Meet Your Teachers + Speakers
Experience different teachers coming together to bring you a wealth of knowledge and to help you practice wellness everyday! Practice with Yoga teachers, Pilates teachers, Personal trainers, Meditation teachers, sound healers + more!
Aminta Gagnon
Yoga Teacher
Aminta’s fun, playful, American spirit is shown in her teaching style, so get ready to move the body and have a few giggles along the way! She is honoured to be able to teach her students how to find peace within themselves and muscles where they didn’t know they had them!
What she enjoys most about yoga is that there is no “end” or perfect pose. The students who can do a headstand has just as much to learn as the student who can’t touch their toes, which is why Aminta tries to bring an attitude of self-discovery, challenge, fun and consciousness to every class.
Lottie Heminsley
Yoga Teacher
Lottie teaches a few styles of yoga with us at wedoyoga from warm gentle through to flow Bootcamp. Lottie is also a PT so likes to add a few little challenges here and there, but has a super chilled approach to connecting body and breath.
She studied her yoga 200Hr course in Bali after finding a true love for yoga during her spinal pain and stressful work life in London. When Lottie’s not on her mat she’s adventuring around with her dog finding new places to explore!
Roselle Hirst
Yoga Teacher
Roselle started yoga because of the mental health benefits. She found the practice at a very difficult point in my life and she credit yoga with a crucial role in my healing.
Her focus is always on alignment and enjoyment. She love the challenge of unlocking poses through good alignment and seeing students have that “aha!” moment, without getting caught up in biological phrases. She is also a big believer in doing what is right for your body and not getting caught up in trying to push yourself into poses beyond your reach. Yoga is for healing not hurting!
Hana Carter
Yoga Teacher + Reiki Practitioner
If there was one thing that Hana could shout through a megaphone from the rooftops it would be: "YOGA IS NOT ABOUT BEING PERFECT". She is very passionate about focusing on how a pose feels and the purpose behind it, rather than how it looks, and encourages her students to embrace their own practice and go at their own pace. Hana's classes, which she holds in the Watford area, are often hailed as a "safe space" by her students.
She offers up a non-judgmental and non-competitive space that allows people to really explore what yoga means for them. Hana is particularly interested in yoga philosophy, and there is always a theme woven throughout her sequences. She is a true believer that anyone and everyone can do yoga - whether or not they can touch their toes. Hana stumbled upon yoga after struggling with anxiety, and found that it was the only thing she could do where it quietened her mind. As well as teaching Vinyasa Flow and Gentle Flow classes throughout the week, she also offers one on one lessons and is a fully qualified reiki practitioner. When she's not on the mat, Hana tries to spend as much time outdoors as possible and is rarely without her trusty sidekick Max the dog.
Freddie Jenkins
Yoga Teacher
Yoga came to Freddie at a time where her body was very far from connected to her mind. She was spiralling to become very unwell and had a real “awakening” that what she needed most was to pause, reassess what made her happy, and learn to appreciate her body. For Freddie the last is a huge part of yoga that is often overlooked. Not only can we be amazed by what the body can do on a physical level though ‘asana’, but too, recognising the relationship you may have on a psychological level with yourself… what do you tell yourself?
She believes in our bodies, our minds lie – so her goal is to get your bodies moving and processing life’s ups and downs. She wants to normalise anxiety and give the tool of yoga, breath, meditation, movement, when there is a personal struggle. Open up the conversation and open up to connecting with others. Give it a go!
Suzanne Johnson
Integrative Therapist
Suzanne’s mission is to help you find comfort in your own skin. She is here to help you celebrate the unique and amazing person you are. She is here to support you as you navigate through challenging times. She is here to hold space while you discover your path, and then start to walk it.
This might be during one to one sessions that can take place in person, out walking, in your home or online. It could be in Meditation sessions. It may be in a Cacao Ceremony. Or it could be in a Workshop.
Suzanne is an Integrative Therapist and you can find out more about her work on her website.
Gavin Morris
Personal Trainer
Gavin has been in the fitness industry for over eight years qualifying as a master personal trainer with EIF at Lilleshall. He has many qualifications ranging from Olympic lifting coach – exercise specialist – postural correction – Special populations trained plus many more. He recently qualified as a Life coach and uses his skills to help all his clients move forward both physically and mentally.
He loves his career and this projects onto the classes and sessions he teaches. He has been running a ladies bootcamp for seven years and has had some amazing results.
Gavin’s sessions are always fun but progressive pushing his clients / members out of their comfort zones. He uses many styles of training and techniques to make each session different keeping you on your toes.
Lucy Rowland
Yoga Teacher
Lucy began her movement journey at a young age, in weekly ballet, tap and modern dance classes in Bedfordshire. This soon turned into a love of contemporary dance, where she went on to train and receive a BA (hons) in Dance from the University of Lincoln. Here she was first exposed to yoga through her dance tutors, where it was used for strength and flexibility training. Post-university, she worked freelance performing and teaching dance, in and around London and the home counties to children and young adults.
In London, Lucy fell into marketing, but yoga still provided a calm oasis from the stresses of city life and a platform to continue to explore movement and remain curious. Completing her Yoga teacher training at The Refinery in Hackney in 2018, Lucy has taught across London, and now lives back in Bedfordshire, teaching in Beds, Herts, London and at festivals and events. She has gone on to train in Yin, Meditation, Yoga Nidra, Anatomy, Kids Yoga and Philosophy, and is passionate about delivering the healing power yoga, dance and movement to all ages.
Lucy teaches with an aim to help people feel comfortable, easeful and at peace with their bodies and mind, be proud of their body, find acceptance and joy in movement
Jane Casey
Holistic Wellness Coach
Holistic Wellness Coach, Registered Nurse, Personal Trainer, lover of fresh air, garlic, good grub, red wine and her doggy.
Jane has been in health care for 26 years and a registered nurse since 1999, predominantly working in palliative care.
She is a qualified health and wellness coach and hold qualifications in teaching, personal training and sports massage therapy.
Jane's experiences in nursing, as well as my her personal journey through the agonies of repetitive patterns of poor eating/physical inactivity and weight management, result in my approach being realistic, holistic and non-judgemental.
She can empathise with the feelings of guilt, frustration and desperation because she has been through her journey which may resonate with yours.
Bodhini
Yoga Nidra Teacher
Bodhini has a strong, heartfelt commitment to inspiring others to find health and happiness through self-exploration, application of ancient wisdom, and holistic practices that have brought many positive benefits to her own life. By holding a safe and considerate space of openness and non-judgment, Bodhini supports people in cultivating self-awareness and self-love through practices such as meditation and yoga.
Following the teachings of yoga and being dedicated to her own personal and spiritual development has shown Bodhini how to live in an authentic and grounded way with purpose and meaning, bringing more peace and sweetness to life.
Bodhini qualified as a meditation teacher with the Heart of Living Yoga and with Sally Kempton at TriYoga. She is also a hatha yoga teacher and sound healer sharing a range of yogic and meditative experiences across Hertfordshire and online.
Lenka Powell
Yoga Teacher
Lenka fulfilled her life dream and certified as a yoga teacher in a birthplace of yoga in Rishikesh India where she focused on Vinyasa flow and Ashtanga yoga.
Currently Lenka is working on her 300h Advanced Yoga Certificate focusing on inversions and creative sequencing. Lenka focuses on making yoga accessible and inclusive, bringing a modern lens to this ancient practice. She loves engage deeply with her students and her classes are strong and thoughtfully sequenced, creating a safe space to have fun and explore, work hard yet find softness.
Carina MacSweeney
Yoga Teacher
Carina is a 34 year old mum of two who has been teaching yoga for 8 years. Originally trained in hatha yoga in 2014 she has continued to expand her studies with further trainings in yin, restorative, pregnancy and vinyasa to name a few. More recently she has shifted to energy work and plant medicine exploration. She offers cacao ceremonies, tarot readings and soul guidance often weaving in essential oils and crystals to her work. She will have completed her women's circle and (separate) crystal healing training healing this June 2022. Carina takes a quiet and assured approach, she holds space for you to be just as you are. Her intention is to help you feel at home in yourself.
*She was part of our first festival and we are happy to have her back.
Andrea Dewhurst
Acupuncturist / Speaker
Andrea Dewhurst is a mobile acupuncturist in Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire. She is a member of the British Acupuncture Council and Evidence-Based Acupuncture.
Bringing the acupuncture to you she offers mobile acupuncture across Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire, saving you precious time and allowing you to keep healing and relaxing after she has left.
As a 4,000-hour degree level qualified acupuncturist she specialises in pain relief working with musculoskeletal conditions but also headaches and menstrual pain.
Hannah Fraser
Yoga Teacher
Hannah first started yoga for flexibility and strength. She wasn’t very flexible, and wanted to touch her toes. She soon discovered yoga was the perfect partner to a busy lifestyle, as she was able to destress and find calm like never before.
Motivated to help other “non-natural” yogis to discover the benefits of yoga, Hannah made the step to become a yoga teacher in 2021. She trained in hatha yoga and now enjoys helping people use meditation, movement and breathwork to feel happier and healthier.
Hannah’s style is relaxed and informal, with a focus on self-discovery. Her goal is to guide you to explore the benefits of yoga for yourself, whether that’s building flexibility and strength, moving outside of your comfort zone, or to find a little focus and slow down using your breath. Whatever brings you to yoga, she hopes to play a small part in your journey.
Maiwenn Langlois
Pilates Teacher + Manual Body Therapist
Maiwenn has been teaching over 10 years, hosting retreats, traveling and learning.
She has discovered many modalities each of which has un-locked another piece of wisdom needed to help her own healing journey.
She trained primarily with the renouned Body Control Pilates Institute London, siam healing centre for Thai massage, VTCT Sweedish Massage and Tao Valley abdominal energetic massage. With continued registered development, regular sessions with senior teachers and numerous workshops.
"I continue to expand knowledge of the body and apply it to all aspects of my life.
With KULA SPIRIT RETREATS I “get to” empart these wisdoms, learn more and cultivate a community that can share in that journey with me! For that I am forever grateful"
Lydia Taber
Ballet Teacher + Kids Teachers
Lydia has been teaching dance and fitness for over a decade now.
She runs her own dance school 'Beat Republic Academy of Dance' as a base with her aim being a studio that makes Dance/Fitness accessible to all areas of the community.
As part of this she recently put together and runs a Primary Dance CPD Programme for school teachers with the aim of bringing Dance into schools and equipping staff with the knowledge and resources to deliver it.
Over lockdown she developed her very own toning and conditioning programme for dancers - initially to help her students stay on form strength wise - which she labelled BeatFit®️ - and has gone onto run adult fitness BeatFit®️ classes. You will find these exercises incorporated into her Barre Fusion classes at WeDoYoga.
Lydia's style can be described as high energy, fun and vibrant. Her aim is for everyone who participates in her classes to emerge fresh and re-energised from their workout and above all, to have an awesome time!
Amy Pantlin
Yoga Teacher
Amy's classes focus on bringing our yoga practice back to basics - nothing over complicated, just simplified sequences which allow us to slow down, ground ourselves in our postures and focus on the breath in order to create some space not only in our bodies and our minds but also to create some space for ourselves to be truly present in the here and now.
Amy's classes are Vinyasa Flow inspired and will start with some gentle restorative stretches, some slow flows moving with the breath and then end with a calming relaxation session.
Amy completed 200-hour Vinyasa yoga teacher training in 2018 with YogaLondon and continues to deepen her knowledge through continued study, her own practice and through the students she teaches (either online or in person!)
Jane Oppegaard
Kids Yoga Teacher
Jane Oppegaard is an adult and children’s yoga teacher, energy healer, and reflexologist.
After training in kundalini yoga in 2008, and children’s yoga in 2009, Jane created her children’s yoga company Happy Little Yogi.
Happy Little Yogi provides children with a toolkit of holistic treats, from magical meditations, fun yoga poses, yoga games, stories, memory games, sensory and sound techniques, all of which are engaging to a young mind. The techniques meets their physical and emotional needs, creating a healthy, happy head space for children to feel at peace in their mind and body.
Jane’s love of yoga has grown deeply over the years, not only has it helped her overcome severe back pain from scoliosis, but she also saw how it helped her three adopted children in their early years.
Happy Little Yogis mission is to introduce children to yoga from an early age, in a fun and playful way. Through the practice, children learn to connect with their breath, tune into their body, self-regulate and grow up understanding the essential mind-body connection that yoga offers.
Happy Little Yogi covers all ages from babies through to 16 years and from there they are ready to move on into an adult yoga practice.
Jane now offers a children’s teacher training programme called the Happy Little Yogi Flow, which is accredited by Yoga Alliance Professionals and is open to yoga teachers, school teachers and anyone who works with children in a professional capacity.
Harriette Wright
Breathwork Teacher
Harriette is a breathwork practitioner and founder of in|exhale breathwork.
Previously working in the corporate event industry Harriette used breathing
techniques to regulate her emotions and improve her performance. She is now
on a mission to bring those tools to as many people as possible to allow them
to harness the power of their own breath.
Trained in Pranayama (yogic breathwork) and Mantra, Harriette loves to
integrate sound and music into her sessions and believes this allows students
to have a deeper connection to the breath, the body and the mind.
Lizzie Bryant
Yoga Teacher
Lizzie’s classes combine a powerful, yet nurturing energy with a fun, mischievous side. Her teaching is based on the four elements - Earth, Water, Fire and Air – each having their corresponding Chakra and group of muscles. Lizzie’s classes are accessible for any level of yogi and she has extensive experience teaching in studios, as well as with corporate, private and sports team clients.
Lizzie wants her classes to reach all levels, bodies and minds. No matter how experienced you are, in this class you can expect to sweat your way through to savasana feeling strong, stretchy and still.
Since completing her 200-hour Vinyasa yoga teacher training in 2018 with YogaLondon, she’s gone on to complete a further 20 hours of advanced teacher training in Mandala Vinyasa with The Yoga People.