Naomi Annand
Naomi has been teaching yoga full time since 2002. Over this time she has developed a deeply compassionate style of teaching that emphasises the therapeutic benefits of yoga and also its potential to uplift and inspire. In 2012, she set up Yoga on the Lane with the intention of creating a dynamic community of teachers and students united by their commitment to practicing mindful, breath-led, vinyasa yoga. And then, in 2015, she designed the 200hr Yoga on the Lane Teacher Training Programme, which has set more than fifty brilliant new teachers off on their own paths. In October 2019 her first book, Yoga: A Manual for Life has been published by Bloomsbury, and is currently being translated into four other languages.
Elisa de Grey
I first came to yoga, like many people, in a time of need. In the beginning I couldn’t believe something as simple as breathing coordinated with movement could completely change the way I felt. I am still amazed by its powerful simplicity, which convinces me that it is for everyone. I watch students and friends who encounter yoga find greater ease within themselves, ease that is at first transient, but gains momentum and endurance. That ease is expressed as they make their gesture in the world. Finding moments of peace and balance in an environment that is often challenging and competitive is radical. The more this translates into everyday life the more far-reaching and important yoga and similar practices become. I encourage people to participate in yoga to gain therapeutic benefits, to expand creativity and well-being, and also to use the practice to enhance and evolve an existential and spiritual enquiry. The classes I teach are generally mindful vinyasa. I am interested in creating a safe, challenging practice that engages all elements of mind, body, spirit and breath. For me, practicing yoga has opened up the whole mystery of human existence, whilst confirming that the many clues to living a good life lie within, or are simply hiding in plain sight.
Anna Taylor
Anna is a yoga teacher, yoga therapist and mindfulness instructor who began teaching in London in 2008. Since then she has explored and studied under a variety of yoga traditions and continues to expand her knowledge of yoga as a therapeutic practice. She holds teachers such as Bo Forbes, Judith Lasater and Tara Brach as key influences. Weaving mindfulness and compassion through all her teaching she offers vinyasa, yin and restorative yoga as well as mindfulness courses in London. Anna believes passionately that yoga and meditation are for everyone and holds a space with warmth and care to ensure that people can access these powerful practices at their own pace regardless of their level of experience.
Joanna Cowan
After 12 years of practicing yoga, Jo completed her 200 hours training with Naomi Annand and Adam Hocke at Yoga on the Lane. She teaches dynamic vinyassa, with a focus on breath-led movement, aiming to build both strength of body and stillness of mind. Jo is skilled at creating accepting and supportive environments, and her classes are designed for all levels, and all bodies; her priority is to create a safe space for people to connect with themselves kindly, and to develop confidence in their own abilities. Teaching light hearted and joyful classes, Jo believes the best thing she can leave her students with is an ability to maintain a compassionate and comfortable relationship with themselves and an awareness of their own wisdom.
Breige Corr
Breige has been practicing yoga for over 20 years. For the last 10 years she has practiced at YOTL. She trained with Naomi and Adam through Yoga on the Lane's 200-hr teacher training program and was Inspired by them to teach mindful, compassion-based yoga with a restorative feel weaving in self care practices which have supported her throughout the velocity of modern day life. She is a Sound Healing Alchemist & Macrobiotic Cook.
Rosie Gold
Rosie has been practising yoga for over 15 years, she has found her yoga journey to be deeply fulfilling and a steadying force throughout her life. Rosie teaches flowing breath and alignment focused vinyasa yoga. Rosie believes that giving yourself time to focus on your breath, movement, body and mind can truly help you to manage our often busy and hectic lifestyles from a place of more clarity and calmness. Rosie aims to offer you the space to feel into your body through her carefully sequenced and alignment focused classes. Rosie completed her 200hr teacher training at Yoga on the Lane with Naomi Annand and is currently taking her 300hr advanced teacher training with Jason Crandall.
Eryck Brahmania
Eryck’s years as a professional dancer with some of the UK’s top companies, has given him a deep understanding of the body, flow, movement as a meditation and anatomical understanding. Trained as a yoga teacher under Claire Missingham’s watchful eye and achieving an Outstanding grade upon graduation Eryck continues to study with Claire as well as assist her regularly. Students can expect deep yoga assists, wonderful sequencing and traditional roots of yoga using Sanskrit, krama vinyasa, use of precise and detailed anatomical alignment.
Katrina Kurdy
Katrina has been teaching since 2011 and recently completed an advanced training with Jason Crandell. Drawing from her background in human biology and my love of physiology, philosophy and all things wellness-related she likes to create challenging yet mindful flows to help her students safely push past their perceived limitations (both physically and mentally). A personal witness to the amazing changes yoga can bring to one’s life, she finds great reward in sharing it with others.
Simran Uppal
Simran has been teaching yoga since they were 17, and now teaches full time, alongside their work as a poet and writer. They're a faculty member for 200 and 500 hour yoga teacher training courses and an internationally recognised voice in decolonising yoga. Although their practice has roots in traditional training across yoga, chant, and Buddhist mindfulness schools, they teach a fresh, contemporary, dynamic and highly creative practice. They're cheerfully committed to play and exploration, breath and alignment, and the joy of being fully alive in your body! Expect an inclusive, flowing and deeply grounded class that harmonises strength and mobility work, has options to welcome beginners and challenge the experienced, and plenty of space to blissfully rest or blissfully sweat as much as you need. Simran is devoted to making yoga accessible for all, especially LGBTQ people, people of colour, and people who've experienced trauma, so don't hesitate to get in touch for any reason at simransuppal@gmail.com.
Clare proudfoot
Clare started teaching Yoga in 2015 and has spent the last 9 years sharing it as a collection of supportive practices that can be called on in day-to-day life to soothe, cultivate compassion and ultimately connect to the body as a place of knowing and healing. Her style of teaching is embodied, unrushed and grounded in simple nervous system soothing breath-work and intuitive movement. Holding a space that feels nourishing and welcoming is firmly at the heart of her teaching.
Having a baby in 2021 inspired Clare to complete her pregnancy and postnatal training. Holding a steady and calming space for women moving through the transitional phases of pregnancy and post-partum is something Clare has become really passionate about. As well as teaching, Clare is a trained women’s circle facilitator and holds both online and in-person circles alongside her classes and retreats.
ratna shah
Ratna is a home educating mum of two, whose previous experience as a paediatric audiologist and breastfeeding counsellor, highlighted the many layers of separation in society and revealed how vital healing practices are in building a more just world for all life.
She now enjoys creating nourishing spaces using sound and reiki energies and is passionate about the transformation that happens in deep connection and presence with each other.
Chantell Douglas
Chantell has been practising yoga for 10 years - researching and personally experiencing the benefits, she was drawn to develop a deeper understanding and to teach. She is a compassionate and mindful yoga and meditation teacher, clinical psychologist, and human. She’s completed trainings across the UK, India and Europe. She teaches from the heart, working with all ages - from children, teens and adults. Sharing her love for the practice and belief in it’s healing and transformational power, she gently interweaves yoga philosophy and psychology throughout her breath-led flows. Her sequences aim to energise, relax and restore with mindful movement, meditation and breath-work. Encouraging us to slow down and be with our experiences, as they are, whatever they are. Guided by her gentle voice and heart-centred approach, she aims to create nurturing and inclusive spaces for self-exploration, strengthening, and self-care - on and off the mat.
Sian Haestier
Sian specialises in perinatal and restorative yoga, and she also teaches a slow flow. Her classes are a nurturing and accessible space to explore connecting with ourselves and the body we live in. Sian is an experienced teacher and passionate about yoga's capacity for supporting and enriching both the small and big moments in life. Sian lives in Walthamstow with her husband and two small children.
Irene Michaelides
Irene is a vinyasa yoga teacher whose classes are dynamic, fluid and compassionate, focussing on breath-led movement. She is passionate about holding space for people to disconnect from their busy lives and reconnect with their intentions, finding clarity and calm through an embodied practise. Students can expect inclusive classes which are flowing and strong but built at a thoughtful and steady pace. After over a decade practising yoga, Irene completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training with Naomi Annand and Adam Hocke at Yoga on the Lane, and has since taught online, and in studios across London as well as co-founding and hosting UK retreats.
Maria sousa
Maria, a London-trained ballet dancer, found her path to yoga through its physical and spiritual benefits, transforming her outlook on movement and well-being. With a foundation in ballet and certifications in 200hr Vinyasa yoga and 100hr meditation, Maria's journey seamlessly integrates various disciplines. From a young age, Pilates, intertwined with her dance practice, has been a constant in her life. Today, Maria shares her expertise as a professional dancer and ballet, yoga, meditation, and Pilates teacher, advocating for movement as a way to cultivate presence, connection, and balance.