Faculty

 

Simon Low

Simon Low (BWY, E-RYT500) is one of Europe’s most renowned yoga teachers. Originally from the UK, Simon was the original Director and a co-founder of London’s Triyoga, the UK’s most popular yoga studios, where he still teaches regular workshops. As principal of The Yoga Academy, Simon now leads intensive teacher trainings in Europe and Asia, while also running yoga weekends, workshops and holidays in the UK and overseas throughout the year. Originally training as a teacher in the USA with Dr Larry Payne over 20 years ago, Simon has since studied many different approaches to Hatha and Classical Yoga, traditional Chinese and eastern medicine, ancient and contemporary healing methodologies, centred-movement and physical therapy. ‘Healing, health and happiness in mind and body for all students of yoga’ informs Simon’s teaching. He is a student of A.H. Almaas’ Ridhwan School. Simon’s primary teacher lives within himself, a relationship he continues to cultivate with the help and guidance of his teachers and practice, while inspiring others to cultivate this relationship within themselves and their own yoga practices. Simon generally describes his yoga teachings as Yin and Yang Yoga, but does not present it as a set system; rather, it is a balanced approach that can inform and enrich all styles of yoga. See Simon’s very popular DVD “Yin and Yang Yoga” or almost daily appearances on the Body in Balance channel.

 

Eija Tervonen

After an introduction to yoga through the dynamic practice of Astanga Vinyasa yoga in 1997, Eija began a 15-year exploration into yoga practice and teaching, first completing teacher training at foundation, intermediate, pregnancy and yoga therapy levels with the Cairns Yoga Academy in Australia. Eija is now also qualified in Iyengar yoga, and has completed Advanced Yoga Studies with Donna Farhi, has studied in depth with Tias Little, Aadil Palkhivala, Julie Gudmestad and Simon Low, and is certified in Relax & Restore® Yoga by Judith Lasater. While Eija teaches in her native Finland and internationally alongside Simon Low for The Yoga Academy, she continues to study yoga, somatic awareness, movement and healing modalities, Feldenkrais in particular. Also an experienced translator and reviser, Eija has translated and edited works by BKS Iyengar, John Scott, Petri Räisänen, Louise Grime, Donna Farhi and Maya Fiennes. Dedicated to safe, skilful and effective, anatomically conscious teaching and practice, Eija offers competent and informed guidance and support to students throughout this Yin and Yang Yoga Teacher Training and Study Intensive.

 

 

Cara Appleyard

UK-born Cara Appleyard is a first aid teacher, PADI dive instructor, Emergency First Response instructor and yoga teacher, who has been living on Koh Samui for the past nine years.

 

Certified with the Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour level, Cara has pursued yoga studies and teacher training with Simon Low and teaches yoga classes on detox programmes on Koh Samui. She is now specialising in teaching first aid to yoga teachers and will be responsible for this module on the Yin and Yang Yoga Teacher Training and Study Intensive.