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If you are familiar with ashtanga yoga, you've probably been cautioned against practicing yoga at the time of a full or new moon.

This has little to do with the popular notion of higher incidences of accidents and birthings during full moons, but more to do with our internal energies at these times.

A full moon is the product of the sun and moon at opposite ends of each other, and the earth fixed between. This positioning causes both the sun and moon to gravitate to the earth, resulting in the pulling of tides in bodies of water. Alternately, a new moon occurs when both the sun and moon are in conjunction.

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About Yoga London Ltd.

Having rolled out our mats all over the world we’ve found there’s no city with as much yoga going on as London. This sprawling metropolis is bursting at the seams with teachers, studios, and yoga 'happenings'. We think it’s high time there was a website to dedicated to all you London Yogis.

At YogaLondon we aim to connect, educate and inspire:
1. Connect teachers with teachers so that it’s easier to find cover teachers and new jobs, and more.
2. Connect teachers with students to help fill your classes and workshops with students.
3. Research using our online database of articles & interviews, and share what you’ve learnt with others.
4. Inspire your practice and teachings with fresh ideas, local satsang, conferences and community events.

Your participation in the YogaLondon commuity helps highlight your studios, your classes and your opinions to the public, while connecting you with the London Yoga Community.

Have a question or comment about YogaLondon? Contact us.

Our Team

Edward Serrano
Director, Co-Founder
It's very likely that your visit to YogaLondon.net is due to Edward's online marketing efforts.Edward has extensive knowledge of both online and traditional marketing. Having started his career as the marketing director of hotel/casinos in Las Vegas and Reno, he went on to create numerous successful online businesses. He served on the board and as President Elect of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) of Las Vegas and has served on the board of directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Ronald McDonald House. Edward hold a BSBA in Accountancy from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and is a Certified Managerial Accountant.

Rebecca Ffrench
Director, Co-Founder and Teaching Methodology Tutor
Rebecca discovered yoga in 1997 when it was thrust upon her as part of her dance training. Initially wowed by the physical power it gave her, she continued to bend, pull and stretch; thinking only of the transformation she could see with her eyes. Years later - quite by surprise - she paused and noticed how her whole life had been touched by the yoga teachings. In class she uses humour, discipline and the joy of self discovery to nurture the same surprising journey in her students. Rebecca is trained at the 500 hour level and has specialised training in pregnancy yoga and Yoga Nidra. Rebecca has travelled extensively and enjoyed the teachings of numerous distinguished teachers along the way, including Swami Satyaprakash, Paul Dallaghan, Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, and Marisol Kucharek. Rebecca gives humble thanks to the late Its Yoga founder, Larry Schultz, for his guidance and training.

Jake Dartington
Meditation and Philosophy Tutor
Jake is a leading meditation teacher who works with London Insight Meditation. He has practised Buddhist meditation since 1995 and trained as a Dharma Teacher with Christina Feldman. He has been teaching meditation retreats at Gaia House since 2007 and has taught Insight Meditation with groups throughout the UK. Jake also has Masters degrees in both Philosophy and Buddhist Studies. He teaches Religious Studies and Philosophy at Bilborough College in Nottingham and is exploring ways to integrate Mindfulness practices within mainstream educational settings.

Anu Marie Paavola
Ayurveda Tutor
Anu is a qualified practitioner of ayurvedic medicine (B.Sc. Hons) in London. She gained practical experience while working in India in two ayurvedic hospitals and a private clinic of her teacher in the state of Karnataka. Anu came to Ayurveda through her yoga practice, which spanned over ten years of practicing and teaching Ashtanga yoga. Moreover she has studied yoga therapy in detail. Anu is able to harness yoga as a form of healing and integrates many yogic practices into patient treatment. Anu receives patients in Kensal Rise, West London, in her private clinic called Jivita Ayurveda. She also works as a therapist in Ayurveda Retreat in Reading. Anu writes on a regular basis articles on yoga and Ayurveda in a website in Finland and is active in the Ayurvedic Practitioners’ Association in UK.

Janice Kate Fisher (Yamuna)
Pranayama, Mantra and Chanting Tutor
Janice took the Sivananda Yoga Teachers Training Course in Canada in 2002 and followed it with the Advanced Teacher Training Course in Vrindavan India. As well as practicing Sivananda yoga for over 15 years she is also an RCA trained fine artist, and freelance designer and art consultant. Janice uses Kirtan as a central element in her spiritual practice. She plays the harmonium and sings mith musicality and devotion. Janice enjoys the use of mantras and bhajans and her joy transfers to the group whenever she leads chanting sessions and satsangs. She opened the Light Yoga Space studio in North London, and is highly regarded by students and other teachers at The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre in London.

Victoria Hillier
Chartered Physiotherapist Anatomy and Physiology Tutor
Victoria is a Chartered Physiotherapist who trained at Manchester University. She currently works in a community rehabilitation team in Islington, specialising in treating adults with complex physical and cognitive neurological dysfunction. She works holistically and with an emphasis on using facilitation techniques to help normalise movement for better function and quality of life. Victoria is a trained teacher of an adapted Pilates method and actively practices Ashtanga yoga. As well as a career in physiotherapy, Victoria has worked as a massage therapist and chef in the Swiss and French Alps while following her passion for skiing. A chance encounter with Reiki 5 years ago led her to receiving Reiki attunements and more recently, discovering Buddhist meditation methods has started her on a spiritual journey that she feels will transform her life.

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