Our Teachers
Jo Ozden
Certified Hatha & Core Strength Vinyasa Teacher.
Reiki 1 & 2 Degree
S.N.H.S Dip Aromatherapy Massage
S.N.H.S Dip Hopi Ear Candle
S.N.H.S Nutrion/Advanced Nutrition.
Come and join me and lets experience life together. My vinyasa flow classes focus on flowing creative sequences of gentle yet dynamic yoga. Learn to synchronize your breath (pranayama) with flowing postures (asanas). Learn to work from the "core" centre to gain maximum benefits encouraging strength and flexibility, power and ease for re-connection & rejuvenation of the mind-body and soul.
My search began 10 years ago when I fell pregnant with my first child. I joined a pregnancy yoga class and I have been hooked ever since.
After 18 years of being a hairdresser and so many years of back and shoulder pain. I sold my Hairdressing and beauty business in the UK to fulfill my dream of opening a Yoga & Holistic Holiday centre in Turkey. I can now share my passion and knowledge with the students that holiday at our yoga centre and home here in beautiful Side.
Having worked and been inspired by many teachers & yoga disciplines. I am enjoying my yogic journey, and really look forward to sharing it with you here in Turkey.
Join me for Yoga & Fun in the Sun ;)
"Jo teaches yoga with a sympathetic and soft approach allowing students to take their time and adjust in postures at their own pace. She is a confident teacher who specialises in many meditation techniques which are essential for any students advancement in yoga". Jo Prakash
"It was a great pleasure to practise/study with you Jo. As I already said, a student is just as good as her teacher"! ;-) Silvia - Italy
"Jo's compassion and sense of humor create a relaxed and enjoyable environment in which to learn. After arriving for my first yoga holiday and not really having a clue what a sun salutation was Jo really helped me grow in my practice - both physically and mentally. Each of Jo's classes challange you to your own level and at the end of each one, I feel like I have explored physical and mental territory. Jo's enthusiasm and warmth motivate me giving me the tools to integrate yoga into my often-hectic schedule when i return home from this wonderful Oasis." Andrea - Exeter
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Marina Sossi
British Wheel of Yoga Teaching Diploma
R.E.P Advanced Level 3 Yoga
Marina's teaching is flexible and responsive to the needs of each group and offers plenty of individual attention and encouragement. Her classes are structured to create a vibrant, lighthearted space where health, happiness and healing can flow.
Marina is a fully qualified Yoga teacher and performing artist. She has been practicing Yoga for over 12 years and teaching classes and individuals for the last 6 years. Marina trained with the British Wheel of Yoga under the guidance of Derek Thorne; spiritual teacher and founder of Yoga Living.
Join Marina here for a week of Yoga will help you to develop flexibility and strength (particularly in the spine), breath awareness, mental and emotional balance, and also a deeper understanding of yourself and others. At the end of the week you can expect to feel fitter, stronger, slimmer and full of energy and make your way home with confidence, a fresh new outlook and practical tools that are easy to incorporate into a busy lifestyle.
Marina has also incorporated her work as a performing artist with Yoga - creating and performing the theatrical production "Grace" in a collaboration with Derek Thorne.
Here is an outline for what to expect from morning and afternoon sessions. This will be adapted as I respond to the needs of participants.
Each morning wake up to energising Asana (postures) & Vinyasa (flowing sequences) to invigorate and open the body to the day. Throughout the practice there will be particular focus on the breath and its connection to the body and mind. The aim is to create balance, harmony and an increased feeling of wellbeing. The practice will close with a short pranayama (breathing) practice and relaxation.
The afternoon sessions will have a workshop style; with space for questions, discussion and individual attention. Each day will have a different focus and offer a variety of yoga experiences; encouraging students to broaden and expand their yoga practice including: Yoga Nidra (Deep relaxation or Psychic sleep) One to One
Partner yoga
Vinyasa flow
Movement meditation
Mantra and sound healing
Meditation: Antar Mouna (inner silence)
Atma Vichara (self enquiry)
Heart Meditation (opening the heart chakra)
Yoga and the creative spirit
During the week Marina will be available for one to one Yoga sessions. These sessions can be tailored to your own specific needs to
improve alignment,
overcome blocks and learn practical techniques for improved breathing, posture, meditation and relaxation. A personal
session can be of immense value, particularly in this setting; where you have the time and space to really absorb the teaching and feel truly
nurtured.
British Wheel of Yoga: http://www.bwy.org.uk/
Yogaliving: http://www.yogaliving.co.uk/
Marina Sossi Group: http://www.marinasossigroup.com/
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Alice Milner
Ashtanga Yoga, Vinyasa, Power Yoga,
Alice Milner is an easy going individual with a zest for life. She’s been active all her life, with swimming & dancing featuring heavily in her early years, and ashtanga yoga & pole dancing as her current obsessions. At the age of 22, she made a life changing decision to give up a university degree in Engineering Product Design & to pursue her passion in all things active. This was a wise choice as she is still working in the fitness industry some 16 years later.
Alice discovered Ashtanga Yoga after a move from London to Bath left her teacher-less. This style of yoga (a great tool for those working without a teacher) allowed Alice to develop as a yogi by practicing alone at home and by attending various workshops and teacher trainings with many different great teachers. It was on her first trip to India that she met Michael Gannon, who is still one of her greatest influences today.
"Alice has studied many hours under many great teachers including David Williams, David Swenson, Michael Gannon, Lino Miele, Matthew Sweeney & attends classes locally with Bev & Simon. She also had the chance to practice under the guru of astanga yogi Sri Krisna Pattabhi Jois and his grandson Sharath Rangaswamy and Ashtanga Teacher Training in Goa with Micheal Gannon."
Alice runs regular day retreats at The Royal Crescent Hotel in Bath & weekend retreats in North Somerset & Devon.http://www.alicemilner.com
http://www.poweryogabath.com
Anne-Marie Jane Robst
Vinyasa Flow Yoga/Hath/Power Yoga (Yoga Alliance)
S.N.H.S Dip Stress Management
Reiki Healer 1 & 2 Degree
S.N.H.S Dip Massage
Join me for a fun week of yoga and meditation that will help you connect your breath with your movements, as you are guided through a sequence of postures and pranayama, that will help you feel centred and grounded as you release the stresses of everyday life. Ypu will return home feeling relaxed with a fresh and positive approach towards life...
My yoga journey began when I moved too Poland in 2005. Practicing as a student with an amazing teacher whom had qualified by B.K.S. Iyenger. As my practice deepened I decided I wanted to explore other styles to deepen my knowledge. I practiced Sivananda and Ashtanga Yoga and it was Ashtanga that I found my place developing a bond with this dynamic form of practice. I started to spend more time on the mat at the studio then at home.
I then went on to complete a 50hr Ashtanga training course under the instruction of Basia Lipska. The next phase of my journey took my to America where I studied Vinyasa Flow completing my 200hr teacher training.
My philosophy is that the true challenge begins with the mind and not with fancy poses that require greater flexibility. By addressing and challenging the mind, to gain access from the body centre – harnessing and drawing out the potential from within.
My students have described my classes as dynamic and challenging suitable for all levels of practice.
In 2008, I received my Kriya Yoga initiation from my Guru Swami Vishwananda, a scared form of meditation practice.
I work extensively with both adults and children, who suffer from Depression, Stress, Autism, Dyspraxia, Antisocial Behaviour and Drug and Drink Misuse, Homeless and Physical Abuse.
I love spending time with my family and writing topics related to Stress and Wellness. As well as deepening my yoga practice, working out at the gym & Zumba dancing. I also read Tarot and Angel Cards and am a Spiritual Medium.
I love life and everything that it throws at us - the real test is how we handle life’s bumpy road.
A week is a long time in yoga! I don’t mean it will feel like a long time; the sessions will fly by. What I mean is a week is a big enough chunk of time in which you can significantly move on in their practice. You can build the muscle memory to carry you deeper into postures that would usually be “slow burn” to achieve. With daily routine left behind, in relaxed warm surroundings it is the perfect environment to feel your way into asanas and then challenge yourself further. You will leave a session loose, relaxed, and calm yet tingling as you tap into the energy flow around your body. During the week we can tackle postures that are problematic for the individual and I can help you tailor a daily workout practice for you to continue to develop once back at home.
I found yoga almost seven years. I cannot say what drew me to it, but it came as a total revelation. I found it an amazing release through a particularly stressful time in my life. Each class became a wonderful liberation, both mentally and physically. It took a little longer to curb my competitive nature and recognise the need to surrender to some postures. However, I use this knowledge to identify with students and help them understand that yoga is sometimes slow burn!
As my journey went I on I realised that I wanted to spread my love of yoga and I took a teacher training course in the steamy conditions of Morocco; hence I retain a love of Hot Yoga. However, my interests in yoga are broad. I believe yoga can be enjoyed by young, old, the fit, the physically disabled; in fact everyone can find some yoga to enhance their lives. I believe that I am able to tailor my teaching to get the best out of every individual.
Primarily I teach Hatha Yoga, with some vinyasa flow moves. I like to develop good alignment in my students; however, I encourage them not to get too hung up the perfect posture but rather to enjoy how an asana feels. I am especially interested in energy flow. Just as each asana has a final form, the energy circulation of each pose also has a final form and I seek to enlighten students’ observation of energy channels and deepen their ability to tap into them. I practise meditation and offer students methods to help access this life enhancing tool. Additionally, I am a certified Pregnancy Yoga teacher. I am member of Yoga Alliance. I am also a qualified First Aider.
As a teacher I love planning my classes as if I were the student, knowing I want to feel loose, relaxed and enlivened at the end of a session.
http://www.brentwoodblissyoga.com
Bee Bosnak
Certified Vinyasa Flow Teacher
Join me in beautiful Side. I will provide you with the once in a lifetime opportunity to completely change your outlook on life. In addition, you will be able to return home with the tools you need to continue that change so that you are able to be more productive at work, feel more relaxed and connect with your inner self in a completely more effective manner. The whole week will be spent rediscovering who you are and where you want to go from the point you are in your life with asana and pranayama. Life is a path that has to be traveled and a retreat is often the juncture where you comprehend the choices before you.
Bee is a joyous yogini, who brings a love of creativity to life with her practice. Originally from London, UK, Bee began her yoga experience with Iyengar in a tiny studio in Los Angeles. Bee has been fortunate enough to have practiced with many leading yoga teachers around the country who have helped her combine a sense of hope, awareness, self-reflection and strength. As a teacher, her sincerest hope is that yoga affects her student's lives in any of the multitudinous positive ways it has affected hers. She has seen every aspect of her life affected, from physical health to emotional openness to mental clarity. Bee feels blessed to have found something she enjoys so much so early in life in teaching yoga. In her opinion, she teaches a class that will surprise you to find out how powerful you truly are.
In addition to yoga, Bee is a yoga blogger and has a love for words and currently writes for various online and editorial magazines all over the world. After recently ditching the LA scene by taking a leap of faith, today she lives in beautiful Portland. Off the mat, Bee is a visual fashion stylist, cat lover, tea consumer, and a purveyor of laughter.
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Jo Prakash
Owner of Om Yoga School UK
Dip. SYVC, REPS, L3, RYT500
Jo Prakash was introduced to yoga as a child, where her family would practice daily on the solid flat roof tops of a small village house in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India. Jo loved the simplicity of yoga that she remembers in India and still incorporates this in her practice and classes today. Jo has been teaching yoga nearly 8 years and has built a reputation for physically demanding classes which bring results quickly.
An internationally certified teacher, Jo trained in Madrid with the school of Sivananda, soon after became accredited with the Yoga Alliance with an RYT500 status and the UK sporting governing body REPs with a Level 3 qualification.
Jo has written many articles for an on-line yoga magazine and performed in demonstrations of advanced yoga at the Yoga Show (London, Olympia). Jo regularly attends workshops under instruction from formidable teachers such as Dharma Mittra, David Swenson and Joey Miles. This has helped mould her classes to a more diverse practice.
Jo teaches courses, classes and personal tuition for all abilities from beginners to advanced students, she has taught at retreats in the UK, at schools to children aged 6 to 15 years and at many gyms, health clubs and spas.
Amongst her students is the world renowned, top ranked Silat master, Glenn Lobo and bubbly television journalist Stacey Dooley, as well as many other yoga teachers who are looking for master classes in yoga. Her classes are suitable for every level and her teaching style accommodates all abilities.
Her classes reflect her own practice whereby she moves the goal post everytime you reach it for the maximum potential of all her classes. Developing enhanced flexibility and agility and greater energy levels, improving body balance, co-ordination and a purer focus with the practice of Yoga.
For more information on Jo please see: www.josyoga.com/
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