Effie has been practising yoga for the better part of the last 15 years. She's studied in Israel, India, Thailand and of course, the UK, where she's been a resident in the people's republic of Brighton for the last decade.  She is also an acupuncturist (BSc (hons), LicAc, MBAcC), and a massage therapist, she has a very deep level of knowledge when it comes to the physical and energetical anatomy of the body, which becomes apparent in her classes.  Effie runs About Balance a low cost, fair trade, wellbeing centre in Brighton - a place that helps therapists to make a living from their work and helps the people of Brighton to achieve affordable well being.  She  also  works as a therapist at the Google offices in London.

She believes yoga makes you a better person, not by magic, or some weird hippie voodoo stuff, but simply because when you practice yoga you give yourself love, you learn to accept yourself, (Ahimsa- the first yama of patanjali yoga sutras) by doing so, you learn, with time, to accept others, other situations, other people, and that makes you a better person, if you like it or not :)  Her approach to yoga is not about becoming more flexible and strong (though you would),it's not about touching your toes (though, again, with time, you would) but it's about learning to turn the focus inside, to how we breath, to how we move, to how we feel, to who we are and to use yoga as a path to freedom.
Find out more about Effie and About Balance- http://www.aboutbalancebrighton.com/

Sevanti’s background as a Contemporary Dancer (gaining a BAHons at the Laban Centre for Movement & Dance, London in 94-97) is associated with her interest for natural movement and meditation. She bought her first Yoga book at age 16 when visiting Brighton, and had spent most of the time until Laban practicing and teaching herself at home. So she later continued on to spend 4 years studying Yoga intensely, working closely as a disciple with her teacher Sw Satchidananda; then later continuing her research, study and development through various schools and teachers.

Her Yogic style has always been very fluid, focusing on gravity, release and breath, with an organic and meditative foundation. She has experienced various dynamics and style of Yoga, and always returns to a slower investigation into the mind-body relationship, although she enjoys playing with dynamics and choreographing flowing sequences too. This is the foundation of her style and practice, which then led to an interest in healing and bodywork to maintain and optimise a healthy mind-body system.

Sevanti runs her own Yoga Teacher Training diploma which is supported by the IYN. Her aim is to create diplomas with a strong sense of self-enquiry, with all of the necessary support needed for each student to bring out their individual qualities, wisdom and personal styles.

Sevanti has also worked hard developing her material of Unity Partner Yoga™, which was established in 2002. Her earlier research was with her friend and fellow yogi Sarah Jennings, whom she still practices and demonstrates with today. Since then Sevanti has developed the practice into a vast selection of duo/trio/group yoga asanas, practiced with friends, partners, family and strangers to bring people together in a sacred and fun way.

To read Sevanti's story in full please see: http://www.being-in-unity.com/sevanti-s-story