Meet the Meridian Team
Michelle Lang
Michelle is the founder of Meridian Yoga Glasgow. She is yoga teacher, shamanic practitioner and reiki master, who believes in a holistic approach to well being. Michelle identifies as neuro diverse. Her yoga classes are suitable for beginners and experienced yoga practitioners, where an emphasis is placed on mindful movement and body autonomy. Connections are made between breath and sensations that arise in different parts of the body. Her intention is to help you come home to yourself and feel an overall sense of peace and wellbeing.
Michelle is a Yoga Alliance Professionals senior teacher, teaching yoga classes in Glasgow for over a decade. Over the years, she has enjoyed studying with Brenda Louw, Dawn Wright, Natalie Rousseau, Tiffany Cruikshank and others.
Michelle’s areas of special interest are Vinyasa Flow, Yin, Astrology Yoga and energy systems of the body. Her love of all things energy related and the natural world, inspired her to qualify as a Shamanic Practitioner and Reiki Master.
The Shamanic Practices that Michelle offers are ones which she has engaged in extensively, on a personal level and she honours the traditions they have came from. She has trained in North American and South American Traditions, which are used with great care, respect and gratitude.
Victoria Cunningham
Victoria Cunningham, MAHons, MSc, SYT, HDipCT, MIPHM has been practicing Yoga since she was 13. In 2000, she took up pilates when she was living in Australia. She trained to become a Yoga Teacher in 2001 and a Pilates Matwork Instructor back in 2006 and has been teaching consistently since then.
Victoria is the Founder of Ordinary People Academy , and through her high touch small group and 1:1 courses, she has personally trained hundreds of Yoga and Pilates professionals throughout the UK and Ireland.
Victoria did her first Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training in Canada in 2001 then over the next decade studied Viniyoga, Ashtanga, Iyengar and Vinyasa Flow. She started exploring Kundalini again in 2015 and went full circle by completing Kundalini Awakening Yoga Teacher Training with Gloria Latham in 2018.
She is excited to introduce Kundalini for Ordinary People to Meridian Yoga which is where you will experience the transformational effects of the Yoga of Awareness without having to wear white clothes or a turban to do so…
Lorraine Livingstone
Lorraine is a Yoga Alliance registered senior teacher with over 9 years of teaching experience. Lorraine completed both her foundation and advanced teacher trainings in India, studying Hatha Yoga and Yin/Yang Yoga five element theory, in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda. She regularly travels, seeking new trainings that honour yoga's historical roots, to deepen her understanding and broaden her skill set.
Lorraine expertly delivers a range of classes that are accessible to all levels and abilities from vinyasa flow and core focused class to the gentler, yin and restorative yoga. Her vinyasa flow classes are creative and intelligently sequenced, blending together mindful movement that is strengthening, sometimes dynamic, always fun. Her yin classes place a strong focus on meridian theory and mindfulness, while restorative classes are calming and nurturing.
Lorraine is also a qualified Holistic Therapist; she has been practising for 8 years. Lorraine has worked in different venues across Central Scotland and Spain from 5 star spas to small businesses. She currently provides a range of wellness treatments at The Wellbeing Hub.
Rebecca Redpath
Rebecca’s classes provide a whole body Pilates workout with a focus on the core principles of alignment, breath, and centring. Rebecca is passionate about the transformative effects of Pilates on both body and mind after discovering them firsthand. The practice goes beyond just sculpting muscles and developing core strength. Pilates encourages a deep connection between the body and the mind, promoting balance, flexibility, and an enhanced sense of self-awareness.
Rebecca aims to create a safe, supportive and empowering environment for people to move, and feel good. Her mission is to empower people to love movement.
As well as being a Pilates Instructor, she is also a certified Stretch Coach, Breath Coach and Nutritional Therapist with a strong desire to keep learning, moving and improving.
When not on a mat you may find Rebecca drinking coffee, moon gazing, enjoying good music, possibly all at the same time!
Sophie Rowland
Sophie is originally from the South West of England but has lived in Glasgow for more than 17 years. In 2017 she happened upon a beginners yoga course being taught by Michelle, and signed up. Completion of this initial course was all it took for Sophie to become captivated by the many benefits of practicing yoga, and soon enough she was coming to class multiple times a week.
After sustaining a regular Vinyasa practice over the following years, in Spring 2024 Sophie travelled to Rishikesh in India to undertake her 200 hour teacher training. Having the opportunity to study in India, opened Sophie’s mind to the philosophical, spiritual and cultural roots of Yoga. Witnessing a different pace of life, as well as expanding her practice to include regular pranayama, concentration and meditation practice, had an instantaneous effect on both her outlook and her wellbeing.
As a teacher, Sophie is inspired by the utilisation of our physical body as a means to connect with our mind, alongside the potential transformative effect it can have on our mental health. Believing that yoga is truly for everyone, her classes aim to be open, relaxed and accessible.
Fiona Shaw
Fiona is a qualified L3 Mat Pilates teacher and also a Reformer Pilates teacher. She qualified as a Mat teacher in 2023 and in teaching Reformer Pilates in 2024. A break from teaching Mat classes was mandated by a health issue requiring surgery and once recovered, Fiona was keen to expand upon her original training by undertaking Reformer teacher training, allowing her more exposure to, and a deeper understanding of, Joseph Pilates’ original methodology. Completing the Hundred exercise has never felt the same on a mat since practising on a Reformer
Fiona takes a very pragmatic approach towards Pilates and firmly believes that it is accessible to all, regardless of physical ability, age or body size. Her teaching style is likely more fun than Joseph originally intended but Fiona still firmly believes in the core principles: breathing, control, concentration, centring and of course, precision. Having first-hand experience of some of the physical wear and tear that life can have on the body, Fiona makes every effort to propose effective alternatives to the Classical Pilates repertoire, including an element of the more contemporary style.
Fiona is planning to undertake Mixed Equipment Pilates training in the near future as she’s thoroughly enjoyed getting to grips with apparatus such as the Spine Corrector, Ladder Barrel and the Tower Reformer as a student.
Outwith Pilates, Fiona loves to travel, read and to practise yoga – ideally doing all of these somewhere warm and sunny though she also loves a cold, crisp, frosty winter’s day walk. She lives very close to one of Glasgow’s large parks and can often be found seeing what the Highland Coos are up to during her favourite walk!
Jennifer Mullan
Jennifer is a passionate and dedicated Pilates instructor who is committed to helping clients achieve their fitness goals, and improve their overall well-being at their own pace. After discovering the transformative power of Pilates, and practicing this for over 10 years, she pursued her certification so that she could share this practice with others.
With a background in the performing arts and working in customer centric roles, she brings a unique client centered perspective to each class, focusing on mindful movement, core strength, and body alignment.
Her teaching style emphasizes a personalized attentiveness with tailored workouts, ensuring that each client, regardless of their experience level, feels supported and challenged. Whether the goal is to build strength, increase flexibility, or enhance the mind-body connection, Jennifer is dedicated to guiding clients on an enjoyable Pilates journey. Ready to empower and inspire, she looks forward to helping others achieve their best self through the practice of Pilates.
Christine O’Reilly
Christine is our Studio Assistant, who works behind the scenes, helping with admin and general enquires. You’re also likely to see her in the studio, on her mat as she is an avid yogi!
Christine is a registered nurse, with 17 years' experience of practice within hospital and community-based nursing. She studied human biology and psychology before deciding to take the route into health care in her early 30s.
She discovered Michelle’s yoga classes in 2016 at the Cooper Institute in Glasgow’s Southside. Practicing yoga regularly helped with the management of day to night shifts on the wards and managing the symptoms of an endocrine disorder known as PMDD. Yoga helped with symptoms of fatigue and anxiety, and she has continued her yoga practice alongside her career.
Christine is really interested in how yoga and mindfulness helps to regulate the nervous system, and how the benefits of practice can be applied off the mat. Within her role as a palliative care nurse and as a response to events in 2020, she obtained a diploma in Mindfulness and in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, topics she is keen to pursue as her career in nursing and wellbeing merge together. She has been undergoing training in Neurodiversity for the past year and works with and offers support individuals and families who are on a path to their diagnosis.
She found Michelles classes once again in January 2024 and has continued to being a student of her practice since. Other interests include cold water dips, forest bathing, she is always planning her next adventure and always aims to seeing the funny in all of life’s unexpected challenges.
Christine’s long-term goal is to hold a space for men and women who are affected by overwhelm and burnout, this is what she has found had helped with her own yoga practice over the years and will continue to help and support others, or at signpost them at the very least.
Mick Gallagher
Mick trained with Yoga Scotland in 2016 and has been teaching ever since. He is dedicated to bringing yoga to underserved communities and this passion led to him setting up YoGlasgow with fellow yoga teacher Caroline Smart. His speciality is Chair Yoga and he delivers these sessions across the city, on an outreach basis. They take place in community venues, serving people with a wide range of health issues.
Mick is trained in Classical Hatha Yoga and his classes are friendly, accessible and lighthearted. Expect a simple practice, focusing on direction of travel, rather than destination. His style of teaching recognises that people make different shapes, based on their biology, experience and desires. Mick is a firm believer that enjoying and benefiting from the practice is more important than the idea of being “good” at Yoga. How we move between the shapes is more important than them themselves.
Mick is Michelle’s partner and they share two sons. He is also a self employed painter and decorator, going by the alias of “Yoga Painter”. Mick weaves his yoga teaching through painting homes and even a few yoga studios too!
Stephanie Leske
The last four years have been transformative for Stephanie. Yoga found her during a period of burnout. Her mat is her safe space and after experiencing the many physical and mental health benefits of yoga, she took the leap and began her 200 hour teacher training in Hatha Yoga for personal growth aspirations. On the first day, she realised this was something she wanted to teach and share the numerous lessons that she learned on her mat. Soon after, Stephanie completed her 50 hour Yin Yoga Training and an accredited hands on assists course. She loves learning and found that yoga is the best way to learn about herself. Amongst these lessons, there has been a deep dive into the 8 limbs of yoga and not focusing on the asanas alone. Embracing Yogas roots and teachings is important to Stephanie.
Stephanie has a 14 year background in nursing and a keen interest in the deep layers of self care and safety as you practice. This is in part where her love of a prop stems from!
Stephanie is a fur mother of 2 rescue Greyhounds, Kodalune and Kaia (her yin and yang hounds)A coffee obsessed book lover and tree hugger, Stephanie’s happy place is in any wooded area and her favourite book is Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. Stephanie looks forward to connecting with you at Meridian Yoga Studio.
