Teachers
Egoist Body Studios Teachers and Instructors
Lina Petraityte
Lina Petraityte
Founder of The Studio

Lina called her studios Egoist Body to reflect the need for everyone to take care of their bodies. She believes in sustainable bodies lasting longer for you. 

Less is more, baby. Quality not quantity is the main principle behind Lina’s fitness philosophy.

Step by step, she managed to combine everything a modern fitness studio should have – small professional and tailored classes, where members can benefit from close contact with their teachers, combined with a friendly and welcoming atmosphere and beautifully decorated surroundings. 

Egoist Body Studios, its concept and décor, aims at providing you with this exact experience. Lina always tells her clients – “ You have to find harmony between what you must do and what you love to do”. Her harmony is within the walls of the Egoist body studios.  Having studied Economics at LSE and coming from finance background Lina can relate to her busy clients and cater for their needs.

Pilates in her view is caviar of sports and it shows in her classes. After more than ten years of professional dancing experience first representing Lithuania then Denmark Lina has trained and qualified with Body Control Pilates London, UK.

To see Lina &members talk about the studio press here



Contact details:
e-mail: lina@egoistbody.com
phone: +44 (0) 7850 92 7523
 
Aiste Stragyte
Aiste Stragyte
Co-founder of the Studio
Aiste has won many championships worldwide. Her biggest achievement was winning the title of vice champion of the world in youth category. Aiste has been dancing since 5 years old so dance has always been a part of her. Doesn't matter whether it is ballroom or ballet – Aiste puts her whole heart into it. She believes that dance represents not only an expression of your body it is also a mirror/representation of your soul. With dancing she has reached the peak of understanding who she is and who she wants to be.

Contact details:
info@egoistbody.com
+44(0)7850 92 7523
 
Eva Hanappi
Eva Hanappi
Instructor for Kundalini Yoga
Eva´s creativity is a passion and driving force within her life, in her role job as cultural manager with theater background. She draws on her own daily personal practice in Kundalini Yoga as well as ashtânga yoga to give and receive. Her inner peace is founded in the way of mindful living as she has been taught in Zen. These three gems are represented in her teaching, passed on to the people she is with - the discipline of Kundalini Yoga, the strength of ashtânga yoga and the gentle understanding of Zen. 
Her classes are demanding to increase the peaceful warrior in us but always embraced by her gentleness and soft voice which offers Yoga Nidra for a deep relaxation.
Eva is an instructor for Kundalini Yoga with Amir Jaan at SKY School of Kundalini. 2006 she decided to walk off and took the Yoga Path, starting point in Kundalini Yoga guided by Sat Kirn Kaur and Kathryn McCusker, passing Hatha Yoga with Tori Lewis, walking on to ashtânga yoga with Sascha Delberg and Sri Louise, resting in Zen meditation doing her guest practice at the Zen Centre in San Francisco and dancing through life with the 5rhythms.

Contact details:
info@egoistbody.com
+44(0)7850 92 7523
 
Nicky Currie
Nicky Currie
Yoga Instructor
Nicky Currie teaches using a fusion of styles based on Sivananda teachings but incorporating ashtanga, jivamukti&hatha principles.
Nicky's classes focus on the alignment of the body, mind and breath. The postures are explained fully and once understood a dynamic approach to the practice will be achieved, increasing flexibility, strength, and may even change your body shape. Nicky has been featured in many lifestyle magazines discussing the benefits of incorporating yoga into her life as well as appearing on television teaching celebrities.

Contact details:
nicky@egoistbody.com
+44(0)7850 92 7523
 
Ewa Horsfield
Ewa Horsfield
Doyenne of the London Belly Dance scene
Ewa has studied Egyptian oriental dance with international teachers and choreographers in Cairo. She was one of the first to gain a certificate from the Raqia Hassan Intensive Winter Course for Teachers in Cairo. Her signature style bridges traditional dance and the evolving contemporary. While she is deeply engaged in current developments in oriental dance worldwide she retains a strong attachment to Cairo old and new and it is this synthesis, with its passionate and deeply
informed expression, and its emphasis on improvisation, that established her following among dance enthusiasts. She is also known for her dynamic and ongoing development of adapting and expanding classical Egyptian movement to world music in many forms.

Contact details:
Email: info@egoistbody.com or
Email: Ewa.Horsfield@zen.co.uk
Tel: +44(0)7971575207
 
Liam de Burca
Liam de Burca
Pilates Instructor
Liam Burke began his career as a Classical Ballet dancer in The Australian Ballet and moved to London in the 90's where he performed in several West End shows. He moved to New York to appear Off-Broadway and received his Green Card as an Alien of Extraordinary Ability. He then appeared on Broadway and assisted Mike Ockrent and Susan Stroman on several Broadway shows. He trained in Classical Pilates in Los Angeles and has been teaching for the past four years. His list of private clients includes Tyra Banks, Jason Stratham and Kate Walsh (Grey's Anatomy/Private Practise). For many years he worked for the Beverly Hills Posture and Rehabilitation Institute, heading the Pilates department and furthering his understanding as a member of the Pilates Method Alliance. He is devoted to the Classical Pilates system or "Contrology" as Joseph Pilates originally called it and strives to keep his teaching as close to this source.

Contact details:
info@egoistbody.com
+44(0)7850927523
 
John Archbold
John Archbold
Yoga Teacher
John has studied various styles of yoga over the years. In 2005 after moving to London he began studying under various leading Yoga teachers; his biggest inspiration came from Graham Burns and Jeff Phoenix who introduced a style of flow that was steady and challenging. In 2008 after suffering from a prolapsed disc and undergoing corrective spinal surgery John found that Yoga was a stabilising force in life and decided to help others through difficult times so undertook Teacher Training through The Life Centre; as an eternal student he has decided to embark on an ISHTA teacher training under Yoga Master Katrina Repka. John's philosophy is that Yoga should be fun, light hearted, energetic yet steady; Classes are challenging, fun&lighthearted, with a few laughs along the way.

Contact details:
john.archbold@gmail.com
07590400468
 
Nina Harwood
Nina Harwood
Power yoga instructor

Nina graduated with a Master’s in East Asian Art and went on to certify in multi-style Yoga and Pilates. Her interest in world culture inspires her passion for travel, study and art. She sees Yoga as an ancient body of knowledge that brings mental and physical wellbeing to practitioner. Nina’s classes draw on numerous styles of Yoga and Pilates’ core exercises to form a demanding and detoxifying workout for body, mind and spirit, suitable for any level.

 



Contact details:
info@egoistbody.com
+44(0)7850927523
 
Jane Robertson
Jane Robertson
Hatha Yoga teacher
Jane attended her first ever yoga class at the age of six. She completed her three year yoga training with the prestigious British Wheel of Yoga (BWY) which enables her to be listed on the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPS). Her love of yoga and meditation shines through every aspect of her teaching. Jane’s classes focus on the importance of correct alignment, movement with awareness and safety. Jane is currently studying to be a lower back pain yoga therapist with the Yoga Biomedical Trust.

Contact details:
info@egoistbody.com
 
Liezel Kooyman
Liezel Kooyman
Pilates Instructor

Liezel trained and qualified as a pilates teacher with Body Control Pilates in Cape Town, South Africa and is registered with Body Control Pilates in the UK.  Pilates for Liezel was a source of healing after a spinal injury but I soon realised the benefits of pilates while using the mind to control the muscles and thus the body.

Liezel believes in a dynamic and active approach while still relaxing the mind, thus releasing tension and stress in the body which is essential to bring about constructive change in the body.



Contact details:
info@egoistbody.com
07850927523
 
Amanda-Jane Lewin
Amanda-Jane Lewin
Vinyasa Flow Teacher
Amanda-Jane (Aj) has been practicing yoga for more than 7 years and teaching since qualifying in India with respected teacher Louisa Sear. Inspired by yoga’s ability to change people’s lives, Aj has recently given up her marketing career to focus on teaching full-time. She maintains a strong personal practice and is currently furthering her studies with Claire Missingham on an intensive 10 month Vinyasa teacher training. Aj encourages her students to experiment with the beautiful yoga postures to discover their true potential in a safe and supported environment. Her classes are uplifting, joyous and fun.

Contact details:
www.ajyoga.co.uk
 
Stephanie Knutsson
Stephanie Knutsson
Yoga instructor

Stephanie’s love for yoga and the joys it brings to everyday life convinced her to leave a career in marketing to teach full time. Her first teacher training with Sivanada brought her to India where she fully discovered the magic of yoga and its life changing impact. Stephanie’s journey then took her to California where she was certified by Yogaworks and Shiva Rea, later on also assisting Shiva Rea in her practice. Her teaching style is to guide, support, and empower her students to build strength, balance, and flexibility from the inside out, through creative and playful exploration. In parallel with her yoga practice, Stephanie is in the process of becoming a certified life Coach.



Contact details:
info@egoistbody.com
 
Michelle Stanley
Michelle Stanley
Yoga Teacher

Michelle is an Appleyoga trained teacher and has practised yoga for over 12 years, exploring many styles of yoga along the way, including Sivananda, Ashtanga, Iyengar and Vinyasa Flow yoga.  Her class includes elements from many of these styles of yoga, but is mostly influenced by her love for vinyasa flow yoga.  Her teaching style is friendly, fun and informative; there is an opportunity to explore an understanding of the mechanics of the body and how yoga arises from this; rather than as an aesthetic art for the external observer. 
Michelle teaches with the needs of the stressed-out, city-living individual in mind; focusing on the synchronization of breath and mindful movement, helping to bring body, mind and spirit into alignment.  Classes are strong, steady, and light-hearted; physically challenging, whilst providing the time to deeply relax, restore and recharge.  Michelle is deeply thankful for all the teachers she has encountered on her yoga journey so far.  



Contact details:
info@egoistbody.com
 
Iliana Alvarado
Ballet teacher

ILIANA ALVARADO is an educated classical dancer.  Her inspiration is based on contemporary and historical dance and on the ethnic tradition. In the 1980s she started a series of concerts with jazz, contemporary and classical musicians, which lead to participation in concerts, festivals, independent artistic actions – performance, films and video – art. She participated in individual and group classes during workshops and other events under masters of ballet and dance. Choreographer for theatre, ballet, dance and opera performances, TV programs, events. Leads dance lessons (individual and group program) and workshops. As Iliana Alvarado says: "I take an attitude toward my surroundings."

 



Contact details:

 www.ilyadanse.com email: ilyadanse@gmail.com

 
Antonia Pantazatou
Antonia Pantazatou
Jazz teacher
Antonia started ballet classes  from a very young age, and later on focused more on contemporary dance. She completed her BA in Dance in Greece, before coming to London to study at Laban, where she completed the Professional Diploma in Dance Studies. After two years of collaborating and performing with different choreographers, she decided to study for an MA in Dance Performance. During the last eight years she has been practicing different styles of Yoga, including Ashtanga, Iyengar and Anusara Yoga. She completed the Triyoga Teacher Training Course, which is accredited by the British Wheel of Yoga, having been taught by Anna Ashby, Joey Miles and Carlos Pomeda. She has also attended intensive teacher training workshops with Baron Baptiste, Max Strom and Bridget Woods-Kramer.

Contact details:
antoniap@hotmail.co.uk
 
Aneta Grabiec
Aneta Grabiec
Yoga
Aneta has degrees in linguistics, philosophy, psychology and languages but yoga is her passion in life.
An active lifestyle and many years of dancing have given her an awareness of the body’s abilities and the incredible power of breath.
On her yoga journey, Aneta has been inspired by the amazing Astangi-Tara Johnes, the pregnancy and baby expert Uma Dinsmore Tuli plus Vinyasa diva-Shiva Rea, Acro-yoga guru Jacqui Chan, Bram Williams and Rod Stryker to name just a few.

Aneta holds a Yoga Campus Teacher Diploma, accredited by the British Wheel of Yoga and Yoga Alliance. She is qualified for pregnancy, post-natal and baby yoga (including the baby sonic massage) along with vinyasa, ashtanga, yoga nidra, yoga for sports (skiing/snowboarding, cycling, hiking, rock climbing, dancing), yoga for eating disorders, insomnia, indigestion, posture problems and yoga for stress relief.

Each class concludes with the signature yoganeta mini-massage.
 


Contact details:
Contact Details:
info@yoganeta.com
07787704850
 
Ana Carvalho
Ana Carvalho
Dance & Pilates teacher
Ana has being working with dance and movement for many years, in her home country she practiced classical jazz and contemporary dance styles. 
When she came to London she experimented with different dance styles like samba and Latin rhythms,  joining a dance company and touring worldwide. As a dancer, Pilates was part of her training routine, curiosity of the wonders of the human body drove Ana to take a degree in  sports therapy.
Dance, movement,  exercise, innovation and pure joy are the ingredients she likes to add in every day of her life. 


Contact details:
info@egoistbody.com
 
Hamelin D'abell
Hamelin D'abell
Hamelin method teacher
Hamelin, a native Dane, is a personal trainer to the stars and the founder of the Hamelin D'abell Method. Hamelin started exercising at the age of 5, started teaching at the age of 14 and has now been involved in the international yoga, movement and exercise scene for over 2 decades. His sessions and classes have a unique blend of fun, sweat, deep peace and a great physical connection to one's mind, body and breath. Egoist Body is the only studio in London where you can experience classes taught exclusively by Hamelin himself.

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Austeja Pozeraite
Austeja Pozeraite
Yoga teacher

Austeja first encountered yoga as a moving meditation six years ago and since then it has been an on-going inspiring journey towards the discovery of the true self. She found that the fast pace of life where you are being constantly bombarded with messages, encouraged and even forced to compete to get a better job, better life, or just to get on the train during the rush hour made stress and anxiety more common in her daily life. All these factors combined to make it rather impossible to live in peace. Moreover, Austeja was suffering from the severe back ache and was advised by specialists to try yoga. To her surprise she noticed the mental and physical benefits of yoga after just a few sessions, and so continued the practice. Yoga taught Austeja how to stop and rest and breathe... “Since then yoga teachings not just assisted in soothing away mental tensions and increased my flexibility and stamina, but also continue to subtly benefit all aspects of my life.”



Contact details:
info@egoistbody.com
yogasvasa@gmail.com
 
Uma Saema
acupuncture therapist

Uma has a degree in Architecture and worked 10 years in the building industry before pursuing her long term interest in Chinese medicine. She has a BSc (Hons) in Acupuncture and is a licensed member of the British Acupuncture Council.

Uma has worked with a wide variety of conditions and has additional training in the specialised techniques of spinal acupuncture and auricular acupuncture. She believes that acupuncture is an excellent tool to help our internal mechanisms readjust and perform optimally. She has a particular interest in the immune system and in investigating how acupuncture can play a supportive role.



Contact details:

Uma@bigwindowacupuncture.co.uk
www.bigwindowacupuncture.co.uk

 
Kate Snowden
Ballet Teacher
I trained at the Royal Ballet School in London and went on to dance professionally with Deutsche Oper Berlin, Northern Ballet Theatre and the Staatsballett (Berlin) ballet companies. I then qualified as a ballet teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance and taught in various private schools in Berlin, London and Surrey.
 After graduating with a Masters degree in Dance Movement Psychotherapy in September 2011, I began working as a movement therapist for the Recover clinic whilst also teaching for the Guildford Theatre School.


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Rachel
Rachel
Pilates Teacher

Rachel has practiced Pilates for over 8 years and is a fully qualified Pilates teacher through the Pilates foundation UK. This extensive training is taken over 14 months and involves over 600+hours of dedication and commitment. She continues to develop her understanding of body mechanics and movement re-patterning through specialist rehabilitation courses and has a published article on cancer rehabilitation through Pilates.

Rachel's teaching is dynamic and offers a physical challenge. She also brings elements of relaxation to her classes through stretching and release.

She understands the pressures of a busy working schedule having had a previous career in the media as a Senior Producer with major broadcasters and Independent production companies for over 10 years. Her dynamic approach to Pilates has been designed as accessible way to help forget about the stress of modern life while conditioning the body through energetic movement, control, breath and flow.

Contact details:
pilateswithrachel@hotmail.co.uk
 
Katie Morrison
Katie Morrison
Yoga Teacher

I have been practicing Yoga for around 7 years, and been teaching for just over a year. I learnt about the Art and Science of Vinyasa flow at Yeotown in Devon, with the amazing Mecedes Ngoh. I attend workshops all over London to find inspiration from other great teachers, as well as running my own and teaching classes whenever I can.

I teach Vinyasa Flow, which is a dynamic powerful Yoga built around creative sequencing and sun salutations, classic standing Asanas and also grounding floor postures. I build the class around a ‘peak posture’ and every class is different, as I will focus on a different area of the body. It is physically challenging and you will get sweaty! I also create a modern soundtrack/playlist to accompany you through the different paces of the class. 



Contact details:
kmorrison@saymedia.com
 
Liz Blaise
Liz Blaise
Yoga Teacher

Liz is a British Wheel of Yoga qualified teacher, a member of REPs (Register of Exercise Professionals), a qualified teacher of adults in mainstream education  (PGCE Further Ed) and a psychotherapist in training. She has been teaching yoga for 15 years and working in the field of holistic health for over 25 years!  She teaches in an alignment-based flowing style with a focus on building strength as well as flexibility. She integrates principles from  the various “schools” of yoga she has studied in depth (including Ashtanga, Hatha, Yin and Iyengar) to create a class that everyone finds  accessible, enjoyable and personally meaningful. Within the alchemical mix of Liz's classes there is space for healing, space for creative play, space to get to know your “inner guru” and space to transcend perceived limitations (yes, that can be mean challenging!)

Liz passionately believes in the transformational power of regular yoga practice.

She aims to ensure that each student leaves class  with  greater freedom of movement, increased vitality and a sense of body-felt joy  as well as a more focused  and calmer mind open to new possibilities.

Liz regularly runs Yoga and Body-Mind Health workshops and courses.  www.vividyoga.com



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Amber Scott
Yoga teacher
Editor of Tatler: “There is no one who teaches yoga quite like freckled faced Amber Scott – with grace, calm, statuesque poise and a wisdom of the ancients which isn’t in the least bit holier-than-thou. Her unique methods, always done at your own pace, will gently ease away mental stress, tune you in to your body’s needs, and readjust your posture so you feel stronger and taller. A rising star, you’ll soon wonder what you did without her’. ”

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Lex
Lex
Vinyassa flow teacher

Lex is accredited by the Yoga Alliance and has been practicing yoga for over 10 years. Although he has studied with many teachers, he thinks of Yogi Ram of Rishikesh and Don and Amber Stapleton of The Nosara Yoga Institute in Costa Rica (formerly of Kripalu) as his main influences; the former being a very traditional Hatha Guru from the foothills of the Himalayas and the latter, teachers of interdisciplinary yoga (a blend of Vinyasa, Yin, Faldenkrais, Somatics, Iyengar and Ashtanga).

His classes incorporate aspects of all these traditions within a Vinyasa flow context.

Open to both beginners and experienced students, Lex believes it is very important for the individual to make each asana an expression of their own body type and state of mind, whilst encouraging the release of old blockages and limiting thought patterns through a combination of breath, movement and awareness.

An accredited shiatsu masseur and hypnotherapist, Lex also has special interest in Yoga Nidra (Yogic Sleep) which is a mixture of relaxation and deep observational awareness of the breath, body and mind, all of which are incorporated into his sadhana.


"moving with the grace of a divine force is as much about falling on your bum as it is about flowing with a perfect alignment.

when both are executed and observed with humility and acceptance, both become the actions of a god".  - Lex



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Nikki Santilli
Nikki Santilli
yoga teacher

Nikki Santilli earned her first dance medals aged 4 before wandering down avenues of literary scholarship as an adult, becoming an authority on prose poetry. Always dancing, she has focused on African-American social styles of swing since 2003. In 2011 she began researching into the relationship between jazz and ballet in the 1930’s with ex-principal ballet dancer, Patrick Hood. Nikki has performed on stage (Charing Cross Theatre), television (The Apprentice, Inspector Lynley, the Paul O’Grady Show) and film (Booked Out). She wrote the theatre show “Journey Through Jazz” (Artsdepot 2009, 2010) and continues to seek ways to combine her  passions for dance and words, not least in her classes! Nikki has been teaching vintage jazz dances since 2007, specializing in solo Authentic Jazz and Balboa. She created Hot Jazz Rag in 2012 and works closely with the Kings Cross Hot Club, a manouche band based in Covent Garden.



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Carole Hejtmanek
Carole Hejtmanek
"Passionate practitioner and teacher of Vinyasa Flow Yoga, I have been fortunate to have studied under many knowledgeable and well loved Vinyasa Flow Yoga teachers such as Shiva Rea, Mercedes Ngoh and Simon Park.
Still studying and exploring the world of yoga everyday , my classes are designed with care and intention to promote wellness and strength on all levels - mental, physical and spiritual."

Contact details:
 
 
Egoist Body Studios:
+44 (0) 7850 92 7523;
info@egoistbody.com


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