Gemma Harvey: Owner
Gemma's journey started after the birth of her 2nd child. Primarily inspired by Hatha yoga she started broadening her knowledge of this with the British School Of Yoga, eventually completing her teacher training with BSY in 2010.
Since then Gemma has founded Midlands Yoga, teaching classes around Tamworth and surrounding areas since 2014 and is now the proud owner of the new Midlands Yoga studio.
Gemma is also an assessor for British School Of Yoga.
Lee Cantebury: Instructor
Lee’s yoga journey began over a decade ago, travelling throughout India. Where he visited a number of ashrams and retreats, aiming to evolve his practice.
Trained at Sampoorna yoga in Goa, Lee was taught in the Ashtanga branch of Hatha yoga.
He now teaches various, dynamic styles of class. Be it slow flow, hot, vinyasa flow or Power yoga.
He still travels East annually, to further educate himself and keep his life in balance.
Megan Jones: Instructor
Megan has been practicing various styles of yoga for the past 5 years it wasn't until 2014 that she furthered her practice of yoga by embarking on a level 2 advanced course with Jivani yoga in Thailand, here is where her yoga story began. Megan brings authenticity, experience and passion to every class now teaching a variety of flow based classes on and off the mat.
Elaine Horton: Instructor
Elaine ‘found’ yoga in 1996 while living in the USA, first with the late Roberta Dale at Yoga Source in Darien, CT, and then discovered Astanga Vinyasa Yoga at Yoga Shala in Georgetown, CT under the direction of Valerie Schneiderman.
After much reflection and encouragement, she completed Hatha Yoga teacher training at Lotus Gardens Yoga in January 2009, and has taken many Astanga Yoga workshops and retreats since then.
After returning to the UK permanently later in 2009, she began teaching and has never looked back!
Pradipa Angela: Instructor
Pradipa Angela has been practicing yoga for almost ten years. In 2012 she decided to follow her passion to India where shecompleted her 200 hour teacher training.The course was run by Swami Govindananda, a direct disciple of Swami Vishnudevananda who is credited with bringing the ancient science of Yoga to the West in the 1960’s. She went on to teach in Thailand and returned to India the following year to live, study and work in a small ashram in rural southern India. Her classes are suitable for all levels including beginners, with an emphasis on breath and body awareness, bringing a meditative quality to the practice.