Ruth Gilmore

Dr Ruth Gilmore was a full-time lecturer at the Queen’s University of Belfast for many years, first in physiology and then in anatomy, until she took early retirement in order to devote more time to yoga. In 1996 she qualified as a yoga teacher with the Yoga Fellowship of Northern Ireland (the governing body of yoga in Northern Ireland), and has since acquired additional training and expertise in the use of yoga for medical conditions and pregnancy. From 2000 to 2008 she taught at her own studio in Belfast, providing general classes and yoga therapy sessions. In 2008 Ruth and her husband moved to Surrey to be nearer to family.

From 1996 to 2009 Ruth was responsible for both course planning and Anatomy and Physiology tuition on the Yoga Biomedical Trust’s Yoga Therapy Diploma course. She now contributes to yoga therapy and other workshops organised by Yogacampus. Ruth has presented numerous educational and training courses on yoga, anatomy and medical topics in the UK, Republic of Ireland and elsewhere, and offers a wide variety of day and weekend workshops. She is a longstanding BWY member and provides a variety of both in-service training sessions and general days for BWY teachers all over the UK. Ruth particularly enjoys sharing her unique combination of yoga and medical knowledge with yoga teachers and trainees, so that they too can feel confident working with students in all circumstances.

Ruth writes a popular monthly column in Yoga and Health, and has contributed to a number of yoga books. She is the author of Relieving Stress in the Yoga for Living series (Dorling Kindersley, 2002) and Ask Ruth, a compilation of the first five years of her column in Yoga & Health (2006).