Teachers
All the Teachers on the Art of Contemporary Yoga Teacher Training have many years of experience. Each of the Primary Faculty Members have gained E-RYT500 Certification. (This means they have registered many thousands of hours of teaching experience over several years.) Every one of the teachers has a different training in Yoga and one or more Manual Therapies. Between them, they specialise in a range of different areas of practice. They come together with a mutual respect for, and dedication to, professional standards and integrity in all aspects of the course; considering the Art and Science of Yoga to be among the most powerful of the Healing Arts.
Below are the main teachers on the Art of Contemporary Yoga Teacher Training programme. Throughout the course there will be additional visiting teachers who are renowned experts in their respective fields.
Joanne Avison »
Joanne originally became a Teacher when Yoga completely restored her health and mobility after illness and injury. Her studies developed to include Structural Integration as a manual therapy, eventually teaching both in the USA and the UK. Jo remains passionate about how movement and manual practice meet and how they are applied through a vivacious understanding of animated anatomy & touch skills; uniquely expressed in everyone.
Alex Waldenmaier »
Alex, originally a skilled Ballet Dancer, has studied for many years in England, Switzerland and India to master several different Yogic forms. He brought Gyrotonics to the UK and is an advanced CranioSacral Therapist. His Yoga teaching includes Philosophy, Ancient Psychology and Contemporary Meditation. Alex now runs the Centre for Change Academy in Tübingen, Germany, where he lives and teaches.
Shane McDermott »
Shane has spent many years developing extensive and advanced skills as a manual therapist and Kriya Yoga Teacher. He has developed an understanding of spinal pathology and related integrated movement that is astounding in its accessibility and value to movement and manual practitioners. Shane is also passionate about individuals using their own intuitive skills to heal and transform their own lives.
Sally Brooks »
Sally has been in the fitness industry for 25 years, running her own studio until she developed her passion for Ashtanga Yoga over the last decade. Sally lives and teaches in Brighton and India and has a profound understanding of teaching methodology, movement and management of energy in terms of practice. Sally is an advanced Yoga Teacher and will be teaching Yoga, Pranayama (breathing) and Teaching Methodology on the course.
