Yoga Teachers at AlchemyAlessia Avellino
Amir Jaan
Amy Beveridge
Amy is a British wheel of Yoga and Yoga Alliance accredited teacher and has been teaching over 4 years students of all ages and abilities. She has been attuned to Reiki Master Level, and regularly initiates students. She has trained with Don Conreaux, completing the Gong Master training, and teachers such as Donna Farhi, Sarah Powers, Richard Miller and Paul Grilley. Catia Leite
“In my teachings i bring in the great essence of yoga. The philosophy, mantras, the burning incense, a combination of sound tracks and a fluid dynamic yoga practice.” Elisa Devlin
Emma Henry
Her continuing education is shared with all of her students through her love of yogic texts and her amazing chanting. All of her classes include an inspiring sound track and a lot of laughter. Her goal is to create a space for practitioners to feel inspired, nurtured and uplifted. She has hosted yoga workshops and retreats around the world with many happy yogis returning for more year after year. Eunice Laurel
Jai Kartar
Jai Kartar was struck that the practise of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation when she began in 2002 how much it brought her closer to the ever present love within herself and all and instantly devoted her life to this. “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” Kwali Kumara
Leah Kim
Luiz Veiga
Luiz will lead the students through the flow of a Vinyasa practice with emphasis on Tristhana: the three places of attention or action: asana, Ujay breath and Dristhi. These three places are very important for Vinyasa practice, and cover three levels of purification: the body, nervous system and mind. They are always performed in conjunction with each other. This class will help students to learn the series of asanas, simultaneously developing attention to pace, breathing, and the finer details of the practice. Mark Kan
Mollie McClelland
Olanna Chijioke
Simon Andriesz
Sivaroshan
Stewart Gilchrist
Sukhpal Bahra
Sukhpal Bahra has always felt deep soul connection to the practice of Kundalini Yoga. Her parents are from Punjab and many of the mantras used she grew up with. Kundalini Yoga is accessible to all and can be practiced by all and is very much suited to the times we are living in. Sukhpal is passionate about human potential (the spirit having a human experience!) . As well as being a Kundalini yoga teacher she is a hand analyst/hand palmist, life coach, career coach, ayurvedic massage therapist, and healer. Tori Lewis
Yogi Ashokananda
Yogi Ashokananda was raised in India and has been practising yoga since early childhood when his Grandfather was his first teacher. Over the last 20 years Yogi has been fortunate to develop his teaching and own experience and education of yoga under some of the great Indian masters. He has taught the teachings of the Bihar School of Yoga, the Sivananda Ashram and the Shri Ved Niketan Ashram. Now as a Yoga and Meditation Master, he teaches a number of different disciplines of meditation, including SOR (Science of Relaxation) and his own profound teachings which have their roots in Ancient Indian tradition. Himalayan Hatha Yoga, the style of yoga he teaches, is also based on traditional principles of yoga. A strong, yet supportive form of yoga, Himalayan Hatha Yoga works through the entire body, cleansing and revitalising through special sequencing with a combination of sukshyam vyayam (subtle energy body exercise). In 2008, Yogi Ashokananda founded The Sita Devi School, a charity school in India to support the education of local under privileged children. He is also a registered senior teacher with Yoga Alliance UK. |
With a modern dance background Alessia Avellino began practising yoga in New York in 2000, and has been teaching in London since 2004. Alessia is grateful for all the people and circumstances of her life which continue to provide endless opportunities to learn and evolve and feels blessed to be part of Alchemy, this beautiful place devoted to bringing joy and well-being to all. Her teachers, Sharon Gannon and David Life have been an inspiration for years, even before having the honour of meeting and working with them in person. A Jivamukti Certified Yoga Teacher, Alessia’s classes are dynamics focusing on alignment and flowing sequences. Expect a challenging asana practice, music, meditation, chanting in Sanskrit, and a yoga practice aimed at developing a compassionate attitude towards all beings including ourselves and our planet.
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. 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 a group or one-to-one. Even with a busy teaching schedule Amir remains an integral part of the Kundalini fraternity in London and across the United Kingdom. He works closely with his mentors and students to extend the reach and scope of this technology.
Amy leads an intuitive and gracious class. The Sunday flow class is suitable for all levels including Beginner’s, yet at the same time precise and challenging. It incorporates Hatha, Vinyasa and Iyengar styles. She also teaches Restorative, Yin, Yoga of Sound, Gong Meditation and Yoga Nidra, and combines Sound Yoga and relaxation techniques to create a profound restorative practice. She encourages students to listen to their inner dialogue through all practices, yet provides gentle and discerning guidance.
In 2004 Catia Leite yoga journey took its first steps and ever sense it’s been a healing experience – her views and life changed. Catia went on a discovery and tried most forms of yoga, Ashtanga, Hatha, Jivamukti, Shivananda. On her travels she had the pleasure to develop practices with inspiring teachers David Swenson, Matthew Sweeney, Jason Crandell, Lara Bauman, Stewart Gilchrist. Having deepened her understanding and knowledge from all these great teachers, in 2007/8 Catia decided to take a step further into my journey and became a qualified yoga teacher with Anne Marie Newland the founder of Sun Power Yoga.
Elisa Devlin is a dedicated Vinyasa Flow teacher who has a BA Degree in Maharishi Vedic Science. She draws upon her 9 year practice of Transcendental Meditation as a source of steadiness for her Yoga asana practice. The asanas are the external form but its whats on the inside that really matters. Sometimes the body moves freely without obstruction and other times it feels dense and heavy. Often its hard to ascertain whether its the mind which is sluggish or the physical body. When we practice Yoga in its myriad forms, we work with awareness and patience. We train both the mind and the body to be strong and flexible. When the two come together, then we have Union and this is Yoga.
Emma Henry was introduced to yoga in the mid 90s. Her background in dance and martial arts is evident in her dynamic, innovative and playful choreography and understanding of anatomy and the subtle body. Emma’s yogic path has led her to Mysore from practicing astanga with Sri K Pattabhi Jois, to advanced certification in the Jivamukti method with Sharon Gannon and David Life and to her own daily practice of Iyengar yoga.
Eunice Laurel is an experienced and qualified teacher, and student, dedicated to the study, practise and sharing of yoga. She first discovered the physical aspect of yoga – asana (postures) – to heal a spinal injury from sport as a child, alleviate stress from a fast-paced job, and revisit a forgotten connection to her body. Honouring nature’s fluctuating energy, Eunice’s classes follow the ever-changing needs of the students on that particular day. They can be dynamic and flowing, or restful and restorative. But her intention to teach is to encourage and empower students to find their own yoga, and to listen to the language of their own bodies, hearts and minds. Eunice is a Yoga Therapist, Pregnancy Yoga Teacher, and Children’s Yoga Teacher. She is accredited to teach through the British Wheel of Yoga, and the Yoga Alliance. She is eternally grateful to all her teachers; past, present and future, and takes great inspiration from the compassionate teachings of her root Guru.
Mark’s journey of self discovery began over 10 years ago after some time of feeling disconnected from the path he took as a visual artist.
Mollie McClelland received her certification from Forrest Yoga Circle after studies of Astanga Yoga with Patthabi Jois in Mysore, and Zen and Shingon Buddhist studies in Japan. Her class is influenced by the transformative nature of Forrest yoga, the Shakti flow of Shiva Rea, the expressions of alignment by Tias Little and Anusara yoga, and the movement of energy in Kundalini yoga. Mollie started a yoga practice at age 17 while apprenticing with the Milwaukee Ballet Company. After becoming injured dancing, she studied religious and cultural studies in university, especially focusing on the practices of yoga and Japanese Buddhism. Unable to suppress her love of movement and expression of the body, she danced for four years with Xpressions Contemporary Dance Company, in Pittsburgh PA, before moving to the UK. She has taught yoga for eight years at yoga studios, community centres, education environments, to people ranging from professional dancers to children to adults with physical and learning disabilities. She is honoured to teach in the Alchemy community.
Olanna Chijioke is continually inspired by her many teachers, including Jane Sleven, Hamish Hendry, Tias Little and Stewart Gilchrist, to all of whom she is grateful.
Simon Andriesz 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’Keefe 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.
Stewart Gilchrist’s sadhana has involved an extensive education with teachers from around the world. He has studied with Sri K Patthabi Jois (Mysore), Hamish Handry (Ashtanga London), Sri Shreshadree (Mysore), and David Life and Sharon Gannon (Jivamukti). This method combines music, movement, meditation, devotion and spiritual activism.
“The job of a teacher is to elevate. You are a forklift”- Yogi Bhajan
Tori Lewis has studied yoga, deep ecology and natural medicines with teachers, traditional people and doctors; in India and around the world. She took her TTC and Advanced Teacher Training Courses in India and has spent months over several years on staff at Sivananda Ashrams worldwide, teaching on yoga teacher training and advanced TTC courses. Tori established 