Avtar

Avtar has been practising yoga in different forms since 1995. In 2001 she encountered Kundalini Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan, and completed her teacher training in 2003 (KRI Level 1). She has taught continuously since then and is now completing her Level 2 training. Avtar is also a trained Hatha Yoga teacher since 2005, studying at Sai Hatha Yoga Centre in Rishikesh, India. Taught by Yogi Sandeep who grew up in the Sivananda ashram in Rishikesh, her Hatha style is Sivandana-influenced, gentle, deep and meditative.
Avtar discovered Shakti Dance at the European Yoga Festival in 2003 and trained in Germany and the UK with Sara Olivier, gaining her teacher certificate in 2006. Avtar is now apprenticing with Sara Olivier to become a teacher trainer. With her partner Moshik, Avtar is one half of Aurora who record and release mantra music on their record label, Maya Records. She is also studying Indian classical music with Professor Surinder Singh of the Raj Academy in London and plays the rabab, a north-Indian stringed instrument.

Margherita

Yoga has been a constant part of her life for the last 14 years. She has been actively practising in the UK and Italy and has been exposed to Bhakty, Kriya, and Hatha Yoga. The main influences on her style of Hatha yoga are the Ashtanga Vinyasa, Dynamic, Viniyoga, Shadow Yoga and Iyengar schools. She has studied with many of the world's leading yoga teachers doing workshops, retreats and trainings with the likes of Jivamukti, Shiva Rae, Donna Farhi, Adhil Palkhivalha, Richard Freeman, Tias Little and Rod Stryker. Drawing from the resources of different traditions, Margherita has a gentle yet powerful approach to yoga.
She does not teach a particular style, but she rather supports the need of each individual. She enjoys being creative and experimental with her classes, working with a variety of themes, different sequences and a range of postures to help students deepen their practice and understanding. Margherita teaches yoga classes at a number of venues in London, she covers regularly at yoga Centres such as Triyoga and The Life Centre, and teaches privately. She mentors yoga teachers in training and leads yoga retreats in the U.K and throughout the world. Margherita is British Wheel of Yoga Accredited and Yoga Alliance Certified.

Yogi

Himalayan Hatha Yoga is founded by Yogacharya Yogi Ashokananda which is based on ancient wisdom of yoga includes Sukshma Vyayama and philosophy. Yogi taught yoga in Ved Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, Divine Life Society (Sivananda Ashram) under guidance of Swami Vishwarupananda after mastering the science of self through various techniques of yoga from various teachers. Now has been teaching in UK since 2005 in yoga centres and privately one to one since 2005 and running workshops on Pranayama, Bandhas, meditations, asana, philosophy satsanga, and tantra in centre and in privately.
Yogi also runs courses of healing from level one - master of Reiki healing system of Dr. Usui since 2003. Yogi has devoted his life to yoga under the guidance of great yogis, including his grandfather. Yogi was born and raise in India where he studied yoga and various techniques of different types of yoga including Kundilini, Hatha, Raja yoga, Bhakti yoga, Jnana yoga, Karma yoga, Tantra yoga, Kriya yoga of swami Satyananda Saraswati And also a qualified Master of Reiki - an ancient Japanese healing art and Prana Vidya (Prana Healing) from great masters, teachers and yogis. Yogi’s asana teaching mainly focused on balancing physical body by asana, subtle body by Pranayama and Sukshma Vyayama, experience of pure self by relaxation and meditation. Yoga asana is a journey, outer world to inner world.

Emma

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Simon A

Simon is a co-founder and Director of Alchemy. He is a KRI certified Kundalini yoga teacher, having trained with Sky under the supervision of Guru Dharam and Darryl O 'Keeffe and has spent the last three years working with Shiv Charan Singh (Director of Karam Kriya School) on a personal teacher/student basis. He has a strong interest in mantra and the gong , incorporating the power of Naad (essence of sound) to heal the body , create emotional balance and a stillness within. Simon works in the City of London as a trader for a financial brokerage firm and understands the need for yoga and meditation to de-stress, build inner strength and to keep grounded in an ever demanding world. He encourages students to challenge themselves, realize their true potential on this earth and to be Divine beings. Simon has dedicated himself , together with the other founders, to building a centre for personal transformation and to support people on their chosen path within a spiritual community.

Amir

Classically trained in the spiritual Art of Kundalini Yoga at SKY, (The school of Kundalini Yoga), under the close observations of a host of world renowned and internationally revered Guru mentors, such as Guru Dharam Singh, Shiv Charan Singh, Darryl O'Keefe and Bridget Layton Minor, all of whom have for over 30 years frequented the company and received the guidance of our late noble master Yogi Bhajan. Having conducted thousands of public and private classes in London and across the world, Amir Jaan brings a reassuring calmness into any learning environment, be it group or one to one; and has bought by example, many of his students into the teaching profession and consolidated practice of the Spiritual arts.

Amir Jaan has a gift for neutralizing the atmosphere of both the outer world, and inner landscapes of attendees, by sharing openheartedly his own ever deepening experiential knowledge of Yogic science combined with the presence and confidence of knowing, qualities that can only be purchased with the currencies of time, dedicated daily practise and patience. Even with a busy teaching schedule Amir remains an integral part of the Kundalini fraternity in London and across the United Kingdom. Working closely with his mentors and students to extend the reach and scope of this technology into innumerable settings where the appliance of this life enhancing science can serve and strengthen, heal and repair, bring new hope and insight to all those who find and diligently practise this medicine for the twenty first century.

Stewart

Following a severe back injury in his mid twenties, Stewart experienced an amazing recovery through intensive Ashtanga Vinyasa Mysore yoga practice as taught by Sri K Patthabi Jois. Stewart's sadhana has involved an extensive education with teachers from around the world who have had a profound effect on his unique style of teaching. He has and continues to study the system as taught by Sri K Patthabi Jois (Mysore), Hamish Hendry(Ashtanga London), Sri Shreshadree (Mysore), and the teachings of David Life and Sharon Gannon (Jivamukti Yoga, New York). This method combines music, movement, meditation, devotion and spiritual activisim.

Stewart qualified as a Jivamukti Yoga teacher in 2003 and since teaches extensively in the UK(The Light Centre, Jivamukti London) and has led workshops and retreats internationally including Goa, Hawaii, Cornwall, Mexico and New York. His students include: world renowned musicians, Hollywood actors, judges, footballers and most importantly a broad cross section of working people. His extensive academic studies have included post graduate studies in Law, ethnopharmacology, nutrition and Stewart has worked as a teacher, legal advisor and youth worker in inner city London mainly working with disadvantaged youths, the homeless, animal rights, anti-globalisation/capitalist and community groups.

He also opened the UK's first rawfood vegan and approved organic cafes. He founded Satyagraha Yoga in 2004 and attains to live and pass onto others its principles of satya, tapas and ahimsa. Stewart offers his eternal gratitude to all his teachers past and present : Hamish Hendry, Guruji, David Life and Sharon Gannon, Bob Marley, Chogyam Trungpa, Ghandiji and Swami Niramalanda.

Jennie

Jennie Phenix has been practicing yoga since 1997, and teaches a creative and dynamic form of Hatha Yoga drawing on her extensive experiences from a variety of yoga styles. Her classes emphasis the true spirit of yoga and can be strong and challenging or soft and calming, depending on the individual needs of the students. Classes are often flowing but always meditative and with an awareness of working safely with correct alignment.

Jennie particularly draws inspiration from Iyengar, Anusara, Vinyasa flow and Satyananda styles and has studied intensively with many of the worlds leading teachers including Rod Styker, Tias Little, Glenn Ceresoli, Adhil Palkhivala, Richard Freeman and Judith Hanson Lasater. Jennie has taught all over London, including Soho Gyms, the Hurlingham Club, Holmes Place and numerous corporate classes. She works regularly for Breathe Yoga Agency and covers at Triyoga and the Life Centre. Jennie is also an experienced pregnancy yoga teacher and specialises in teaching restorative and therapeutic yoga privately. During her recent pregnancy she used yoga as a means of staying connected and centred at a time of immense change and uncertainty and is now embracing the inevitable challenges motherhood brings to her practice and can often be found in Down Dog with her little boy hanging from her leg!

Siri Datta

Siri Datta (Julie Cuddihy) Age 30 something..? (22nd December 1969 at 3.11am) Capricorn - (hard-working, reliable, loyal, honest, ambitious) Chinese Character - Rooster (show off!) Mayan Glyph - Red Solar Skywalker (I am a galactic activation portal -Enter Me!) Email - jeshoua33@aol.com The Legendary Lioness of Love At the age of 12, she glanced into the eyes of a complete stranger begging for food and money outside a church in France whilst on a family holiday. In that moment, which she can recall as if it was yesterday, she saw the most electric, most alive, and yet the tender gaze as far as she is concerned, that moment changed her life forever! Her experience with that complete stranger, became a torch of light, a reference point. It became her hope and her faith as she moved through her most turbulent teenage years. Her love of music and image catapulted her into the various genres of her day, she was a punk, a skinhead, a rockabilly, a Goth, she was everything that was going! From a fashion darling to a clubbing legend, she lived through the very best that London had to offer throughout the 90's.

She tasted the beginnings of the dance culture and outdoors raves, she made clothes for The Prodigy and Bjork, and hung out at their wild parties. Yet even at this warp speed pace of life, that image, those eyes were a benchmark, which held her back when the darkness came too close. In 1996, life threw a few curve balls, and all that was perfect and "special" in her life, crashed all around her. She entered a twilight zone, with only that Divine memory in her heart. She prayed and reflected as she moved through a traumatic, yet liberating 3 years. There were challenges and obstacles, and even terrifying moments, but as a caterpillar must turn into a butterfly, so karma had it in for Julie, as she transformed into Siri Datta. Siri Datta has been teaching Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan for over 10 years, mostly in London, Brighton and the West Country in the UK. She also teaches every year in Egypt, Malaysia and France. Because she is one of the teachers for Free Spirit Travel and Yoga Travel her holiday destinations change every year. Yogi Bhajan the last living Master of Kundalini Yoga gave her the name "Siri Datta" in 1999; it translates as "The Great Giver". In Jan 2005 she left the UK to go in search of a piece of land to open an ecstatic Community of Purity, Truth, Abundance, Love and Radiant Raw living Health. But she returned again, focused and determined to become a Master Teacher Trainer of Kundalini Yoga. She is now going through the process of becoming just, which could take up a further 3-5 years. However, she still keeps a watchful eye on opportunities to open her school and "Sacred Space".

Her Workshops cover such subjects as: Wake up and Roar! Gorgeous Goddess Retreat, Passion and Compassion, Realised Relationships, The Sacred Art of Manifestation, The Seven Deadly Sins, The 7 Days , From Chicks to Eagles, Sex in the City, Dissolving Past Relationships and The Sex Magic of Isis. There is always a strong focus on empowerment, liberation, nutrition and extreme health by use of cleansing fasts and purification techniques. Siri Datta is a Raw Living Foodist and promotes that lifestyle with an abundant vigour! She is currently working on a fun documentary of the astonishing changes that happens when you begin a raw food diet, with Power Hour, truthful reflection and focussed determination on change with a daily yoga practise. It's called Mini Size Me. She adores Women and teaches with such passion to transform all women back into living and active Goddesses. Rich with the knowledge of the energy that they hold, whilst passionately loving and pro-active in the world to bring about balance and unity. 2003 her first book was launched worldwide by Harper Collins called "Open your heart with Kundalini Yoga".

She is now working on her 2ndbook, Mini Size Me (Raw Foods, NLP, Physical CV Exercise, Kundalini Yoga and Meditation) with another Publisher. She has 2 other books being developed called The Goddess of Yoga and The Power of Love. She regularly writes for Yoga Magazine and often for many other health titles such as Kindred Spirit, Top Sante, Zest, Here's Health, Health and Fitness and Yoga and Health Magazine etc. She also has her own Yoga show on My Spirit Radio. A Monthly bulletin where she interviews Yogis and Yoginis from all around the world...She currently teaches in London 3 days a week and the rest of the time in the South West and Brighton. Siri Datta is also an Usui Reiki Master, and has attuned many Reiki practitioners, from Level 1 - Masters. Her lineage is 4th along from DrMikao Usui, the founder of Reiki in 1822. She Loves - Music, dancing, dressing up, laughing, playing, great friends, food, animals, all of nature, mystery, magic, legends, Love, Drama, Poetry, words, theatre, adventure, family, science, storytelling, passion, wonder.

Tara

Tara Lee has been practicing yoga for 15 years and has been teaching yoga for 7 years. She has studied with many world renowned teachers such as David Swensen, Shiva Rea and Pattabi Jois. She comes from a background of Sivanada and Ashtanga yoga and has developed her own dynamic style fusing many disciplines. She became interested in pregnancy yoga and trained with leading teachers Janet Balaskas, Loly Stirk and Uma Dinsmore –Tuli. She began teaching while pregnant with her first child and the experience helped her to develop her own style called ‘Pregnancy Health Yoga’. Tara has released a DVD ‘Pregnancy Health Yoga’ a dynamic practice, aimed at enhancing pregnancy and ultimately preparing women for childbirth. The DVD includes both energizing and restorative yoga sequences, breathing and massage techniques and a visualization led by Dr Gowri Motha. Tara is a British Wheel and Yoga Alliance registered yoga teacher, a qualified Shaiatsu therapist and a trained Doula.

Rachel

Rachel first practiced yoga as a child with her Indian step mother, which planted a seed for her own desire to serve, teach and share the ancient yoga system. Rachel is known for her passionate, dynamic and inspirational style of instruction, drawing from teachings passed down through the T Krishnamarcharya lineage. She continues to practice and study with renowned flow yoga teachers including Shiva Rea, Bryan Kest, Seane Corne and Claire Missingham. Her classes integrate dynamic vinyasa flow sequences, precise alignment, devotion and prayer. She works to create a sacred and safe space for each individual to explore their inner journey and highest potential. Rachel feels truly honoured and blessed to share the magic and power of this sacred movement.

Moshik

Kathyrn

Eight years ago in Yucatan, Mexico, Kathryn discovered Kundalini Yoga. Certified teacher of Kundalini Yoga,Pregnancy Yoga and Childrens’s Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Kathryn trained with Guru Dharam Singh at the School of Kundalini Yoga (SKY) in the UK and with Karta Singh at the Amrit Nam Sarovar School in France and is currently an intern teacher trainer with Amrit Nam Sarovar.

Kathryn passionately shares this transformational practice, teaching throughout London and offering yoga workshops and retreats worldwide. Chanting with Kathryn takes on another dimension as she was principal soprano with Opera Australia for seven years. Her career as a professional singer and teacher informs her approach to mantras which are integral to Kundalini and she performs at Yoga festivals throughout Europe. She travels widely in India, Tibet and Mexico. www.kathrynmccusker.com

Amrit

When our physical, mental and spiritual life is aligned we have the best chance to live on the path of our destiny. I have always, therefore, sought practices and disciplines that offer the best way to keep aligned and therefore grateful and fully open to all that life is offering. I am a practitioner of Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine and Shiatsu which I have been practising for the last twenty years. In 1991 I came across Kundalini yoga and meditation as taught by Yogi Bhajan and realized I had found what for me is the most direct, self sustaining and profound healing tradition. I have been a Kundalini Yoga teacher since 1996 and a teacher trainer since 2001. Karam Kriya (applied numerology) as taught by Shiv Charan Singh has shown me the connections between all aspects of my life and offers itself as a tool for transformation that informs me in my practice in general and in my role as a consultant in particular. I work as the head therapist for the Guru Ram Das Project, a charity set up to share the Sikh dharma, yogic teachings and holistic therapies with those in need. Much of my present work is in drug rehabilitation.

Selma

Selma was born and raised in Colombia. She came to London 10 years ago to study International Business. She had a solid background in Finance, Sales and PR when after one of her trips to India she decided to follow her heart in favor of a life time change. She has been teaching Yoga in London and around the world since 2006. Her daily practice is in Asthanga Yoga. Selma has been to Mysore India studying with Sri K. Pattabi Jois and with his grandson Sharath Rangaswamy. In London Selma practices under Hamish Hendry's supervision in Asthanga Yoga London where she is also his apprentice and where she is currently continuing her studies and understanding of Yoga. Selma is also a Holistic massage therapist who speaks fluently� Spanish, English German and Italian.

Tori Lewis

"In 1997, through seven days of bliss induced sleeplessness I woke up to find no separation. Without guidance or understanding, I was both petrified of "death" and deeply frightened those who loved me. Many months of suffering followed and my life since that time has been led by a deep yearning to be awake without fear, therefore to love and to serve. " Tori was born and brought up in South East Asia and is a qualified special needs teacher, naturopath, herbalist and advanced Master of Yoga. From taking her first yoga class in 1991, the depth of the practice started to slowly seep into her consciousness with the help and compassion of many. She trained mostly in India and has taught on yoga teacher training courses in India and Canada. Tori established Yogadamba and the Holistic Learning Foundation in 2006. Tori is delighted to be a perpetual beginner, and is honoured to share the creativity, discovery and bliss of daily personal practice. At present, her structured learning includes Yoga Therapy (YBT) and Cranio- Sacral Therapy at CCST. "I have no words to express my eternal gratitude to all souls dedicated to removing darkness, and passing on with complete compassion these holy and sacred teachings." Hari Om! "Give food to the hungry, and after a while they will be hungry again. Give clothes to the naked, and very soon they will be in need again. Give money to the needy, and when they have spent it, they will be in want again. But give Divine knowledge to all, and you would have provided them with the where with all to take care of themselves." Swami Sivananda.

Elena Voyce

Elena Voyce is the founding teacher of Teach Yoga and runs a yoga teacher training school based on the Yoga Alliance standard, now also undergoing BWY accreditation. She has inspired many teachers with her passion for yoga, health, and correct movement based on an in-depth study of human anatomy . As a full accredited Yoga teacher to teachers, a Pilates Foundation teacher, and an Inspired Anusara Teacher Elena has helped hundreds of students and teachers to develop an endless combination of movements not only to promote an enjoyable and injury- free practice but also to facilitate the natural healing process.