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Keren is a seasoned yogi with a global journey spanning diverse traditions and teachings. She offers inclusive yoga experiences tailored to all levels from beginner to advanced, as well as training yoga teachers and offering retreats and Ayurvedic practices.

Keren’s yoga classes are creative, welcoming and fun, supporting you to understand and accept your mind and body better as you find your edge breath by breath, and grow from there in your own practice. Find out more about Yoga with Keren…

Amanda is a senior yoga teacher with 40 years’ experience of teaching yoga and training others to teach yoga as well as being a C-IYAT Certified Yoga Therapist and Supervisor. All Amanda’s classes are built on biodynamic principles, offering an holistic, ethical and nourishing approach to the body as a self-sustaining living organism full of healthy potential. Her creative and uplifting teaching draws inspiration from several styles of yoga and movement modalities such as somatics.

Amanda enjoys offering a wide range of eclectic movement within the framework of yoga and her warm and inclusive classes are available to EVERYBODY. Amanda’s therapeutic background in Craniosacral Therapy and Compassionate Inquiry deepens her intelligent and intuitive understanding of the human body and allows her to offer trauma-informed, neurodivergent and LGBTQI friendly yoga classes.

Amanda teaches yoga students as well as training yoga teachers. Following her Fine Art degree she studied Iyengar yoga in Australia and the UK. Her endless curiosity has since led her to study other styles of yoga and particularly the somatic movement of Moshe Feldenkrais and Thomas Hanna. Amanda also teaches the teachers: she contributes to several teacher trainings around the UK encouraging enquiry into how and why patterns might be manifesting in our system and how they influence our lives off the mat. She offers short Level 2 trainings that are intended to provide experienced teachers with fresh inspiration, empowerment and insight.

Amanda teaches a variety of classes a week, including Beginners’/Alignment Yoga, Therapeutic Yoga, Somatic Yoga and Chair Yoga. Her style of teaching is particularly suited to anyone recovering from injury or managing mobility or neurological issues. She teaches to a theme each term, offering focus and interest to long-standing students and visiting drop-students alike.

Feel free to explore Amanda’s Ground of Being website for more background or get in touch if you’s like to connect and she will be happy to help.

Holly has been practicing yoga since the age of 16 and fell in love with the practice for its physical benefits – greater flexibility and strength – as well as its mental benefits of cultivating a calm and clear mind. She has practiced yoga with a variety of teachers who introduced her to pranayama and meditation, and after moving to Falmouth in 2016, she discovered Bhakti yoga and Vinyasa Flow. She was immediately drawn to their rich elements of myth, mudra, and mantra.

Holly completed her yoga training in 2017, and her themed classes offer a space to step away from busy daily life and reconnect with ourselves. Her creative sequences build strength and mobility, with a strong focus on alignment and breath.

After the birth of her eldest daughter in 2019, Holly completed her pre- and post-natal training. She is passionate about using yoga to support women on their journey into motherhood and beyond. Her pre-natal classes (Tuesdays 6pm) use heart-centred practices to nurture connection with the body, breath, and growing baby. Her post-natal classes (Tuesdays 10am) draw on themes of acceptance, surrender, love and strength, using breath and gentle movement to deepen body awareness. They also incorporate baby massage to support infant development.

Both her pre- and post-natal offerings emphasise relationship-building and community, and Holly delights in witnessing the strong support networks that often form among the women who attend her classes—many of whom continue their friendships long after their babies have grown.

Alongside Chloë, Holly shares the teaching of Men’s Yoga on Tuesdays at 7.30pm, enjoying working with this welcoming group, nested within the Studio community.

Holly is also a secondary science teacher and is passionate about the benefits and transformative potential of yoga for teenagers. She has recently trained as a celebrant, weaving her heart-centred approach into ceremonies for weddings, namings, and funerals.

Outside the studio, you’ll often find her enjoying Falmouth’s beaches and parks with her three young daughters or making time for restorative sea swims.

Anna Misiak is a part-time yoga teacher and full-time academic at Falmouth University’s School of Film & Television, where she is Associate Professor of Film & Visual Culture. For over two decades, yoga has been Anna’s constant companion, helping her navigate life’s ups and downs, her work, her relationships, and the perks of being an immigrant in the UK.

Anna first discovered yoga in her twenties while living in California and she has since explored various sequencing and cueing methods that are integrated into her teaching today. She thrives on guiding a practice that combines physicality with philosophy to improve people’s lives and celebrate their unique bodies and mindsets.

At the Studio, Anna offers challenging yet rewarding Saturday 9am Vinyasa classes aimed at intermediate to advanced level yoga students. She also occasionally covers other high-energy Vinyasa classes run by fellow teachers Sacha (Mondays 6pm) and Keren (Wednesdays 7.30pm).

Sacha is a qualified and experienced Vinyasa Flow Yoga teacher who loves to offer strong and creative flow classes to others, while benefiting from yoga herself as a space to reset, shift perspective and find contentment. Sacha has been practicing yoga since she was teenager, starting off following ‘Yoga with Adriene’ online and after 10 years of home practice moving on to complete a rigorous 300 hour yoga Vinyasa Teacher Training course here in Falmouth.

Yoga teaching is a creative outlet for Sacha, a way to explore movement and build meaningful connection. She offers thoughtful classes that challenge, support and inspire. her love of nature and movement weaves into her teaching, with its focus on grounding, breath and a sense of curiosity and adventure.

At the Studio, Sacha offers Dynamic Vinyasa Yoga classes on Mondays at 6pm, aimed at intermediate to advanced level yoga students. She also occasionally covers other high-energy Vinyasa classes run by fellow teachers Keren (Wednesdays 7.30pm) and Anna (Saturdays 9am).

Off the yoga mat, Sacha works at an outdoor plant nursery and on small market gardens. She is a keen climber, happiest when being active outdoors, close to nature.

Chloë is a qualified and experienced yoga teacher specialising in mindful movement for mobility and strength, alongside restful practices such as yoga nidra and restorative yoga. Her thinking is, the more space we allow for stillness and healing, the more energy we have to move and play! As well as teaching yoga, Chloë is an acupuncturist, massage therapist and natural scientist with a PhD from Cambridge and research background in developmental biology and evolution.

Chloë trained to teach Vinyasa Yoga with Keren Cooksey, who you’ll find at the Studio offering monthly Yin Yoga and fun, high-energy Vinyasa classes on Wednesdays at 7.30pm. Inspired by restorative yoga and yoga nidra Chloë subsequently trained in Restorative Yoga Practices with Amanda Brown, who also teaches here at the Studio several times a week offering therapeutic, alignment and somatic yoga.

A naturally zippy and high energy being, Chloë values the balancing effects of mindful stretching and pausing for stillness. She loves the movement, challenge and fun of Vinyasa Yoga and also has a passion for the science and magic of Yoga Nidra. Chloë’s interest in yoga nidra was ignited by life-changing nidra with Ali Gunning (Resonant Being) and later inspired by Amanda Brown, Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, Nirlipta Tuli, Julie Lusk, Richard Miller’s iREST and Andrew Huberman’s NSDR (Non-Sleepy Deep Rest). In yoga nidra we enter the liminal space between awake and asleep and there encounter deep healing and intuitive wisdom. Chloë loves guiding people into the transformative space of yoga nidra and then back out, renewed and ready for our busy lives.

Lizzy is an experienced yoga teacher who loves sharing her practice with others, having experienced so many of the benefits of yoga herself. Lizzy is trained in Vinyasa Yoga (Level 1 & 2), Restorative Yoga and Yin Yoga. She has been teaching yoga in and around Falmouth since 2022 and with warmth and skill, offers practices that encourage strength and freedom of movement, while allowing you to slow your roll and dip into moments of healing rest.

At the Studio, Lizzy offers a rejuvenating and mindful Slow Flow class on Thursday evenings at 6pm. This class is ideal for everyone, from beginners to seasoned yogi.

As well as teaching yoga, Lizzy is passionate about social media marketing for wellbeing providers of all kinds. We are grateful that she provides valued professional support for our own Falmouth Active Health social media. If you’d like a little friendly and expert social media support for your own business, we highly recommend dropping her a line!

Sarah’s yoga practice and teaching is grounded in an on-going study and fascination with the human body and holistic wellness. Her classes integrate breath-led mindful movements, with a focus on nurturing habits that build strength, resilience and inner calm for lasting health.

Off the mat, Sarah is a water-lover, also working as a swim teacher and open-water coach; she loves enjoying and sharing all that beautiful Falmouth has to offer.

Sarah offers a monthly Yoga for Peri + Post Menopause mini workshop (Sunday 6pm once a month), exploring tools & techniques to help ease the fluctuating symptoms of this natural life stage. Expect mindful movement, balance, and breath-led relaxation to nurture the whole body and mind.

Curious? Sarah offers a warm welcome and looks forward to meeting you on the mat.

Ro brings her inspiring and intelligent style of teaching to her Monday evening Yin Yoga classes at the Studio. She has been teaching since 2016 and runs her own diverse yoga practice, Yoga Ro.

Ro’s yoga practices, from Yin to Post-Natal are steeped in the knowledge, passion and experience gained from her rigorous trainings with Quantum Yoga, Norman Blair (Yin), Jambo Truong (Anatomy & Physiology) and Sally Parkes (Pre/Post Natal). She loves working with students of all ages and abilities, offering a welcoming and accessible style that balances both physical and spiritual aspects of the rich and adaptable practice that is yoga.

Join Ro for Yin Yoga on Monday evenings at 7.30pm; a great class to pair with Sacha Newman’s Dynamic Vinyasa at 6pm for a full evening of exploration and rebalancing.

Emily first found yoga in the Bristol Buddhist Centre 28 years ago. When she moved back to Falmouth she began practicing Hatha yoga with Lucy Stapleton-Farmer. Lucy’s insightful words still ring out in Emily’s head today. Later Falmouth Yoga Space was formed and Emily felt like she had come home. Keren and Amanda’s teachings inspired Emily to partake in the Yoga Teacher Training in 21/22, despite (and yet perhaps also because of), a fairly profound thoracic scoliosis.The teacher training had a truly transformative impact on Emily’s life, as it does for most people, and today she enjoys life more fully and deeply.

Emily’s yoga practice is rooted in community, intuition and mindfulness. With warmth and care, she shares poetry, readings, music, plant based offerings and other things to uplift and connect you to what is.

At the Studio Emily offers Restorative Yoga on the first Sunday evening of the month (6pm – 7.30pm); an immersion into restfulness followed by tasty snacks and time to relax together. On other Sunday evenings in the month you’ll find Chloë offering Yoga Nidra and Sarah offering Yoga for Perimenopause.

Daisy is a fun and creative pilates instructor who enjoys helping you feel strong, confident and connected through her practice DitDot Pilates. She is highly experienced, with qualifications in teaching mat based and reformer pilates.

Here at Falmouth Active Health Studio, Daisy teaches a lively and friendly Saturday morning dynamic pilates class, from 11am to 12pm. Come along to be challenged, get toned and have some fun at the same time!

Flora is a creative and vibrant pilates teacher, combining her training in mat and reformer pilates with a passion for the fun and rigour of barre work. Flora’s classes are high energy and aimed at offering you enjoyment as well as a great mind-body workout.

Here at Falmouth Active Health Studio, Flora teaches a lively and friendly Wednesday lunch time Barre Pilates class, from 12.30pm – 1.15pm. Come along and flow with Flora!