Shannon will be your lead teacher throughout this 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, guiding and supporting you every step of the way on this exciting and transformative journey. A highly experienced E-RYT 500 teacher, Shannon has led trainings and retreats across the globe, sharing her knowledge and love for yoga with students from all walks of life.

With a genuine passion for helping others uncover their unique voice, she creates a safe, nurturing space where you can show up authentically and explore your practice with depth and curiosity. Her teaching blends intelligent sequencing, functional anatomy, and yogic philosophy with a deeply intuitive and heart-centered approach.

Shannon encourages presence, self-inquiry, and embodied learning, supporting you to build both confidence and clarity as you grow into the teacher you're meant to be. Her extensive experience in leading teacher trainings allows her to hold space with grounded wisdom, clarity, and compassion.

Throughout this immersive journey, Shannon will support your personal and professional transformation, helping you connect more deeply with yourself, your students, and the timeless teachings of yoga. Whether you’re stepping onto the path of teaching or immersing in this journey for your own personal growth, Shannon’s guidance will empower you to explore with authenticity, compassion, and confidence.

Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Matt was studying biology at university when he enrolled in a dance class upon the whimsical suggestion of a friend. Something changed in him during that first dance course; he discovered an absolute love of movement. He next enrolled in a yoga class and decided he wanted to study movement instead of biology.

Several years later, he completed a BA in Dance from California State University Long Beach, a yoga teacher training at a Sivananda ashram in India, a Pilates Matwork Certification in LA, and a Thai yoga massage foundation course in Thailand. In 2022, he completed a Master's degree in Sport, Health, and Exercise Science at Brunel University London, where he focused on exercise physiology and pain science. His master’s research focused on the impact of yoga teachers’ language on their clients.

Based in the UK since 2009, Matt teaches weekly classes online and in Buckinghamshire as well as leads the anatomy component of several teacher trainings, both nationally and internationally. He also offers CPD workshops to current teachers and mentoring to newer teachers.

Along with his colleague Andrew McGonigle, Matt co-authored The Physiology of Yoga, which is an evidence-based exploration of how yoga affects the physiology of the various systems of the body.

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Matt is also the host of the Enlightened Anatomy podcast.

Lauren Burles has almost two decades of personal yoga practice and over ten years of teaching experience. Her teaching brings together dynamic Hatha-Vinyasa, yoga philosophy and a deep interest in the contemplative traditions of yoga. Lauren creates thoughtful, engaging spaces for students to deepen their practice, expand their understanding and explore yoga beyond the physical postures.

With a 200-hour Hatha Yoga qualification from Rishikesh, India, and 300 hours of advanced training with Jahnavi Claire Missingham, Lauren's studies encompass yoga philosophy, mantra, pranayama, mudra, kriya and esoteric anatomy. Her further training includes an Ayurvedic Wellness Coach Certification with The Shakti School and a personal sadhana within the Shakta Tantra tradition with Laura Amazzone, exploring the Goddess traditions of India and Nepal.

Lauren is passionate about sharing the teachings in a way that honours their depth and richness, while making them accessible, relevant and meaningful. In her teacher training sessions, she invites students to engage with yoga philosophy not simply as theory, but as a living tradition that can inform their teaching, their practice and their understanding of the world.

Sam’s approach to yoga is rooted in the belief that yoga and meditation should be accessible to everyone. With a passion for trauma-informed practice, accessibility and yoga therapy, she creates inclusive spaces that honour individual needs, experiences and abilities.

As a Yoga Therapist, Sam specialises in women’s wellbeing, mental health, sleep recovery, back care and cancer care, alongside supporting a range of other needs. Her work draws on breathwork, mudras, mantra and meditation to support the mind-body connection, offering practices that are adaptable, compassionate and grounded in the understanding that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to yoga.

With a decade of martial arts experience, alongside her background in yoga therapy and hypnotherapy, Sam brings a unique blend of strength and softness to her work. Her teaching encourages future yoga teachers to look beyond the physical postures, fostering a deeper understanding of how yoga can be adapted to meet people where they are, with compassion, curiosity and a little humour.

With over 16 years of teaching experience and more than 800 hours of training, Ania brings a wealth of knowledge and a deeply personal understanding of yoga to her work. Her journey began as a way to support her physiotherapy and manage chronic back pain, leading her to discover the transformative potential of movement, breath and body awareness.

After completing her first Yoga Alliance Teacher Training in 2010, she travelled extensively across India, studying in places including Mysore, Goa, Rishikesh and the Himalayas. Her continued studies include specialist Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga training, completed in 2014, further teacher training in 2023 and Yin Elements in 2024.

As part of the 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, Ania shares her knowledge of prenatal and postnatal yoga, exploring how yoga can be thoughtfully adapted to support people through the physical and emotional changes of pregnancy and early motherhood. Her approach encourages future teachers to develop an understanding of the importance of individual needs, mindful movement and appropriate adaptations, supporting them to teach with greater awareness, sensitivity and confidence.

Guided by a lifelong curiosity and the belief that there is always more to learn, Ania brings both experience and compassion to her teaching, inspiring others to look beyond the shape of a posture and consider how yoga can support people through different stages of life.