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Teachers

Adrian Squirrell

Adrian attended the Jivamukti teacher training in spring 2007 and has been Teaching regularly since. The only certainty in life is change and Yoga provides us with the tools to embrace this fearlessly and joyfully and to then learn from it. … Continue reading

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Catherine (cat) Alip-Douglas

From the fashion floors of Conde Nast in New York to the wooden studio floors of Jivamukti Yoga in London, cat has officially traded in her Manolo Blahniks for a more ‘grounded’ approach to life…in bare feet. cat hails from … Continue reading

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Danai Kougiouli

Danai, a former competitive runner, was first introduced to yoga in her teens, as a means of improving breathing, focus, and confidence for competition. Born and raised in Greece, she moved to London to study Psychology (BSc, MSc) and worked both in the … Continue reading

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Durga Devi (Denise Teperino)

Durga Devi, the name given to Denise by her beloved teachers, Sharon Gannon and David Life, is a former dancer and competitive gymnast who grew up in New York City. After secondary school, she studied fashion design at the Fashion … Continue reading

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Emma Henry

Emma Henry was introduced to yoga in the mid 90s while on tour dancing and in 2005, completed her Jivamukti teacher training in New York. Her background in dance and martial arts is evident in her dynamic, innovative and playful … Continue reading

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Huma Jalil

Huma was born and raised in the Himalayan foothills of Pakistan, where she was first introduced to yoga by a very dear friend. She moved to london to study (BSc. MA Social Anthropology) in 1998.  During her time at SOAS, University … Continue reading

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Nick Cervonaro

Countless hours in recording studios and sleepless nights for over 10 years is what attracted Nick to the practice of yoga. Yoga was a way for nick to focus and clear his mind from his work within the music industry. … Continue reading

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Nicola Muir

Nicola’s mum introduced her to yoga when she was 12 by buying her Yoga for Children (Mary Stewart). After hanging up her ballet pointe shoes when she was 14, Nicola practised yoga wherever she could, in church halls and school … Continue reading

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Pashenka Gribbin

Pashenka began practicing yoga asana in 1996 as a way to help her transition from the world of classical ballet to university (where she studied to become a speech and language therapist). The profound physical, mental and emotional effects this … Continue reading

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Rachel Middleton

Rachel has been teaching yoga since 2003, training first with Bikram Choudhury in LA, Dr Robin Monro and his yoga therapists in London and Sri Dharma Mittra in Israel. Amongst the first students through the doors of Jivamukti London in … Continue reading

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