The people

Meet the teachers.

Certified, experienced and genuinely invested in your practice. Every teacher lists the classes they teach - filter by class type to find the right one for you.

Marie-Laure Désiré

Marie-Laure Désiré

PYC Co-Founder

Power YogaTeacher Training

Marie-Laure’s energetic, compassionate teaching style weaves alignment and mindfulness into dynamic classes that feel like a moving meditation. Co-owner of PYC since it opened in 2007, her focus has always been on students leaving the studio feeling better than when they arrived. Leads PYC’s Teacher Training.

Amelie Uteza

Amelie Uteza

PYC Co-Founder

Power YogaYinTeacher Training

Amelie’s journey with yoga began in 1997 and has shaped her ever since, carrying her through life’s transitions. She teaches both dynamic Power Yoga and restorative Yin, helping students connect mindfully with body and mind. You’ll leave her class feeling lighter, more centred and at ease. Leads PYC’s Teacher Training.

Marta Decarli

Marta Decarli

Power YogaSlow FlowYinMat PilatesReformerTeacher Training

Marta came to yoga after a career as a professional ski racer, drawn to slow down and reconnect with herself after years of injury and a fast-paced lifestyle. She invites students to practise at their own pace, offering inclusive classes for every body and every level. Completed Vinyasa Teacher Training; continues studies through further courses and self-study.

El Wilder, teacher at the studio

El Wilder

Power YogaSlow FlowYinPregnancy & PostnatalReformer

After training as a professional dancer at Laine Theatre Arts and a career in performing arts, El found yoga, igniting a passion for mindful movement and philosophy. Her classes are strong with dynamic, playful sequencing, balancing strength and flexibility through alignment and breath.

Michael Freeman

Michael Freeman

Power YogaTeacher Training

Michael’s classes use yoga as a moving meditation, powerful, energising and playful, built to sharpen the mind as much as the body. Open to all levels and all bodies, he believes yoga isn’t just for the naturally flexible: you go to become stronger, not because you already are. 200hr Yoga Teacher Training, The Power Yoga Company (2021).

Abbi Leach, teacher at the studio

Abbi Leach

Power Yoga

Abbi discovered yoga while working in the fast-paced events industry, and it quickly became her sanctuary. With a background in fitness, she creates a safe, supportive space where students move at their own pace and with kindness, blending purposeful strength with a sense of playfulness.

Manuela Ruggiero

Manuela Ruggiero

Power YogaSlow FlowYinPregnancy & Postnatal

Manuela is a professional actress, movement and theatre director, and capoeira instructor who discovered Power Yoga during her first pregnancy. After ten years of practice, she trained as a Vinyasa Power Yoga and Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga teacher, blending creative movement, dance and martial arts into a calming yet energising slow flow.

Georgia Downes

Georgia Downes

Mat PilatesReformer

Georgia is a dedicated Pilates instructor, blending the precision of classical Pilates with a contemporary focus on breath and muscle connection. Her classes strengthen, lengthen and energise through slow, controlled movement, as much about mental clarity as physical results.

Aggi Surma, teacher at the studio

Aggi Surma

Power Yoga

Aggi found yoga through a lifelong curiosity for new ways of moving, and quickly discovered the transformative power of breath. Her classes are dynamic and challenging, built around a strong ujjayi breath, with the aim of sharing the joy of being present, here and now.

Megan Brown

Megan Brown

Power YogaYin

Megan’s love of yoga began after her very first practice. The deep connection between body, breath and mind is what hooked her. She’s since taught in Thailand and now teaches and hosts retreats from London, weaving philosophy, pranayama and meditation into strong, playful, accessible classes. 600+ hours of training across Vinyasa, Yogasana, Rocket and Yin, studying under Stewart Gilchrist.

Amber Llewellyn

Amber Llewellyn

Power Yoga

Amber qualified as a yoga instructor in 2020, having begun her own practice at 18. Her classes are rhythmic, dynamic and joyful, weaving together vinyasa, rocket, mandala and yin. Expect to leave feeling open, grounded and present, whatever your level.

Rob Lynam, teacher at the studio

Rob Lynam

Power YogaSlow Flow

Rob came to yoga in 2019 to rehab a body worn down by distance running, powerlifting and skiing and stayed for the strength, balance and calm he didn’t expect to find. His classes are challenging but inclusive, built on the belief that yoga is for everybody. 200hr Yoga Teacher Training, The Power Yoga Company (2024).

Claire Morrissey

Claire Morrissey

Power Yoga

Claire discovered yoga while recovering from a neck injury after years of weight training, and it soon became a passion, opening the door to meditation and a way to offset the pace of modern life. Her classes balance strength with softness, leaving students centred and restored. 200hr Teacher Training, The Power Yoga Company.

Maria Pacha, teacher at the studio

Maria Pacha

Power YogaSlow FlowYin

Maria takes a light-hearted, playful approach to teaching, working to break down the barriers that keep people off the mat in the first place. Her classes are energetic, with variations offered throughout to suit every level. 200hr Teacher Training, The Power Yoga Company.

Steffi Alexander

Steffi Alexander

Reformer

Steffi is a Reformer Pilates instructor, strength and conditioning coach, and personal trainer known for her energetic, strength-focused classes. She loves helping clients train with intention and build the confidence to keep progressing.

Gemma Chambers

Gemma Chambers

Mat PilatesReformer

My 50 minute class is a dynamic full body Pilates flow that fuses classical foundations with contemporary movement. The class focuses on building strength, improving mobility, and creating length through controlled, flowing movements. You’ll leave feeling challenged yet refreshed, with a strong, supported body and a clear, focused mind. Using low impact bodyweight movements, but always focusing on time under tension prepare to feel muscles fired up and engaged.

Sara Schoemer

Sara Schoemer

Power Yoga

Sara was raised in New Mexico in a community that cultivated her love of movement and a free, open spirit. Her classes use creative sequencing and intuitive movement to help students explore their joyful potential, walking away with a deeper sense of vitality.

Vicky Fox, teacher at the studio

Vicky Fox

Slow FlowHatha

Teaching yoga since 2008, Vicky offers a slow, breath-led flow that emphasises alignment and mindful movement, with space to stay longer in each pose. She specialises in training yoga teachers and supporting those living with cancer through yoga. Author, Yoga for Cancer and Time to Repair. 200hr Teacher Training, The Power Yoga Company (2008).

Veronika Pongracz

Veronika Pongracz

Slow FlowHathaYinSound Bath

Veronika is an experienced yoga teacher and sound therapist who believes passionately that yoga is for everyone. She holds inclusive, accessible space for her students with warmth and care, adapting each practice to individual needs.

Toto Lambert

Toto Lambert

Power YogaYin

Toto combines teaching yoga with a career at one of the world’s largest global property firms, drawing on her corporate experience to help others calm the ‘fight or flight’ mode so common in London life. Her classes are dynamic, uplifting and inclusive, built on strong foundations and powerful, rhythmic breath. Qualified Nutritional Therapist.

Mia Gemmecke

Mia Gemmecke

Power YogaSlow Flow

Mia has guided yoga students around London for over 7 years, teaching slow flow, power yoga and deeply relaxing yin. A psychotherapist-trainee, she brings a focus on nervous system regulation into her classes, encouraging students to come as they are and connect fully to breath and body.

Ana Kaplan, teacher at the studio

Ana Kaplan

Yin

Ana is a Yin yoga practitioner with a deep passion for holistic wellbeing. After training in Yin at PYC, she developed her own ‘Healing Yin’ practice: nourishing postures combined with meditation, sound healing and reiki, guiding students into a deeply restful, meditative state.

Agnes Trevillion

Agnes Trevillion

Power YogaYin

Agnes found her way to yoga barely able to touch her knees, and has believed in its transformative power ever since. Whether teaching a fast-paced power class or a calming slow flow, her aim is simple: help students leave feeling more spacious in body and mind, and bring out the best in them.

Harriet Taylor

Harriet Taylor

Power YogaSlow Flow

Harriet came to yoga after a Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis and found Power Yoga life-changing, both physically and mentally. She guides challenging classes full of good humour, with a strong emphasis on alignment and technique to build strength and prevent injury.

James Anson-Holland

James Anson-Holland

Power Yoga

James joined PYC Studios in 2026, having previously taught at leading studios in New Zealand and the Cayman Islands, and assisted on workshops and teacher trainings. His classes are dynamic and challenging, with an emphasis on breath and alignment. Trained under Hamish Kenworthy and Stewart Gilchrist.

Jessica Ellerby Stewart

Jessica Ellerby Stewart

Power YogaYinSlow Flow

Jessica believes yoga should be for everybody, and hopes to help you find more balance so you can be the fullest version of yourself. Her Vinyasa classes are dynamic but nurturing; her Yin classes offer a calm, soothing space to fully restore.

Mariana Brandao

Mariana Brandao

Mat PilatesReformer

After almost two decades in the music industry, Mariana rebuilt her life around purpose and presence. A certified yoga teacher and Pilates instructor also trained in neuroscience and emotional intelligence, she brings warmth and genuine care to every class, helping students feel seen, grounded and empowered.

Nina Soutsou

Nina Soutsou

Power Yoga

Nina came to London from Greece to study and teach dance at the Royal Academy of Dance, where she discovered her love of yoga and Pilates. Her classes are energetic and fun, harmonising movement with breath and music for everyone.