GUEST TEACHERS
Our guest teachers have a wealth of knowledge and professional experience in their field and will provide exceptional, experiential education on their subject. You will acquire the knowledge and skills required to become a confident, authentic, creative yoga teacher.
Philosophy with Heidi Pascual & Daniel Simpson
Daniel Simpson is the author of The Truth of Yoga, a comprehensive guide to yoga’s history, texts, philosophy and practices. He teaches courses at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, and contributes to teacher trainings around the UK and internationally. Daniel holds a master’s degree in yoga studies from SOAS, part of the University of London, and his approach combines scholarly knowledge with humour and insight. Drawing on his own experience as well as his studies, he makes philosophy accessible and relevant to moden practitioners.
Find out more: www.truthofyoga.com
You will be referred to Daniel Simpsons online philosophy course post training to continue your studies.
Anatomy & Physiology with Chris Swain
Chris graduated as an award winning osteopath from the British School of Osteopathy in 2000 after a four year full time course, with an honours degree in osteopathy. His university education included a year of human dissection studies at Guy’s Hospital in London. Combined with 30 years experience as a yoga teacher, he also specialises in teaching anatomy to yoga teacher trainees, being on the faculty for several yoga teacher training courses including Triyoga in London. Chris’s extensive knowledge and experience of anatomy, physiology and biomechanics will provide an exceptional education for yoga teachers to build their classes with understanding, clarity and integrity.
sulekh
I am a language graduate in French and Brazilian Portuguese from King’s College in London with a lifelong devotion to dance and movement. I completed an Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training in 2016 in Dharamsala after 4 months travelling from the south to the north of India. On returning to London, I embarked upon the study of Sanskrit at SOAS for one year. Later I moved to France and completed a three year Diplôme Universitaire in Sanskrit at Aix-Marseille University. It is my pleasure to share my passion for Sanskrit, language and yoga with you and I hope to inspire you on your journey.
doctor leanne hepburn
Dr Leanne Hepburn is a Professor of Education and Environment, marine scientist, yoga teacher, meditation teacher and breathwork facilitator. She is the founder of Blue Alchemy Academy, a training school dedicated to supporting deeper connections between personal wellbeing, nature and environmental stewardship.
Leanne specialises in Ocean Literacy and the relationship between human wellbeing and the natural world. Through her work, she combines scientific understanding with contemplative practices, helping individuals develop a greater awareness of themselves and their connection to the environment.
At Blue Alchemy Academy, Leanne teaches the Ocean Flow Method® and supports yoga teachers in creating ethical, sustainable and low-impact retreats centred around responsible and experiential travel. She continues to share her passion for movement, mindfulness and ocean advocacy through her Ocean Flow Yoga classes.
Leanne believes that we are not separate from nature but an integral part of it. Her teaching encourages students to reconnect with the wisdom of the breath, the body and the natural world through yoga, meditation, breathwork and environmental awareness.
Within the Lotus Love Yoga 300-Hour Advanced Teacher Training, Leanne leads the Ocean Literacy module, exploring the relationship between yoga, environmental responsibility, interconnectedness and conscious living.