Yoga Den has drawn together a group of passionate and devoted teachers, all certified with at least 500 RYT hours. Our world-class teaching staff have learned from the best and taught students across 15 countries in 5 continents, bringing a wealth of experience covering a range of disciplines. Scroll down to learn about their journey.
After recovering from a burnout in 2015, yoga became Lize’s therapy, teaching her so much about herself, her body, and its limits. She realized how deeply connected life on and off the mat is, and decided to quit her corporate job to become a yoga teacher. Lize wanted to help students reach their goals, just as yoga had helped her. Since then, she has completed training in Hot Yoga, Vinyasa, Pilates, Yin, Personal Training, and Ashtanga. In her classes, she creatively combines these styles, and her passion lies in seeing students grow and sharing her knowledge with them.
Nick is a KPJAYI & SYC level 2 Authorized Ashtanga teacher as well as a 500 E-RYT. He is a dedicated student of R. Sharath Jois and continues to make yearly pilgrimages to Mysore, India, to study with his teacher. With over 10 years of teaching experience, he has worked with thousands of bodies and takes a practical and functional approach to his teaching method. He believes that with dedication and hard work, the body is limitless; the only limitations are the ones casted within the mind.
After studying Physical Education and teaching for 10 years, yoga became the holistic approach Anna was searching for. Combining her knowledge of the physical body with coaching, nutrition, and personal development, yoga revealed the deep connection between mind, body, and spirit. In her classes, breath plays a central role, guiding movement in Vinyasa and Ashtanga practices. Anna emphasizes creating space for connection—with breath, body, movement, and mind—using postures as a metaphor to gain insight, energize, and empower.
Growing up near Amsterdam, Sara’s fitness journey began at age 11 when she attended the National Ballet School, sparking her lifelong love for movement. As she moved to Amsterdam, she expanded this passion, discovering the importance of mind, heart, and breath-work alongside physical exercise. While Sara finds peace on her yoga mat in nature, she also loves a fun night of dancing. Surrounded by family and her dog George, she’s happiest—but her ultimate dream is to make the world a bit more beautiful with every class she teaches.
Sarah grew up in a musical family in Michigan and began performing at a young age. When she discovered yoga in 2013, it felt like home. Through yoga’s philosophies, she began healing and rediscovering her true power and purpose. Since 2014, Sarah has been teaching yoga and never looked back. Her creative flows, inspirational themes, and great playlists make her classes both fun and powerful. Certified in vinyasa, yin, hot yoga, and aerial yoga, Sarah creates a space where you can be yourself and recharge.
For over a decade and across four continents, Bruce has dedicated himself to inspiring yogis around the world. From Toronto to Singapore, Hong Kong to Dublin, and Bangkok to Cape Town, his personal practice is as varied as the places he has lived, and he has cultivated a teaching style that reflects his global perspective. Bruce’s thirst for knowledge has led him to acquiring thousands of hours of training from world-renowned teachers. His greatest teachers, however, are the students he’s had the privilege of guiding, which provides ongoing texture and dimension to his continually evolving practice.
Yoga found Katie 20 years ago and she instantly became captivated and inspired by the idea of awareness through movement. A former gymnast, Katie credits yoga with some tremendous life transformations. Teaching since 2007, Katie has been fortunate enough to take her passion for yoga on the road, to teach, study and deepen her practice in Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, the United States and Canada. Katie is 500 RYT certified through YogaMazé.
Miho has been a practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga for 12 years and was authorized to teach by Sharath R. Jois in 2016. She assisted Devorah Sacks in San Francisco, and has also studied with Hamish Henry, Dominic Corigliano and Chad Herst. In 2018, Miho launched her own Ashtanga Mysore program in Berlin, Germany. The longing for the deeper truth of life has also led her to explore Vipassana meditation and Theravada Buddhism in the Thai Forest tradition.
Xinia is a body enthusiast with extensive experience in dance, yoga, pilates, and performance coaching. She has maintained a steady yoga practice since 2006 and continues to study regularly. Xinia frequently visits India to study with Ashtanga Guru Sharath Rangaswamy in Mysore and received her Level 2 Authorization to teach Ashtanga in 2017. In 2014, she completed a Yoga Diploma from Wellpark Natural Therapies College in New Zealand, and in 2010, she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Dance from AUT University, where she began learning applied anatomy through movement.