Janette Browne
Marco Cannavo
He teaches Beginners, General and Intermediate classes and has visited Pune several times. He is an assessor for the UK Iyengar Yoga Association and is currently the chair of our teaching committee, and a member of the Board of Trustees.
Sophie Carrington
on numerous occasions. A teacher trainer and assessor for the Iyengar Yoga Association, and a registered yoga therapist, she continues her own training under the guidance of Penny Chaplin.
Sophie came to Iyengar yoga in her 40s at a low ebb, but although she initially felt she couldn’t do anything, something kept her coming back. The practice of Iyengar yoga has helped her enormously and she likes to help others experience similar therapeutic benefits.
Penny Chaplin
She started teaching herself from a book and first met B.K.S. Iyengar in 1971 when he was teaching in London. As his direct student, she visits Pune yearly. She has been teaching since 1974. She teaches the Teachers Class, Intermediate and General classes and runs the Senior and Intermediate workshops at Iyengar Yoga London. She is a Moderator and Teacher Trainer for IY (UK). For many years she was actively involved in The National Teachers Association, and she currently sits on the Assessment & Teacher Training Committee of IY (UK).
Rita Di Tano
enthusiasm for yoga developed, she was drawn to the Iyengar method because of its focus on alignment, precision, sequencing and concentration.
She completed her Iyengar yoga teacher training and has been teaching Iyengar yoga since 2014. Rita continued her studies and training and qualified at Level 2 in 2019. She is passionate about Iyengar yoga and has extensive experience teaching beginners and students who are new to Iyengar yoga.
She continues to practice and study with senior Iyengar Yoga teachers at Iyengar Yoga London and attends retreats workshops, with visiting senior international Iyengar yoga teachers.
Celia Henebury
continues to be inspired. She has found the practice of Iyengar yoga a lifelong source of creativity and joy. She enjoys the philosophy that Iyengar yoga imparts and likes to share as much of this as possible in her classes, with humour and a continued shared exploration.
Paul Jackson
Vale and qualified as a teacher in 2019. He particularly resonates with the method’s precision and attention to detail.
Through his engagement with all aspects of yoga, he has witnessed its transformative power. He seeks to share this passion with his students.
His calm, focused teaching style combines precise instruction and explanation with clear demonstration. In his classes you can expect challenging physical work followed by deep relaxation with attention to the more subtle levels of yoga practice.
Khaled Kendsi
certificate. He has attended classes in RIMYI in Pune several times, where he studied with the Iyengar family and helped in the medical classes. Khaled is qualified in Immediate Life Support and works as a Cardiac Physiologist for the NHS.
Judy Lynn
Wednesdays. She practices yoga to remain well, and her instruction is marked by clarity, simplicity, and humour. She studied with the Iyengar family at RIMYI in Pune three times and has served as the chair of our Teaching Committee and as a trustee.
Judy is an IY(UK) assessor and served on IY(UK)’s Assessments & Teacher Training Committee for 15 years as, variously, the Junior Intermediate timetable organiser, the Chair and Vice Chair.
Jackie McCaul
training here and has been teaching full time for the past 18 years. Qualified to Level 2, she has studied with senior teachers from all over the world and has been to Pune to study at the Institute.
Stuart Miller
Healthcare experience as a Chartered Physiotherapist, in two NHS trusts, informs Stuart’s teaching confidence.
Alaric Newcombe
teacher trainer at Introductory and Junior Intermediate Levels.
Keiko Onishi
her practice all through her busy working life in the financial sector.
She has been teaching since 2006, having done the teacher training courses at Iyengar Yoga London since 2003, and gained her Level 3 certificate in 2013. She has visited Pune on four occasions, and continues her study and practice with senior teachers, as well as attending workshops by visiting senior teachers from overseas.
Korinna Pilafidis-Williams
one of our remedial classes and also a bespoke class for people with neurological issues including Multiple Sclerosis. She is a teaching mentor and trainer. For many years Korinna has been the editor of Dipika (the centre’s magazine), one of the oldest yoga magazines in the UK.
Kate Rathod
She gave up a career in graphic design to pursue her passion for her yoga practice and has been teaching since 2003. She has attended classes in Pune and continues to study with senior Iyengar yoga teachers.
Rebecca Rawsthorne
Iyengar approach, appreciating the exacting physical and mental precision that it requires.
She has been teaching since 2007 and is interested in making yoga relevant to all. To supplement her interest in yoga therapy Rebecca qualified as a physiotherapist in 2025 and is now working towards yoga therapy accreditation.
Kristyan Robinson
hometown in Ontario and tried to teach herself. Her Iyengar yoga practice began when she moved to London in 1989. Kristyan has been a student of many of the teachers at Iyengar Yoga London. She has been to Pune to study at RIMYI and gained Level 2 in 2019.
Hazel Sainsbury
with Alaric Newcombe. She continues to learn from teachers in the UK and India.
Valentina Salaris
disciplined and structured system led her to reshape all aspects of her life.
Valentina’s classes are explorative and energetic. She teaches with precise instructions, maintaining the environment fun, focused and welcoming. Her goal is to inspire students to improve their wellness and to achieve inner balance.
She has studied at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Institute (RIMYI) in Pune, India, and she is currently continuing her studies with senior teacher Sophie Carrington.
Judy Smith
attends workshops with visiting senior teachers. Judy is author of the book Iyengar yoga: Classic Yoga Postures for Mind, Body & Spirit which was published in 2004 and is available to purchase at Maida Vale
Richard Ward
He runs the Bath Iyengar Yogashala with his wife Lois Ward.
