All Iyengar Yoga Teachers in our organisation are fully qualified Iyengar Yoga Teachers and committed Iyengar Yoga practitioners. They are all entitled to use the Certification Mark which is an International Registered Trade Mark for Iyengar Yoga Teachers. This means they are fully insured, complete regular Professional Development and conform to regulatory requirements of Iyengar Yoga (UK).
All Iyengar Yoga teachers undergo rigorous training and assessment. Each teacher will have practiced Iyengar Yoga for a minimum of 6 years, usually more, before becoming a Level 1 Teacher. Level 1 Teachers introduce new students to Iyengar Yoga and teach beginners and general level classes. After gaining experience in teaching the Level 1 Syllabus and studying the Level 2 Syllabus teachers may present for assessment at Level 2. Level 2 teachers teach beginners and general classes. There will be more depth and sensitivity in the understanding and teaching at Level 2. There are two further levels, Levels 3 and 4 and the depth of understanding and senitivity continues to develop throughout the levels. Teachers at these levels may also teach therapy classes as well as general classes.
Most of the teachers in Essex were assessed under the previous training and assessment model. The equivalent certificates are: Level 1, the previous Introductory Certifcate; Level 2, the previous Intermediate Junior 1 and 2 Certificates; Level 3, the previous Intermediate Junior 3 and Intermediate Senior 1, 2 and 3; Level 4, the previous Advanced Junior 1, 2 and 3, and Advanced Senior 1 and 2. Advanced level qualifications are only awarded at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Institute, Pune, India.
The term Yoga Instructor is not used in Iyengar yoga. It is used by fitness and other yoga organisations that do not have such rigorous and structured training as Iyengar Yoga.
Clare trained in London and qualified in 2001. She moved to Essex and started teaching Beginners and General Level classes in Colchester.
Julie is a Level 1 teacher. She teaches in Orsett that are suitable for beginners and general level students
Kitty is a Level 1 teacher. She teaches in Fyfield ner Ongar.
Larane trained in Essex and qualified in 2019. She teaches in Witham.
MICHELLE MARSHALL Michelle trained in Essex, qualified and started teaching in 2004. She teaches Beginners and General Level students in Wethersfield, near Braintree.
Sandra trained in Essex and qualified in 2013. She taught Beginners and General level classes in Wethersfield. She now teaches in Thurston, Bury St Edmunds. Contact Sandra if you are looking for a class in Bury. Sandra is a Trustee for IYCE and helps organise events.
Sharon trained in Essex and qualified in 2012. She teaches Level 1classes in Colchester. NEW COURSE STARTS 25 APRIL. Contact Sharon or the Adult Community Learning service to book a place. She is a Trustee and the Secretary of IYCE.
Level One
Classes in: Bishop's Stortford Rugby Club, Bishops Park Community Centre
e: [email protected]Sharon gained her Introductory Certificate in 2017. She teaches General Level classes in Bishops Stortford.
Please contact Stephannie for details of her classes
Susan qualified in November 2020.
Level One
Classes in: Lavenham Village Hall, The Stevenson Centre
e: [email protected]Vashti trained in Essex and qualified in 2019. She teaches in Sudbury, Suffolk.
Adrienne gained her Introductory Certicate in 2014 and Intermediate Junior 2 in 2019. She teaches General Level classes in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire.
Level Two
Classes in: Great Canfield Village Hall, High Ongar Village Hall, Highwood Village Hall, Zinc Arts
e: [email protected]Denise trained in Essex and qualified in 2012. She runs Beginners and General classes in Ongar and Highwood. In 2019 Denise gained her Junior Intermediate Level 2 Certificate.
Michelle trained in Essex and qualified in 2013 and in 2017 gained her Intermediate Junior Level 1 certificate. She teaches classes in Orsett, Grays. Michelle is a Trustee for IYCE. She orders and sells yoga equipment for IYCE.
Level Two
Classes in: Beaulieu Park Community, Essex Dance Theatre, Galleywood Heritage Centre, Zoom
e: [email protected]Nikki trained in Essex, qualified and started teaching in 2008. Nikki teaches Beginners and General Level Classes in Great Baddow, Chelmsford. In 2015 Nikki gained her Junior Intermediate Level 1 certificate. Nikki is a Trustee for IYCE and is the Event Organiser.
Sophie trained in London and qualified in 2016. She returned to Essex and in 2019 gained her Intermediate Junior Level 1 certificate. She teaches in Chelmsford.
Level Three
Classes in: Highwood Village Hall, Quaker Meeting House, St Andrews Room, Zoom
e: [email protected]Claire trained in London, qualified and started teaching in 2005. She moved to Essex and now teaches a number of Beginners and General Level Classes in the Chelmsford area. In 2019 Claire completed her Junior Intermediate. Claire is a Trustee of IYCE. [email protected]
Agipeleka (Gipe) trained in London and Cambridge and gained her Level 1 Junior Intermediate in 2013. She teaches in North Essex at her studio, Agipeleka Yoga Studio. Before teaching Iyengar Yoga Gipe was a dancer and artistic director. Her theatrical background adds energy, vitality and fun to her classes. She completed her Intermediate Junior Level 3 in 2016.
Lorna did her Introductory certificate in 2006 and gained her Intermediate Junior in 2016. She teaches General Level classes in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire.
Level Three
Classes in: Essex Dance Theatre, Galleywood Heritage Centre, Quaker Meeting House, Saints Green Place
e: [email protected]Paul trained in Essex, qualified and started teaching in 1999. He completed Junior Intermediate in 2005 and attended General Classes in Pune in 2007. He is a very popular and dedicated teacher. He teaches several classes a week in the Chelmsford area from beginners, general to junior intermediate levels. He also teaches therapy cases in some of his general classes. Paul and his wife, Sue are going on an extended trip traveling to many interesting places. From October 2022 Paul will not be teaching but hopes to resume classes when he come back. Many of his existing classes are being covered by other teachers while he is away. Bon Voyage
Level Three
Classes in: Foakes Hall, Great Dunmow Primary School, The Emmaus Centre, The Old Post Office, Zoom
e: [email protected]Sarah gained her first qualification to teach Iyengar yoga in 2005 and in 2017 completed Junior Intermediate. Sarah runs TowardYoga.com and teaches a range of classes in Essex and Hertfordshire.
Susan started teaching in Essex in 1980, qualified in 1984, completed Junior Intermediate in 1996 and Senior Intermediate in 2004. She has attended Intensive and General Classes in Pune. A dedicated Iyengar Yoga practitioner and teacher, she teaches a range of classes in Chelmsford from beginners to senior intermediate level, as well as remedial classes for people with health problems. She is a Teacher Trainer, Mentor, Assessor and Moderator for Iyengar Yoga (UK) Ltd. Susan was instrumental in setting up the Iyengar Yoga Centre for Essex (IYCE) in 1995. She is a Trustee and Chair for IYCE.
Bobby is from USA. She was born and raised in London and moved to New York in 1989. She teaches regular classes in New York. She taught a three day course in Chelmsford for IYCE in 2019. She holds an Intermediate Senior Level 2 certificate.
Brenda Booth is the Senior Intermediate Level 3 Teacher in Kent. She is also a Moderator, Mentor and Teacher Trainer for Iyengar Yoga (UK) and is a dedicated practitioner. In 2018 Brenda taught a day of Iyengar Yoga at Highwood Village Hall as part of the Centenary Events IYCE organised to celebrate 100 years since Guruji's birth.
Lois trained in Essex, and qualified in 1999. She gained her Junior Intermediate in 2006 and has attended General Classes in Pune. She is an enthusiastic teacher offering classes from beginners, general to junior intermediate levels in and around Chelmsford until she moved out of Essex. Lois returns to Essex in the summer to teach an intensive course.
Jayne gained her Advanced Junior Level 1 certificate in 2011. She is one of very few people in the world to hold this level teaching certificate. She started teaching Iyengar Yoga in 1980 and now teaches all levels of classes at Birmingham Iyengar Yoga. She has a long association with the Iyengar Yoga Centre for Essex and we are always pleased to welcome her back to Essex for special classes and weekends of Iyengar Yoga.
Julie is an Advanced Junior teacher from Manchester. She taught a weekend of yoga to mark the beginning of the Silver Jubilee Year 2020.