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Meet our Team

Founder

Katerina Ioannou

FOUNDER / INSTRUCTOR

Katerina Ioannou

FOUNDER / INSTRUCTOR

Katerina, originally a dancer, was drawn to Yoga and Pilates to support her injuries from performing, and this has inspired her physically and spiritually. Katerina brings a huge sense of energy, enthusiasm and kindness to her informative classes. Being inspired from her studies in India she uses breathing as the greatest tool to work on the nervous system to reduce anxiety, to re-connect body and mind, to focus, to enable positive thinking and ultimately reawaken internal balance. Having the body intelligence of a dancer along with her knowledge from her Pilates studies with her inspiring teacher Anne-Marie Zulkahari, Katerina likes to pay attention to alignment and to tailor her classes to support practitioner’s individual needs. She is a highly experienced children and family Yoga teacher, specialising in working with children and adults with SEN as well as with pregnancy and rehabilitation clients, where her gentle approach is both effective and popular.

Instructors

Kazim Aktas

INSTRUCTOR

Kazim Aktas

INSTRUCTOR

Kazim began his fitness career as a physical education teacher and children gymnastics instructor in 2008 studying anatomy and sports physiology at the university.His Pilates career began in Istanbul,2009 Balanced Body University, qualifying as a Mat&Reformer instructor.By 2017 Kazim became a fully qualified Comprehensive Pilates instructor for all equipments.His knowledge is forever evolving in the developing Pilates industry. Kazim analysis a posture to understand their individual physical needs. He has been working as a Pilates instructor for 12 years and his vision is not changing not only people’s bodies but also quality of their daily lives.

Gokben Yuksel

Instructor

Gokben Yuksel

Instructor

Charles Abbott

Instructor

Charles Abbott

Instructor

Having completed a 2-year comprehensive teacher training programme with the highly-respected Anne-Marie Zulkahari and graduated with the Pilates Foundation UK, Charles is fully qualified to teach all varieties of Pilates. His training in anatomy supports a keen interest in postural problems. Using carefully-selected Pilates exercises, he helps his clients to improve their posture, reduce back pain, recover from injury or surgery and to deal with many musculo-skeletal issues. Passionate about Pilates, Charles believes it is an ideal way for anyone to keep fit, supple, strong and prevent injury. His classes promote alignment and elongation, working to strengthen the body without building bulky muscles. Charles welcomes working with any client – no matter how stiff, weak, flexible or strong. Above all, he believes that Pilates should be enjoyable and tries to ensure that his clients find it a positive, enlightening experience and are left with a sense of satisfaction and well-being.

Emanuela Celletti

Instructor

Emanuela Celletti

Instructor

At Yogaloom Emanuela teaches Ashtanga, Hatha and gentle flow classes, in a relaxed yet thorough manner. She encourages students to explore postures and movements with intelligence and curiosity, through modifications and pauses in order to find the yoga that works for them. She practises and teaches Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, and Meditation and continues to expand her understanding of movement and mind-body awareness through regular study. Emanuela is also a fully qualified Thai Yoga Massage practitioner. She founded Minimum Yoga in 2014 (www.minimumyoga.com) and remains committed to supporting the practice of a wide range of students of all ages, shapes, and backgrounds.

Josipa Smith

Instructor

Josipa Smith

Instructor

Jos is a local mum of two and a yoga teacher, teaching weekly group yoga classes and Private Yoga sessions in North London She has been practising yoga for over 14 years. Initially it was something to do, a way to move her body. Her practice deepened after the birth of her children. Like many parents with small children she felt exhausted, mentally and physically – yoga has been her lifeline and gave her much needed time to reflect, release tension and stop mind chatter. Yoga taught her how to be more present, patient, how to listen to her body, how to breathe – something we all take for granted. As Jos began to feel the transformation yoga had in her life she felt inspired to share the gift of yoga with others. Jos believes the mind, body, soul connection is a sacred one, and one that should be nurtured and inspired. She teaches her classes from her heart creating an uplifting, safe environment for students to begin to explore and expand within their own body and consciousness. She believes that maintaining a mindful practice and restoring the mind-body connection teaches us how to live a fulfilling, healthy, and happy life on and off the yoga mat. Qualifications: Vinyasa Flow – Yoga London in 2014 (200RTY), 2014 Apprentice Module – Yoga London 100h. 2016 Pregnancy Yoga – Nadia Narain at Triyoga, 2017 Restorative Yoga – Judith Hanson Lasater at Yoga Campus, 2017 Postnatal Yoga – Nadia Narain at Triyoga, 2018.

Misha Daniels

Misha’s classes encourage you to become aware of the body and mind, letting go of self judgment and expectation and meeting yourself where you are in that moment. She is passionate that we arrive onto the mat with our individual body structures and history. Guided by a strong emphasis on breath, through a continual flow, with some poses held for longer durations to simply feel. Misha combines her training in hatha, vinyasa, yin yoga and holistic approach of naturopathy to offer what her students require.

Nick Stolerman

Instructor

Nick Stolerman

Instructor

Nick has practiced yoga and meditation for over 20 years and when he decided to train as a teacher, he chose Kundalini because he saw that it works for everyone, regardless of age or ability. He loves the meditative focus of this ancient practice and that it is more about mental strength than physical prowess. Nick also plays the gong, taking people on a deeply relaxing and meditative journey, as the body and mind respond to the sounds and vibrations.

Gemma Daly

Instructor

Gemma Daly

Instructor

Gemma is based in North London teaching her own take on hatha yoga. Most of her classes involve some flow, and all include restorative poses. She tries to make the classes fun and challenging with modifications to suit beginners and more experienced students as well.

Senior Therapists

Mario Constantine

Senior Therapist

Mario Constantine

Senior Therapist

Mario is a practitioner of holistic bodywork, and has been practicing and assisting clients with their health and well being for over 25 years. He has trained in a variety of manual therapies, such as traditional Thai yoga massage, soft & deep tissue massage, sports massage, cranio sacral therapy, as well as incorporating elements of acupressure, and Tuina. Each discipline can be given as a stand-alone treatment or often the sessions are applied in an integrative way combining the various techniques. The bodywork can range from deep physical therapy to very gentle and subtle holds that can encourage a therapeutic release of tension, to aid the body & mind to self-heal.

Nicola Sweeney

Senior Therapist

Nicola Sweeney

Senior Therapist

Having completed a course in Ayurveda and yoga in August 2016 in Kerala, India and learning about this lifestyle, Nicola began implementing these practices into her own personal life and began seeing incredible results in her overall wellbeing. The science and studies involved in Ayurveda that became evident to her unraveled the infinite benefits it has on the human body and mind. Nicola is incredibly passionate about helping people heal and has seen great results using Ayurvedic therapy on clients as it helps to heal and align body, mind and soul. Having worked in Ayurveda for 8 years, with current ongoing training, the knowledge continues to grow. Healing people will always be her passion

Mihaela Manole

Senior Therapist

Mihaela Manole

Senior Therapist

Mihaela is an experienced, talented and qualified massage therapist. She is knowledgeable and able to render care and services with professionalism and passion. She specializes in therapeutic massage, deep tissue and lymphatic drainage, and is qualified in pregnancy massage. She enjoys meeting and greeting guests. She has a meticulous approach to the health and well-being of her clients and undertake her care with high standards of hygiene. She gives special attention to client comfort and tailor making treatments and offer after care advice following treatments.

Susanna Lombardo

Senior Therapist

Susanna Lombardo

Senior Therapist

Susanna Lombardo specialises in relaxation to restore the balance that we all need. Her tailored massage treatments ease tension, calm the mind, and help you reconnect with your body. Using a blend of soothing techniques and essential oils, she offers holistic massage, pregnancy massage, natural face lift, de-stress, hot stone and foot reflexology. For those seeking a deeper approach, she also offers deep tissue massage. Each session is designed to leave you feeling refreshed, centred and deeply relaxed. Book a treatment at www.evokemassage.co.uk