Former sub-editor and reality star Victoria Boast is the owner of the all-new sìdà yoga studio in Lerret Road, Portland. The forty-year-old never set out to teach yoga, it was a path that she fell into after her partner Paul Reiffer got a job in China and the pair ended up moving there. Victoria Boast (Image: Hollie Carr) She said: “I was not allowed to work over there so I ended up being a stay-at-home wife and found that I needed something to fill my day.
“I ended up finding a yoga studio down my road and took a class there. Because I was unable to work, I would live at the studio.” Victoria has been teaching in Dorset since about 2015 when she moved away from China, explaining that ‘it has been her dream to open her own studio since she started teaching.
' sìdà yoga studio (Image: Paul Reiffer) She said: “I thought corporate was my path – something like law - it doesn’t feel like you’re working when it’s something you love. “You’re providing more than just a class. One of the ladies told me it’s ‘the highlight of her week,’ and I wanted to create a space that I would also want to come to.
” sìdà yoga studio (Image: Paul Reiffer) Before she got the keys to her new studio in Victoria Building, the teacher was providing lessons at local gyms, halls and community spaces. However, she wanted to give her students something special and fully equipped, with a ‘go big or go home’ mindset which is when her dream became a reality. The studi.
