Namaste!

Lindas yoga studies began at the Institute for Naturopathic and Yogic Studies in Bangalore in 1988. Prior to that she lived in Greece and spent much time with herbalist Juliette de Bairacli Levy who inspired her to study spiritual healing, naturopathy, iridology, and nutritional medicine. Her love of yoga and interest in health and conscious living have led her to many different teachers, ashrams, and trainings all over the world. Among these are Sivananda Vedanta, Jivamukti, Yoga Biomedical Trust, Richard Freeman, Uma Krishnamurthi, Donna Farhi, Rusty Wells, Max Strom, Marisol Kucharek, Alex, Andreas, Sundara, Miguel, Mooji, and each of her students. A dedicated student to the present day, Linda has run a private yoga studio in south west London since 1990, and is on the teaching faculty of the Art of Contemporary Yoga. (AOCY). She has also studied remedial and thai massage and yoga therapy. She leads inspirational and gently challenging classes based on skills acquired over 25 years of healing and bodywork.

Alex, originally a skilled Ballet Dancer, has studied for many years in England, Switzerland and India to master several different Yogic forms. He brought Gyrotonics to the UK and is an advanced CranioSacral Therapist. His Yoga teaching includes Philosophy, Ancient Psychology and Contemporary Meditation. Alex has had 25 years of experience in movement, dance, yoga, meditation and hands-on treatment. He first became a professional dancer in 1981, in Stuttgart, Germany. From ballet and dance, he was inspired to take extensive travels to India and Europe to study Spanda Yoga, Kashmiri Shaivism Yoga, Sahaj Yoga, White Cloud Yoga and the yoga of Vanda Scaravelli, to further his deep understanding of the moving body.

The teaching of Yogic Disciplines - Meditation, was brought to him in the traditional one-to-one practice of teacher and student, throughout more than a decade of his life. Alex went on to study the Julio Horvarth method and was one of the first people to introduce the Gyrotonic Expansion System™ to London. For many years he has presented workshops in London and Germany for the Pilates Foundation. He went on to study with the Upledger Institute and become an Advanced Practitioner in CranioSacral Therapy and SomatoEmotional Release specialising in Post Traumatic Stress Disorders and attended a Pilates mat work training with Body Arts & Science International.
Just recently Alex participated in a Human Dissection Program in Bolder Colorado and certified to teach Anatomy in Clay core data I. He is currently working towards a Diploma in Psychosynthesis. His work has been dedicated to an exploration of consciousness, through intensive study of Far East Psychology, movement, hands-on work and meditation practice. Alex holds Primary E-RYT500 Certification from the Yoga Alliance USA and European Yoga Alliance and holds workshops in Yoga Intensives, the yoga A-Z, Yogic Disciplines, Self-development and a variety of popular short courses that include bringing the body, mind and spirit to a natural state of meditative synthesis.

Alex is teaching the Yoga on the Art of Contemporary Yoga course and takes primary responsibility for the Contemporary Meditation Faculty, Advaita and Ancient Psychology in the school.

Pain removed, mobility restored
Jo Avison, top UK expert in fascial theory and practice, runs a unique teacher training programme based on the most up-to date, exciting and advanced research in anatomy and fascia in human movement and performance. Jo’s extensive studies include working with other leading edge teachers such as Tom Myers, Robert Schleip, Jim Oschmann, Todd Garcia and Caroline Myss.
Jo is passionate about helping students make sense of anatomy and moving body architecture, so they can literally transform people. With her intensive training in archetypal pattern, her illuminating workshops are fascinating and invaluable to all, especially Yoga teachers and therapists, movement instructors, sports coaches, physical & manual practitioners, professional athletes and personal trainers. They are for anyone seeking to make a sustainable difference in their own and their clients’ lives.
Students on the Art of Contemporary Yoga (AOCY) programme are trained in the full range of dynamic, flowing and restorative yoga, yoga therapy and contemporary meditation. (“From Speed to Stillness”). This course is co-taught with Alexander Waldenmaier, Linda d’Antal, Shane McDermott and Philippa King, ensuring a high tutor/student ratio and a full range of all aspects of Yoga training.
Jo is an international workshop leader in myofascial anatomy in yoga and structural integration, facilitating all levels of practitioners to include myofascial release techniques and skilled adjustment in their movement and hands-on work. She also teaches yoga and practices structural integration privately in Brighton. She specialises in removing pain and restoring movement for a wide range of people of all ages and lifestyles, from teenagers with ‘growing pains’ to pensioners with mobility problems, and is increasingly treating athletes, both professional and amateur, with long term chronic injuries and injury prevention techniques. Jo’s hands-on work continues to feed into her ongoing research, and helps to keep her at the cutting edge of this exciting profession.

Ellie grew up practising yoga with her mother who was a Satyananda Yoga teacher. She draws inspiration from her original training with Sivananda and is influenced by and continues to be inspired by diverse styles such as Satyananda, Jivamukti, Iyengar and her teacher Linda d'Antal.
Ellie’s Vinyasa Flow based Yoga classes combine flowing sequences and breath work, relaxation and yoga nidra. With her friendly, welcoming and down to earth approach Ellie creates a relaxing and stimulating environment for you to find peace, strength and to come back to yourself. Ellie’s classes are suitable for all levels of experience and everyone is very welcome. Weekly evening and daytime group classes are available in Chiswick, Southfields, Putney, Barnes, Chelsea and Kensington and private classes are also available in the comfort of your home or in a local studio, please contact Ellie through the yoga mandala website for further details.

Andreas teaches a powerful, intense, yet light hearted yoga class.
Originally trained as a dancer, he came to yoga as a means of rehabilitating an injury and immediately knew that he would be practicing for the rest of his life. He studied various styles of physical yoga with teachers such as Erich Schiffmann, Kisen, John Scott, Shandor Ramete, Godfrey Devereaux, as well as Zen under Genpo Roshi and Tenkei Roshi. A teacher training course he entered only to deepen his own practice turned into an avalanche, and Andreas has taught yoga ever since. Andreas' approach is multi-faceted. Focus, flexibility, strength, stamina, alignment, attitude, balance, relaxation, breath control, mindfulness, empowerment, and meditation all receive their due consideration.
In 15 years Andreas has taught open and private classes, workshops and retreats on four continents. He currently resides in Berlin and teaches there and in London. His students range from celebrities of stage, screen and board room to children, friends and Jenny.

Jenny Tonge trained as a yoga teacher at the Life Centre in London after discovering the joy and freedom of the practice in Andreas Wisniewski´s teaching. Rod Stryker, Tias Little, Aadil Palkilvala and the Jivamukti teachers also all influenced her current teaching style for which she is grateful. After studying at Oxford University she experienced a range of health problems found commonly in city and professional life. Wanting to heal herself she left a stressful career in journalism and studied natural medicine with Westminster University before her yoga teacher training.
The yoga practise enabled her to work through her own health problems such as IBS, fatigue and depression, and this experience of taking responsibility for the self informs her teaching. Jenny sees the yoga and meditation practice as an opportunity for people to heal and develop their lives. Her teaching style emphasises the correct alignment and symmetry of the asanas, using tension releasing holds, and gentle adjustments. She has taught company executives in the London finance community for the past five years, as well as private remedial and general classes in London.

Currently living and studying at Varanasi University in India, Miguel has been both a resident and guest teacher at the treehouse since 1998. He also runs Yoga Reus, in Barcelona and always brings new fresh inspiration to us here whenever he passes through on his travels. Look out for workshops coming up....

A bubbly, warm, insightful and compassionate teacher, Bel’s classes bring together the physical challenges of yoga postures with the affirming benefits of breath work, mindfulness and meditation in the peaceful atmosphere of her home based yoga space. Bel’s students describe her classes as more than yoga or yoga ‘plus’ and many of them say that attending her classes over the years has been ‘life-changing’ for them.
Her students describe a feeling of ‘coming home’, when they step into one of her classes and leave feeling uplifted, renewed and whole. One of her regular students says of Bel and her teaching: ‘Extremely giving and warm, everyone is encouraged, praised and gently stretched according to their own potential - the mark of an excellent teacher.’
Bel’s formal yoga training began under the wise ‘wings’ of Swami Dayamurti Saraswati and the British Wheel of Yoga in 1999. That said, her first and most special teacher was Linda d’Antal who truly started her on her yoga journey and who continues to inspire her both as a friend, teacher and guide.
Bel has also completed the Yoga Therapy Foundation with Dr Robin Munro and continues to devour books, lectures, classes, workshops and intenstives with teachers including Shiva Rea, Liz Lark, Donna Farhi, Lorin Roche, Katy Appleton, Lara Baumann to name a few.
Bel is also a qualified holistic massage therapist and brings touch skills and a hands-on approach to her classes to help all her students feel safe and strong on their mats and supported emotionally.
Bel’s other interests include performance art and singing and she has started to work with sound therapists such as Annie Malone and amarueenji (a therapist based in Ibiza) combining the healing power of sound with meditation and movement to deliver a different and deeply healing experience.
She is also a huge fan of yoga nidra or yogic sleep; a nourishing practice enjoyed in savasana, whereby students are taken on a guided ‘journey’ around the mandala of the body and into a deep and often unparalled level of relaxation.
In addition to her home based classes for small groups of students and one on one sessions, Bel is now teaching Mandala Flow Yoga at The Vitality Centre.
She is also currently planning a yoga retreat on Ibiza in October 2011.

Samira's background and initial training is in contemporary dance at the Laban Centre, London.
She danced professionally for 8 years, before embarking on a new journey into the world of yoga.
As a dancer she has a profound understanding of the way the body wants and needs to move. She has a keen interest in helping people discover the joy and freedom of movement and for helping them develop a beautifully healthy and peaceful relationship with their bodies and
beings - however they find themselves to be.
Samira is a qualified and insured yoga teacher. She completed the advanced RTY500 hours course which she undertook with the Art Of Contemporary Yoga http://aocy.org/. The course is fully certified by the Yoga Alliance.
Currently, Samira holds Vinyasa Flow yoga sessions which include Pranayama and Meditation in Kensal Rise and Harlesden.
Classes take place at Gracelands Yard, 102 Liddell Gardens, London NW10 3QE on Wednesday mornings from 10.00-11.30 and on Wednesday evenings from 19.30-21.00.
Class are open to all levels.
She also offers private or small groups in the convenience of your own home.

Charlie’s background is singing, dancing and musical theatre, having danced various styles from the age of 3. Charlie, aged 17 went on to study dance at University. And it whilst she was studying at University that she fell into the world of fitness, teaching Aerobics and Spinning and Personal Training. She then felt that she wanted to work in a calmer environment and this led her to developing a passion for Pilates and Yoga.
Charlie has 8 years experience teaching Pilates she trained with STOTT Pilates to teach Matwork, Reformer, Chair, Cadillac and Barrels. Prior to teaching Pilates Charlie was very inspired by Yoga and in 2008 came back to Yoga and began her two year study in The Art Of Contemporary Yoga and Science Of Body Architecture becoming an RYT 500 Yoga teacher. This has qualified her in teaching and practice of Restorative Yoga, Dynamic Yoga, Bodylogix Sequencing, Vinyasa Flow, Contemporary Meditation, Pranayama in classes, one to one instruction and therapeutic practice. Training also included extensive Philosophy, Ancient Psychology, Mudra Practice, Advanced Movement, Body Reading, Applied Myofascial Anatomy and Therapeutic Adjustment.
Last year, in 2009 Charlie completed her CST (craniosacral therapy) Stage 1.
Depending on what the client requires Charlie has the ability and experience to adapt to working with clients at all levels and chooses to integrate and apply her intuition and touch skills from the Cranialsacral therapy into her teachings of Yoga and Pilates.
Charlie has recently completed the teacher training course in the Garuda method conceived and developed by James D’Silva, personal trainer to Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Trudie Styler.