Katy Appleton, Founder & Director of appleyoga brings to yoga more than 25 years of expertise in movement through ballet, Pilates, body tuning, breath and energy work. She is an internationally recognised teacher of Vinyasa Flow and is known for bringing the true essence of yoga alive in a student's body mind in creative, dynamic and life transforming ways.
Chanting is a divine yoga/the yoga of sound or 'nada'.It is a sublime and ancient practice that is the gateway to connecting with our own true nature.
The vibration of the sacred syllables in each chant reverberate deeply in the soul of every human being.
Alva graduated in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture, Herbology and Tuina) in an incorporated study program between Reidman International College for Complementary and Integrative Medicine and Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in China.
During these 4 years of studies she was exposed to many different methods of healing and therapies and took additional classes outside the TCM frame, she then graduated in Shiatsu therapy and practises daily Qi Gong and meditation.
Alva has a long established acupuncture clinic in Kingston and Hampton Wick
Whilst abroad she fell in love with Yoga and went on to do many different yoga trainings over the years and now teaches an eclectic mix of many well regarded styles.
Like Katy, Alva studied with Nikki Slade’s Learn to Lead Kirtan Training completing her 200hr Kirtan training three years ago and regularly offers sound bath meditations, chanting and yoga nidras at her home studio in Kingston.
Vinyasa Yoga Teacher and wellness and spa writer, Insiya Rasiwala-Finn grew up in Bombay, India, but lives between Vancouver, Canada and Santa Cruz, CA! Formerly the marketing manager for yoga clothing success story lululemon athletica, Insiya left to pursue her goals of freelance writing and teaching yoga. She has written on holistic health and travel for magazines such as Asia Spa, Conde Nast Traveler, LA Yoga, The Tyee, My Yoga Online, Elephant Journal and Luxury Latin America.
Kerry-Lyn fundamentally believes in two principles – firstly that we all crave to make meaning of our experiences and secondly that we are conceived in relationship and as a result have a built in desire to be ‘in relationship’ - with ourselves and others.
Following on from a background in dance and musical theatre, Ruth found Sports Massage in 2006 thanks to an inspirational treatment and subsequently trained at the North London School of Sports Massage graduating with Credit in her Diploma in Sports and Remedial Massage Therapy.
Kicki Hansard is a certified birth and postnatal doula with experience in all aspects of pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting. Since 2002, she has been preparing couples for the arrival of their baby and supported many of them through the birth and postnatal period. Kicki is also a doula course facilitator and has trained over 500 aspiring doulas through her company, the BirthBliss Academy.
After years of practicing yoga and seeing the positive effects on her own life, Susie trained to teach yoga to share her passion and inspire others ~ “The physical and mental strength I get from yoga is very inspiring, I often walk away from my practice stronger from the inside with a heartening feeling that anything is possible. The sense of presence yoga brings to my life is a great joy and as a result, the space that opens up allows me to be more creative in everything I do”.
Hayley is a functional medicine practitioner and yoga enthusiast. She came to yoga initially because she thought it would be a good form of exercise - a gentle way to stretch and tone her body post-pregnancy. Looking back she laughs, “I had no idea what I was in for. Yoga has given me gifts beyond my wildest imaginings.”
After leaving a ten-year career in the financial industry, Linda graduated in 1999 from The Pilates Center, one of the most rigorous Pilates Training Programmes in the world. Although her intention was purely to open and run a studio, this movement technique was the start of what has become a lifelong quest for spiritual growth, connection and expressing her gifts in the world.
Christopher Wallis, also known as Hareesh, was introduced to Indian spirituality at the age of seven and initiated into the practice of yogic meditation at sixteen. His degrees include a B.A. in Religion and Classics from the University of Rochester, an M.A. in Sanskrit from U.C. Berkeley, an M.Phil. in Classical Indian Religions from Oxford, and a Ph.D. on the traditions of Śaiva Tantra from Berkeley.
Emma came to yoga gradually, trying out different styles until discovering appleyoga on a retreat to Morocco.
This retreat was the catalyst from which Emma jumped into her appleyoga Teacher Training. The training created the foundations for becoming an appleyoga teacher, teacher training mentor, pre/post natal teacher.
Natasha completed her 200hr Teacher Training with appleyoga, going on to continue her studies with appleyoga, training as a pre & postnatal yoga teacher. She is very grateful to all the wonderful and inspiring teachers that have helped her on her journey and enjoys sharing her skills, knowledge and insight with her students.
BSc (Hons) Ost BA (Hons)
Following an initial degree in English Literature at UEA in the early 1980's, working on an organic farm and as a carpenter in Norfolk, Chris graduated as a prize winning osteopath from the British School of Osteopathy in 2000.
To Leila, yoga practice is a matter of the heart.
Her background in therapeutic bodywork, energy healing, and teaching yoga has given her a refined view of the body as a register of the spirit, and a site of transformation.
