Katy Appleton
Originally a ballerina with the English National Ballet, Katy’s backgroud in dance has given her an extraordinary understanding of how bodies move. Her integrated teaching style involves an eclectic mix of dynamic vinyasa, bhakti yoga, structured alignment, philosophy, Sufi poetry, and music.

Baron Baptiste
From the Kennedy family to Fijian villagers, Baron’s teaching has touched the lives of all sorts of people from across the globe. He has been described by the Yoga Journal as a ‘prince’ of American yoga.

Eva Barash
The director of Living Room Yoga, Eva Barash teaches in the houses and apartments of Brooklyn and New York. She blends Iyengar, Vinyasa, and traditional Hatha Yoga as a way to untangle and strengthen bodies and minds. ‘My classes are vigorous’ she says ‘to warm my students and move them to the core’.

Desi Bartlett
Desi’s innovative approach to teaching is to help you tap into your inner joy, and let your movement be an outer expression of that state. She has been a presenter at Nike Fitness Academy and has released two DVDs: one on triathlon-style work out, and one on yoga.

Lara Baumann
Lara teaches Quantum Method worldwide. Her style is influenced by her strong interest in Eastern philosophy. In 2005 she took the Jivamukti Yoga Alliance teacher training, and another certificate with Tripsichore.

Barbara Currie
Barbara’s aim is to help as many people as possible reap the benefits of yoga, including flexibility, fabulous body shape, and peace of mind. Her books, DVDs and media appearances have all contributed to this aim.

Usha Devi
Usha was initiated into the integrated practices of Tantric Yoga in the eighties, and taught at the prestigious Hale School for a decade. She uses yoga and meditation as a way to detoxify body and mind. ‘Meditation with Usha’ is her DVD series, made in collaboration with Body in Balance.

Maya Fiennes
As a classical pianist, Maya played to the UN Assembly and the British Royal Family. Now she uses original music in her uplifting and inspirational classes. She trained in Kundalini Yoga under Shiv Charan Singh, and has become one of the most sought after teachers in London.

Eoin Finn
Olympians worldwide have employed Eoin to create for them customised, performance enhancing yoga programmes. His teaching is heart-opening, invigorating, and suffused with his belief in environmentalism and social change. In 2001 he founded ‘Yogathon’ and ‘Blissfest’ in Canada.

Sara Ivanhoe
Sara was featured as one of the ‘Titans of Yoga’ in a critically acclaimed documentary of the same name, and her programmes have sold 4.3 million copies worldwise. Trained in the Anusara style, she is the instructor of Body in Balance’s ‘Yoga on the Edge’ Vinyasa flow sessions.

Vimla Lalvani
After training under the master B.K.S Iyengar, Vimla opened her own yoga academy in Hawaii. A truly international authority, her books on yoga have been translated into twenty languages. She is passionate about demystifying yoga for those who could benefit from its empowering effect.

Tara Lee
Tara's 'Pregnancy' and 'Mummy and Baby' classes at Notting Hill's yoga mecca, The Life Centre, are bursting at the seams. She is one of the country's leading pregnancy and post-natal yoga teachers, and has studied with world renowned figures such as David Swensen and Shiva Rea.

Simon Low
The foundations of Simon’s yoga teaching are in the Hatha and Classical styles. His ‘Yin and Yang Yoga’ series is balanced and thorough, addressing equally the seen body and the unseen, spiritual facets of our being. He is a guest-writer for ‘Ask the Experts’ in the Observer.

Stacy McCarthy
‘My old way of fitness’ says Stacy, ‘using primarily cardio and weights, was about blasting the music so I was distracted...Then I found yoga’. Now Stacy is an advanced and popular practitioner, and has derived from Ashtanga her own form of yoga, which has inspired beginners and advanced students alike.

Kristin McGee
After studying yoga with some of the world’s most renowned instructors, Kristin created her own upbeat, refreshingly hip style. This earned her appearances on CNN Headline News and NCB’s Today Show, and made her a popular teacher among A-list New Yorkers.

Claire Missingham
Clare is a celebrated teacher of Vinyasa Flow practice, which she uses to lead us towards our Spirit, and our highest potential. She teaches with an emphasis on posture alignment, yogic philosophy and integration into daily life.

David Moreno
Having previously practised the Iyengar, Anusara and Bihar styles of yoga, David is currently delving deeper into the primordial tantric roots of the yogic tradition with his studies in Ayurveda and Tantra. He has coached a number of high-profile clients, including the US men’s Olympic Swimming Team.

Howard Napper
Howard is one of the UK’s most known yoga teachers. He is also a founder of the ground-breaking international yoga product company, Agoy. Howard is finishing a book on the ageing process for those over 40, and has recently worked with actress Glynis Barber on a DVD produced by Body in Balance.

Sadie Nardini
Practicing with Sadie, you learn to work from the deep muscles of your true core body, not just your abs. Her body sculpting, core strengthening style of yoga has attracted the attention of Yoga Journal, which has described her as a ‘rising star’.

Mercedes Ngoh
Vinyasa flow teacher Mercedes Ngoh is the founder of "Radiant Health Retreat" called Yeotown. She also created Fertility Flow Yoga™ which is a moving, flowing Vinyasa practice if you are trying for a baby.

Neil Patel
At yoga shows you’ll find Neil surrounded by Indian dancers, R’n’B singers, and break-dancers. The one and only ‘Rapping Yogi’ takes his innovate brand of Hip-Hop Yoga around night clubs and events, giving the public the opportunity to experience this almost entirely improvised style.

Shiva Rea
Shiva made her name by bringing alive the tantric bakhti roots of yoga in a modern, dynamic form. She has led over ninety retreats, pilgrimages, festivals, and actions for the environment, and lives with her family near their favourite surfbreak in the Pacific Palisades, California.

Charli Sales
Charli Sales is an inspiring Yoga teacher and the creator of 'Yoga Rhythm'. This innovative style combines yoga with dance. Her fluid workouts consist of mat-based routines choreographed to music.

Janet Stone
Janet blends a wealth of knowledge and yoga experience to create a unique, vigorous-yet-sumptuous approach to Vinyasa yoga. Her classes are strong, sweaty and nurturing. Though deeply rooted in the San Francisco scene, Janet also teaches at workshops, festivals and conferences worldwide.

Mark Whitwell
Of utmost importance in Mark’s teachings is the principle taught him by Krishnamacharya, that ‘if you can breathe, you can do yoga’. Mark insists that there is a right yoga for everyone: by simply participating in source through Hatha, inhale/exhale, each student will find their own practice.

Duncan Wong
Out of Duncan’s long practice of Astanga Vinyasa and Kuk Sool Won martial arts came his unique Yogic Arts Systems (TM). This organic approach combines the stillness of Zen philosophy with martial arts mudras and stances. He teaches to the rhythms of modern dance and urban breakbeats.

Rodney Yee
Having released over thirty videos, published two books, and appeared on Oprah, Rodney is a truly eminent practitioner. His yoga is influenced by Zen philosophy; in 2007 he co-chaired the Urban Zen Initiative, a forum dedicated to integrating eastern healing arts into the western medical paradigm.