Team

Ella Riggs

Studio Owner | Yoga Teacher

Energising Flow

Saturday 10.15am

Ella’s intuitive teaching style is reactive to the energy, needs and interests of those in the room. Seeking pleasure from movement and holding space for people to do so is Ella’s passion.

Elena Byers

Yoga Teacher

Strong + Fluid

Tuesday 12.15pm

Elena's personal practice and teaching style incorporates flowing movement, philosophical teachings & playful proprioception work, combining her studies in anatomy and experience curating contemporary sacred space.

Amelia Hodge

Yoga Teacher

Hatha | Vinyasa

Monday 12.15 | Wednesday 7.15am | Friday 9.15am

Amelia’s technique suits students of varying abilities, as they can be both calming and challenging. Most important, Amelia creates a safe and encouraging environment for self-discovery.

Wale Ladeinde

Yoga Teacher

Ashtanga Yoga

Tuesday 7.15pm | Thursdays 5.45pm

Wale started teaching yoga in 2000. Prior to that in the 80s, he was a Martial Arts instructor and a student of Iyengar yoga. Moving to Bristol in 1996, Wale trained as an Iyengar yoga teacher and then discovered Ashtanga yoga – he was hooked!

Yoga Teacher

Vinyasa

Tuesday 5.45pm + Saturday 11.30am

Wen’s practice embodies the journey of self-discovery inwards, by flowing intentionally in tune with our breathwork and inviting intuitive movement, through creative transition. Her teaching style in five words: storytelling, progressive, dynamic, holistic and considered.

Yoga Teacher

Strong + Steady, Rocket Vinyasa

Monday 5.45pm | Saturday 4.15pm | Sunday 11.30am

Rebecca loves to challenge students to help build confidence and awareness in the body and the mind. Her classes are generally a strong but steady all-level flow, with a focus on creating body awareness and engagement.

Pilates Teacher | Barre Teacher

Thursday 8.30am + 12.15 | Sunday 10am

Esmae believes movement should feel good, nourish us and lift us up, not feel like a chore. Expect dynamic and creative classes, which flow seamlessly to leave you feeling strong, positive and hopefully walking out of the door a little taller.

Yoga Teacher | Massage Therapist

Strong + Steady

Friday 7.15am

Anz' positive and upbeat personality radiates through her teachings. Having a personal practice for over 14 years, she has matured a unique approach to creatively binding yoga, breath, mindfulness, philosophy, sound and conscious movement.

Ailsa Burns

Yoga Teacher

Vinyasa | Hatha Flow

Wednesday 12.15pm + 5.45pm | Friday 5.45pm

Ailsa has been teaching yoga since 2017 and practising for over ten years. For Ailsa, yoga is not simply a physical movement of the body; it is a form of moving meditation, a tool for stress relief and a practice to help you manage your mind.

Olive Harvey

Yoga Teacher

Vinyasa | Rest + Retore

Thursday 7.15am and Sunday 6.15pm

Olive’s vinyasa classes are creative and strong with a blend of calming and grounding elements. Her restorative classes combine her knowledge of meditation, yoga and breathwork to guide people inwards and go deeper into relaxation.

Jude Whirtburn

Yoga Teacher

Core + Stretch

Wednesday 7.15pm

A professional dancer and international circus performer as well as a yoga teacher, with 10+ years of teaching experience. She loves to create a space of non judgement, where you could just move and be free.

Nicki Lobsang

Yoga Teacher

Hatha Flow

Sunday 6pm

Nicki did her first training in Ashtanga in Mysore, India and since then she has done Hatha Vinyasa training in Bali. Her style is playful and creative but grounded in the wisdom of the ancient yogic teachings, she always included pranayama and meditation to help us connect our mind, body and spirit.

Varsana Hart

Yoga Teacher + Pilates Teacher

Vinyasa

Monday 7.15pm

Varsana's classes create space for you to explore and reconnect to your body along with the more introspective, subtle elements of the practice. She provides a calming, approachable and non-judgmental environment.

Dominique Preston

Yoga Teacher

Vinyasa

Friday 12.15pm

Dominique aims to bring a creative, playful and integrative approach to movement, healing, self investigation and awareness based practices. 

Jo Green  

Yoga Teacher

Energising Vinyasa

Tuesday 7.15am

Jo fell in love with yoga and the positive effects it had on both mind and body, on and off the mat. You’ll her classes feeling a combination of relaxed, rejuvenated and empowered.

Carrie Brassley

Studio Manager

Yoga Teacher

Carrie is most likely the person responding to your emails and sorting out the day to day running of the studio. She also teaches the occasional yoga class.

Steven Taylor

Ayurvedic Yoga Massage

Steven has been a massage therapist for over over 10 years since studying at Level 5 with sports massage creator Mel Cash at his London School of Sports Massage. Since then he's worked in various clinical, studio and Wellness settings, and he completed his training with the Ayurvedic Yoga Massage Institute in 2015. Since studying he was mentored by the Institute founder and has assisted on many of its diploma courses, and is now an AYM Institute instructor, having taught in India, Scandinavia and the UK. Steven is currently studying for his MSc Physiotherapy, with specific interest in neurological rehabilitation.

AYM was created by Master Kusum Modak, after her work with BKS Iyengar, and is a dynamic, floor based treatment combining deep tissue massage, coordinated breath work, and assisted stretches, and in Steven's words 'remains the most versatile, creative and grounding style I've ever come across, and is the technique that I refer to the most in whichever treatment I'm offering, table based or otherwise'.

Ryan Kerr

Ayurvedic Yoga Massage

Ryan is qualified in Level 3 Ayurvedic Yoga Massage (AYM).

Created by Master Kusum Modak, after her work with BKS Iyengar, Ayurvedic Yoga Massage combines elements of yoga (such as assisted stretches and breathwork), with a beautiful deep tissue massage.

Ryan fell in love with this massage due to its super grounding, holistic and full body experience, and he describes it as being like “no other massage I’d ever had!” He knew immediately he wanted to share the beauty of this massage with others.

Anz Loveridge

Thai Massage

Traditionally Thai Massage was a physical application of Metta, loving kindness, a philosophic concept rooted in Buddhism.

 Thai massage uses gentle pressure on key acupressure points linked to energy lines, stimulation supports and rejuvenates the flow of energy through the body boosting the physiological function and overall wellbeing. This is an ancient healing practice that originated in India and dates back to around 2,500 –7,000 years ago.

Anz begins sessions in the traditional way, making an intention to relieve the receiver from any physical or mental ills. She'll move you into poses not too different to yoga shapes tying the poses together into an intuitive sequence tailored to the individuals needs. The massage a moving meditation designed to offer relief to both mind and body.