Aja Krystall is a passionate and experienced Dru Yoga teacher whose practice is deeply rooted in the flowing, graceful movements and meditation techniques that characterise this heart-centred tradition. Her classes weave together yoga sequences, breathwork, relaxation, and the ancient wisdom of Yoga Nidra, creating experiences that nourish practitioners at every level. Aja brings warmth, clarity, and a genuine love of the practice to everything she teaches.

Alexandra Spyratos is a registered AusActive fitness professional with over 30 years of experience teaching various fitness and yoga styles across the globe. Known for her energetic classes and extraordinary commitment to health and wellbeing, Alexandra presents signature Qigong/Yogaflow and Aqua Yoga sessions at the Lamu Yoga Festival, designed to enhance health, happiness, and holistic wellbeing. Her sessions are accessible, invigorating, and deeply grounded in decades of international teaching experience.

Asante Sefa-Boakye is the founder and CEO of Black Star Polo, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing aquatic access, opportunity, and water safety for underserved African and African-American communities. A San Diego native and global advocate with Ghanaian roots, his work has empowered youth from San Diego to several African nations — including Ghana, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and South Africa — through culturally rooted water safety education and innovative aquatic programming such as aquatic sound healing. As both a water polo coach and hip-hop artist, Asante blends creativity and activism to build a more inclusive future in aquatics for African and African-American communities around the world.

Awham Mohamed has been practising yoga since 2012 and is the first Lamu local to become a certified yoga instructor. Trained in both Kenya and Thailand, he teaches meditative and power vinyasa yoga with a focus on building strength, balance, and flexibility. His Thaivedic bodywork — a holistic fusion of traditional Thai massage, Ayurveda, and yoga — brings profound restoration to each session. Rooted in the rhythms of island life, Awham's teaching is a unique gift to the festival community.

Deborah Lundstrom lives and teaches in Ethiopia, bringing the profound healing traditions of Ayurveda and yoga together in sessions that are as restorative as they are illuminating. Her Ayurvedic yoga classes are designed to incorporate the holistic, rejuvenating, and deeply healing benefits of both disciplines — helping students understand their unique constitutional type (dosha) and use yoga as a targeted therapeutic tool. Deborah brings scholarly depth and heartfelt care to every session.

Fred Otieno has been teaching yoga for more than a decade and is a well-balanced yoga trainer certified in several styles. He received his foundational teacher training through the Africa Yoga Project — a celebrated programme that has transformed lives across the continent. As a holistic massage therapist, Fred addresses both mental and physical health with mindful touch and a deep understanding of the nervous system. His grounded, generous teaching style makes him a consistent festival favourite year after year.

Heran Tadesse was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, adopted and raised in the Netherlands, and eventually repatriated to her motherland 15 years ago. A mother of three, this profound journey across cultures and continents has deeply shaped her approach to wellness and healing. Her practice draws on both African and European healing traditions, creating space for physical and emotional exploration. Heran's sessions are grounded in her own lived experience of identity, rootedness, and transformation — a reminder that healing is also about coming home to ourselves.

Wanjîkū is a Hearth Tender, a Fire Keeper, and a Circle Leader whose mission is calling people into remembering — and then guiding them into being and doing out of that remembrance. She is a trauma-informed Integrated Wellbeing Practitioner who combines Family Constellation Systems Therapy, Embodied Healing, Somatic Experiencing®, Spiritual Companionship, Ancestral Healing, and Art and Nature Healing modalities in her work. Wanjîkū is the Founder and Lead Consultant at Integrated Living.

Kelly Alomba is a dedicated yoga teacher from Kenya whose classes are infused with warmth, energy, and a genuine love of the practice. With roots in the vibrant East African wellness scene, Kelly brings a grounded, community-centred approach to yoga that resonates with both new and experienced practitioners. Her sessions invite students to explore movement with curiosity, build strength with intention, and connect with breath as an anchor for inner peace.

Co-founder of Sakura Studio, a Pilates, Yoga, and Wellness space in Nairobi, Krupti shares her passion for mindful movement and functional strength through every class. Certified in Mat, Prop, TRX, and Aerial Pilates, she is also highly skilled across the full Pilates equipment suite, bringing precision, depth, and alignment into her teaching. Her Pilates sessions focus on posture, mobility, and building deep, balanced strength through controlled, intentional movement. Her Tai Chi Flow sessions offer a completely different experience — slow, fluid, and meditative, deeply rooted in breathwork to cultivate balance, calm, and inner connection. At the Lamu Yoga Festival, Krupti invites you to explore both strength and stillness, leaving you feeling grounded, aligned, and restored.

Leyla Meredith is a dedicated yoga teacher whose sessions are informed by years of committed personal practice and a genuine curiosity about the body-mind connection. Her classes invite students into deeper presence — using breath, movement, and mindful awareness as tools for lasting transformation. Full bio and session details available at lamuyoga.org/teachers/therapists

Lola loves yoga and has been practicing for over 15 years. She completed her 200-hour yoga training at 532Yoga in Alexandria, VA, and her 500-hour TT in advanced Yin Yoga with Jo Phee, founder of Yinspiration Yoga. She continues to explore her yoga DNA with completed trainings and certifications in Chinese Medicine, Meridian Yin, Anatomy, AcuYin, Acupressure, Yin Yang Flow, and Yoga Nidra. A firm believer in meta connections through sound, meditation, nature, and movement, Lola enjoys hosting intentional yoga retreats and classes that incorporate holistic wellness and tea service. She offers functional practices that calm the mind and body while tapping into strength. When she isn't practicing yoga, Lola enjoys crocheting, creating yoga-themed functional crafts, aromatherapy, safari game drives, and exploring the world. She is eager to share the benefits of yoga with the Lamu Yoga Festival community.

Marcella Anselmetti is an experienced yoga teacher whose practice honours the classical roots of yoga while meeting students exactly where they are. Her classes are a blend of precision and playfulness, grounded in a clear understanding of anatomy and movement. Full bio and session details available at lamuyoga.org/teachers/therapists

Marianne is an expert in training and coaching Systemic Work and Family Constellations, NLP, and Mbraining. With 30 years of experience as a coach and 20 years as an international trainer, her programmes are deeply embodied and integrated. Marianne is deeply committed to true space holding, integrating neuroscience, bodywork, and ancient wisdom traditions in her work. She has trained internationally, delivering programmes with participants joining from all over the world — making her work deeply culturally informed.

Monika Fauth is an Art of Living yoga practitioner, instructor, and Holistic Counselor who has been the driving force behind the Lamu Yoga Festival and Lamu Yoga Retreats since their founding. Her deep commitment to the healing arts infuses every corner of the festival with warmth, intention, and transformative possibility. She brings a rare blend of disciplined practice and heartfelt compassion — weaving together ancient wisdom traditions and modern wellbeing practices to create environments where healing unfolds naturally.

Mugisha Alan is a Pan-African yoga teacher, wellness activist, and curator dedicated to holistic healing and community empowerment. Teaching since 2018, he specialises in trauma-informed yoga, 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. His work also curates immersive wellness and cultural experiences that connect communities across the African continent.

A dedicated meditator, Nada Yogini, and musician, Narissa is the founder of Sound Healing Africa and the co-founder of Conscious Kenya. She interweaves sounds of the Indian bamboo flute (bansuri), Himalayan singing bowls, crystal bowls, voice, kalimba, rattles, shakers, and gongs. She undergoes intensive training in lineage-based teachings where her practices are from. Narissa is a holistic wellness consultant also certified in Hatha yoga, pranayama, meditation, and mindfulness. She loves to curate unique retreats around Kenya. Her personal spiritual journey revolves around meditation, solitude, deep connection with nature, and pilgrimage.

Neal Dhodia's journey as a healer began at the age of 16 with energy healing and Reiki, a path that has since expanded into a rich, multi-modal therapeutic practice. Neal integrates Reiki, reflexology, massage, oracle reading, crystal and aromatherapy, Tibetan sound healing, chakra balancing, and meditation into each session — crafting experiences that are uniquely tailored to each individual. His work creates a safe, sacred container for deep healing and energetic realignment, drawing on decades of intuitive practice and spiritual study.

Neha brings spirituality into the heart of personal and real-world transformation. With over 20 years of experience across change-making, teaching, healing, and consulting, she bridges inner evolution with outer-world impact — guiding individuals and organisations to reshape their realities from within, and step into their highest possibilities. Through her deep intuitive intelligence, wisdom, and insight, Neha perceives what lies beneath the surface, discerns pathways towards higher possibilities, and facilitates profound inner shifts through immersive experiential processes. Her approach places consciousness at the centre of the personal, collective, and systemic changes we all yearn for.

Oriane Torode is an inspiring yoga teacher whose classes create space for authentic exploration — combining movement, breathwork, and mindful presence in sessions that feel both grounding and expansive. Full bio and session details available at lamuyoga.org/teachers/therapists

Paula Arranz is the creator of "Mujer Naturaleza" (Woman Nature) — a lover of nature, ancient wisdom, music, dancing, traveling, painting, and enjoying life. A Social Worker and Anthropologist, expert in gender violence, with a Master's in International Cooperation, she is a certified Life Coach specialised in women, a Menstrual and Integral Cyclicality Therapist, facilitator of Womb and Uterine Memories Healing, and certified teacher of Ovarian Breathing, Feminine Alchemy, Feminine Sexuality, Alchemical Breathing, Sacred Sexuality, Tantra, and Herbalism. With 12 years of experience in social intervention and more than 5 accompanying healing processes, she accompanies women and men on their journeys of self-knowledge and healing — remembering and reintegrating our feminine nature, wisdom, and qualities to live a more balanced, coherent life in alignment with our purpose and desires. Paula's work integrates meditation, archetypal wisdom and embodiment, breathwork, movement, dance, yoni eggs, medicinal herbs, oracle cards, and more. She offers one-on-one processes, courses, workshops, women's circles, transformational retreats, and participates in national and international wellness festivals.

Paul Krystall is one of the Lamu Yoga Festival's most cherished returning teachers, coming back for his 12th consecutive year to share his deeply contemplative practice with the community. Specialising in Dru Yoga, Meditation, and Yoga Nidra, Paul's sessions are gateways to profound stillness and inner renewal. His consistency and depth of practice make him a cornerstone of the festival, and his classes consistently fill early among both returning and new participants.

Rebekah Sauders is an experienced yoga teacher and a valued member of the Lamu Yoga Festival community. Her sessions are characterised by a warm, inclusive approach that meets students where they are and guides them toward greater strength, flexibility, and self-awareness. Full bio and session details available at lamuyoga.org/teachers/therapists

In 1994, Richard moved to Australia after pursuing a professional tennis career on the ATP World Tour. As destiny would have it, in that same year he discovered his teacher, Master Xie Shoude, from the Academy of Chi Advancement. This became the beginning of an incredible journey of almost 20 years of extensive training and discovery in the ancient alchemy, energy, and self-mastery of Tai Chi, Qigong, and Ying Yang Bhaguazhan. Richard is not a self-proclaimed guru or master, but simply a fellow spiritual aspirant and an Integrative Coach who loves to share his experiences and grow together with others for their benefit. Richard shares a holistic programme (mind, body, and spirit) focused around his personal journey, the challenges of learning to let go on many levels, and yielding to "what is". This starts at the body level and aims at empowering YOU to discover what may be blocking or inhibiting your natural flow — then, through self-awareness and letting go, the release and relief can be found.

Vera Gubbels lives in the Netherlands and has devoted more than 20 years to sharing the transformative wisdom of Dru Yoga and meditation. As a Senior Trainer and Mentor on the Dru Yoga Teacher Training programme in both the Netherlands and the UK, she is passionate about guiding others to become authentic, compassionate teachers and to live from the heart. She teaches on the Dru Online Studio and Yoga TV, and facilitates several international retreats each year, creating nurturing spaces where people can reconnect with their inner stillness, joy, and true nature. Vera also offers workshops and masterclasses in Hormonal Yoga, Mudras, Yoga Dance, the Gayatri Mantra, and the Bhagavad Gita, weaving together ancient wisdom with practical tools for modern life. Alongside her teaching, Vera is an Ayurvedic Therapeutic Massage Practitioner. She works with people on a one-to- one basis, creating personalised programmes that support the development of their own spiritual practice. By integrating Ayurvedic massage, yoga, pranayama, and meditation, she gently guides people back into balance, helping them awaken their inner strength, reconnect with the wisdom of their heart, and align with their soul’s deepest purpose. Vera’s teaching is rooted in presence, compassion, and the timeless understanding that true transformation arises when we reconnect with the peace, love, and light that already reside within.

With over two decades of experience in yoga, healing therapies, and movement, Samanta Duggal brings a unique blend of depth, intuition, and joy to every session. Her journey began as a lead performer in India's contemporary dance scene before evolving into a lifelong dedication to holistic wellbeing. She has taught and led wellness programmes across India, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Europe — blending yoga, breathwork, sound healing, mantras, somatic healing, and deep alignment practices. Her Thai Yoga bodywork and Reflexology sessions are individually tailored and deeply transformative.

Samantha is the founder of One Yoga Academy, an artist, mother of four, and a multidisciplinary integrative mind–body educator. Rooted in over three decades of immersive study and lived practice, her work bridges classical yoga philosophy with contemporary embodied exploration — weaving together contemplative inquiry, somatic awareness, breath, movement, and creative expression. With a background in gymnastics and a Master's degree in Fine Art, Samantha approaches yoga as a living art form: each offering thoughtfully curated as an experience of presence, transformation, and felt understanding. She teaches from what she is living, guiding students beyond technique into a deeper relationship with the body, nervous system, and inner awareness, so that the practice continues to resonate long after it ends.

Sister Tibebwa is a powerful facilitator of women's dance and earth healing — holding sacred space for movement, community, and deep feminine restoration. Her work draws on ancestral traditions of movement and healing, inviting women to reconnect with their bodies, the earth, and one another through guided dance and somatic practices. Her sessions at the Lamu Yoga Festival are among the most profoundly felt experiences of the event, offering something rare and deeply nourishing to all who attend.

Sumali Jayasinghe is a devoted yoga teacher whose practice is shaped by a deep connection to the wellness traditions of Sri Lanka and a broad international teaching experience. Her sessions are thoughtful, precise, and filled with care — creating an environment where students feel both supported and challenged to grow. Full bio and session details available at lamuyoga.org/teachers/therapists

Walakira Ephraim is a professional dance performing artist, dance instructor, educator, and choreographer. Over the last eight years, he has grown into a focused young dance practitioner who has dedicated his time to learning various dance styles, transforming and developing his own dance style. He is a committed team player with the ability to learn from other people, having collaborated with numerous dance professionals and instructors within the dance industry. He is willing to use his skills to impact others and build social connections with both local and international practitioners and educators.