Teaching Team

Pilates Teacher

Oxana El-Cherbini

Oxana is an APPI (The Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute) certified Pilates instructor. She has completed a Comprehensive Matwork Instructor Programme (APPI) and does regular CPD training courses specific for different areas of the body.

Her Pilates classes are for all levels and body types. Through her gentle class, become more aware of body alignment and deepen your understanding of nuances of the movements to gain the fullest effect and most enjoyment.

Pilates Teacher, Sports Rehabilitation

Aga Waszkielis

Aga trained with the Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute (APPI) to teach pilates for ante-natal, post-natal and general pilates classes and believes that everyone of any age can benefit from both structured exercises, and that pilates is a great way to become stronger and fitter. She is qualified in sports rehabilitation, and specialises in treating musculoskeletal injuries focusing on the root cause of the pain not just the symptoms, enabling her clients to reach their maximum potential and teaching them how to prevent further injury.

Yoga Teacher

Sue Turner

Sue began her yoga journey after serious illness made her re-evaluate her lifestyle and find ways to help reduce the stress in her life. She found the therapeutic effects of yoga taught to her over many years by her teacher and mentor Colin Victor-Dunsmuir in the classical T. Krishnamacharya tradition extremely beneficial in helping to cope with the challenging demands of daily living. This approach led her to want to learn more about yoga and she undertook a foundation course under the tutelage of Colin, continuing thereafter with a 4-year teacher training course. She is certified by both the British Wheel of Yoga and The Society of Yoga Practitioners and is also registered with the Complimentary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC).

She teaches vinyasa flow style classes with the aim of improving overall health and wellbeing on every domain using the many tools that yoga has to offer.

Yoga Teacher

Aude Romanet-Campana

Aude has been teaching since 2016 and guides the flow classes on Wednesday evenings (7:45pm) and Sunday mornings (9:30am).

Join her for a fun and fiery class!

Yoga Teacher

Holly Hood

Holly first found yoga as a teenager and was impressed with how the practice challenged her physically and mentally. She dabbled here and there in different styles of yoga over the years, but it was starting a meditation practice in 2013 that guided Holly to fall deeply in love with yoga. 

She finished studying for her initial 200hr teacher training, and pre and post natal yoga with Yoga London in 2015. She has since studied with Katy Appleton (Vinyasa Krama), Norman Blair (Yin Yoga) and Nikki Slade (Kirtan - chanting). A major influence in Holly's practice are her two young sons, Thomas, 4 and Finn, 1 whom she counts among her most influential teachers!

Holly has taught at BoCo since 2015, but left the area in 2019 for Hampshire. She is taking a break from regularly scheduled face to face classes, but teaches on a Monday evening at BoCo online, and is available for private classes.

Yoga Teacher

Louise McLaughlin

Louise has been practising yoga for 15 years and completed her 200-hour Yoga Alliance Professionals certified teacher training in February 2021.

She teaches Hatha and gentle Vinyasa styles of yoga, incorporating Pranayama and meditation. Through personalised modifications and a focus on the student’s own body and breath, she ensures that all students experience both strength and ease in the postures.

Teaching the accessibility of yoga and how it can benefit beginners and experienced practitioners alike, she emphasises yoga as a personal practice nurturing gratitude and supports every student learning about his or her own body and place in a joyful yoga journey. 

Yoga Teacher

Anne-Laure Dondina

"I started my yoga journey back in 2013 when i was pregnant with my little girl. The practice of yoga made the whole experience so smooth and peaceful, it convinced me to embed this in my lifestyle. 

I have completed my 200-hour teacher in person training course as well as  85h Pregnancy, Postnatal and Mother & Baby Yoga in person training.  

I am now passionate about sharing those benefits of practicing yoga with my students.

I am looking forward to practicing with you!” ~ Anne-Laure

Yoga Teacher

Elizaine Barroso

Elizaine first began to explore the practice of yoga back in 2010 when she was looking for an alternative way to exercise. After experiencing burnout due to the demands of work and university studies in 2012, she realised how powerful the practice of yoga was in her speedy recovery. 

All the benefits of her dedicated & conscious personal practice made her realise she wanted to share that with others.
Elizaine studied for her 200hrs teacher training with Akhanda Yoga Institute. During her comprehensive training, she focused on the benefits of yoga for developmental or complex trauma process and recovery and mental health. Since graduating in 2020, she has continued deepening her knowledge by completing extra training in Meditation and Pranayama. She also holds a Reiki first degree. 

Elizaine is passionate about helping people find their own self-healing & transformative empowerment through the teachings and practice of yoga.

Yoga Teacher

Szilvia Themistocleous

Sadly Szilvia has moved out of the area. She is now on our cover list and not teaching regular classes. However as she was on the team for six years we are keeping her up on the website :).

Originally trained as a Psychologist, her main areas of interest have been the life changes surrounding pregnancy, adjustment to parenthood, and the effects of stress on physical health. Having had three children of her own, her passion for alternative therapies led her to become a Homeopath and a Yoga teacher. Her love of Yoga in evident in her teaching.