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Teacher Information

Iyengar Yoga

Khairoun Abji - khairoun@yogabase.org

Erica Brealey - 020 7833 0228 / ericabrealey@btinternet.com

Erica is a qualified Iyengar teacher who has been practising yoga and meditation more than 30 years, and Iyengar yoga for twelve. She has a degree in Philosophy from University College, London, studied Indian philosophy under the guidance of the late Swami Muktananda and is author of several books including Meditation, co-authored with Nicholas Wilks and with a forward by the Dalai Lama, and The Spirit of Meditation, with a forward by B.K.S. Iyengar.

Susie Brown - susie@yogabase.org / 0779 474 5859

Brian Elliot - 07816 137 855

Brian has been practising yoga for 20 years, and he attended the very first teacher training course at Maida Vale. He then studied with Sylvia Prescott for 8 years (one of the oldest and most respected teachers in Britain and a student of Mr Iyengar himself) and received his teaching certificate in 1988. Although very dedicated to his yoga, Brian has a light-hearted approach to life, and likes to enjoy himself!

Louise Kennedy
- enquiries@lkyoga.co.uk / 0790 682 7298

Louise began studying Iyengar Yoga in 1994 at the Iyengar Institute in Maida Vale. She found the discipline, focus and recuperative aspects of this style of yoga appealing after previously studying martial arts. She is a qualified Introductory Level Iyengar Yoga teacher.

Aubrey Maasdorp
- aubrey@dela.demon.co.uk / 07799 622 981

Aubrey Maasdorp has been practising Iyengar yoga for the past twelve years and he gained the Iyengar teachers qualifications in 2002.


Keiko Onishi - keiko@yogabase.org

Lucy Osman - 0790 444 5759 / lucy@yogabase.org / www.jo-yoga.com

Lucy started teaching in 2003 and has been practising yoga since 1996. She is a qualified Introductory Level Iyengar teacher and studied for her teaching qualification at the Maida Vale Institute. She is currently training for her Junior Intermediate Certificate. Lucy has also studied with the Iyengars at the Institute in Pune, India.




Pregnancy Yoga

Devapriya - 020 7354 2450 / info@yogavision.co.uk / www.yogavision.co.uk

Devapriya has been teaching hatha yoga since 1994. She has completed a five year training at the Dharma Yoga Centre under the guidance of Swami Dharmananda Saraswati. Her experience is drawn from various spiritual teachings and therapies. These include yoga, meditation, sound healing, breathwork therapy, pranic healing and reiki. Devapriya teaches groups, individuals, children, pregnant women and mothers and babies. She is also a jewellery designer and is passionate about the healing qualities of gemstones.


Hatha Yoga & Gentle Yoga Therapy

Marlies Moes - 020 83671565 / marlies@yogamarlies.com / www.yogamarlies.com

Marlies has been practising yoga since 1996 and started teaching at the Yoga Therapy Centre in 2000. She holds a British Wheel of Yoga (BWY) teaching diploma and trained Yoga Therapy with the Yoga Biomedical Trust (YBT).

She studied Viniyoga with Sylviane Gianina and so her yoga teaching is influenced by TKV Desikachar. Her ambition is to share with her students a yoga that helps to adapt life to every-day challenges and circumstances.

For a number of years she has enjoyed teaching yoga therapy for people with arthritis, diabetes, ME (chronic fatigue syndrome), anxiety and other debilitating conditions by applying gentle yoga postures, breathing practices and relaxation techniques meeting each person's specific needs.

Pilates

Katie Takashima - 07929 395 821 / katie@choosepilates.com

Katie is a PILATES foundation matwork teacher and offers Pilates classes of all levels. Having enjoyed practicing yoga and Pilates for many years, she now enjoys teaching Pilates, from pure matwork to small equipment classes to cater for the different needs of her clients. Whether you are new to Pilates and have lots of questions, or a seasoned expert who like to be challenged, she would love to hear from you.

Charlotte Seirberg - 07970 431 548 / c_seirberg@yahoo.co.uk