Many of our teachers offer 1-to-1 sessions. If you’d like more information on these, please contact us
Becky Varey | Yoga Teacher
Becky is a full-time yoga & performing-arts teacher based in Oxford. Originally training to be an actor, she turned to yoga as a way to manage the burn-out and stress from that highly-competitive world. She changed careers, completed her first teacher training with AllYoga Bali back in 2014 and has never looked back.
After years of punishing her body with diets and cleanses, she now uses her yoga practice to make peace and even celebrate her body. These days she moves her body as often as possible and is always dancing!
Becky teaches a wide range of people, from school students, to those going through cancer treatment. She loves being able to play a small part in someone's day. It's as simple as helping someone to feel just a little bit better. She passionately believes that yoga is for all bodies and strives to make her classes accessible, playful and light-hearted.
Becky is also is a lead trainer on our 200h Yoga teacher training course.
Kamila Nigmatulina | Yoga and Barre Teacher
Kamila completed her yoga training at YogaLondon. Her personal practice of yoga has taught her how to balance the physical body and mind, connect breath and movement and how to let go of worries and anxieties. Yoga helps her to stay present and find joy in every single moment of her life. She incorporates these elements into her classes, which focus on alignment, developing the core, incorporating breathing practices and providing modifications suitable for all.
Kamila teaches different styles of yoga including modified Ashtanga style, Vinyasa flow, Yin and Restorative. By teaching how to pay attention to what is going on in the body and mind in each moment, she aims to teach students how to bring greater awareness and surrender to everything they do. While teaching yoga classes she became interested in barre classes, and trained to teach. Her classes are a combination of pilates, ballet, dance and core work.
Off the yoga mat Kamila is involved in a variety of sports including running, boxing and skiing. She is also a certified Indian Head massage specialist.
Sara Santos (she / her)| Yoga Teacher
Meet Sara, a passionate and warm-hearted Yoga and mindfulness teacher (MCBT), Mind-Body Syndrome Practitioner (chronic pain & and symptoms coach) and Reiki Practitioner. Sara’s healing journey began nine years ago when she was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and Hypermobility, leading to widespread chronic pain and physical and mental health challenges but also leading to self-healing and growth.
She became a certified Yoga Teacher in Bali in 2019 and has enrolled in numerous trainings and CPDs to enhance her teaching skills and personal growth. Sara is deeply enthusiastic about modern yoga, emphasizing biomechanics, mindfulness and the mind-body connection, both on and off the mat. She aims to inspire and support students in connecting with their bodies, fostering acceptance, easing physical and emotional tension, and enhancing overall mental and physical health. Sara is dedicated to helping individuals live happier lives despite life’s challenges, promoting greater wellbeing, kindness, and resilience.
In addition to providing regular classes and workshops at Everybody Studio she now available for in-person 1-2-1 work in the Studio on Friday afternoons for Chronic Pain & Symptoms coaching, Reiki, Yoga and Mindfulness cognitive based therapy. You can reach out to her via www.fromchronicpaintowellness.com
Emma Jane Greig (she/her)| Yoga and Barre Teacher
Emma-Jane graduated from Yoga London in 2015 (RYT200hrs) and has since been teaching in Oxford. With a background in dance, her style has been inspired by flowing movement. A creative, empowering, physical and fun evening flow. Her classes are for all levels, fitness and body types. Modifications, adjustments and laughter offered throughout.
Katie Gordon (she / her) | Yoga Teacher
Katie Gordon is a coach, yoga teacher, founder of Every Body Studio and parent. She has previously worked as an associate literary agent and a fiction editor in the publishing industry. She brings a corporate background to her work in creating new business models for the yoga and wellness industry.
She has a special interest in mental health and trauma and outside of work at the studio, she works with corporates and individuals as a coach, mindfulness practitioner and movement teacher. Her approach is collaborative and empathetic, combining evidence-based tools from yoga, mindfulness and breathwork with psychology.
Katie also is a trainer on our 200h Yoga teacher training course.
Zoe Tidmarsh (she/her)|Barre and Pilates Instructor
Zoe is a qualified Barre and Pilates Instructor in Oxfordshire and Berkshire. Her background in dance gives her a great understanding of the body. She found Barre when she was training to be a professional dancer, as it incorporated elements of her training, from here she qualified as an instructor and found a love for being a personal cheerleader for everyone in her classes ever since!
Zoe’s Barre classes are upbeat and fun and are bound to put a smile on your face. She will give you a healthy push in all her classes. Barre is inspired by Pilates, and she incorporates her love of that in the classes. Barre is focused on small repetitive movements that strengthen the body. Modifications are always available, but you are stronger than you think you are!
Zoe’s Pilates classes are all centred around the mind/body connection, movements are slow and controlled helping you centre to the breath, but don’t be fooled, be prepared for some warmth in the muscles, incorporating small elements of Barre!
Zoe offers private 1-1 classes and small group classes in Barre, Pilates, and Stretch Therapy.
Lily Rossiter (she/her) | Yoga and Pilates Teacher
Lily is a Level 3 qualified Pilates Instructor and Illustrator living in Oxford.
Pilates has strengthened my core, toned my whole physique, and helped to heal my back after several horse related accidents!
It also acts as a daily de-stressor after a long day, helping to connect mind and body, and reminding me to live in the moment.
My classes are fun and playful creating a space for you to explore, strengthen and stretch!
I’m looking forward to meeting you, and hope Pilates can help you too!
Claire Barnes (she/her) | Yoga Teacher
Claire has been practising yoga for over 15 years, though deepened her practice further while recovering from surgery as a student. She completed her 200 hours in Oxford in 2018 and has since focused on teaching Vinyasa, Yin, and Restorative - all with an emphasis on playfulness, gentleness, and non-competitiveness. In a city like Oxford, full of ambitious souls, it can feel radical and wonderful to come to class and wobble, breathe, and explore together.
Katie McNeil (she/her) | Yoga Teacher
Katie completed her 200-hour training in Oxford in 2020 and continues to deepen her yoga training. She teaches a range of styles from Vinyasa, to Restorative, Power Flow and Yin classes.
Her focus is to offer a space for people to practice yoga and learn together as a community. Katie hopes to empower students in their yoga practice and she works to create accessible spaces with lots of options.
Katie also is a trainer on our 200h Yoga teacher training course.
Venetia Adamson (she/her)| Yoga Teacher
I'm a full-time teacher and Thai Yoga Massage accredited practitioner based in Oxford. I started practising yoga in 2010 while at university in London. After moving to the US to work I found an inspiring teacher and fell in love with the inclusivity and creativity of her classes. Soon I started to incorporate the lessons learnt on my mat into my everyday life. A couple of years of travelling, working and ‘burning out’ lead to a light bulb moment, and I decided to make my yoga practice my lifestyle.
I endeavour to spread my love for all things Yoga. My aim is to teach accessible, culturally sensitive, safe, joyous classes. I believe Yoga can have a profound impact on our relationship to ourselves and others. I intend to learn as much about the lineage of Yoga, meditation and other modalities as I can so I can be a responsible and informed teacher. My main teachings centre around balancing stillness and movement, which is why I am passionate about teaching Yin yoga as well as intuitive flows.
I am currently completing my MA in Traditions of Yoga and Meditation at SOAS, London.
Venetia also is a lead trainer on our 200h Yoga teacher training course.
Najia Bagi (she/her)| Yoga Teacher
Najia is a qualified Yoga Teacher, Curator and Artist with a special interest in creating reflective and mindful experiences. She has worked with a range of organisations to create workshops including South London Gallery, Prana Yoga Oxford, The Hepworth Wakefield, Manchester Art Gallery, Whitworth Art Gallery and Arts Council England.
In 2019 she graduated with Distinction from a Masters in Music at Goldsmiths College London, focusing on mindful movement and sound making.
Najia qualified as a Yoga Teacher in 2018 and specialised in mindful movement and Yin. During her training she practiced regular meditation and learned about traditional meditation methods and philosophies.
She continues to be excited and inspired by the different ways in which we can bring our minds, bodies and breath closer through meditation and movement.
Sarah Walsh (she/her)| Yoga Teacher
Sarah is a mental health practitioner and yoga teacher. Teaching yoga for me is about building relationships with people and creating an environment where they can express themselves.
In her adult classes, she tries to focus on giving people an opportunity to move and be with their body in the present moment in a way that works for them, with lots of choice. Her kid’s classes tend to be a wild half an hour of games, stories, movement and ending with everyone lying on the mats breathing in sync for a few breaths- it’s pretty magic!
Elise Tassell (she/her)| Yoga Teacher
Elise discovered yoga in 2011 when she was seeking relief for the symptoms of stress and anxiety she was experiencing. It continues to be the practice that she turns to in times of need and to cultivate a sense of wellbeing. Her teaching is rooted in a strong sense of connection to the Earth and to the natural world; she believes that through connection with nature and our bodies we can learn more about ourselves. Elise’s teaching is also influenced by her passion for dance and her intuitive movement practice. In her classes she encourages participants to listen to the wisdom of their bodies and to make empowered choices in regards to their yoga practice. She loves to hold sessions where you are invited to step outside of habitual movement patterns and explore non-linear and organic movement. She intends to share the practices that have most helped her in being human and navigating the world that we live in.
Elise can also be found at Sun, Moon and Scissors, the hair studio based within Every Body Studio, where she works as a freelance hairdresser. You can find out more about her hairdressing work and book appointments at www.sunmoonandscissors.com
Bridget Luff (she/her)| Yoga Teacher
Bridget discovered the world of yoga, Pilates, movement and dance in her early twenties while at drama school, and she found that it made her feel more at home in her own skin than anything. She was lucky to work with some wonderful mentors who inspired her to become a teacher herself. Over the years she has taught yoga and movement in various spaces to lots of different bodies, from music festivals to after-school clubs, corporate events, living rooms, remote retreats and busy London gyms. Bridget is always studying and expanding her knowledge about the body, our breath and how it responds to external landscape, and is constantly astonished at the levels of depth and nuance we are able to perceive and how awareness can be such a powerful tool and practice in all aspects of life.
Her style is gentle but strong, creative yet structured and embedded in an understanding of how the body evolves and moves. She believes that every body is beautiful and unique and worthy of witnessing and embodying.
Sarah James (she/her)| Yoga Teacher
I’ve been practising yoga for over ten years and completed my 200-hour training in Oxford in 2018. I love to create shapes, play with transitions and spend far too much time putting track lists together for my classes. Yes, I will seek music with lyrics that match moves and title names that match days of the week…
Like the studio, my classes always seek to make anyone and everyone feel at home – even when dangling in a half moon!
To me, yoga is a way to reconnect the headspace we often live in day-to-day with the physical form we are – and really feeling and being with both in the same space and time. It’s also just great fun. Nothing wrong with that.
Esther Beierl (she/ her) | Yoga Teacher
Esther is a yoga teacher and personal trainer, and has been and is a data scientist, psychometrician, and postdoctoral researcher in mental health at Oxford and Cambridge University. Esther also advocates for mental health as an ambassador for international charities, such as ‘MQ Mental Health Research’, supporting both physical and mental health in all areas of her life.
Committed to her own yoga practice during the pandemic, Esther became physically and mentally stronger, healthier, and happier. Esther then took up the RYT-200 yoga teacher training herself with Camyoga in 2020 intending to share these benefits with her students. Esther completed several further yoga trainings since, including Forrest Yoga.
Esther offers physically and mentally strengthening Vinyasa and Power yoga classes as well as the occasional restorative practice and likes to weave in some elements and the sequencing of Forrest inspired yoga. In her mental health informed yoga approach, Esther is committed to holding a safe space for her students to explore challenges to facilitate their individual growth during the practice. Esther is a fan of practising as well as teaching arm balances and inversions with loads of options for all levels and a focus on safe alignment. Expect a good laugh in her classes, too.
