Meet the teachers
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Lizzie H.
My yoga journey began with a single powerful experience in 2012, propelling a deep exploration of self-inquiry through the tools of a yoga practice.
Over the past seven years, I have had the privilege of connecting with people from around the world, sharing practices rooted in my personal journey and deepened by several professional trainings. As a 500-hour accredited yoga teacher, I believe that the simplest practices, accessible to anyone, are often the most useful.
I teach Ashtanga Vinyasa, Yin, Meditation, Rocket, and have completed 1 year of a diploma in Yoga Therapy.
With a background in contemporary dance, my approach is varied and experiential, guiding you to explore where a posture lands in the body, what it speaks in the mind, and how the breath bridges the two.
In my classes, you’re always encouraged to shape each practice to suit your preference. I teach from a place of inspiration, with kindness and intention, inviting you to trust the mind’s fluid nature while also attuning to the subtle, beautiful sensations that arise throughout the body-mind spectrum.
For the last 10 years, I’ve been juggling yoga teaching with a busy career in events and marketing. Opening this studio and immersing fully, feels like coming home to myself. I’m really excited to build a space that feels down to earth, welcoming, and truly part a daily community.
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MICHELLE v.
Michelle is a passionate and experienced yoga instructor with over 20 years of teaching in the fitness and wellness industry.
Yoga Alliance certified in Bikram Yoga, sculpt , Yin, and Vinyasa principles, she has trained under esteemed teacher Stewart Gilchrist and brings a wealth of knowledge to her classes. She has assisted in Stewart’s teacher training and offers mentoring to new teachers.
Michelle’s fun, energetic, and heart-led approach creates an uplifting environment where students feel both challenged and supported.
Her dynamic vinyasa classes will have you working hard, breaking a sweat, and enjoying every moment.
If you are looking for encouragement, growth, and a sense of community, Michelle’s classes are for you!
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Jamie K.
About Jamie and his mission
I’ve been a certified Zhineng Qigong teacher for 8 years and have taught all over the world in different forms. Classes, works shops and retreats. I studied and travelled in China with amazing teachers and continued learning in the UK. I love this style of working with energy; I’ve seen myself and many people make profound and positive changes. For all ages and abilities, in this practice we work from a deeply relaxed state where Qi can flow to areas it may be blocked. So this helps with healing and or improving our physical, mental and emotional aspects. I look forward to practicing with you and know you will walk away with a huge smile inside and out.
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Georgie E.
Georgie has been practicing and facilitating yoga for over a decade, since training back in 2017, she has lived and taught in the UK, Sri Lanka, and India. This background has allowed her to share the practice with people worldwide and reconnect to her Sri Lankan roots.
You can expect an embodied practice that gently balances rest and play, with lots of free movement and moments to connect to your body's natural dance. Georgie's teachings blend flow, yin yoga, somatics and a sprinkle of kids' yoga joy.
Her mission is to inspire students to be awake on this wild journey of yoga, to notice and hold space for whatever is rising. Through embodiment and exploration, we'll discover the full expression of what it means to be human.
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FLO D.
Flo teaches Embodied Yoga throughout Brighton and Hove.
Her teaching is based in science, physiotherapy and traditional yoga practices to calm and support the nervous system.
Flo’s classes integrate soothing tools like breath practices, massage and visualisation to all styles of movement, such as Slow Flow, Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin & Restorative yoga.
Flo aims to give you a warm, calm space to connect your mind, body, and breath.
All shapes, sizes, and levels of experience, strength, and flexibility are welcome in her classes.
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OLI H.
Oli is the creator of Balance Kids Yoga and believes whether you are 2 or 102, yoga can help you explore how it feels to be happy, healthy and balanced.
Her superpower is making yoga accessible and meaningful to all, creating a non intimidating and laid back space.
You will always be encouraged to show up exactly as you are, listen to your body and enjoy whatever playfulness is on offer.
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Petra C.
Petra Coveney is a senior yoga teacher, teacher trainer and yoga therapist who has more than 3,500 hours of teaching experience and 1,500 hours of training under her belt. Her teaching career started in London and she has lived in Brighton and Hove for the past four years.
Petra originally practiced Ashtanga Yoga but gained her first British Wheel of Yoga 200 hours training in vinyasa flow with Jean Hall and Mimi Kuo Deemer at triyoga studio, London, followed by a second 200-hour Yoga Alliance diploma in Max Strom’s transformative Inner Axis breathwork for stress, anxiety, depression and insomnia. She also holds two Restorative Yoga teaching certificates from Judith Hanson Lassiter and Anna Ashby, Kristen Stewart’s Tapasaya Hot Yoga, Sarah Powers’ Insight yin yoga – all at triyoga. Other qualifications include Charlotte Watt’s somatic yoga for digestive health, Lisa Sanfilippo’s Sleep recovery and Ayurveda training with Tariq dervish.
In 2011, she developed Menopause Yoga and began teaching workshops. By 2013 she officially launched Menopause Yoga and has run online and in person workshops at triyoga studios. In 2019, she launched the world’s first menopause specific 40 hour yoga teacher training course, which is accredited by both the BWY and YAP and Yoga Australia. She runs MYTT courses almost every month and has currently trainee over 900 graduate teachers in 40+ countries worldwide. In October 2021, Petra’s book ‘Menopause Yoga – A Holistic Guide To Supporting Women On Their Menopause Journey’ will be published by Singing Dragon/Jessica Kingsley Publishing. Restorative yoga is an intrinsic part of Menopause Yoga and a key component of every MY class sequence. Petra’s second book ‘Menopause Yoga & Wellbeing – A Daily Practice Guide for perimenopause to Second Spring,’ will be published in October 2025 by Singing Dragon Books.
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Aneta Z.
Aneta is a professional dancer, capoeira teacher and choreographer. She obtained a double MA degree at Anton Bruckner University in Austria studying movement research and dance pedagogy. She has trained and worked extensively in Brazil, Poland, Austria, Greece and the UK.
She carried out her movement research in Brazil, exploring possibilities to exchange experience between contemporary dance and capoeira. Aneta performed with various dance companies and theaters in Europe and Brazil. She is currently working as a dancer/performer for Beatrice Allegranti Dance Company.
She teaches her unique combination of contemporary dance and capoeira in regular classes and workshops in the UK and internationally in places such as: Rambert Dance, The Place, Dance Cultural Center Athens Danc.c.e, Trinity Laban, Pineapple Studio, London Studio Center, Royal Dance Academy, Trip Space, South East Dance, Escola de Danca Lieria, Centre des Arts et de la Dance France and Academy of Capoeira Barracão da Capoeira in Brazil.
In 2016, she was selected as the main choreographer for the opening ceremony of the European Capital of Culture in Poland.Aneta's classes are partly a culmination of 20 years’ worth of research into exchanging ideas between capoeira and contemporary dance, specifically the dynamic release technique and floor work. These organic forms of movement have at their center a focus on nature, creativity, and improvisation, as well as an emphasis on spiral dynamics and the connection between body, mind and spirit.
In these classes, we will investigate ways to incorporate the total physical awareness necessary in capoeira, whose roots partly lie in the art of fighting, into the more meditative world of release technique.
Through capoeira, I hope to open more opportunities for self-expression within the medium of contemporary dance — using the quality and philosophy behind the movements as inspiration, without direct imitation.
This poetic playfulness and animalistic physicality will provide a new and exciting dimension for dancers alike to explore. -
Eva R.
Eva is a certified trauma-informed space holder, and has practiced Scaravelli-inspired yoga since 2002 and been teaching weekly yoga classes since 2019. The essence of her facilitation is to guide you to cultivate your “felt-sense”, capacity to listen deeply through your body, and to access your body wisdom to enhance health, healing, and emotional and mental well-being. Expect to leave class feeling both energised and rested, more connected with yourself and with an overall sense of well-being.
Rooted in the spirit of inquiry and curiosity, Eva works with yoga postures, embodiment, functional and somatic movement, emotional alchemy, mindfulness, subtle awareness, sounding, meditation, pranayama and breathing practices to foster a rich, varied and sensory experience. She has a special interest in pelvic floor health.
Eva is also a somatic shadow work coach and a business development and strategic communications specialist in the international development and global health sector. A neurodivergent mother of a neurodivergent and ethnically diverse family, she grew up in South East Asia and competed in international athletics as a child. As a young adult, she trained in Capoeira Angola, a Brazilian martial art, for several years. Her approach is both enriched and imbued with this experience.
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Becky H.
Becky creates space for you to to slow down, reconnect, and nurture your relationship with yourself.
Her approach is deeply rooted in her personal journey. Navigating the complexities of chronic illness, CPTSD, neurodiversity, and her experience as a queer individual, she creates a sanctuary of acceptance, free from judgment and designed for accessibility.
As a yoga teacher and mental health nurse, she brings a unique blend of experience to her practice. Becky completed her 200-hour Yoga teacher training in India and continued on to gain a Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra certification. She is committed to ongoing learning and is currently studying a certification in Yoga and somatics for recovery and healing yoga transformed her life and she is eager to share those transformative practices with you.
Becky's own lived experiences have instilled in her a deep understanding of the challenges and impact that these experiences can have on our lives. This empathy fuels her commitment to creating supportive and inclusive environments.
She approaches her work with a lighthearted spirit, embracing the 'messy middle,' imperfections, and the beauty of authenticity. Becky encourages others to do the same, fostering a space where vulnerability is celebrated and self-acceptance flourishes. Expect laughter, honest conversations, and a genuine sense of connection.
SHE BELIEVES:
We are the expert of our own body. We are enough exactly as we are. Slowing down in a fast paced world. Reconnecting with ourselves and others. Extending love and compassion to ourselves. The power of our thoughts and self talk. In a gentle approach
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Izzy G.
Izzy’s passion for movement began in the world of performance, with a degree in acting and a strong foundation in contemporary dance.
As she deepened her connection to the body, she began to understand movement as more than expression, it became a form of healing regulation and inner listening.
She discovered yoga at university and trained shortly after, initially in traditional hatha and vinyasa styles. This laid the groundwork for her teaching and her own embodied practice.
Later she trained in Embodied CPD at Flow State (Hove), a pivotal step that brought her full circle, back to the somatic and contemporary movement that had always been part of her language.
She now teaches through this integrated lens combining breath, presence, and a deep respect for the nervous system. Izzy believes students already hold the innate wisdom of their bodies. Her role is not to instruct from the outside but to help unlock awareness within.
Izzy offers a balanced blend of movement practices that support both strength and softness. Her classes are rooted in body awareness and nervous system care, inviting students to move in ways that feel nourishing and intuitive.
She teaches both stronger and energising flows and slower grounding practices, depending on the needs of the space and those in it.
Sessions often include self-massage, somatic exploration, guided meditation and visualisation. The structure is rooted in Hatha but softened with space for intuitive movement and inner inquiry.
Izzy is also a certified Reiki healing and holistic deep tissue massage therapist and currently training in sports massage and chronic pain treatment.
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Lucie J.
Lucie came to yoga whilst working in PR in London - yoga classes were the perfect calming antidote to her hectic, busy work life. Always a fitness fanatic, Lucie was also attracted to yoga through it’s physical benefits but soon noticed changes in her mental state. After practising, she felt brighter about any situation.
A move to Asia and her first baby later meant a career break and finally some time to re-train in her dream career of teaching yoga.
Whilst living in Asia, Lucie completed two teacher trainings - 200hrs YTT at the Asana Andiappan College of Yoga & Research Centre Chennai, India studying under Yogananth Andiappan and the 200hrs Yoga Paramgati Training with Sudevi Sunari in Hong Kong.
She went onto teach in several studios in Hong Kong and Dubai, in between having 3 children before returning to her hometown of sunny Hove in 2022.
Lucie is trained in Vinyasa, Hatha and Kundalini yoga. Her teaching style is uplifting, fun and creative, yet stays true to the traditional teachings of yoga with breathing, meditation, relaxation and chanting.
She enjoys inspiring others to improve their long term wellness through her dynamic classes which are intended to challenge physically but also cultivate a more calm, peaceful state of mind.
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Sabrina G.
My yoga journey began in 2014, when I attended my first Ashtanga yoga class. Pretty much from my first class I was hooked.
I had always been active - with running, gym, and later acrobatics such as trapeze and Chinese pole. But when I discovered Ashtanga I knew I had found my thing. I loved how physically challenging it felt, but how I would feel so energised afterwards, like floating.
I soon started realising all the benefits of yoga, not just on the mat but also off the mat. Physically I was in better shape than ever, even now in my early forties I can do things I couldn’t do in my twenties!
Mentally, my mood improved and started feeling more peaceful. Yoga became a huge part of my life and kept me going through difficult times.
I did my first teacher’s training in 2015 - I didn’t have the intention of teaching, I just wanted to deepen my knowledge and understanding of yoga, anatomy and philosophy.
At the time I ran my own business, designing and producing apparel for dancers, acrobats and gymnasts and I was doing pretty good. Then a friend said they needed urgent cover at a studio. My first thought was “no way”, but to cut a long story short, I did it and absolutely loved it.
In 2018 I took my first trip to Mysore, India to study under Sri Sharath Jois. I practised under his guidance for 2 months and I was blessed to do a second trip in 2022 for 3 months.
I also had the privilege to practice with senior teacher Philippa Asher, and to do an Ashtanga teacher training with senior teacher David Swenson.
Although I don’t practise so much Ashtanga now a days, Ashtanga will always have a special place in my heart, and it is a great influence in my teaching.