Teachers

Tara Fraser (BWY Dip)

Tara Fraser took her first Yoga classes alongside her mother at the age of 6. She qualified with the British Wheel of Yoga and has been teaching since 1993. Tara believes yoga can help everyone to live well, feel good and age gracefully. Her style is eclectic drawing on many traditions but heavily influenced by the personalised and therapeutic approach of TKV Desikachar which has been her own practice for over 10 years.
Tara is the founder and co-director of Yoga Junction where she teaches regular classes and courses and BWY teacher training programmes. She is the author of five best-selling yoga books (Including Yoga for You and The Easy Yoga Workbook) and lectures and teaches nationally and internationally.

Nigel Jones (BWY Dip)

Nigel Jones has been practicing Astanga Yoga since 1992. He lived and worked at The Practice Place in Crete (now Yoga Plus) and studied with Derek Ireland for 2 years. He returned to London in 1996, where he continued to practice with John Scott. Subsequently Nigel took the British Wheel of Yoga Teacher's Diploma.

He has been teaching Astanga Yoga classes, courses and workshops in London since 1996. He has taught in most of London's Yoga Centres and has taken many students from beginners level to becoming teachers themselves. Being naturally rather a stiff person, he has much sympathy with people of a similar constitution. He likes to encourage all types of people to take up yoga, not just the strong and flexible. His classes are friendly and un-intimidating and he encourages students to achieve some sort of autonomy in their Yoga practice, where they can begin to think and make decisions for themselves, without dogmatic interference from a teacher. He has a very hands-on approach and believes in getting as much feedback as possible from his students.

Nigel has been teaching at Yoga Junction since 1999 and became co-director in 2002.

Julia East - Preparation for Birth Workshops

Julia is an experienced midwife working within the local community. She has taught yoga since 1998 and now specialises in teaching yoga for pregnancy. She believes yoga can help women enjoy a happier, healthier pregnancy, and to have a positive birth experience.

Tarik Dervish BA Ayurvedic medicine

Tarik Dervish is a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner (BA Ayurvedic medicine) and a qualified and experienced Yoga teacher (British Wheel). He’s been teaching since 1997 and has had a wide variety of training including Iyengar, Satyananda and Sivananda traditions. He is also a qualified Astrologer, Aromatherapist and Thai Yoga Massage Therapist. He believes in helping students develop a strong personal physical practice as a foundation for more subtle energetic work. His main spiritual inspiration is from the Bihar School of Yoga. He also practises Ayurveda at a clinic in central london.
"Im not as interested in how far you can bend as how much you can let go of the tensions that are clogging up your channels. May your practise blossom into the ultimate stress relief so that you may experience a deeper sense of satisfaction."

Tessa Bull Iyengar Yoga

Tessa is an experienced and dedicated yoga practitioner having studied Iyengar yoga for over 20 years and taught for 9 years. She qualified as an Iyengar yoga teacher in Sydney Australia after completing a 4 year apprenticeship and ran an Iyengar yoga school in Sydney until her return to the UK in 2000. She has studied with the Iyengars in India, and now teaches in North London. She has taught at Yoga Junction since 2000. Tessa is a sensitive and perceptive teacher with a clear and dynamic teaching style. She is interested in encouraging students to develop a personal relationship with their yoga and to develop their own practice.

Marie-Flore (BWY Dip) - Hatha Yoga

Marie Flore has studied and practised yoga since the 1980's. She was fortunate to be taught by extremely experienced teachers coming from many traditions: Iyengar, Albion, Shadow,Sivananda and Viniyoga. She shares her love and understanding of yoga in a safe, serious and fun way, providing a strong emphasis on linking breath and movement. She gives students the right perspective to study their body and observe their mind, helping to refine their experience. She holds a BWY diploma.

Freddie (BWY Dip)

Freddie is a British Wheel of Yoga (BWY Dip) teacher and student of Tara Fraser. She has been practising different styles of Hatha Yoga since 2000 mainly with tutors inspired by the teachings of Krishnamacharya and his son TKV Desikachar in particular.  Her classes focus on flowing sequences of poses with attention to the coordination of breath and movement, proper body alignment and anatomical understanding, but do not follow one strict method or routine of postures rather invite mindfulness and quality of awareness throughout. Having experienced the transformational power of yoga, she is committed to sharing the benefits of this ancient art with passion and enthusiasm while consistently looking for ways to improve herself as a practitioner and teacher. She believes that a regular practice improves health and can increase self-awareness, thus deepening knowledge of our true nature for a more balanced and positive outlook on life.

Steve Whittam

Steve Whittam has practised yoga for over 10 years with a number of teachers from different schools but is most comfortable with those with a strong Viniyoga influence. He has a particular interest in Yin yoga and its complementary effect on more yang styles. He is currently studying a diploma with the Yoga Academy which is certified by both the British Wheel and the Yoga Alliance. Steve believes that yoga is for everyone no matter their age or physical ability and it is particularly good at helping people to cope with the stresses of modern living.

Anna Wise (BWY Dip)

Anna Wise has been teaching new mothers in Crouch End for last five years she is a qualified Infant Massage Instructor and a member of the Guild of Infant Massage as well as being CRB checked to work with babies. She is also trained to give breastfeeding support.

A mother herself, Anna is very aware of the challenges faced by women as they make the transition into motherhood. Anna's teaching style is informal and accessible, and her classes provide a supportive place for women to access information and share experiences. Her aim is to help women and to give them confidence as they get to know their new babies, helping them to trust their instincts.