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Moira’s yoga practice was off and on over many years fitting in around a very hectic life, kids and work, until in 2016, Moira met Helen Gillespie of Mudra Yoga who set up a weekly class at Moira’s restaurant Spoon. Her practice grew from there and in 2018 Moira signed up for the Mudra Yoga 200 hour YTT. During this training Moira was diagnosed with breast cancer. Yoga helped her navigate through this time. After completing her YTT & cancer treatment she then went on to do a 50hr Yin YTT with Demelza Feltham and Yoga for Cancer 50hr YTT with Vicky Fox in Triyoga London, Yoga for Breast Care with Bobby Clennel, Chair Yoga with Yuvayoga and also Trauma informed Yoga with Lorraine Close at ECY.
Moira now teaches regularly with Edinburgh Community Yoga Outreach programmes, including Chair Yoga for health and a Socially Prescribed class at Craigmillar Medical Centre . Moira believes that yoga should be accessible to all. Yoga to be a constant teacher and she a dedicated student.
‘I know too well the healing benefits a yoga practice can bring to anyone dealing with a cancer diagnosis and any long term health issues. This has become my drive and determination to try and reach out to as many people as possible and to guide them through a safe and gentle healing practice.’

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Sarah is deeply passionate about the transformative power of yoga to cultivate a meaningful connection with ourselves and the world around us.

She discovered yoga in her early thirties and immediately experienced its profound benefits. During a particularly challenging period in her life, the practice offered her space, grounding, and a renewed connection to her body and inner self.

Over the past decade, Sarah has dedicated herself to both practicing and teaching Vinyasa, Yin, and Restorative Yoga. She is an accredited Senior Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance Professionals. Her teaching is rooted in the ancient traditions of yoga, integrating philosophy, mantra, asana, pranayama, and meditation in a way that is both practical and accessible.

Sarah’s teaching style is warm and lighthearted, creating an inclusive space for students to arrive exactly as they are.

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The physical aspect of yoga was always the draw for me. I loved the lasting feeling of the rhythmic movement of vinyasa left me with. As I practised more regularly I soon realised yoga went far beyond stretching and the mental benefits it gave me were transformational.

Being able to continue practising yoga through both my pregnancies helped me retain some normality in my life during a period of huge change. Yoga helped keep my body strong & flexible and it was my saviour in those early postpartum days.

Now as a Mum of two little boys I know how exhausting and often overwhelming it can be and understand first hand how important it is to make time for yourself during this time. I absolutely love teaching pregnancy yoga and sharing the benefits of this incredible practise with mums to be. Whether you're pregnant and want to move your body in a safe and effective way or you're looking for a way to fit movement into your life with baby by your side, I can't wait to welcome you to a class soon.

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Ali absolutely loves everything about yoga, even the more challenging aspects, because its an amazing practice that helps us achieve individual growth and transformation.
Ali came to yoga as a movement practice over 20 years ago however she only understood its full potential benefits while going through a difficult time in her life. Since then she has holistically practised both Vinyasa and Yin yoga consistently.
You’ll find Ali teaching Yin and the more restorative types of yoga. “Often our lives are in a very Yang state – busy, stressful, focused on others. By practising Yin we get to spend time slowing down, releasing tension and turning inwards to bring out our inner strengths and talents.” Her teaching incorporates a safe, effective physical practice with guided meditation and breathwork.

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For Dee, Yoga is an adventure within the connection between the body and mind. She started her self-practice in here early 20's and it’s been a regular therapy ever since! Dee’s classes focus on the power of a moving meditation and how this can help you feel into those stickier parts of the body and begin to heal. Always teaching from a place of personal understanding, her teaching style is light and playful and classes are for all-levels. Whether you’re a complete beginner or looking for more - she teaches to possibility. She will always offer a variety of options to grow and expand your practice.

Let her guide you into a space where you can gain insight into your body, your breath and your mind, so that when you step off the mat you can feel confident implementing Yoga into your everyday life. Together you will weave gratitude and self-awareness into movement, to leave each class feeling stronger, uplifted and a little bit more sparkly.

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Sarah shares dynamic yet playful yoga practices, lovingly designed to both challenge and empower people of all abilities to find a deeper connection to themselves. Growing up as a contemporary dancer, Sarah has always had a fascination with movement as a form of creativity and freedom. 

Discovering yoga at 18, she was immediately hooked by the transformative effects of interweaving meditation, breath and movement together to create a sense of union. For almost ten years since, she has continued to study and share the expansive tools of yoga across the UK, South Asia and most recently Morocco. 

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I started practicing yoga at the age of seventeen. I grew up in an environment where chantings, Breathwork and yoga was a part of my routine.

I did my 200 hour training in Hatha, Ashtanga and Vinyasa styles.
100 hour Yin and Restorative training.
I am a certified sound healer as well.

Being a yoga enthusiast , I wish to share my knowledge about the yoga lineage through my teaching and empower others to strengthen their practice.

I teach different styles at the moment like Vinyasa flow, gentle flow , yin and restorative.

My mantra for life is Gratitude in little things ' and 'taking life one day at a time'.

Other than yoga , I like reading, cooking, baking and sometimes crocheting.

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Sandie first came to yoga in 2015 when a friend invited her to an Ashtanga class. A few months later, she wandered into a Vinyasa class and something clicked. Never having seen herself as particularly sporty, she was drawn to how Vinyasa connected movement, rhythm, and play.

Since then, yoga has been a constant thread in Sandie’s life — supporting her through different chapters and reminding her she can always come back to her body and breath.

Over time, she’s been drawn to Yin — a practice that deepened her understanding of stillness, acceptance, and the capacity to stay with what arises.

In her classes, Sandie blends intentional sequencing, music that matches the mood of the room, and moments of spontaneity. She values the community that grows when people move and breathe together, and the quiet connections that form through shared practice.

For Sandie, yoga is a practice of listening inwardly and reconnecting with the body — a way to bring the mind, emotions, and physical self into conversation. She hopes to create classes where people can explore movement and stillness — with awareness, curiosity, and acceptance.

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Lisa Shaw is a mixed movement specialist who has created programs, workshops and retreats all based around Shoshin the Zen Buddhist word for the beginners mind. This is a place Lisa has built her belief and career of 21 years within mixed movement. Lisa’s background of Dance, Martial Arts, Yoga, Calisthenics, Mobility training and breath work means she is able to bring together all these elements of movement to help individuals become more dynamic and strong not only in their bodies but minds too while breaking through habitual ways of moving and thinking. Lisa realised that her love was not for one discipline of movement but for many and from this she came to the conclusion that her passion was simply for all movement encompassed. Lisa offers a safe, fun and educational environment in which you can step back into your state of play and delve deep into your movement practise with confidence and a wider perspective.

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Nadine has been practising yoga since the late 90’s and sharing the teachings of yoga since 2000. She is an E-RYT 500, Senior yoga teacher and yoga teacher trainer.

An ex-dancer, her life has been immersed in bodywork and movement for longer than she can care to remember. Nadine turned to ashtanga yoga to help support a herniated disc sustained through ballet and has been delighting in the gifts yoga has given her on so many levels.

Nadine trained in the Viniyoga style with her main teacher David Charlton who she continues to study with regularly. Always hungry to learn more and share the joys of study, Nadine strives to make the ancient teachings of yoga accessible for all, whether they are in her classes, workshops, yoga teacher training programmes or CPD courses.

Over the years, she has qualified in teaching yoga to children, to children with special needs, to people living with cancer, yin and restorative yoga. She has trained with some of the world's most prestigious teachers including Davd Swenson, Joey Miles, AG Mohan, Max Strom, Judith Hanson Lasater and has assisted and co-led Mysore programs in London where she lived for 20 years.

She lives in Dalkeith with her husband Nick, their kids Noah and Hunter and their whippet River. In her spare time she enjoys reading, baking, walking, crafting, gardening, SUP boarding and being with her younglings who she home educates.

Her mission is to share the practice of yoga in an inclusive and accessible way, inviting practitioners to explore techniques to support themselves on and off the mat and to help you feel better in your own skin.

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I went to my first yoga class when I was thirteen and have found yoga a consistent source of peace, joy, and stability over the years. Not to mention an absolute necessity for keeping the stiffness in my back at bay! I qualified as an Iyengar yoga teacher in 2023, following a four year period of training and mentoring.

The Iyengar yoga system of teaching is methodical and progressive. When necessary, it uses supports called ‘props’ that allow students to progress in their practice of postures safely at their own pace, to suit their body. I have always loved the variety of asanas in Iyengar yoga classes, and the way that the practice brings many physical benefits while drawing the practitioner ever deeper into an understanding of how yoga can profoundly and positively change our experience of, and relationship to the world around us.

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Originally from Peru, Benji moved to Edinburgh in 2018 and started practicing Yoga.

With a background in Psychology, Benji was immediately drawn to the benefits of Yoga on mental health, by reconnecting body-breath-mind in a respectful but also empowering way.

Benji’s style of teaching is focused on strength, alignment and linking breath with movement. In his classes you will find different movement paces and a good range of modifications to help you find your own natural rhythm and the right amount of challenge for you.

He also loves arm balances and handstands so get ready to be upside-down!

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