Meet Our Teaching Team

At Ananda Lifestyle, our teaching team is as diverse and unique as the community we serve. We come from different walks of life, backgrounds, and experiences — but we’re all united by a shared passion for wellbeing, movement, and creating a space where everyone feels welcome.

Whether you're stepping into the studio for the first time or have been practising for years, you'll be greeted with open arms, kind hearts, and a supportive environment. We’re here to meet you where you are, and help you feel at home.

Hi, I’m Andi originally from Hungary, now living locally with my two wonderful children. I've been teaching yoga for over 10 years, and my journey began with hot yoga, where I fell in love with the powerful connection between breath, movement, and inner stillness.

To deepen my practice and understanding, I later completed advanced teacher training at the Mandala Yoga Ashram in Wales, focusing on meditation, breathwork, and traditional asana practice. While I honour the traditional roots of yoga, I’m especially passionate about building strength, stamina, and mobility because I believe yoga can and should support us in living active, joyful, and resilient lives.

For me, true health is holistic. It’s not just about moving and strengthening your body and mind; it’s about sleeping well, eating well, having a sense of purpose, and being part of a supportive community. That’s the kind of space I aim to create: one where people can grow, feel strong, and belong.

Hey I'm Cal, I'm a certified hatha yoga teacher from Calverley.

I've spent the last 3 years immersed in yoga practice and study in India and across Asia, acquiring specialism in the area of breath, prana & the human energy system.

My understanding is that through practicing in alignment with traditional yoga principles, we can learn to calm our nervous systems, balance our energy and still our mind. As a result, creating the foundations for overcoming our personal challenges and becoming the powerful creative beings we are all meant to be.

Hi, I’m Mela, a nature-loving movement teacher and wellness coach with over 20 years of experience supporting people to reconnect with themselves through the body.

My approach blends somatic movement, therapeutic yoga, breath, and sound — always meeting you where you are, without performance or pressure. I combine science with the sacred, creating spaces where curiosity, compassion, and care can unfold.

I’ve taught in the UK and internationally, across gyms, retreats, grassroots spaces, and community groups, working with people of all ages and backgrounds. My work is rooted in the belief that every body deserves to feel safe, seen, and at home within itself.

Hi, I'm Malena, born in Spain and bred in Yorkshire!

I am a mother, a Midwife of 23 years, and a teacher of Dru Yoga, Yoga and Mindfulness for Pregnancy, Postnatal Yoga, and Toddler yoga.

My aim is to create a space where, during your pregnancy, your mind and your body can pause, feel nourished, strengthened and relaxed, and where you feel supported and in community. And where, once your baby is born, you can feel safe, seen, honoured, and expertly guided in your unique recovery, while your baby delights in familiar movement and song.

I am deeply passionate about the unequalled safety of practising yoga during pregnancy and the many benefits it brings to women, not only during pregnancy, but through their labour and birth, and into their life after the birth of their baby.

Similarly, I see Postnatal Yoga as a deeply respectful way in which to gently nurture and strengthen the body after birth. When combined with Baby Yoga, the physical, emotional and social benefits of yoga for Mum and Baby are integrated and provide, at the same time, an opportunity to deepen their bond.

Hi, I'm Holly. I've been teaching yoga for over 15 years. For the past eight years, I've specialised in training yoga teachers, leading multiple 200-hour teacher trainings and graduating more than 300 yoga teachers, many of whom continue to teach professionally today.

I'm known for my warm, down-to-earth teaching style and my ability to make even the most complex subjects easy to understand. I combine traditional yogic wisdom with modern anatomy, physiology and evidence-informed practice. My aim is not simply to teach trainees what to do, but to help them understand why yoga works, giving them the knowledge and confidence to teach safely, think critically and adapt their teaching to the people in front of them.

As a former yoga studio owner myself, I understand the realities of building a sustainable teaching career. My teacher trainings place equal importance on developing knowledgeable, compassionate teachers and preparing them for the practical realities of sharing yoga professionally.