Dynamic Flow is a vinyasa yoga class designed to challenge the body while quietening the mind, using a series of varied yoga postures that synchronise the breath with continual flowing movement.
Tell me more about Dynamic Flow yoga!
Most classes will open with sun salutations, include standing and seated asanas (postures), and conclude with a savasana (relaxation).
Dynamic flow yoga classes vary from teacher to teacher as they draw upon their diverse influences and own individual styles – read more about our teachers on the timetable when you come to book your next Dynamic Flow class.
The word ‘dynamic’ indicates that the class has a strong physical focus offering challenges to all students. Teachers will give options and variations of postures to accommodate the class. Dynamic Flow classes are suitable for all levels of practitioner though some experience may be useful. You can expect to get warm and sweaty!
The word ‘Flow’ is used to describe the ‘vinyasa’ – a Sanskrit word which refers the linking of movement and breath together. It can also be literally translated as ‘vin’ meaning ‘to place’ and ‘yasa’, ‘in a special way’ – in other words, to move with intention.
Meet your Dynamic Flow Yoga Teachers!
At Yogarise London, we are lucky to have some of the best Dynamic Flow Yoga teachers in London. Read on to find out more about them in our handy A-Z.
Ellen Stewart
Ellen Stewart started practicing yoga to down-regulate her nervous system while working shifts in news media. She completed her first 200hr in South Africa in 2019 and taught creative vinyasa and yin before taking a break from teaching to focus on self practice and deeper learning. In 2024 Ellen completed a further 200hr training with Becky Farbstein at Yogarise London, where she developed a beat-based approach to vinyasa with an emphasis on intelligent sequencing and genuine adaptability. Ellen’s classes are uplifting and dynamic with opportunity for challenge and rest. Expect a breath-focused practice with music to match.
Ellen teaches at Yogarise in Peckham.
Ammar Bass
Ammar Bass is a yoga teacher specialising in alignment, arm balances, and inversions with a focus on building strength through intelligent practice. His teaching is grounded through Vipassana meditation, emphasising observation of both mind and body creating calm, present classes that challenge students physically and mentally. With a background in competitive swimming and powerlifting, Ammar brings an athlete’s understanding of movement progression. His keen interest in biomechanics means he weaves anatomy and science into his teaching in accessible ways, helping students understand the ‘why’ behind each cue. He sees abilities in people beyond what they perceive themselves, consistently encouraging students to move outside their comfort zones safely. Of Indian descent and raised in Hong Kong, Ammar has spent time at Sivananda Kutir in the Himalayas. His classes blend technical precision with meditative depth so expect to work hard whilst staying grounded.
Ammar teaches in Queen’s Park.
Richard Knight
Richard Knight, despite flirting with yoga over the years, wasn’t able to carve out a niche for his practice until a total career change. That niche grew and grew, to become a fundamental part of his life. Focusing on the connection between mind and body, Richard’s classes interweave yoga philosophy with creative flows. They will leave you smiling and energised, and reflecting on your practice beyond the mat. Drawing on the various heritages of Vinyasa Yoga, his teaching combines the discipline of Ashtanga with the creativity of Rocket. Expect to be challenged and inspired in both body and mind, knowing that no visit to the mat is ever wasted! He also teaches an accessible chair flow, adapted to suit people with limited mobility, consistent with his belief that yoga truly is for every body. Off the mat, Richard lives in South East London and works in business development for a homelessness charity and as a wedding celebrant. His weekends usually involve a combination of teaching and practicing yoga, and marrying people!
John Collins
John Collins was introduced to yoga almost 20 years ago whilst working in America. The wide variety of benefits soon became very clear and the practice continued… Moving through Ashtanga Yoga, Jivamukti Yoga, Dharma Yoga and every Vinyasa Yoga and Power Yoga class around. Some years after beginning he discovered the wonderful Stewart Gilchrist. After many months and many chaturangas he decided to undergo teacher training with Stewart and has been teaching ever since. John aims to teach an authentic, challenging yoga class with and emphasis on breath a smattering of philosophy and good humour. John’s classes are fun and challenging to all – come along for a sweat and a smile.
John teaches in Peckham.
Amy Chilver
Amy Chilver has been practising Yoga for over 16 years. After realising the profound impact it had on her life, Amy trained as a yoga instructor with the desire to share this with others. Amy has over 700 hours of teacher training, and has recently spent 4 months in India where she experienced intense training in pranayama, meditation, chanting, sound healing and asana.
Amy has a degree in Psychology and training in Yoga & mental health and is extremely passionate about finding ways to translate the tools you cultivate on the mat to life off of it. Amy’s classes consist of strong, uplifting and playful asana practice with breathwork and meditation. With plenty of options, she encourages students to take the practice that works for them, whether they have come to their mat to sit and breathe for the whole session or to move more dynamically. Amy’s aim is to hold a space for students to feel welcome, connected, at ease, and with a sense of achievement. Amy’s favourite thing about teaching is the people she meets and she is always open for a chat after class!
Amy teaches at Yogarise Peckham and Streatham.
Tola Osundina
Tola began practising yoga in 2016, a chance encounter, mostly as an attempt to relieve the stress of her 9-to-5. Yoga quickly became an anchor — a force to keep her both grounded and aware of how she extends her practice beyond the mat. Tola completed her 200-hour vinyasa teacher training in 2023 and has been teaching in London since 2024. She remains an eternal student. Tola most recently completed her 50-hour Rocket / 4BEAT teacher training and leads a dynamic class that prioritises the breath — whether in stillness or in movement — and the importance of tuning into one’s internal rhythm.
Tola teaches at Yogarise Queen’s Park.
Becky Farbstein
Becky Farbstein took her first yoga class at a local gym more than seventeen years ago and has been practising ever since. With no background in dance, gymnastics, or martial arts, Becky has always found dynamic yoga to be both challenging and rewarding. In Becky’s classes you can expect a strong and challenging vinyasa flow yoga sequence that fuses precise, anatomically-informed consideration of the physical practice with traditional yoga philosophy. Becky is grateful to all of her teachers and mentors, especially her current teacher, Jason Crandell, with whom she has completed her advanced teacher training certificate. Becky is the lead teacher on the Yogarise 12-month 200hr Yoga Teacher Training (UK, weekends only), starting in January 2024.
Becky teaches at Yogarise Peckham.
Ayesha Sowani
Ayesha Sowani is Indian and grew up in various countries across Asia. She first encountered yoga at a young age through her family and has been practicing ever since. She trained as an upholsterer and found that yoga was a fantastic way to balance her mind and body for a physical job. Her interests and belief in yoga as healing and grounding for both body and mind led her to want to further her understanding and knowledge of the subject in both theory and practice. Ayesha undertook her 200hrs teaching training with Yogarise. Since then she has taught one-to-one and group sessions regularly. Expect a dynamic and energetic vinyasa practice with modifications accessible to all levels, incorporating philosophy, asana and pranayama. In class , your breath is your sound track, creating the metronome for movement.
Ayesha teaches at Yogarise Peckham.
Carrianne Hayden
Carrianne Hayden is a life enthusiast with a passion for movement, mental positivity and self love. Her teaching style is motivational, inquisitive and inclusive. Carrianne believes every body is a body bursting with potential and possibilities and uses a non traditional approach to yoga to help her students tap into theirs. With 500+ hours of training and 7 years of consistent teaching in varied environments under her belt, Carrianne aims to makes the student feel supported yet challenged, focussed without over thinking and above all else enough as they already are. Expect a feel good, dynamic, layered flow class building in momentum and fluidity.
Carrianne teaches at Yogarise Peckham and Streatham.
Erin Prichard
Erin Prichard has been teaching yoga for over 21 years and has trained hundreds of teachers. Originally from the USA, she has been the lead teacher trainer at Yogarise for 10 years, and has had the privilege to teach yoga both in the UK and globally in a wide range of settings, including studios, schools, refugee centres, prisons, charities, businesses, and retreats. Her teaching style is a blend of all traditions and schools she has learnt from, including Hatha, Vinyasa Krama, Iyengar, Ashtanga, and Trauma-informed Yoga.
Her classes may touch upon current events, the nature around us, Buddhist principles, neuroscience, and karma yoga. She wants others to feel better in their bodies and in her classes you can expect a combination of traditional asanas with functional movement. There is a focus on the energetic body as well as intentional breath. Philosophy is interwoven throughout to encourage self-inquiry and empowerment. Her approach to life generally is “you do you”, and she tries to facilitate in a way that is accessible, explorative, and inclusive. When not on the mat, Erin can be found surfing or exploring nature. She currently splits her time between London and Mexico.
Erin teaches at Yogarise Peckham.
Fiona Callanan
Fiona discovered Yoga back in 2014 on a sweltering hot day in Hong Kong when she was on maternity leave from her job as a litigation lawyer after having had her second baby in as many years. When she struggled not to pick up her phone as it started ringing during the class (to her now horror when she looks back on it!), Fiona started to realise that Yoga might be beneficial for her in more than just a physical way.
Fiona got addicted to her Yoga practice fairly fast in true Type A lawyer style and went on to complete her first teacher training in Hong Kong in 2018. Since then Fiona has done advanced trainings with Patrick Creelman, Jason Crandell, Marcus Veda and Hannah Whittingham. She teaches Rocket Inspired 4 Beat Vinyasa to music and her classes focus on finding stillness and focus through the breath and proper alignment in the poses for every body. Fiona also teaches Yin, which has taught her to soften a lot in her practice over the years and to sit still with herself more.
Fiona is a right below the knee amputee, having lost her leg in the Asian Tsunami of 2004. Her Yoga practice has had a huge impact on her physically, showing her directly through her body every day that her limitations are always much more mental than physical. It has also gradually helped her over the years to recognise and then deal with the trauma that she suffered as a result of her injuries. Fiona aims in her classes to teach her students to understand how to apply their Yoga practice to their lives to empower themselves to challenge any perceived limitations that they might have and invoke a sense of possibility, joy, and fun, so that both they and those around them can benefit from their practice.
Fiona teaches at Yogarise Streatham.
Sienna Speke
Sienna is a Yoga, Pilates, Somatics, and Meditation teacher. Her classes blend play, empowerment, and grounding in equal measure, supporting students to feel safe to explore their edge whilst deeply honouring their body’s needs. Rooted in nervous system awareness, Sienna’s approach combines strong, intentional movement with fluidity, mindfulness, and rest. Drawing from her extensive background in somatics, Ayurveda, meditation, Tantra, Chinese Medicine, and holistic health, Sienna’s teaching bridges ancient wisdom with a modern, accessible approach to wellbeing. She is known for creating spaces where people feel empowered to soften, expand, and fully express themselves. Students leave her classes feeling energised, centred, and deeply connected to themselves.
Sienna teaches at Yogarise Queen’s Park.
Sally Connor
Sally grew up in New Zealand and moved to London in 2003, working as an analyst in Financial Services for decades before she discovered yoga and breathwork about ten years ago. Yoga helped her reconnect with her body and mind, build resilience and deal with the stress of a demanding corporate job! These are practices that now shape her daily life and in 2019 she trained in dynamic vinyasa at The Yoga Edge. Sally has since trained in yin with Jeff Lester and Norman Blair, Forrest yoga with Jambo Truong, yoga nidra with Craig Norris and breathwork with Itai Itzvan, offering space to explore movement and stillness with presence and care.
Sally has been teaching in studios across London since 2019 and teaches on several yoga teacher trainings, specialising in inclusivity and making yoga classes accessible for all bodies. Her classes are challenging but welcoming, grounding, and accessible to all, with a focus on making yoga approachable for every body and ability level. With a nurturing and encouraging style, she invites students to challenge perceived limits and uncover what their bodies are capable of.
Sally teaches at Yogarise Peckham + Streatham.
Sophie Heatley
Sophie Heatley, after graduating from King’s College London with a BA in French with English, decided to do her YTT and has never looked back. She sees the practice as a loyal friend who is always there for you, holding space without judgement or expectation. Sophie has over five years of teaching experience, working with multiple levels and styles, from Chair Yoga to Rocket, Vinyasa, and Yin. Those who practise with Sophie describe the sessions as thoughtful, empowering, creative, and always full of warmth and compassion.
Sophie teaches at Yogarise Peckham and Streatham.
Amanda Denton
Amanda Denton trained as a contemporary dancer at the Laban Centre for Movement and Dance, but, after a riding accident, turned her attention to the healing arts, qualifying in Massage and Aromatherapy. The discovery of yoga enabled her to come to terms with her injury both mentally and physically. Amanda has experienced and studied a wide range of yoga practices since qualifying as a Sivananda teacher in 2002; her further training includes studying Yogasana with Stewart Gilchrist, Kundalini yoga with Nidhan Kaur, Chakra Vinyasa with Shiva Rea, Tapasya Hot Yoga with Kristin Campbell and more recently Anatomy of the Bhandas and Entering The Bloodstream with Tias Little. In 2017 Amanda completed a 100hr Yin training with the Yoga People. Amanda became a senior registered yoga with (SYT) with Yoga Alliance in 2013 and assisted on the Light Centre Teacher Training with Stewart Gilchrist (200hr) in 2014 and 2015. Amanda teaches yoga as a breathing, moving meditation, an uninterrupted flow of mindfulness and concentration, embracing the eight limbs of Patanjali Yoga. She brings all of her own yoga and healing experiences to her teaching, paying attention to alignment, offering sensitive adjustments, encouraging and supporting the individual to become self-aware and take responsibility for their actions both on and off of the mat. Amanda believes that kindness to the self and others is fundamental to the practise of yoga, and far supersedes perfection in the asana. Amanda has a passion for the amazing, healing benefits of Gong Bath and Sound Therapy and has trained extensively in this field with renowned Gong Master, Leo Cosendai.
Amanda teaches at Yogarise Streatham.
Shimon Sakakibara
Shimon Sakakibara is certified in the Jivamukti method, having recently completed his 300 hour training with Emma Henry and Camilla Veen in Costa Rica. With a fine art and architecture background, Shimon incorporates all his skills in teaching, allowing for great creativity in his classes. Shimon values friendly and safe space – all are welcome in his classes. Jivamukti Yoga combines ethical and spiritual ideas with a strong, dynamic physical practice, that will allow you to integrate the teachings in class with life off the mat. Shimon’s classes take on a monthly theme, with flowing, vinyasa-based sequences, traditional chanting, reflection upon the relevance of yoga scriptures to modern life and always ending with meditation or relaxation.
Shimon teaches at Yogarise Peckham + Queens Park.
Izzy Bishai
Izzy is a South London local who trained as a teacher with Yogarise. Growing up surrounded by creative communities and a less-able-bodied caregiver they were encouraged to feel, move, and breathe in whatever way feels good. Izzy’s classes focus on creating a safe, fun and empowering space; where you’ll get variations for every energy level, emphasising the feeling of a pose rather than how it looks. Always aiming to guide students through their own moving meditation.
Shamita Ray
Shamita started life as a dance and choreographer, specialising in contemporary dance and bharatanatyam (Indian classical dance). She started practising Iyengar yoga as a means to increase flexibility and complement dance training. A chance wandering into an Ashtanga class one day turned was, until then, a mere hobby, into a lifelong passion, rivalling her love for dance. She went on to undertake 200 & 500 hour teacher training, eventually developing her own style of yoga that combines the precision and alignment of Iyengar, with the breath and dynamism of Ashtanga. Ever curious to explore the many facets of yoga, she has also completed teacher trainings in Yin, Ashtanga, meditation, Forrest Yoga, and Gong Master Training. Most recently, she completed a MA in the Traditions of Yoga and Meditation. Shamita teaches regular classes and workshops at Yogarise Queen’s Park and Streatham studios in addition to leading the Sanskrit module on the Yogarise 200hr Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training.
Shamita teaches at Yogarise Streatham and Queens Park.
Jasmine Trebilcock
Jasmine was first introduced to yoga over 15 years ago by her mum, and in 2019 she committed to a daily practice shortly before taking her teacher training in Canada. What began simply as a physical practice gradually evolved into a way of moving through life. She draws from the many traditions that have shaped her journey – Vinyasa, Rocket, and Dharma – blending their influences into dynamic classes. In her classes, students can expect to leave feeling that they have increased their power and strength, released tension through the body, and a stronger sense of body awareness that carries off the mat.
Jasmine teaches at Yogarise Queen’s Park.
Autumn McFarland
Autumn is a certified sound facilitator and yoga teacher whose journey began with a passion for dance. At 18, she moved to LA to pursue a dance career but later returned home, where mental health challenges sparked her path to self-discovery and healing. Through yoga and sound healing, she found solace and empowerment, realising her true calling was to share these transformative practices with others. Her personal journey and dedication to holistic wellness makes her an dedicated and compassionate instructor. In her classes, Autumn’s primary goal is to create a space for students to deepen their connection with themselves, encouraging self-exploration and inner alignment. She focuses on harmonizing the mind, body, and spirit through mindful movement, emphasizing strength, stability, and a profound sense of calm. Participants in Autumn’s classes will leave feeling reenergised, refocused, and ready to face their day with a reawakened sense of well-being. Autumn’s holistic approach fosters emotional, spiritual, and physical healing, guiding students on their journeys toward renewal and balance.
Autumn teaches at Yogarise Queens Park.
Sam Francis Harman
Sam’s passion for yoga began during his time at Drama School in New York, where Yoga was used as a tool for the Actor’s alignment. In 2019 he travelled to the birthplace of Yoga, the spiritual Rishikesh, India, where he completed his Yoga Teacher Training at Ananda Prakash Ashram with the renowned Yogi, Yogrishi Vishvketu. Sam recently completed a Bhakti Yoga training with Charlie Kelly and Radhika Das. Yoga for Sam is a practice to connect with the breath, consciously inhabit the body and find bliss. In the Akahanda (whole) approach, his class will consist of five elements – Asana, Pranayama, Mantra, Meditation and Yogic Wisdom. Come to Morning Bliss and Hatha Flow to feel grounded, blissful and leave with a smile on your face!
Sam teaches at Yogarise Peckham.
Marcia Sharp
Marcia left her management career at the BBC to make yoga her full-time occupation. Marcia has been practising yoga for over 20 years and studying yoga in it’s various forms since 2004. Marcia trained at the acclaimed International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre in France (200hrs TTC), and under Sri Dharma Mittra in NYC (500hrs ATTC). The style of yoga that Marcia teaches is based on Dharma Yoga’s strong physical and mental practice that will increase your mobility, flexibility and strength, and each session includes arm balances, headstand and hand balancing – for those who wish to try exploring. Yoga with Marcia is a balanced, healthy and fun way to tone both body and mind; Marcia subtly combines the transformative qualities of the practice and cultivates mindfulness, creativity and exploration – individually and cohesively. Her classes are motivating and challenging, Marcia’s style is adaptable to everyone, she guides you with love and a little banter.
Marcia teaches at Yogarise Queens Park.
Joe Sharp
Joe is an Experienced Yoga Teacher and has taught over 4,700 hours of classes. He’s been teaching full time since 2018 and teaches in some of London’s best studios. He’s also taught Yoga and meditation to a range of organisations including BUPA, L’Oreal and Nestle Health Science. Joe’s teaching style is friendly, positive and engaging. He encourages students to consciously develop a state of heightened awareness, from which they can move through life with less worry and anxiety and more steadiness, ease, and joy. Involved in physical activity and sport throughout his life, Joe has competed internationally as a skier. He has previously worked as a Personal Trainer and Fitness Instructor and has an HND in Sports and Exercise Science.
Joe teaches at Yogarise Queens Park.
