Our yoga teachers

10 - 17 March 2010

I discovered yoga in 1998 whilst doing a double degree in eastern philosophy and drama in New York. It was my own way of connecting to an inner sense of peace and happiness, stillness and silence. I started yoga weak and inflexible, so have been on a long journey of exploration, development, humility and patience which I bring to my teaching! I was originally certified by tripsichore yoga theatre, but went on to find my true teacher, Max Strom, and complete his advanced teacher training in California. I focus on the synchronisation of breath and movement to find that inner state of bliss, emphasising a non-competitive, non-dogmatic approach. My classes are dynamic, strong, flowing and meditative, with a sense of humour and fun. I borrow from many styles, including astanga, sivananada, iyengar and tripsichore to create a heart-based, breath-centred flow. All levels are catered for, as I offer options constantly. I believe strongly that yoga helps us to free our hearts and quiet our minds. I teach workshops and retreats worldwide, and regular classes all over London.

Easter 2010:  March 31 to April 7

A life long lover of movement, expression and creativity Jean spent most of her childhood and early adult years dancing and running! Discovering yoga whilst training as a dancer she began to incorporate it into her life and later career as a professional performer.

In 1995 she qualified as a Iyengar yoga teacher and since then she has continued to study different forms of yoga with many great teachers including Geeta Iyengar and Sri K Pattahbi Jois, as well as being self taught and working with more unconventional teachers such as John Stirk and Paddy McGrath.

Jean teaches a deep dynamic slow flow form of yoga. She is known for her unique ability to draw students and teachers beyond limitations and closer to their true potential and confidence through the ancient yogic system of asanas, mindful breathing and meditation with an approach of devotion and playfulness.  

3 - 9 July 2010 & 17 - 23 September 2011

Phillipa is an Ashtanga Vinyasa flow yoga teacher. First introduced to Iyengar yoga twenty years ago, she then became a regular student of John and Lucy Scott (Ashtanga yoga).  It was then that yoga eventually became her life and took her to spend much of the last seven years in India.  She has studied intensively with most of the highly regarded teachers in the world and has regularly returned to Mysore, India to study with Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Rangaswamy.  Her teaching style is based around her own experience of yoga, mainly Ashtanga Vinyasa  based with the flow and grace of the breath, linking the poses, but also emphasising the alignment and precision of Iyengar yoga.  Her classes are physically challenging ranging from traditional counted ashtanga with the emphasis on developing an inner awareness and a cultivation of breath to a slow flowing class with a strong focus on alignment.

17 - 24 July 2010

Erika, who has been practicing yoga for 18 years, uses a variety of styles which integrate her experience of Iyengar, Astanga, Yin/Yang, Kundalini and Restorative yoga, emphasizing awareness of mind, body and breath whilst focusing on correct alignment. Erika believes that, while yoga does make our bodies stronger and more flexible, yoga's greatest gifts lie in helping us to heal on the inside by helping our minds to become more peaceful and by opening our hearts to grace. She aims to provide a safe, nurturing environment to allow her students to develop their own understanding of yoga in an enjoyable way.

22 - 29 September 2010

My yoga teaching is non-dogmatic and reflects the variety of styles which I have studied over the years. My earliest teachers included well known UK teachers Simon Low and Liz Lark, and my relaxed, flowing asana style draws extensively both on their influence and on my studies of the Ashtanga Vinyasa tradition.  I try to keep classes creatively and imaginatively sequenced, with an eye on their energetic as well as physical effects. Pranayama (breathing) and meditation are integral parts of my yoga practice and most of my classes include these as well as asana (postures).

29 January - 6 February 2011

Yoga Master Katrina Repka has been studying and teaching yoga since 1992. She has co-authored two books: Chakra Yoga: Balancing Energy for Physical, Spiritual, and Mental Well-being, and Breathing Space: 12 Lessons for the Modern Woman. She also writes for Yoga Magazine and has a weekly column in Metro newspapers worldwide.

Katrina has recently been featured in magazines and newspapers such as Elle, Vogue, Tatler, the Guardian and the Telegraph, and as a yoga expert on BBC radio and television. She is also a board member of the Life Centre Teacher Training Programme and the head of ISHTA Teacher Trainings in Canada and Europe.
 

16 - 22 July 2011

Zephyr trained at The Life Centre/Yoga Campus and has been teaching Yoga since 2002. She's been a Mentor on their yoga training programme since 2006 and currently teaches at Yoga Centres around London, as well as private classes, and at The Recovery Centre (a treatment centre for addiction, depression and other dependency problems). Zephyr yoga style combines elements of creative movement, flow and dynamic sequencing, focusing on alignment, prana vayus and kinesiology. As well as the physical side to Yoga Asana, Zephyr integrates psychology, yogic philosophy and the attraction of self study within her practice, teaching and life style. Her aim is to pass on a safe, steady and serene yoga practice to all her students.

23 - 29 July 2011

Liz Lark has been teaching yoga since 1990's, training first with the British Wheel of Yoga. Absorbed in the health & balance of the bodymind through alignment, gesture, breathing, sequencing and relaxation her inspiration comes from the series of Astanga Vinyasa tradition and other Hatha yoga practises including yoga nidra (deep relaxation). Liz adapts yoga postures for each individual in order to chisel' into the form and help to sculpt and free each unique body.

Workshops with leading teachers including Richard Freeman and Rod Stryker at The Life Centre London have inspired Liz to explore the unfolding journey into the liberating simplicity and spaciousness that Yoga brings. She is a board member for The Life Centre Teachers Training Course, and runs retreats and workshops nationally and internationally.

Liz holds a BA & MA 3d design & Performing arts, elements of which she weaves into her teaching to draw on the body as a moving metaphor and an alchemical vessel for constant renewal.

2011 dates to be announced shortly

James was working as a trader in the City in '95 when he discovered that yoga could relieve chronic back pain and assist in calming a restless mind. He had completed one teacher training course with Sivananda in 2002 when he was thankfully made redundant and began teaching full-time. The decade of City life gave him an invaluable understanding of the challenges of working in high-pressure environments. During the following five years he also gained Yoga Alliance certification and taught in yoga centres and health clubs across London as well as organising his own classes and yoga holidays. In 2006 he went to India for six months' intensive study of Astanga in Mysore and trained with Sri K Pattabhi Jois.

James' teaching style is an amalgamation of the wide range of yoga instruction he has personally experienced and his classes are accessible to all whilst he tailors each session to the individual needs and abilities of his students.

Dates for 2011:  we will shortly be publishing additional teachers, dates and destinations for next year. So, if you would like to be notified about these, please sign up to our newsletter

Are you a yoga teacher?  We are interested in talking to yoga teachers who would like to take advantage of our expertise creating, hosting and marketing yoga holidays. If you have a strong following and great references, and would like to discuss this further, please email emily@thehealthyholidaycompany.com

Private Yoga Classes:  If you're interested in booking a yoga teacher for a private class (at your home or office), we recommend contacting our friends at Breathe Yoga