We have carefully selected and invited teachers to work with us that we believe embody our Yoginah ethos. They come from all walks of life, with many different styles, techniques and teacher trainings behind them. We invite you to try all of our teachers and see who you vibe with most.
Purdy Smith
Purdy is one of the Yoginah Directors, Studio Manager and teacher.
Along with her partner, Yoginah was born from a desire to create a cool, community space in Reading where people can come and practice good yoga, whilst also learning about its philosophy and how it can be used practically today as a life science, to support a healthy body and mind.
Purdy's love and respect for the traditions of yoga and passion for wellness shine through during her classes in a way that is relatable to everyday life. During her Vinyasa classes, you can expect a well-rounded practice with the right balance of playfulness and professionalism. You will not be bombarded with an overwhelming amount of alignment cues but instead be guided through a safe practice with focus towards the breath. The class will be powerful both physically and spiritually and you will be sure to sweat. During her Yin and Meditation classes she aims to gently guide you deeper towards the self.
As well as teaching Yoga, Purdy's background is in Corporate Wellbeing and Human Resources. For over ten years she has worked closely with people, managers and organisations to create and deliver strategies and practices within the workplace that really do look after the people within them. She is a qualified Life Coach, Spiritual Counsellor and Reiki practitioner.
Dr. Naomi Middleton
Naomi is a Clinical Psychologist & Yoga Teacher. She works at Yoginah delivering classes and part-time in the NHS in gastroenterology and pelvic floor health. She has over 10 years experience in mental health and over 5 years teaching Yoga.
Naomi specialises in teaching mindfulness based classes. This includes mindful flow, yin and meditation classes. Her classes focus on bringing gentle awareness to the mind and body. Mindfulness helps people to be an observer of their experience, which can have huge benefits for emotional and physical health. Naomi is passionate about the application of yoga for supporting psychological health.
As a Clinical Psychologist, Naomi has specialised in supporting psychological health for people with chronic and long-term physical illness. She has experience with depression, anxiety, stress management, eating behaviour, body image, IBS, pelvic floor problems, incontinence, kidney disease, skin disorders and chronic pain conditions.
Naomi recently had a daughter and is trained in pregnancy and post-natal yoga so also welcomes any pregnant people and new parents to her classes.
Joy Golding
Joy Golding CYT, LMT, AP has been a passionate yoga teacher and practitioner for over 20 years. Joy did her Teacher Training in the US mostly, some in India and also here in the U.K.
Joy's classes are a dynamic and energetic blend of traditional Hatha yoga, Ashtanga Vinyasa and Kundalini Yoga. Joy makes her classes available for everyone to come and practice, no matter what level of student. "There is no Yoga Perfect". There is a major focus on the breath and finding the sweet spot in the asana.
Joy has a very simple, direct and straightforward approach to teaching. Joy also focuses on Aparigraha, a Sanskrit word, which translates to Non Attachment. Being in the now, in this moment with our bodies and our practice with an open mind and without comparing ourselves to our past practices or other students.
Joy has been living in the U.K. For the past 3 years with her husband and fur baby (Golden Retriever) named Rumi.
Belen Ballesteros
Belen started practicing Yoga 17 years ago at the local gym in addition to regular swimming and gym routines. It gradually started taking over until she literally caught the Yoga bug!
Belen teaches Yoga classes with verbal alignment cues and hands-on adjustments to serve the students better, both to encourage a correct execution and to help them go deeper into each asana.
Belen focuses on the link between breath and movement as a tool to be present and practice mindfully. All levels are welcome as different modifications are offered to keep the practice interesting and challenging for everyone. Use of yoga blocks is also encouraged.
Expect a class where you will have to concentrate but also enjoy yourself, whilst the background music and Belen’s sense of humour will balance the hard work with a smile. You will leave the class feeling invigorated, stretched, and happier!
Kim Beech
Kim is originally from Thailand and moved to Maidenhead, England in 2008. She was introduced to yoga in 2014 when she went back to visit her home town in Thailand. Practicing yoga helped Kim find her true self again after losing her confidence when emigrating.
Kim travels the country attending the workshops of some of the world\'s most recognised yogi, such as Dylan Werner, who is a big inspiration to her.
“Learn to move with purpose and freedom”.
Kim’s teaching style is based on Vinyasa Flow & movement mobility and she brings unique techniques that she has picked up over the years from both her heritage and other cultural practices from Southeast Asia.
Kim\'s classes are always challenging physically and mentally, for which she provides a balance of demonstration and hands on assistance.
Kim is passionate about spreading her love for yoga and helping others in their own yoga journey but most importantly it is Kim\'s intention, with each class, to make sure her students are having fun and leave feeling refreshed.
Be prepared to sweat, work, play and have fun on your mat!
Lynette Greenaway
Lynette began her exploration with yoga 15 years ago. It only took a few months until she began and developed a serious relationship with her yoga practice and in 2010 embarked on her first yoga teacher training in Ashtanga (Hatha Raja Yoga).
Following her passion for linking breath to movement after discovering a vinyasa flow class, she went on to undertake her second 200 hour teacher training with Sally Parkes in 2013 studying sequencing, gentle hatha, restorative yoga, yoga for back care and pre and post natal yoga, and most recently Yin Yoga with The Well-Being School of Yoga in London.Lynette has also trained with Leila Sadeghee, Bridget Luff, Adam Husler and Bridget Woods Kramer and Elena Brower and Shola Arewa. She is earning her status as an Anusara inspired teacher and wellness coach, with comprehensive alignment principles and life affirming philosophy.
Lynette continues to pursue education in yoga ,the healing arts and aromatherapy and accupoint therapy using essential oils. This ongoing process of learning continues to provide fresh insights that inspire her teaching and improves the outcomes and experiences of her students. Healthy breathing, alignment and balanced energy flow, rest and relaxation are consistent points of focus in her classes.
Lynette's teaching style is intuitive, playful, primal and highly spirited and nourishes the hidden strengths of her students, while challenging them to reach beyond their perceived limitations and explore the power of their own breath and its medicine. You will leave Lynettes class feeling enlivened, vibrant and whole.
Louise Croxson
Louise understands the need to balance the yin and yang of our busy lives, to create space and balance on an off the mat. Originally from London, she trained as a Chartered Accountant, but struggled to find satisfaction in the corporate world. Her introduction to yoga over 15 years ago opened her heart and mind. In 2017 she completed her 200hr Vinyasa Yoga training at Sangye Yoga School with Cat Alip-Douglas, a teacher she has know for over 15 years.
When she is not on the mat, Louise can be found swimming, running or cycling. An experienced age group triathlete, multiple national champion and international medallist she understands the importance of a balanced body and mind. Both yoga and competitive sport enable her to play with her edge and challenge her physical and mental limits.
Her intention is to guide students through an energetic, playful practice, combining conscious breath with movement. A practice that promotes mind body connection and creates space in the body and mind so that we can become more self-aware and let go of our reactive tendencies. With the goal of becoming a kinder, more compassionate and happier being.
She is tremendously grateful to all her teachers and students, on and off the mat who continue to inspire her.
Chris Glover
Chris first tried and fell in love with yoga over 16 years ago. Drawn to the incredible physical and mental benefits it brings she has practised ever since.
In 2012 she completed both the British Wheel of Yoga Foundation and the Yogahaven 200-hour teaching diploma.
Focusing on teaching from 2012 Chris has taught across the UK and internationally in many arenas to many students. She has also modelled/filmed for various yoga projects.
Chris underwent surgeries in 2016 and a period of mindful and often challenging recovery followed. Pursuing her education she successfully completed several University computer training courses including: The Science and Anatomy of Nutrition, Principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and the Anatomy of Breathing.
In 2017 Chris then successfully completed her third teacher training with Uma Dinsmore Tuli and became accredited as a Well Woman Yoga Therapist.
Chris continues to further her understanding of yoga, enjoying many areas of study including: Sarva yoga, Yoga Nidra and restorative practises.
With thousands of hours of teaching experience Chris is a passionate and welcoming teacher, sharing the diverse, yet unifying nature of yoga with others so that they too can discover the rewards it can bring to their lives.
John Peacock
John is an experienced Pilates teacher with over 25 years working in the fitness industry.
He has worked as a duty manager and a studio co ordinator at various health clubs in the past. Also spent three years as Reading Ladies FC fitness trainer between 1998-2001 and was part of the team that saw them promoted to the ladies Premier League in the 1998/1999 season.
He initially qualified at East London University in Exercise and Health Studies.
He is comprehensively qualified as a teacher of fitness classes including Wheel of Yoga teacher, BSY Pilates instructor, aqua aerobics, aerobics, step, stability ball and numerous Les Mills BTS programmes including Bodycombat, Bodypump, Bodybalance and Bodyvive.
His current focus is in delivering Pilates and Yoga classes.
Dominic Hatcher
Dom started his journey with Yoga in his early twenties. It wasn’t long after first stepping on a mat that he took a 6 month trip to India to immerse himself in the culture and go deeper into his practice.
Once he returned to London his path continued and diversified. Over the last 13 years Dom has practiced Hatha, Iyengar, Kundalini, Anusara and Yin Yoga as well as spending many years studying in schools of Mayan Medicine, Tibetan Buddhism, Kabbalah and most recently working with plant medicine in the Amazon.
Doms formal training is a 200hr Sivananda Hatha Yoga certificate which is the basis of his weekly classes in which he weaves the other influences of his journey.
In each of Dom’s classes you can expect to experience Mantra, Mudra, Pranayama and Asana, all interweaved with a healthy dose of Bhakti!
When Dom is not on his yoga mat you will find him in ceremony, out in nature, making music or in the kitchen!
Keri Perkins
Prior to focusing on yoga, Keri was leading PR and Communications teams for big brands.
Through a chance meeting with an old friend in the Austrian Alps, Keri was introduced to Jivamukti
Yoga. After promising her friend she would give yoga a try, Keri discovered all those years ago in her
very first class, that she was only focussing on what she was doing in that moment and her breath.
Keri’s personal journey of yoga practice has helped her with the stresses of a hectic job travelling all
over the world, as well suffering from the anxiety of giving presentations, which she admits she became
an expert at avoiding.
Her passion for asana (postures) and meditation combined with music particularly drew her to Jivamukti
yoga, where nada (the yoga of sound) is an important tenant of the practice.
Keri strongly believes as we are all essentially sound vibration that by listening to music and vibrations
during the yoga practice, whether electronic, classical, hip hop or a resounding OM, helps destress and
better connect us to ourselves, our surroundings and ultimately each other.
Yvonne O\'Garro
Yvonne has been practising yoga since 2006 and teaching since 2018. Yvonne graduated with a 350-hour Yoga Teacher Diploma and holds a 33-hour Restorative Practices both from triyoga, London. Yvonne is passionate about Restorative Yoga and the benefits it can have on our bodies; the practice allows the nervous system to shift from “fight or flight” into a relaxation response (Sympathetic to Parasympathetic nervous system). Restorative yoga poses are all supine and are held between 5 - 10 mins; using bolsters, blankets, and blocks to aid your relaxation and allowing you to reconnect with your breath whilst being fully supported by the props. The practice increases your wellbeing as the calming environment lifts your mood, contributing to stress relief.
Yvonne had a long career as a HR Business Partner where she recently switched to full time yoga teaching to achieve both personal balance and to increase the opportunities to share the benefits of Restorative & Hatha Yoga.
OmTirth
OmTirth, known most often as just Om, has been a teacher of yogic philosophy for many years. His style blends vedantic knowledge from the Upanishads with yogic philosophy and Tantric practices, making him a unique guide to Indian spiritual tradition.
Born in central India into the lineage of monks and priests of the Ramanujacharya tradition, in childhood Om trained under his father in the philosophy of Lord Buddha, the study of Indian mythology, and the practice of Vipassana. In pursuit of spiritual knowledge, he lived for many years in an ashram where he studied vedantic philosophy and the practices of yoga and tantra in the Sannyasa tradition. Later, he continued his spiritual practices, making many pilgrimages to various tirthas in India, and was initiated into the tantric tradition of Juna Akhara in the lineage of Adi Shankaracharya on the banks of the Narmada river.
Om now teaches the practices of yoga and tantra and the philosophy of Indian spiritual traditions to yoga teachers and students of ancient Indian knowledge through both one-on-one sessions and workshops.
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