E-RYT500, YACEP

In 2004, after four years of dedicated practice in a diversity of yoga lineages including Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Iyengar yoga, Tamsin completed her first teacher training with Louisa Sears at Yogarts. She subsequently completed an intensive two-year Bihar teacher training with Carly Louw at Yoga Connection in Pretoria, and travelled to Kerala, India to study Sivananda asana, chanting, puja and philosophy. In 2009 Tamsin completed additional teacher training with Shimon Ben Avi, and between November 2016 and March 2018 she completed her 300hr Advanced Yoga Teachers Training with Patrick Creelman and Rinat Perlman in Hong Kong.

She has a special interest in the role of yoga as a practice of healing and repair on all levels of Being. Her most inspiring work comes from teaching on The Shala’s Teacher Training programmes. The art of lymphology and digestion are key focus points for workshops and courses. Tamsin opened The Shala – Cape Town Yoga School in 2007.

RYT500

Yanna guides her students into embodied presence through immersive practices blending asana, breathwork, and mindfulness. Offering clear language and imagery, as well as deep pockets of silence, her sessions promote physical fluency, heart-mind integration, and nervous system restoration.

Certified as an RYT500 yoga teacher from The Shala and a qualified Mindfulness Facilitator through IMISA and Stellenbosch University, Yanna also holds an Honours Degree in Human Geography from the University of Cape Town. With 7 years of full-time teaching across diverse settings, and a personal yoga practice spanning 14 years, she brings a wealth of experience to her classes.

At the heart of Yanna’s teaching is her reverence for the human creative spirit, which can transcend polarities and illuminate new pathways forward – at the individual and collective levels.