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Lila Conway - Founder (SRYT)
Yoga Prema is a registered/approved training school with Yoga Alliance Professionals and first opened its doors by its founder, Lila Conway (SRYT) in 2006. Lila is a certified Senior Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance Professionals, has devoted her life to the practice and study of yoga. Lila has fully immersed herself in teaching yoga for the past 19 years. Lila embodies yoga as a way of life and her dedication inspires and encourages others to commit to their own practice and journey into the deeper layers of being. She brings an understanding that the practice of yoga is not complete without finding balance in the body, mind, heart and spirit. A committed practice truly brings an awakening to Self, brings inner radiance, joy and wellbeing on all levels. Lila holds a space for students to feel supported, inquisitive and inspired in their own practice. She has been teaching yoga on a full-time basis since 2001, trained with Sivananda up to advanced level and was approved as a teacher trainer in 2007. Further studies include Krishnamacharya (vedic chanting/sanskrit), Yin Yoga (Normal Blair) and over the past 7 years is studying and practicing with her teacher Usha Devi in Iyengar yoga. Lila also teaches yoga philosophy and shares the joy of kirtan, meditation and chanting on her retreats and trainings internationally. "....this was thanks to Lila, who I experienced as a very special yoga teacher. She helped me and inspired me in ways she may not even be aware of. I have been able to make some positive changes as a result. I found in her an unusual blend of pure essential yoga combined with wisdom, experience, spirituality and grounded humour" - M, Aug '18
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Chris Smith (Chaitanya Das)
Chris has a great enthusiasm for Yoga in all of its threads and since completing his beginners course many years ago with Yoga Prema, he instantly fell in love with Yoga. Chris fully embraced the practice and was probably Yoga Premas most dedicated student! Chris naturally went on to take his Yoga Teacher Training 200 hours with Yoga Prema in 2017 and has since qualified as a teacher. Chris teaches with clarity and brings his own experience of how yoga changed his life into his classes. Chris is well known and loved in the Yoga Prema community. Chris has taken a deeper commitment in his Meditation practice and in 2018 received his spiritual name of Chaitanya Das (pure consiousness) |
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Victoria Mohide
Victoria first found yoga many years ago out of both simple curiosity and also to explore the niggling feeling that there was something that she needed to connect to. The first time she stepped on a yoga mat she felt like she was coming home and she found yoga brought her back to her body, her self and her heart in ways little less had. After years of practice, experimenting and self study she eventually found herself at the Sivananda Yoga Vidya Peetham ashram in Kerala, India to complete her 200hr Hatha yoga teacher training in 2015 and has been teaching around Bristol ever since. Always a student, Victoria continues to learn, practice and study all aspects of yoga and considers it an honour to be able to share this practice with others. Victoria is a supportive teacher who will gently encourage you to work beyond the boundaries of limiting self-beliefs as well as reminding you to work at a pace that suits you. |
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Kay Bayly (Kalindi)
Having completed two years of independent study and practice with Lila and Debbie at Yogaprema in Bristol. Kat went on to complete her 200 hours Yoga Teacher Training with Yogaprema in 2014 in Goa, India. Travelling around India in 2012, she found herself on top of a rooftop of a hostel practising yoga for the first time, overlooking the Ganges. Having been moved by the beauty of yoga and the Ganges, she has practised intensely since and has deepened her knowledge of yoga theory through self-study. After completing her 200 hours, Kat decided to begin teaching in Frome where she lives so she could offer others the experience of yoga. She has weekly classes in Bath and Frome. Kat teaches from the heart. Her focus within each class is on using breath awareness and alignment to ensure safe practice. She sees yoga as fundamental to her life; it is her passion and this shines through in her teaching. |
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Atiya Khan
Atiya was drawn to yoga over ten years ago through books on self-enquiry and meditation. She started to regularly attend yoga classes, and felt that that there was something much bigger and deeper beyond the physical practice. Atiya previously worked as solicitor in London and as a primary school teacher in Bristol, during which time yoga had a profound effect on her life. Yoga kept her steady, grounded and positive during a major transitional period and she was curious to learn more. She completed the British Wheel of Yoga Foundation Course in Bristol (2011) and yoga teacher training at the Sivananda Ashram in Austria (2011), and has been teaching since. She is certified to Advanced Level (2014) and completed an intense personal practice course (Sadhana Intensive, 2016) at the Canada ashram. She teaches in Bristol and on retreats. Her aim is to share the teachings as best as she can – with love, warmth and a sense of fun! She is committed to her personal development as a teacher and student, as she continues with her own practice, study, regular immersion in ashrams and embedding yoga in everyday life. Alongside teaching yoga, Atiya is a registered and practising Nutritional Therapist. She uses her degree in Biochemistry, training in Naturopathic Nutrition and holistic approach to promote natural health and vitality. She is inspired to help people feel at their best. |
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Alison Powell (Maha Shakti)
Alison was introduced to yoga at a young age and danced around her practice for many years, exploring different traditions. In 2005 she found her way to the Sivananda Ashram in Neyyar Dam, India, where she discovered a steady practice that allowed her flighty spirit to settle. In 2013 she completed her Yoga Teacher Training with Yoga Prema in Rishikesh, North India and became a member of Yoga Alliance. She now has a strong daily practice that she loves to share with others. She has led yoga classes at Yoga Varkala in India, at Universal Yoga in Camerton and now runs regular classes in and around Bristol. She is particularly interested in the connections between yoga practice and creativity and runs retreats that use personal writing and movement to ease into a space of open hearted joy. Alison believes that regular practice of yoga enables her to see life as the beautiful ever-evolving journey it truly is. |
