Our Yoga and Qi Gong Teachers

  • Agi Gazda

    Dynamic Yoga

    Agi has been teaching Ashtanga yoga for 10 years and practising for 18 years.

    She believes passionately in the capacity of the practice, to achieve peace and harmony within the mind and body, with dedication and commitment.

    As a teacher, she tries to bring kindness, compassion and fun into the classes.

  • Aubrey Maasdrop

    Iyengar Yoga

    Aubrey has been practising yoga for more than 25 years and teaching since 2002. He is a Junior Intermediate Level 3 Iyengar yoga teacher and is a member of the teaching committee at the Iyengar Institute in London. He is known for his clear and vibrant teaching style, coupled with a good sense of humour.

  • Helen Corcoran

    Iyengar Yoga

    Helen has been practising yoga for over 30 years and teaching Iyengar Yoga for over 15 years. She teaches in a clear progressive manner with kindness and consideration. Her classes are sequenced to include a range of postures and relaxation to enable a balanced experience and practice.

  • Julia Omrit Metzges

    Vinyasa Yoga

    Having now practised different styles of yoga for more than a decade including Ashtanga, Jivamukti and Dharma Yoga, Julia aims to combine their most valuable aspects into her dynamic Vinyasa Flow classes, finding the right balance between active engagement and relaxation.

    She especially sees value in the transformative power of the practise, creating the space needed to closely observe the mind and it’s habitual ways.

  • Louise Leonard

    Iyengar Yoga

    Louise has been practicing Iyengar yoga since 1995 and teaching since 2009. Louise endeavours to deliver instructions with clarity and then keenly observes her students to check for understanding.

    She aims to take great care with individual students to help yoga work for them. She continues to study with senior teachers in both the UK and the mother institute in Pune.

  • Lucy Morris

    Monthly Restorative Yoga workshop

    Lucy’s love of yoga began when she first attended classes at her local Buddhist centre in Edinburgh while at university. She has been practising yoga for 25 years and teaching since 2003.

    Lucy: “I am an experienced, confident and intelligent teacher. I love to learn and convey my joy in learning to my students.”

  • Maitripushpa Bois

    Yin Yoga online

    Maitripushpa has been practising yoga for over 20 years, and teaching for 15. Her Yin Yoga classes manage to be both deeply relaxing, grounding and playful, as she creates a space for exploration and discovery.

    Maitripushpa teaches with warmth and humour and great individual care and attention.

  • Marina Vishnevskaya

    Hatha Yoga

    Marina began her yoga journey in 2013 as a way of managing her health and wellbeing.

    Yoga has been a transformative practice for her and she has been teaching it since 2019.

    Her classes focus on movement to breath, alignment and encourage curiosity about the connection between the body and the mind.

  • Richard Thomas

    Qi Gong

    Richard qualified as a Qigong teacher through the College of Elemental Chi Kung and also completed the 'Advanced' and 'Refinement' aspects of their four-year course. He is registered as a teacher of Yang-style Taijiquan with the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain.

    Richard has a keen interest in Daoist philosophy and the Yijing (or I Ching). He is a qualified shiatsu practitioner

  • Shiara Uchino

    Iyengar Yoga

    Originally from Japan, Shiara has been practising yoga for over 20 years and is a Level 1 Iyengar Yoga Teacher. Her yoga journey started when she signed up to do the pregnancy yoga.

    The precision and the detailed approach and understanding of each posture in Iyengar yoga struck a cord with her, not just to to keep her physical well-being in check but also to calm and be grounded and strike the right work/life balance.

    Shiara brings a calmness and serenity to her teaching.

  • Shirley Brooks

    Saturdays - Wake Up & Flow

    Shirley has taught yoga for more than 25 years in three different countries. She considers yoga a moving meditation so infuses her classes with a balance of humour, discipline and compassion.

    The atmosphere is lighthearted and easy-going, but at the same time her instruction is detailed and precise to inspire students to discover their own inner teacher: the heart-mind.

  • Tom Watson

    Qi Gong Workshops

    Tom has also completed the College of Elemental Chi Kung four-year Teacher Training course and studied Qigong and T'ai Chi with Simon Robins in Brighton and is a level 2 student with Oleg Tcherne of INBI.

    Tom's main interests are in Daoist Alchemy, particularly the system of Ba Gua, and he enjoys exploring the playful animal Qigong forms.

  • Tony Marcus

    Hatha Yoga

    Tony has been practising yoga for 24 years and teaching since 2008. He has studied with teachers from both India and the West and is British Wheel of Yoga Trained.

    Tony is much appreciated for his relaxed, patient and encouraging approach. His classes are well structured but fun, and with an emphasis on a safe approach to the postures.

  • Florentina Lam

    Flow & Restorative Yoga

    Florentina has been teaching meditation since 2000 and the more physical aspect of yoga since 2012. She comes from a massage and healing background and has a long established meditation and yoga practice and infuses this experience into her teaching.

    Florentina takes inspiration for her teaching from the ancient yogic texts and Buddhist teachings. She completed her 200 hours with Yogacampus and a further 300 hours Vinyasa yoga ytraining with Jason Crandell. She has also studied with Doug Keller, Judith Hanson Lassater, Shiva Rae and Donna Farhi.

  • Valentina Salaris

    Iyengar Yoga

    Valentina, a dedicated yoga practitioner immersed in yoga philosophy and mysticism, found love at first sight with the Iyengar yoga method. Its disciplined and structured approach led her to reshape every aspect of her life. Valentina's classes are both explorative and energetic, characterised by precise instructions that create a fun, focused, and welcoming environment. Her ultimate aim is to inspire students to enhance their wellness and attain inner balance. Having trained under senior teachers, Valentina continues her studies and regularly participates in workshops and specialised trainings.