A Community of Passionate & Experienced Yoga Teachers
Our teachers are qualified, experienced, and deeply committed to creating a welcoming space for all. We specialize in teaching total beginners, offering clear instructions, thoughtful modifications, and a gentle, caring approach to help each student build confidence in their practice.
What sets our teachers apart is their ability to listen without judgment, create a safe and supportive space, and empower clients with knowledge about yoga beyond just movement.
We offer group classes, private sessions, and corporate events, ensuring that everyone, regardless of background or experience, feels guided and supported on their yoga journey.
Elena Stepanova
Elena completed her first yoga teacher training in March 2016, studying at Yoga Vidiya Gurukul ashram in India. This period of living like a yogi enabled her to significantly deepen her practice, bringing together the yoga asanas philosophy, yoga therapy, meditation and pranayama.
Elena continues to expand her expertise, returning to Rishikesh, India, in March 2018 to study Ayurveda and an additional 100 hours of yoga teacher training. She is also a certified doula, providing physical and emotional support to women during pregnancy, labour and in the post-natal period.
Today, Elena draws on this broad base of knowledge to design classes that effectively address a variety of health issues. This ranges from back pain, sciatica and tight hips, to anxiety and panic attacks, as well as pre- and post-natal yoga.
Each of Elena’s classes are different depending on the client’s individual needs and aims, be it physical or emotional. While Elena helps her clients build physical strength and motivation, she also pays close attention to the energy body and maintaining a healthy body and mind. As such, she incorporates breathing techniques, guided meditation, aromatherapy and contemplation into her classes, in addition to traditional Hatha yoga practice.
Sundar Singh
Sundar is a certified Yoga instructor with deep understanding of yoga philosophy, He practiced a variety of meditation techniques from different traditions.
Having worked in a leading role in IT for 10 years in a demanding environment led him into an understanding of how body and mind are affected due to stress. Through his own personal journey to heal himself, he has learnt various techniques to cope with modern day demands. He is happy to share his insights during his classes.
Dareen Anastas
Dareen discovered Kundalini yoga by chance as she attended a class that promised to shake things up both physically and energetically. Since then, Dareen has never looked back and has traveled to Bali for a month-long course to become a Level 1 Kundalini yoga teacher.
The profound effect of the practice on Dareen, which incorporates breathwork, meditation, and asanas, helped her free herself from self-imposed limiting blocks and taught her to live in complete awareness of herself and the world around her. Dareen is passionate about sharing this technology with her students, teaching them the tools to raise their awareness and accompanying them on their journeys back to their true selves
Syna Dsouza
Syna embarked on her journey into the world of healing in 2018 when she first delved into the transformative practice of reiki. What began as a means to support her family members in overcoming their health challenges soon evolved into a profound personal transformation and ignited the desire to hone her gifts. In 2023, Syna took the leap and left her corporate 9-to-5 life and journeyed to India, a heartland of ancient spiritual knowledge, to dive even deeper into her quest for spiritual awakening.
Syna’s unwavering passion lies in assisting others on their own transformative journeys. Her offerings in Abu Dhabi include hatha and yin yoga, pranic and reiki healing, sound healing, and sharing the profound wisdom of yogic principles. Her mission is rooted in the desire to be a conduit for love and peace, devoted to helping others on their spiritual journeys.
Nelli Merris
Neli Merris (RYT500) is a passionate practitioner and facilitator in the fields of Yoga, Sound Therapy, Energy Healing, Mindset Coaching, Meditation & Conscious Breathwork. As a certified yoga instructor (RYT 500), she specializes in Therapeutic Yoga, Meditation, and various techniques aimed at fostering physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Neli actively organizes and leads a diverse range of wellness-oriented events, including Sound Healing Events and Ceremonies, Retreats, Sacred Circles, as well as both private and group experiences. She is also involved in creating and implementing Wellness Events, Corporate Wellness Programs, and Team Building Experiences, offering a holistic approach to health and personal developme
Marc Mori
Marc Mori is a certified professional with the National Qigong Association and a certified yoga instructor, sound healer, and water healer. He is a life and business coach who believes in setting the environment for personal growth and harmony with nature. His brand of Qigong focuses on the breath, gentle movement, present focus, massage, and sound techniques to fully awaken the flow of energy and connection with purpose and meaning. Come and explore ancient practices that lead to greater understanding while generating energy and vitality for inner peace and physical health
Anneline Amann
Anneline Amann completed her Yoga Teacher Training in 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa, specializing in Hatha Yoga. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Metaphysical Science and is a certified Reiki Master Practitioner with over 20 years of experience in holistic wellness and personal healing.
Passionate about creating transformative spaces, Anneline combines her expertise as a licensed Wellness Counsellor and Transitional Doula to address mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of healing. She facilitates trauma and emotional release workshops, specifically for women over 40, guiding them through significant life transitions, grief, and trauma, and helping them find healing and joy.
Nicola El Chaar
Nicola El Chaar – Yoga Teacher, Sound Healer & Life Coach
Nicola brings a unique blend of yoga, sound healing, and life coaching to her classes, creating a nurturing and transformative experience for her students. With a background as a paramedic, Nicola deeply understands the importance of mindfulness and balance, especially in high-pressure environments. Her teaching combines gentle flow, yin yoga, and the therapeutic power of sound healing to help students release tension, reconnect with themselves, and foster inner calm.
As a certified life coach, Nicola also weaves mindfulness and emotional well-being into her practice, offering tools and insights to help students carry the benefits of yoga off the mat and into their lives. Her classes are welcoming to all levels, designed to cultivate a sense of peace, connection, and renewal.
Outside of the studio, Nicola is a mother, writer, and passionate advocate for building community through wellness and self-discovery. Whether you’re looking to relax, recharge, or reconnect, Nicola’s classes provide a supportive space to do just that.
Sandrine Alexandroff
Born and raised in France, Sandrine’s love and devotion for yoga started in 2009 in London.
She devoted her time to studying and practicing different styles of yoga and mindfulness.
Sandrine is a certified Hatha yoga teacher with Yoga Point (Nasik India), as well as a Yin and Mindful certified teacher under the guidance of Sarah Powers and Insight Yoga Institute.
Her ambition is to share a safe and nourishing practice that leaves a healing and wellbeing feeling on and off the mat. Sandrine has a holistic approach to yoga and teaches her students to reflect on themselves in a way that’s both challenging and compassionate.
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Sandrine continues to grow as a teacher, she continuously expands her knowledge by becoming a Reiki I & Il certified teacher and is now following the 500 hours Mindfulness, Buddhism, and Psychology mentorship programs with Insight Yo
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