Meet Audrey Buchanan

A Lifelong Practice

Audrey Buchanan is the founder and teacher behind Present Heart Living. Her relationship with yoga began more than thirty years ago in the Scottish Highlands and has grown into a lifelong exploration of movement, mindfulness and wellbeing.

For Audrey, yoga has never been simply about physical exercise. Instead, it has always been a practice of awareness — an opportunity to understand how the body moves, how the breath supports us and how moments of stillness can bring clarity to everyday life.

This approach continues to shape the way she teaches today at her studio near Inverness. Classes are designed to help students explore movement with curiosity and patience, creating space for both physical development and inner awareness. Whether practising Seasonal Flow Yoga, Restorative Yoga or Breathwork, students are guided to move with attention and care.

Experience in Teaching and Education

Before creating Present Heart Living, Audrey spent many years working in education as a primary teacher and later as a head teacher in the Scottish Highlands. This experience has had a strong influence on her teaching style.

Audrey brings clarity, structure and patience into every class, helping students feel comfortable and supported as they learn. Her background in education also shapes the way she explains movement and breathing practices, ensuring that students can understand not only what they are doing but why those practices support their wellbeing.

This unique combination of educational expertise and deep personal yoga practice makes Audrey's classes particularly accessible for beginners while remaining rich and rewarding for experienced practitioners.

Training and Professional Development

Audrey has completed extensive training in yoga and related wellbeing practices, including:

Audrey is currently undertaking the Lolita Legacy Comprehensive Pilates Training, which will qualify her as a third-generation Pilates teacher. She believes strongly in continuing education and regularly deepens her understanding of movement, mindfulness and wellbeing practices.

A Supportive Approach to Practice

Audrey's teaching focuses on helping students develop awareness through movement and breath. Rather than encouraging performance or pushing the body beyond its limits, classes invite students to move in ways that feel supportive and sustainable.

This approach allows individuals of all experience levels to explore yoga and mindful movement with confidence. Many students find that over time this style of practice supports not only greater physical strength and flexibility but also a deeper sense of calm and balance in everyday life.

Students travel from across the Highlands to practise with Audrey — from Inverness and the Black Isle to Dingwall, Beauly, Conon Bridge and beyond. Her warm and inclusive style creates a welcoming space for everyone.