Our Instructors
Dedicated, Supportive and Experienced
IVY EVENDEN
Yoga Teacher / Owner
Ivy lives and breathes wellness in all aspects of life through her passion for ‘CLEAN’ eating and healthy living. Her teachings focus on a holistic practice, as she guides students to discover softness within their body while strengthening their mind. Ivy completed her RYT 200 Yoga Alliance / RYT 500 Yoga Australia Teacher Training with Moksha Yoga Academy and Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Jo Phee focussing on Chinese Medicine philosophy.
Her strong beliefs in both physical and spiritual practice of Yoga are the driving force behind her dynamic yet therapeutic yoga classes.
HELEN COLE
Yoga Teacher
Helen is passionately involved with the practice of yoga and takes great pleasure in sharing its powerful teachings. She teaches a creative style of Vinyasa Yoga, drawing on her 8 years or more experiences in Ashtanga Practice, which includes yoga postures, breathing techniques, relaxation and meditation to strengthen the body and calm the mind. Her classes explore the anatomical body, its alignments and strength.
Her love for the practice of Yoga shines through. Be prepared to feel inspired and energized after a class with Helen!
VANESSA ANGUS
Yoga Teacher
Vanessa offers an energetic flow based on building strength and flexibility. Her classes focus on building heat from the inside out as she takes you through sequences that help prepare your body to work through each posture. You’ll definitely feel the warmth from her class and from her welcoming personality.
JESS NUGAWELA
Yoga Teacher
Jess approaches her classes with softness and ease. She joins our team to introduce the ancient practice of yoga in a thoughtful, balanced and sequential way. Her classes are designed to enhance each student’s wellbeing, supporting them to develop strength, flexibility and self-awareness, drawing on her spirituality through years of practicing and learning yoga philosophy from Hatha, Traditional Tantric Yoga and Vinyasa Krama. Her classes will leave you feeling the balance of being invigorated and calm at the same time.
JAIME MARINO
Yoga Teacher
Jaime brings soulfulness and warmth into her classes as she guides students through a vinyasa flow and slow flow. She brings with her deep wisdom and training in various styles of yoga, including hatha, vinyasa and ancient philosophies. Her classes are supportive and meditative, helping individuals to discover their own mindful practice.
NICOLE NANFRA
Yoga Teacher
Nicole incorporates anatomy and spiritual disciplines through her classes, drawing on her years of experiences as both teacher and student. Her sequencing are well thought out with each pose carefully sequenced to prepare you for the next. Her teachings will leave you feeling strong while feeling released of all tension in your muscles and joints. Nicole classes will leave you feeling warm and fully supported.
AVRIL BURBIDGE
Yoga Teacher
Avril’s classes are inspiring and energising. She brings with her a wealth of experiences as both a teacher and a dedicated practitioner. She has been trained be renowned yoga gurus across UK and Australia. Her Vinyasa Flow and Meditation classes are interwoven with ancient philosophies and modern alignments which focusses on the wellbeing of individual’s abilities.
NATASHA LAY
Yoga Teacher
Natasha’s classes are creative and poetic, integrating elements of strength and gentleness while incorporating yoga philosophies. She is supportive and brings with her an element of humour through her guidance. You’ll no doubt walk away from her classes feeling lighter and brighter.
MAXINE GOLDMAN
Yoga Teacher
Maxine teaches an authentic style that combines dynamic flow with ancient yogic spirituality and a deep awareness of student modifications and alignment. Maxine infuses her classes with compassion, respect and an awareness that we are all on our own life’s journey. Her intuitive classes provide space for students to discover their own experience on the mat, whilst being able to enjoy the benefits that a group class has to offer.
EMMA MANION
Yoga Teacher
Emma weaves thought-provoking philosophies and spiritual disciplines through her classes, and encourages growth and contemplation in a playful way. Expect a dose of spirited sequencing while nurturing the mind and body, with the intention to awaken others to their own healing power and to experience the joy of living more fully through yoga.
MARIA PAPADONTAS
Yoga Teacher
Yoga, for Maria, is about the here and now; it’s about the breath and breathing into the heart. Within us, we have many aspects that hinder path progression and self fulfilment. Hence, she utilises yoga and its practices of meditation, breathing techniques, ethics, postures and devotional practices, to connect with the heart, the core.
She is passionate about developing mindful, creative and spiritual classes that allow individuals to tap into the tools that connect with their own truth, whenever and wherever they are ready. She likes to combine her extensive background as a social worker and counsellor, with the wisdom that her experiences have offered her throughout the years to offer a deeper dimension to her teaching.
YVETTE EYLES
Yoga Teacher
Yvette approaches her classes with calmness, guiding individual to surrender to softness and ease. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge in how one can integrate midnful practice through movements, connecting the mind and body both spiritually and physically. Her classes are designed to enhance individual’s wellbeing, supporting them ti develop strength, flexibility and self awareness. You will walk away from Yvette’s classes feeling extremely relaxed and fully recovered.