Sjaan has been facilitating meditation and movement practices for over 10 years, in studios, 1 to 1 and hosting her own retreats. In 2022 she completed an MA at Trinity
Laban conservative of dance and music. Her Pilates matwork training started in 2012. She then attended her first 200hr Yoga training at the Sivananda Ashram in
India. Providing a foundation in ancient yogic philosophy. In 2016 an intensive 300hr Vinyasa style training with Meghan Currie in Nicaragua, and in 2019 an advanced Pranayama training in Bali. Sjaan is also a body worker, trained in Hawaiian Kahuna and Thai massage therapy.

Training

• MA Dance leadership & Community Practice, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of dance and Music 2022

• 300hr Yoga Teacher Training with Meghan Currie, Nicaragua 2016

• 500hr Pranayama (Breathwork) Teacher Training with Pranayama Sadhana, Bali, 2019

• 200hr Sivanada Yoga Teacher Training at the Sivanada ashram, Kerala, India 2012.

• Kahuna Massage Therapy, Aloha life centre, South Africa, 2017

• Thai Yoga Massage Advanced Intensive Training, Ralf Marzen, 2015

• Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner Training, Ralf Marzen (CMA, Thai Healing Alliance) , 2014

• Complete Mat Pilates Diploma, Level 3, London, 2012

Teaching Experience

• Teaching Studio classes across London since 2012

• Assisting creative contemporary dance classes at Chisenhale dance space

• Assisiting inclusive dance classes for youth group with nuero-diversity, SLide Dance.

• Corporate classes for the staff at the Museum of London & Danone

• 4 Consectutive summers teaching full time at the beautiful Grace Hotel in Santorini

• Hosted & organised 2 of her own retreats. Co-taught on 3 others.

• Public events and workshops across locations in Santorini, Greece

• Private tailored sessions for a wide range of individuals, needs and desires

• Astanga Mysore assisant for Jess Glenny in Greenwich

• 2 Seasons teaching dynamic & yin yoga at a yoga retreat centre in Morocco. Also offereing daily massage to guest.

• Mum’s & babies yoga in London

• 3 Years teaching Childrens yoga in schools across London

I would like your practice to leave you feeling spacious, joyous, peaceful and connected. I try to keep my classes fun, playful and light. Yet You will have the opportunity to work deeply as you are guided through a meditative practice. 

My love for contemporary dance informs my other movement practices and facilitation methods. Classes are creative, fluid and suggest alternative ways of moving, tapping into our bodies natural strength and intelligence.I encourage curiosity and active inquiry. Motivating you to find your own path. Aiming to create an environment that is inclusive and nurturing.

Breath is at the heart of every class I teach, guiding our movement and helping to open up our bodies. Our breath, physical bodies, emotions and mental clarity are connected and constantly informing one another. Through awareness and love we can find more ease and acceptance for all these aspects of ourselves.

Your practice can be a journey to uncover a strength already present. In rediscovering the body's innate intelligence and natural alignment, you will understand how to move organically into more challenging postures. 

Working in this gentle way heightens awareness and releases tension, opening up space between the joints. The result is an optimised energy and freedom that streams through the pathways of the body. By calming the nervous system, you will feel energised and connected. I believes that by tapping into this deep relaxed state we open up to creativity.