Teachers at Yoga Junction
Tara Fraser

In 1999 I opened Yoga Junction studio in London, one of the few dedicated yoga spaces in the capital at the time. I have been teaching yoga for over 27 years now and am the author several books that encourage self-practice, including 'Yoga for You' and 'The Easy Yoga Workbook'.
Nigel Jones
Nigel 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.Julie de Senneville
Julie is passionate about yoga and has taught and practiced for over 20 years. After working with many different styles of Yoga, Julie retrained in the Iyengar Yoga system and qualified as an Iyengar Yoga Teacher in 2016. Julie is currently trainingJulie’s classes are friendly and informative. Julie approaches each posture with clear teaching techniques to assist students to understand and explore their own range of movement. With practice students start to regain space and flexibility to areas that have been historically stiff and tight, while building up strength in areas that have been weak.
As the physical body transforms the inner journey begins with a corresponding agility and clarity of the mind-body connection.
Julie works with props to adapt the postures to suit students of varying abilities so that each student can work to their maximum potential.
Freddie Panichi
Freddie is an experienced yoga teacher, regularly teaching classes in London since 2007. She is a passionately curious individual, influenced and inspired by diverse styles of yoga, philosophies and movement modalities.Freddie's teaching style integrates elements of applied anatomy and movement science into a steady yet unrushed flow of breath-initiated poses, which help developing mobility and, in time, can make the body flexible and strong. In particular, Freddie encourages her students to be mindful through quality of movement and attention to the breath, guiding them towards an enhanced feeling of wellbeing and a clearer sense of self.
Freddie holds a 500+hr diploma with the British Wheel of Yoga, is a qualified assessor of trainee teachers and a 60h Foundation Course tutor. She is also a Yoga Alliance Professionals accredited Senior Yoga Teacher.
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Olivia Howden

Olivia is an Iyengar yoga teacher based in Muswell Hill. She is a dedicated yoga practitioner having maintained a daily practice for over twenty five years and teaching for over a decade. Olivia’s teaching is full of energy and insight and encourages a balance between effort and relaxation, adapting yoga postures to suit individual needs.
As a teacher, it is her aim to help everyone to improve their yoga progressively in a safe and supportive environment.
She has been to Pune, India to study with the Iyengar family and regularly attends yoga classes and workshops herself to continually improve her practice and teaching. She is junior intermediate level 3 so has undertaken many hours of training and study.
Tessa Bull

Tessa has been practising Iyengar yoga for over 40 years and has been teaching for 25 years. She trained in Australia but has been teaching in North London for the last 20 years. She has studied in India at the founding Iyengar Institute in Pune, India, on many occasions. This has greatly enriched her experience and knowledge of yoga. Over the years she has developed a special interest in yoga therapy and has completed many hours of study and training. She is currently involved in a long Covid study program.
Her classes are popular with all, and she teaches with great enthusiasm and expertise.Meg Willet

Meg loves to share what she has learned from her own practice and experience, whilst following the traditional sequence. Her approach is kind, supportive and inclusive
Jeni Page

Knowing too well the aches and pains of corporate life - on body and mind - and the changes to your body post natally - Jeni has a passion for helping clients fulfill their longing for movement, whilst also making sure she equips them with the strength and balance needed to live their lives well off the mat.
Her classes are a blend of movement and stillness - knowing that without moments of pause the delights of practice pass us by.
Her sequences are inspired by the art and science of working with the energetic qualities of asana, alongside the biomechanical grounding of a yoga therapy approach.
Michelle Dadoun

Michelle has practised yoga for over 20 years & took her diploma in teacher training with Triyoga. She is a British Wheel of Yoga qualified teacher. Michelle has been teaching on a 1 to 1 basis & was teaching at Yoga Junction in 2019/20.
Dania Stavrou

Dania is classically trained in Yoga (experiencing her first Yoga class while at Art school some 35 years ago).
She holds a Master's degree in ‘Yoga Traditions and Meditation’ and is UK registered MBSR ( Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) facilitator. Her classes are varied with simple and effective techniques to instil a sense of curiosity and awareness enabling you to take your Yoga practice outside the studio into daily life.
All sessions end with a ten minute Mindfulness practice.
At Yoga Junction we all practice together, creating a supportive caring community.
Classes are open level and mixed ability.
Tanveer Ghani

Hatha is true to the original intentions of yoga, connecting body and mind to help create a centred state of lightness, spaciousness, fearlessness. Offering an antidote to everyday physical and psychological pressures, it nourishes and nurtures the whole self, bringing about transformation through building core strength of emotional resilience and freedom of movement.
My classes are suitable for all body types and all ability levels. The emphasis is on tapping into potential, exploring possibilities through slow, strong movements guided by breath – and a light-hearted approach. Through creating space in the body we open up our feelings and our mind to the resonant freedoms of childhood, and connect with our inner power to build a lighter, stronger, Self.
Karen Mitchell

Karen believes that yoga is for everyone, irrespective of age or physical ability. She also teaches a gentle & chair-based yoga class at Yoga Junction, and enjoys bringing all aspects of yoga – including movement, breathwork, meditation and mudra – into this class.
Karen started practicing yoga over 20 years ago as a way of coping with stress. She fell in love with the grace of the practice and the way it made her feel grounded, resilient and awake.
Alisa Gerrard

She attended Yogabirth classes during her three pregnancies and felt inspired to complete the training in 2017 to enable her to help support other women experience the calm and informed births, she feels blessed to have had. Alisa is passionate about empowering women to have the best birth they can. Having worked with pregnant and post-natal women and through the births of her own three children, she has learnt that the antidote to fear is knowledge.
Photography by Adam Slama