03/08/2026
Hi I'm Diane 👋🏻
So if you're new here, or even if you're not,
I'm Diane, the face behind Redwood Yoga & Fitness Studio.
My yoga journey started back in 2015 after suffering a partially slipped disc for the second time. One of my best friends had just qualified as a yoga teacher. She kept encouraging me to practise with her because she was sure it would help my back.
Thankfully, she was right!
Over the months that followed, I felt stronger and found movement that genuinely helped manage my pain. I've practised yoga ever since, and the more I learned, the more fascinated I became by just how beneficial yoga can be, not only physically, but mentally too.
That experience is exactly why I opened Redwood Yoga & Fitness Studio.
I wanted to create a welcoming space where people could discover the tools to help themselves, whether that's easing physical aches and pains, improving their mental wellbeing, building strength, or simply taking an hour out of their busy lives. Yoga has given me so much, so my aim is to help as many people experience those benefits for themselves too.
My first trade is actually hairdressing, I've been a hairdresser since leaving school and still work two days a week in my little salon. Since starting my yoga journey, it's made such a difference to the aches and pains that naturally come with long days standing behind the chair.
I'm also a volunteer for Tyneside and Northumberland Mind. I'm passionate about supporting this charity for many reasons. I have an information point in the studio, anyone is welcome to come and take a leaflet.
One thing I try to live by is, always leave people better than you found them.
Whether someone leaves one of my classes feeling stronger, calmer, moving with less pain, or simply with a clearer mind than when they walked in, that's what makes this so worthwhile to me.
Every summer we hold a charity yoga fundraiser at Druridge Bay in support of Mind, I absolutely love taking yoga outside whenever I can. So if you know of a beautiful outdoor spot that you think would make a great yoga class location, let me know I might just make it happen!
If you've made it this far, thank you so much for reading ❤️
