Lamu Yoga Festival & Wellbeing Teachers

  • Qigong/ Yoga Flow / Aqua Yoga

    Greece based in Malindi, Kenya

    Alexandra Spyratos, a registered AusActive fitness professional with over 30 years of experience, has taught a wide range of fitness and yoga styles globally. Known for her work on The Real Housewives of Nairobi and training celebrities like Naomi Campbell, she blends her fitness and artistic backgrounds in unique, fluid classes. At the 11th Lamu Yoga Festival, Alexandra will present her signature Qigong/Yogaflow and Aquayoga sessions, designed to enhance health, happiness, and well-being through graceful, choreographed movement.

    Visit website www.alexandraspyratos.com Instagram: @alexandraspyratos

  • Family Constellations, Holistic Medicine

    Kenyan based in Nanyuki

    Voted one of the top 43 naturopathic doctors worldwide, Dr. Ameet helps thousands of people around the world heal from trauma, anxiety, depression, ancestral trauma and chronic disease by combining naturopathic medicine, psychotherapy, homeopathy and family constellations therapy to heal the root causes of disease and emotional illness. If you really want to heal the root cause of mind and body issues, check out his books and courses on drameet.com

  • Yin Yoga

    Italian, Kenyan resident based in Lamu

    Over the years I have trained with many wonderful teachers that have shared their diverse tools and techniques allowing me to create an overall functional approach to wellbeing that focuses on Easter Medicinal Practices like Yin Yoga, Qi Gong, Acupressure and Nutrition. The very essence of all these practices is based on allowing ourselves to find what works for us, as the unique individuals that we are.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yinyogaafrica/https://www.instagram.com/mwarubainilamu

  • Yin Yoga/ Meditation & mindfulness

    Bali, Indonesia

    Playful, sweet, and strong - Chocolako invites you to tap into your inner power while providing a nurturing space to release fear and reconnect with your truth. With over 1,000 hours of yoga teacher training and a rich background in meditative movement, her classes are both grounded and expansive, blending ancestral wisdom with spiritual practice. Since 2005, she's been guiding students worldwide to reclaim vitality, peace, and purpose.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chocolako/

  • Kanga Yoga

    British, UK

    Emma Bonnici began her Yoga and Ayurveda journey in 2006, studying in Kenya and India, where she immersed herself in traditional ashram life and Ayurvedic teachings. She taught in Madhya Pradesh and wrote for The Hindustan Times before returning to the UK in 2009 to found Kanga Wellbeing, offering yoga, Ayurveda trainings, retreats, and therapies worldwide. She also co-founded Kanga Studio London, creating a strong community space.

    Emma’s signature style, Kanga Yoga, blends personalised, intuitive yoga with Ayurvedic wisdom. Now based in Kenya, she leads Kanga Studio Nairobi, offering classes, workshops, and holistic education. Her practice is deeply rooted in studies at renowned Indian institutions and a lifelong commitment to healing through Yoga and Ayurveda.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmabonnici_kangayoga/https://www.instagram.com/kangastudionairobi/https://www.instagram.com/kangawellbeing/

  • Vinyasa, Thai Massage

    Kenyan based in Lamu

    Awham has been practicing yoga since 2012 and is the first Lamu local to become a certified yoga instructor. Awham has trained in Kenya and Thailand. In addition to teaching guests from around the world, he is passionate about bringing wellness to his community.

    With his yoga classes and Thaivedic bodywork, Awham is described as a very friendly and professional practitioner who takes his time to make sure his clients and Lamu guests leave rejuvenated. When he isn’t teaching yoga, he helps his family manage Msafini Hotel in Shela, works with the Lamu Tourism Association in its marketing sector, sails, and enjoys the pristine white sand beaches of the beautiful island.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shela_yogi/

  • Trapeze Yoga

    Kenyan

    “Free Spirit – Libre Espiritu”, two words that encapsulate the loving and wild at Heart, Bindi. Born and raised in Kenya, being someone who loved exercise and trying new things, she started practicing Trapeze Yoga eight years ago. Through her love and passion for the practice, she became a Yoga Body Certified Trapeze Instructor and Breath Coach in 2020 and loves to share the magic of Trapeze Yoga with others. Most recently also certified as a Yoga Wheel and Sound Practitioner. Bindi believes that Trapeze Yoga is for everybody and every body. Self-Love, body confidence, fun and variety along with encouraging people to reach their full potential are her top priorities when instructing a class.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bindi723/https://www.instagram.com/libreespiritu73/

  • Ayurvedic Yoga

    Ethiopian

    Deborah, who lives in Ethiopia, will be teaching Aryuvdic yoga again during this year’s festival. The sessions and workshops of Ayurvedic yoga incorporate the holistic and profound healing and rejuvenating benefits of Ayurveda and yoga. You will gain practical tools for maintaining health and wellness beyond the festival: thorough asanas, pranayama and body work.

  • Acro yoga and Partner yoga

    Kenyan based in Lamu

    Fred has been sharing his love of yoga for over a decade. With training in Baptiste Power Yoga, prenatal yoga, yoga for special needs, and acro yoga, he brings a dynamic and inclusive approach to his teaching. Also an intuitive massage therapist, Fred is passionate about helping others connect deeply to their bodies and breath. Yoga gave him the freedom to express himself fully — and now, he shares that freedom with others. At the festival, Fred will be leading playful and challenging acro and partner yoga sessions designed to build trust, strength, and connection.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fred.gwance/

  • Breathwork, Somatic Yoga, Mental Resilience

    Mexican/ Scottish living in Kilifi

    Heather is a certified Level 3 Wim Hof Method Instructor, Mental Resilience Trainer, Somatic Yoga Teacher and Nutritional Health coach. She is passionate about helping others to lead dynamic, healthy and happy lives and is highly engaging in her teaching style. She runs wellness events and retreats in person all over the world and online. She shares her practices in private and corporate environments, in group settings and one-on-one. She is the founder of Caluna Wellness and Kisima Festival, in Kilifi, Kenya.

  • Kemetic Yoga / African Yoga/ Yoga Nidra

    Dutch nationality, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Heran Tadesse is a passionate yoga teacher & energy healer from Ethiopia. She was introduced to yoga in the Netherlands 23 years ago & she made it her mission the past 12 years to share her healing & wellness skills in Addis Ababa. Heran is certified to teach Kemetic Yoga, Afrikan Yoga, Pregnancy Yoga and Access Consciousness sessions.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herans_yoga/

  • Inversion/ Backbend/ Vinyasa Yoga/ Yin Yoga

    Kenyan based in Lamu

    Joy is a yoga teacher specializing in Yin, Vinyasa, Power Yoga, and also Pilates. I love to do handstands everywhere I go, and I enjoy fusing inversions in my classes.

  • Vinyasa Yoga/Breathwork/ Meditation & Mindfulness/ Yin Yoga

    Cypriot, Magusa

    A 500-hour EYT and Shiatsu therapist from East London, I swapped city life for a soul-led journey through India, Southeast Asia, Kenya, and Uganda. Inspired by nature and the transformative power of travel, I now lead immersive retreats and teacher trainings in off-the-beaten-path locations.

    My classes blend intuitive, flowing asanas with breathwork and yoga philosophy, encouraging curiosity, laughter, and deep self-awareness. Rooted in compassion, courage, and conscious movement, my teaching invites students to build strength, flexibility, and presence,while joyfully exploring their inner landscapes.

    Visit Website:

    www.karunayogajourneys.com , www.yogauganda.com

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nspired_with_leyla

  • Hatha Yoga/ Vinyasa Yoga/ Stand Up Paddleboard Yoga/ Sup safari

    Kenyan based in Lamu

    I have always been open to exploration and creating new pathways for growth and transformation for myself and my yoga community at large ever since I started my yoga teaching in 2013 after graduating from Africa Yoga Project academy. I started by teaching power vinyasa flow and now I have diversified to different yoga styles. I now teach Hatha yoga, vinyasa flow, restorative yoga, sup yoga and sup safari blends it all as we cruise through the beautiful mangrove. Cant wait to see you at the festival. Namaste!

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellyolomba/

  • Sound Healing

    Italian based in Kenya, Lamu

    Marcella likes intuitive healing, she is a channel for source energy, a medium, a quantum freak and a Sound Worker. I like to be at service to whoever Spirit is sending my way.

  • Hatha Yoga/Yin Yoga/ Aerial Yoga

    Uganda

    Mugisha Ali Allan is a Pan-African yoga teacher, wellness activist, and curator dedicated to holistic healing and community empowerment. Teaching since 2018, he specializes in trauma-informed, Aerial, Hatha, Yin Yoga, and the Immortal Arts.

    He founded the Entebbe Yoga Community and co-owns Kindle Yoga Studio, working to make yoga accessible across Uganda. Through his work with TAI Tours, Mugisha also curates immersive wellness and cultural experience.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alimugisha8/

  • Qigong 5 Element Practise / Pilates / Aerial Yoga

    Jamaican/Kenyan based in Nairobi, Kenya

    Natasha is a movement therapist and former professional dancer with over 20 years of experience in Pilates, yoga, and holistic healing. Trained under master teachers including David Brown of Body Code, she has taught Pilates Mat, Reformer, and Tower from her Nairobi home studio since 2006. Her offerings also include Aerial Yoga, Thai Yoga Massage, and Qigong, which she shares at retreats across Kenya. Natasha’s work blends precision, flow, and mindfulness to help others move with strength, ease, and connection to nature.

    Visit Website: Www.creativeneststudio.co.ke

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativeneststudio/

  • Sound healing artist, facilitator & teacher.

    Kenyan based around Kenya (Nairobi, Kilifi, Diani)

    Founder of Sound Healing Africa and co-founder of Conscious Kenya. Nada yoga practitioner (yoga of sound and vibration) with Indian bamboo flute (bansuri), Himalayan singing bowls, voice, kalimba, rattles, shakers and gongs. Nepali tutelage. Certified Hatha yoga, pranayama, meditation and mindfulness teacher. Holistic wellness consultant. Holds unique retreats around Kenya. Nari loves meditating on rocks and sharing loving hugs with dogs, trees & humans.

  • Breathwork/ Sound Healing/ Fusion Yoga

    USA & Senegal based in Nairobi

    Nathan Fallou is a wellness arts facilitator with 20+ years of experience in African trance music, movement, and healing traditions. A student of Gnawa, Sabar, and Sufi Zikr, he founded wellness and music initiatives across Senegal, Morocco, and Tanzania. His offerings include trance dance, breathwork, cold therapy, and sound healing—blending ritual, rhythm, and community. Nathan holds a Master’s in Orchestral Conducting and is passionate about creating spaces for connection, release, and transformation.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@longexhales/

  • Sound Healing/ Sound Bath/ Meditation & Mindfulness

    Kenyan based in Nairobi

    Neal is a spiritual therapist, healer, and speaker devoted to helping others reconnect with their essence. His journey began at 16 with energy healing and Reiki, leading him through Africa, India, and Asia in pursuit of holistic knowledge. Neal integrates a wide range of therapies—Reiki, reflexology, massage, oracle reading, crystal and aromatherapy, Tibetan sound healing, chakra balancing, and meditation—to support deep healing and transformation.

    Blending personal experience with spiritual insight, he tailors each session to the individual, empowering clients to restore balance and awaken inner awareness. Neal also shares his wisdom through talks and workshops on spirituality, healing, and empowerment.

    Visit Website: Www.Dodhianeal.com

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@nealdodhia8/

  • Spiritual and Yoga philosophy

    British based in Kenya , Nairobi

    Neha is a Transformational Facilitator and Intuitive Guide. With nearly two decades of experience across East and the Horn of Africa, Neha's work bridges political transformation, spiritual rooting, and social healing. Neha holds space for individual and collective transformation connecting deep healing, intuitive clarity, and systemic change to support individuals and organisations to navigate and transcend challenge and fulfil their higher purpose.

  • Vinyasa Yoga/ Breathwoirk/ Health Coach Workshop

    French based in Kenya, Nairobi

    Oriane is passionate about health and wellbeing. As a Certified Functional Health Coach and Advanced Yoga & Pranayama instructor, she provides coaching that supports a healthy life style, for more energy, lower stress and sustainable weight management. From hormonal balance to metabolism boost she offers 1-on-1 sessions or interactive workshops for groups or family and will give you the tools you deserve to optimise your well being.

    Visit Website: https://www.lifestylesmedicine.org

  • Somatic Yoga, Mental Resilience

    Kenyan based in Nairobi

    Mr. Namwambah is the owner of Sweat Studio. He is a certified Yogi from Evolation Yoga (USA) and has an MBA (Entrepreneurship). Mr. Namwambah is a three-star Abbott World Marathon Majors runner and the founder of Sweat Studio, a hot yoga studio located at Two Rivers Mall, Nairobi. He will lead the Bikram Yoga and Yoga Fusion classes.

  • Dru Yoga/ Meditation & Mindfulness/ Breathwork/ Nidra Classes

    USA based in Kenya, Watamu

    Paul is a longtime teacher at the Lamu Yoga Festival, returning for his 10th year to share Dru Yoga, Meditation, and Yoga Nidra. He teaches regularly at Watamu Treehouse in Kenya and the Dru Centre in Wales, and also leads retreats across Kenya and Europe.

    At this year’s festival, Paul will offer two experiential workshops—Vision Boarding & Manifestation and Building a Meditation Practice—designed to inspire real-life transformation. His Dru Yoga classes combine flowing movement, breath, and visualization to uplift body, mind, and spirit—often called the “yoga of the heart.”

    Visit Website: www.treehouse.co.ke

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watamutreehouse/

  • Breathwork/ Womb H ealing/ Somatic Movement

    Spanish based in Kenya, Nairobi

    Lover of Nature and ancient wisdom. Certified Life Coach, Menstrual and Integral Cyclicality Therapist, Facilitator of Womb and Uterine Memories Healing. Certified Teacher of Ovarian Breathing, Feminine Alchemy, Feminine Sexuality, Alchemical Breathing, Sacred Sexuality, Tantra and Herbalism. She accompanies women and men in their journeys of Self-Knowledge and Healing, remembering our Feminine Nature, Wisdom and Healing power within, to bring balance and integration of all parts of ourselves. Paula’s work integrates meditation, breath-work, movement, dance, yoni eggs, medicinal herbsand more.

    Visit Website: https://www.mujernaturaleza.com

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mujernaturalezapau/

  • Breathwork/ Meditation & Mindfulness

    Canadian based in Tanzania

    Rebekah, a yoga teacher with a Master's in chemical engineering, blends yogic and scientific knowledge to help people cultivate awareness and kindness.

    Visit Website: rebekahyoga.com

  • Meditation & Mindfulness/ Personal Development

    Her work in leadership, trauma healing, and personal transformation has impacted thousands. Through retreats, workshops, and trainings, she helps people deepen into self-worth, intimacy, authenticity, and conscious living.

    Rupda's presence is magnetic, real, and deeply healing, a true guide for those ready to grow.

    Visit Website: rupda.com

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rupda_com/

  • Kundalini Yoga/ Breathwork/ Yoga Nidra/Meditation & Mindfulness

    Lebanon

    Meditation & MindfulnessSamantha, founder of One Yoga Academy, brings over 25 years of embodied experience in mind-body integration. Her teachings weave ancient wisdom with personal transformation, shaped by her own healing journey.

    She guides students to explore movement as medicine, breath as prayer, and acceptance as the path to inner peace. Samantha’s work is a sacred invitation to reconnect mind, body, and spirit—and return to authenticity and wholeness.

    Visit Website: www.yogasamantha.com

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oneyogasamantha/

  • Hatha Yoga/ Yin Yoga/ Restorative/ Vinyasa Yoga

    Indian based in Mumbai

    With over two decades of experience in yoga, healing therapies, and movement, Samanta brings a unique blend of depth, intuition, and joy to every session she leads. Her journey began as a lead performer in India’s contemporary dance scene before evolving into a lifelong dedication to holistic wellbeing.

    Samanta has taught and led wellness programs around the world—from India to Africa, Southeast Asia to Europe—blending yoga, breathwork, sound healing,Mantras,Somatic healing and deep alignment practices. Her sessions are soulful, empowering, and rooted in years of practice across retreats, festivals, and corporate wellness spaces.

    Visit Website: Www.samantaduggal.com

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samantaduggal/

  • Tantric Yoga

    Ethiopian based in Kenya , Lamu

    Sister Tibebwa is a healer, guide, and mother figure based in East Africa for over 25 years. She specializes in balance and the edges between—shadow and light, body and spirit, masculine and feminine—through healing methods like herbs, wise words, detoxing, yoga, nutrition, reconnection to pleasure, and trauma/emotional release. She is passionate about community healing, women’s empowerment, and Earth regeneration. Every two weeks, she hosts Full-Moon/New-Moon Circles connecting us back to the cycles of Nature. Combining tantric wisdom, yoga, and healing arts, she has taught internationally, including in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Zanzibar, UK, Ireland, and Germany.

  • Iyengar Therapeutic Yoga/ Meditation & Mindfulness/ Breathwork

    Sri Lankan based in Kenya, Mombasa

    Founder of Sadhana Yog Shala Mombasa, its a Iyengar studio. I am certified Iyengar, Ashtanga, prepost natal, pranayama, special needs kids yoga instructor with over 1000 teacher's training hours and with over 10 years of teaching experience. I am purely working with Breathing, posture and alignments. I believe Breathing ,posture and alignment can heal the body and mind, therefore I am looking forward to teach, kriyas, bhandas, Mudras, chakra meditation, pranayama and meditation. I am also a Level 2 Ayuveda therapist and Lymphatic drainage face massage therapist and foot therapist. My classes are open to all levels and with various modifications to suit your ability. My happiness is when my students heal from my classes, because I heal myself from my Guru.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sadhanayogshala/

  • SUP Yoga

    Britain based in Kenya, Nairobi

    I enjoy the playful styles of yoga. In yoga - as in life - I believe in trying, falling, laughing and getting up again. The foundation of my yoga is Vinyasa Flow - I love flowing sequences and the fusion of movement and breath. Using the techniques of Vinyasa Flow, I've expanded my practice into SUP yoga, aerial yoga and acro-yoga; these styles give me the opportunity to experiment, to practise and to play.

    I'm 500hrs certified by Yoga Alliance. I've done several Yoga Teacher Trainings: in Lamu, in Thailand and online. I see yoga as meditation in motion. I believe that when we incorporate conscious movement and breathing into our days, it becomes a way of life not a part-time activity. Yoga isn't just on the mat - or on the SUP - it's all day, every day. It's an incredible fusion of health, mindfulness, movement and fun.

  • Yin Yoga/ Ashtanga/ Meditation & Mindfulness

    Kenyan based in Nairobi

    Zep Ouma is an intuitive energy healer and Reiki practitioner, supporting deep transformation by aligning energies, healing from the root, and awakening the inner power within. She specializes in inner child healing through a blend of modalities including Yoga Nidra, meditation, Yin Yoga, and Reiki. Zep also teaches traditional Ashtanga alongside Hatha Vinyasa, offering practices that are both grounding and empowering. Every class she leads is thoughtfully themed to encourage mindfulness, personal connection, and inner growth. Trained in diverse schools across India and Bali, her teachings are a soulful invitation to refill your cup, surrender to the present moment, and return home to yourself.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zep_ouma/