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Rebecca Duncan - Owner  

 Over her eight or so years of consistent practice, Rebecca has always been drawn to energetic styles of yoga. She loves the way a demanding, rhythmic practice can drown out internal noise and bring you into the moment, and has her Jivamukti and Ashtanga instructors to thank for teaching her this.  In her own approach to yoga teaching, Rebecca combines this appreciation for strong, meditative practice with a genuine and articulate instruction style, an emphasis on intelligent sequence design, and a healthy sense of humour. Catch her teaching, Vinyasa and Conditioning at ESY.

Ailith Anderson - Owner

Ailith owner of East Side &  Broughton Deli, a cafe and deli on Barony Street in Edinburgh, spends her time between the two places.  Yoga has been part of Ailith's life for a number of years, though it has gained momentum over the last 3.
Ailith completed her 200hr YTT in June 2019 and will complete her 300hr teacher training with Jason Crandell in early 2020.

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Fern Ross

Fern (500 RYT) first discovered yoga in 2007, when she moved to London to pursue a career as a journalist. Yoga provided a welcome relief to the pressures of the newsroom and fast became a constant as she worked her way up the journalism ladder, winding up as Associate Editor of ELLE UK.
In 2015, she finally took the plunge and completed her 200 hours with Frog Lotus Yoga and Stretch London. Shortly after, she swapped deadlines for downward dogs, and has been teaching full-time ever since, recently completing her 500 hours with Jason Crandell. She is also trained in Yin Yoga (with Norman Blair) and Pregnancy Yoga (Nadia Narian), and undertook a transformative six-month mentorship with Naomi Absalom in 2017. 
Fern teaches alignment-focused vinyasa flow where playfulness and enquiry is actively encouraged, empowering you to progress and adapt your practice to a level that meets you where you’re at.

Nina Romijn

Nina began to take her yoga practice seriously when she moved to Edinburgh in 2015, and found that yoga maintained a grounded, connected and inspired outlook. Nina loves how yoga can give a vibrant embodied experience while still expressing intention and thought. In 2017 Nina completed her 200-hour Vinyasa teacher training with Demelza Feltham and Helen Gillespie of MUDRA Yoga. A Love for the dynamic and empowering nature of vinyasa yoga has strongly influenced Nina's classes,  while she also offers food for thought, space for play, and an opportunity to reinvigorate both body and mind through mindful movement. 

Sharon Iacono

Sharon has been practicing yoga for around 20 years and teaching for just over 2.
Sharon's original 200 hour certification is in Hatha Raja Yoga, based around Ashtanga and Vinyasa. Sharon also gained a further 200 hours in Yin and Therapeutic Yoga and completed a 5 day intensive CET with Jambo Truong in Forrest Inspired Yoga. All of these disciplines inspire her teaching styles today.
​Sharon believes that yoga is a really good complimentary practice for every activity that puts pressure on the muscles, fascia and joints. Her classes are generally a mix of yoga styles dependent on the class, but they will all involve building strength, flexibility and stretching those overused muscles and working deep into the fascia. 

Clara Pelica

Clara's journey began in 2001 in a crowded, hot, Manhattan studio.  The union of communal movement and breathe as well as the closeness she felt to everyone in that first class inspired a lasting commitment to the practice. Fueled by the curiosity to learn as much as she could about the mind, body and breath connection, Clara began exploring different Yoga styles and paths.  Having found a deep love for traditional Hatha Yoga and deeply inhaling the importance and impact of a consistent Yoga practice Clara was overwhelmed with an intense desire to share the benefits with others.  Clara undertook in 2013 her Yoga Teacher Training in the north of India under the guidance of Yogi Ram at the Arhanta Yoga Ashram in the Sivananda style.  Clara also teaches Thai Yoga, Restorative, Yin Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, Pranayama and guided Meditation.  

Paula Radziszewska

Paula’s true journey with Yoga began when she stepped back into her mat in 2016 after losing her son. Left with many physical complications and over a year long of treatments and further surgeries, unable to take part in any strong physical classes –she decided to explore gentler, restorative practices. She quickly learned how through meditation and slow, but mindful movement she was able to learn to connect back with her body again.  
 
Struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression herself, Paula is passionate about mental health and bringing awareness into the impact movement and breath has on the mental and physical health. Acknowledging that both movement and relaxation combined with breath work can really improve our wellbeing.
She’s trained in Vinyasa, Yin and Acu Yin styles and started her 150h foundation training in Yoga Therapy this year. She's attending regular workshops to deepen her knowlege and is not shy to ask more experienced teachers for advise and guidance if needed. 
She's teaching Yin and Restorative classes with focus on "using the practice to get into the body, rather than using the body to get into the practice." (B.Clark) During her classes Paula recognizes that everyone is different and aims to create a safe space for you to learn to observe & honour your limits and abilities.
She believes that by being mindful on the mat you can not only become strong in your body but also become strong in your mind.
Prepare to settle into a task of feeling, passive movement with support of props to help with body alignment, breath work, meditation and relaxation.

Giada Scalise

​Giada’s first encounter with yoga was in 2010 when she bought a voucher for a beginners Ashtanga
course in Edinburgh. From the very first lesson she was completely captured by the magic of yoga
and has practiced ever since exploring different styles and teachers.
In August 2016 she decided to fully embrace a new lifestyle and become a yoga teacher; she quit her
9 to 5 office job and headed to India to carry out a multi-style 200hrs Yoga Teacher Training in Hatha,
Ashtanga and Vinyasa. After that, she continued to travel and teach yoga throughout Central
America furthering her teaching experience. She has been teaching in different studios in Edinburgh
since she came back in August 2017.
Since then she has gained further training in Kids Yoga (40hrs), The Rocket® (100hrs) and is currently
attending a 200hrs training in Seasonal Yoga.
While Ashtanga remains her first love and favourite style for her personal practice, she also teaches
other styles and her focus is always on creating fun, inclusive and self-loving practices

Elspeth Talbot

Elspeth has been involved in health and fitness for over thirty years.  Initially training with Fitness Scotland as an Exercise to Music Instructor and for many years choreographing and teaching Aerobics and Step. 
The holistic wellbeing yoga offers at all levels and ages has become a genuine passion for Elspeth.  Currently she teaches Ashtanga & Vinyasa Flow classes at Queen Margaret University where Elspeth also works as a Graphic Artist.  Elspeth's style has a clear emphasis on alignment, guided dialogue, and demonstration, including options for all abilities.

Sam Gill

Sam took his first yoga class almost 8 years ago primarily to help recover and prevent injuries sustained from practicing martial arts. After enjoying the first class he continued to practice regularly for the physical benefits, but now finds that he mainly practices for the profound effects it has on the mind.
He found that the body-breath-mind connection that is maintained throughout the yoga practice gives a feeling that is unique to yoga and very hard to replicate. It is a huge part of why he fell in love with yoga and decided to teach it to others. He has experience in many styles such as Hatha, Vinyasa, Astanga, Yin and Bikram.
One of the most beneficial things he has learned from yoga and been able to apply to martial arts training and other areas in life is the ability to control his breath and stay calm while in stressful situations, both physically and mentally. When we manage to control our breath while under stress we can think and act more clearly, efficiently and rationally.
 

Tess Welsh

Tess is a mama, Yogi, doula and teacher and loves sharing the practice of Yoga as a powerful tool to cultivate self awareness and restore balance in today’s fast paced world. 
Tess has practiced yoga for over 15 years, Tess loves that Yoga can provide anyone the opportunity to get to know themselves a little bit better, to be playful and to practice self care. 
Certified in Hatha, Ashtanga and Vinyasa, Tess has trained extensively to support women in the perinatal period. Certified in pregnancy, post natal, mum and baby and family yoga with Judy Cameron and Uma Dinsmore and as a Red tent doula with Nicola Goodall.
Tess’s pregnancy yoga classes incorporate breathwork, yoga asana, and relaxation techniques to help build strength, alleviate common symptoms of pregnancy and foster a deeper emotional and spiritual connection for the journey of birth and motherhood.
She feels honoured and privileged to share, support and hold space for women during this transformative time.

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Sarah Taylor

On returning to Edinburgh after six years, Sarah discovered yoga in 2014 and immediately fell in love with the effect it had on her body. After suffering ill-health for a number of years and being unable to do any form of exercise, she found that yoga helped her to slowly rebuild strength and flexibility whilst instilling a sense of calm.
In January 2018, Sarah completed her 200 hour Yin Yang teacher training with Dhugal Meachem here in Edinburgh.  Having practiced many styles of yoga and  being drawn towards the more dynamic styles she grew an appreciation of the complementary passivity of Yin yoga.  Nowadays you can find her teaching Vinyasa, Power and Yin.  Sarah’s teaching style emphasises alignment through clear instruction and demonstration. She hopes to share the amazing benefits of this ancient practice to help everyone find health and happiness.​
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