic qualification of RSA/YMCA exercise to music instructor. I began by teaching just four group aerobic and toning classes a week for the local county authority. Over the years, I've developed my skills in exercise and fitness classes, personal training, Yoga and Yoga therapy. 

For many years I taught over 20 classes a week, mainly in local Cambridge gyms and fitness clubs. Now that tutoring, assessing and internal verification form a much larger part of my working life, I teach around 8 classes a week in Yoga and group exercise. 

See the Yoga page, and the timetable page for weekly class details.

Yoga 1-2-1 Lessons
As a result of my further training as a Yoga Therapist, I have come to learn that Yoga is the most amazing tool for health, fitness and personal development.

See the 1-2-1 page about the benefits of a personal Yoga practice.

Introductory Yoga Workshop
I am a cYs Introductory Workshop teacher. Please email me for 2012 workshop dates.

Tutor and Assessor 
I am a tutor and assessor in level 2 and 3 qualifications in gym, ETM instruction and personal training. 

Internal Quality Assurance
I am a freelance Internal Verifier with experience in a wide range of CYQ, OCR, Edexcel, City & Guilds and AIQ courses. See the IQA page for more information.

Qualifications

2011 Yoga Introductory Workshop Teacher, cYs
2011 Zumba Toning Instructor
2011 Zumba 2 Instructor
2010 Zumba 1 Instructor
2009 Yoga Practitioner and Therapist, cYs
2008 Internal Verifier, OCR Level 4
2008 Pump-fx, Fitness-fx
2008 Groove-fx, Fitness-fx
2006 Yoga Foundation Course, cYs
2005 Yoga Introductory Course, cYs
2004 Boxercise Instructor, Boxercise 
2003 Professional Trainer Certificate, CIEH 
2003 Pathway to Yoga, Body Mind Studio 
2003 Core Conditioning, Body Mind Studio
2003 Assessor D33, City and Guilds  
2003 Assessor D32, City and Guilds
2002 Power Chi Yoga Presenter, Redmays Training
2001 Power Chi Yoga Instructor, Redmays Training 
2000 Studio Co-ordination, FitPro 
2000 PT: Client Retention & Motivation, FitPro 
2000 Personal Training: Building a Business FitPro 
2000 Khai-bo Instructor, KO International  
2000 Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation, FitPro 
2000 Exercise Prescription for Fitness/Fat Loss FitPro 
2000 Business Development and Taxation, FitPro 
1999 Presenter Course, Athletes in Action
1999 Nutrition and Weight Management, FitPro
1999 Muscles, Movement and More - Kinesiology FitPro
1999 Fitness Assessment, FitPro
1998 Fitness Instructor Gym, Impact Direct 
1998 Body Max Instructor, Pure Energy
1998 Advanced Resistance Training, FitPro
1998 Advanced Hi/Lo Teaching Skills, FitPro 
1996 Exercise for Older People, YMCA
1994 Exercise to Music, YMCA, RSA

Membership
Association of Yoga Studies (aYs)
British Wheel of Yoga (BWY)
Register of Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC)
Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs)
Fitness Professionals (FitPro)
YMCAfit Graduate Association

Accreditation
British Wheel of Yoga and European Union of Yoga accredited cYs Diploma in Yoga Practice and Therapy

With thanks to all my teachers and, in particular, to my very first CYQ Exercise to Music tutor, Jean-Ann Marnoch, formerly Executive Director of CYQ and now Registrar of REPs; Paul Harvey, my most inspirational and respected Yoga tutor; and my personal Yoga teachers Anne See Yeoh, MMedSci, BA(Hons) and Joan Andrews, cYs Yoga Teaching and Yoga Therapist Practitioner.