Ailith Anderson
Ailith’s teaching style is a fun, educational combination of both Vinyasa and Hatha yoga styles. Ailith loves giving precise instructions, while also leaving space for self-inquiry and discovery, this enables students of all levels to feel confident and supported in their own personal practice. While Ailith maintains and respects traditional yogic values, she also regularly looks beyond the yoga mat in search of other movement disciplines and mindfulness techniques. She bakes these into her teaching to form modern, dynamic and anatomically considered practices that leave plenty of room for a fun and satisfying class. Ailith views movement as a puzzle which she is fascinated to explore. She is always learning and is open to discovering new methods of teaching that can continue to make her classes practical and beneficial to students in and out of the yoga classroom. Come join the learning. Ailith is ERYT 500 qualified and is the owner of East Side Yoga. |
Bex Hunt
Rebecca was first introduced to Yoga during her professional dance training, as a complimentary form of exercise to enhance her strength and flexibility. She continued to practice yoga for its physical benefits for several years before taking a two-year break from dancing professionally. However, it wasn’t long into the break before she remembered that she loved the feeling of being connected to her body through movement, so while still needing a rest from the competitive and gruelling dance world, she went back to Yoga. This time Rebecca opened up to the mental health benefits of Yoga, as well as the physical benefits, and she has never looked back. Through Yoga, Rebecca has learnt to be compassionate towards her body, and to let go of competing with herself (although this is still a work in progress!) Her classes will leave you feeling strong, energised and calm in both body and mind. |
Nick Tang
Nick is a lover of plants and nature, a traveller, and an aspiring yogi. His yoga journey began when he moved from Australia to Edinburgh in 2019. Living just around the corner from a friendly yoga studio (ESY), Nick committed to a frequent yoga practice with the hopes of finding routine and connection in his new environment. Several years later, in 2022, his love for yoga led him to a 200-hour Vinyasa YTT with Rebecca Sirman. Nick’s teaching style focuses on creating fun dynamic flows, fostering mindful breathing, providing hands-on assists which help students to deepen into poses, as well as weaving in stories and themes of yoga and nature to expand the overall experience. His classes will continue to evolve as Nick’s experience grows, but his main goal as a teacher is to hold space for students and encourage them to find calm and confidence within their own practice. |
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. |
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. |
Emily James
Emily (M.Sc.BA.RYT-200) teaches Hatha, Ashtanga, Vinyasa flow, restorative yoga and meditation in Edinburgh studios and spaces. She has been practising yoga since 2010 and teaching since 2018. She recognises the therapeutic benefits of yoga for mental and physical health and is currently undertaking a 22-month Yoga Therapy diploma with Yogacampus to specialise in yoga for anxiety. She is also a Sleep Recovery™ practitioner having taken the CPD course with Lisa Sanfilippo in 2020. She assists Lisa with teacher trainings and works part-time as a network co-ordinator for Sleep Recovery™. She holds an M.Sc. in 'mind, language and embodied cognition' from The University of Edinburgh. Her research interests include musicology, yoga therapy, embodied cognition and the influence of narrative on thoughts and behaviour. Her yoga classes focus on a mixture of building mental and physical strength as well as taking the time to relax and wind down, to be compassionate with ourselves and to work with our natural rhythms. |
Emma Barry
Emma came across yoga at the age of 16 when, after facing some personal difficulties in her teenage years, decided to take up yoga as a means of practicing self-care. She quickly developed a passion for the practice and the ways in which facilitates a deeper connection to oneself through its emphasis on mind, body and breath. Emma went on to complete 200-hour trainings in both Hatha and Yin. She has also completed additional training in Trauma-Informed Yoga from the Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga Foundation. Within her classes she encourages students to listen to their bodies and explore different variations of movements and poses depending on what feels right for them. She aims to physically challenge students whilst helping them to cultivate a sense of presence, mindfulness and, most importantly, a deeper connection to themselves. Her classes will leave you feeling calm, grounded and balanced. |