I started my yoga journey about 6 years ago.  I practiced bikram, vinyasa and hot vinyasa, each style tranforming my mind,  body and spirit into a better version of myself. I remained curious,  continuing my journey of self-discovery and self-realization.  Each and every class I would learn a little but more about myself, taking what I learned and applying it outside the studio.  My yoga practice has changed my life in so many ways that I wanted to be able to share that knowledge, share the gift, share the amazing experience of yoga with the world.

I encourage yogis to feel more but think less, to breathe and continuously check in with their egos, and to move in a way that feels good for their bodies. We all have to start our journey somewhere so I create dynamic flow sequences that accommodate all levels.

Mikkie-dene completed her 200HR vinyasa teacher training in 2018. Although new to teaching yoga, her own journey began in 2006 transitioning through a variety of styles. Mikkie-dene loves teaching classes with a strong focus on fully integrating breath and fluidity of movement into the body, inviting students to move in a manner that allows them to feel fully alive and present in their form

Elaine’s long yoga journey has revealed it’s healing medicine and magic, as its invited her to get to know herself on every level. “My philosophy to yoga is the same as my philosophy to life- stay curious, stay patient, stay kind – stay connected, that is where the alchemy happens”.

Inspired by the precision and alignment of Iyengar; the strength and core connection physically and emotionally of Forrest yoga; the anatomical understanding of safe and healthy practice of the spine through Synergy yoga; culminating in the grace and fluidity of vinyasa. Yoga is a practice of connection- physically, mentally, emotionally and energetically, the more you practice the deeper the connection can expand. Its layers and depth are abundant.

Elaine strives to offer students tools they can use in their everyday life, to experience greater ease and enjoyment within their physical bodies. Elaine has completed four Teachers Trainings in various styles and teaches Vinyasa.

Justine began exploring yoga asana over 20 years ago, and was very deeply drawn to the essence of the practice: the breath. It was through the understanding of the breath that she began to experience presence in her practice. This is the essence of Justine’s approach to teaching.

She has endless gratitude for all the teachers that have shared with her, but her main inspiration and learning comes from her mat. “It is here that I have experienced, at the deepest level, that this practice is therapeutic and deeply transformative”.

Justine has completed her 200 hour teacher training and teaches restorative, yin, ashtanga vinyasa, vinyasa flow, pre natal, yoga nidra and basic pranayama and meditation.

Linda Kantor has been a psychologist in private practice for the past 20 years, She is also the co-director of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programme, based at Cape Town Medi-Clinic. She teaches mindfulness in a variety of contexts including the GSB. Linda is also a Kundalini Yoga Teacher and has broad clinical experience with particular interest in mind-body integration, the impact of stress on illness, and the role of self-regulation in the management of disease. She teaches mindfulness meditation at Hot Dog and she received MBSR training at the University of Massachusetts’ Medical Center Stress Reduction Clinic (USA). Linda has been teaching mindfulness to the general population, health professionals and in corporate contexts. She has found yoga and meditation to be highly effective in guiding people towards their inner wisdom, strength and peace. Her sessions are geared towards deepening mindfulness practice and cultivating compassion to self.

Mindfulness is simply the capacity to pay attention, on purpose, in the present moment, without judgment. Our deep conditioning, both psychologically and neurobiologically, often means that we are habitually lost in thought – mostly of the remembered past or the imagined future. This often results in a deep disconnection from the moments of our lives. Cultivating mindfulness, a deepening presence in the moments of our life, allows us to see deeply into this conditioning and simultaneously to return attention to where we are: Here, Now.

This growing non-judgmental awareness allows a slow, gentle opening of the heart!

Mark’s training is deeply rooted in classical hatha yoga with elements of tantra, kundalini and vinyasa. His teaching focuses on the essence of yoga and the opportunity to expand from there into depth.

Areas that influence him deeply are philosophy, pranayama and the effects on prana (your life force or energy), and the spiritual aspects of the practice. “I like to teach in a light, open and humorous manner allowing students the opportunity to let go, smile, explore and share the beauty of breath and movement together”.

Mark loves exploring intuitive movement and often adds some playful Budokon-style flow and mobility. Teaching allows you to connect to people on a completely different level. Within the studio space people who are so used to putting up walls in this world share with you their vulnerabilities, emotions and laughter. They move, breathe, sweat and meditate together on a common journey.

Megan’s dance and circus background have inspired her to choreograph Vinyasa sequences that are interesting, different and just feel extremely good for the body. Together with a fun sequence she is very hands on with her students. Megan believes that correcting and adjusting are extremely vital in her yoga classes. She incorporates aromatherapy oils as she believes it adds a very personal touch. “It really helps my yogi’s connect to their breath more than usual and relaxes them completely as I adjust them”.

In 2014 she completed her 200 hour teacher training and teaches vinyasa yoga.

Steve’s experience of the transformative power of yoga began with his first yoga class in 2005. It was filled with laughter and curiosity and got him looking at his mind/body connection in a new light. It wasn’t until he was working in development work in the north of post-conflict Sri Lanka that his connection to the practice really deepened.

The connection between movement and breath has given him the physical and emotional space to release non-serving noise, emotions and tension and create space for wonderful things to enter. As everyone’s experience on the mat is different, Steve aims to create a space for you to connect your body, mind and heart with compassion and joy as a tool to be your best self!

Steve teaches Vinyasa, Yin Yang & Acro Yoga. He has completed a 200hr Teacher Training, a 300hr training and a 100hr Acrovinyasa training.