Meet the Teachers
We introduce our wonderful yoga teachers to you…
The ISHTA Studio of Yoga & Health is proud of the unique and collective energies of the yoga teachers of the studio and their differing teaching styles. They not only bring a wealth of knowledge and wisdom each within them, but all resonate with a shared love and passion for yoga and teaching. We welcome you to try all of their classes!
WENDY WOOD
NANDIVA – a spiritual name given to Wendy by her guru – is a name derived from the Bilaspur goddess Naina Devi who, being the goddess of eyes, saw things that most others could not see.
Wendy is an initiate of Kavi Yogiraj Mani Finger and has been practising yoga for over thirty years. Wendy believes that by linking the mind and body with the breath we create a centred, harmonious feeling. After Mani left to live in the USA in the later part of his life, Wendy, inspired by the teachings of her guru, mentor and wonderful friend, continued the tradition of ISHTA by creating the ISHTA School of Yoga & Health.
Contact: (011) 880 3601 | 082 338 8153 | nandiva@wol.co.za
KAREN TURIS
Karen Anne Turis is a qualified Kundalini yoga teacher, as well as a qualified Dance and Movement Therapist.
She has offered private and group yoga for over 17 years and has, more recently, taught movement classes to both adults and children.
Karen has reached thousands of people over the past 25 years of working in the health and wellness industry. Karen also mentors youth as part of The Yoga 4 Alex project.
Contact: karen@zingwellbeing.co.za | 082 772 4794
HANNI DAYMOND
Having fallen in love with children’s yoga during a visit to India where she met a very young yogi, “Sunaina”, Hanni was inspired to teach children’s yoga and studied with YogaBeez. Hanni says, “Over the years I have been blessed with the most amazing teachers who till today form a very integral part of my yoga journey.”
“Yoga allows me to more present in my life and I am passionate about children and working with them as well as offering yoga as a therapy to special needs children who I am able to connect well with.”
Hanni says children are natural yogis – whole, innocent and playful. She believes that yoga is a gift to children and encourages them to hold onto their childlike mind with wisdom and beauty.
Contact: 082 373 2342 | daymond@mweb.co.za
ANGELA WOOD
As a second-generation ISHTA teacher, I have always felt blessed that the seeds of my yogic practice were planted at an early age and that yoga has consistently served as a deep and powerful guide at the heart of my life’s journey. I am equally blessed to have now shared the ever-giving joy of learning and teaching of yoga with others for over 15 years. I believe there is no better modality than yoga to awaken us to the complete health, wellbeing and potential of the body and mind, while continuously helping us expand our most authentic selves and allowing our spirits to fly! My classes focus on calming yet uplifting creative flow within the boundaries of classical hatha, pranayama and meditation. I am also a writer, studio and events manager and an adoring mom of two beautiful children.
Contact: angela@ishtayoga.co.za | 082 789 4847
ROSE SONNENBERG
Rose Sonnenberg is a dedicated yogini who began practicing yoga at ISHTA almost 30 years ago. In Rose’s words, “Yoga has shown me the way to myself. I’m overjoyed to teach at ISHTA, where I first felt ‘I am home!’. As a qualified Iyengar teacher I embrace a fluid approach and am receptive to all traditions. Each of my classes is unique, and I love creating a heart-space… my intention is for every student to leave their practice feeling both joy and stillness from our time spent together.
Contact: | rose@buntman.com | 082 733 3341
SUNDRI ATMA
For over two decades, Sundri Atma has been integrating spiritual teachings, energetics, sacred practices and therapies, breathwork and Kundalini Yoga to guide people into self-healing and self-acceptance. Called to serve others through awakening and bringing about internal personal shifts, Sundri Atma’s Kundalini classes help clear deeply rooted emotional blocks that prevent people from living from their authentic selves.
Contact: | sundriatma@gmail.com | 079 511 4129
KANTILAL PARSHOTAM
Kantilal Parshotam first joined the BKS Iyengar Yoga Institute of SA in 1988 with his first visit to the Iyengar Institute in Pune was in 1994, under the guidance of primary teacher Geeta Iyengar. Kantilal has attended annual yoga seminars with visiting teachers in South Africa and has been teaching yoga, his passion, ever since. Kantilal also lectured at Wits University for twenty years in the fields of Medical Science and Human Biology. His other interests include birding, botany and tango.
Contact: | 073 156 1573
AVRIL CHAMBERS
500hr Yoga Alliance certified teacher specializing in Hatha, Yin, Vinyasa, Children’s and Restorative yoga, Avril is also a certified Reiki and Sekhem healer. Her journey with yoga began at a very early age, blessed to be allowed to practise with her mom, aged just three years, in the 1960’s. That is where the initial seed was planted and lay dormant until she reached her twenties.
The healing practice of yoga gave Avril stress relief, sanity and serenity on my mat and she soon left her corporate job and wanted to teach and share the passion she had for yoga, meditation and pranayama. “My aim is to inspire all whom I teach to fall in love with this very ancient and very magical healing practice,” Avril says.
Contact: | 082 370 3200
WENDY WOOD
NANDIVA – a spiritual name given to Wendy by her guru – is a name derived from the Bilaspur goddess Naina Devi who, being the goddess of eyes, saw things that most others could not see.
Wendy is an initiate of Kavi Yogiraj Mani Finger and has been practising yoga for over thirty years. Wendy believes that by linking the mind and body with the breath we create a centred, harmonious feeling.
After Mani left to live in the USA in the later part of his life, Wendy, inspired by the teachings of her guru, mentor and wonderful friend, continued the tradition of ISHTA by creating the ISHTA School of Yoga & Health.
Contact: (011) 880 3601
082 338 8153
nandiva@wol.co.za
KAREN TURIS
Karen Anne Turis is a qualified Kundalini yoga teacher, as well as a qualified Dance and Movement Therapist.
She has offered private and group yoga for over 17 years and has, more recently, taught movement classes to both adults and children.
Karen has reached thousands of people over the past 25 years of working in the health and wellness industry. Karen also mentors youth as part of The Yoga 4 Alex project.
Contact: karen@funky-fish.co.za
082 772 4794
HANNI DAYMOND
Having fallen in love with children’s yoga during a visit to India where she met a very young yogi, “Sunaina”, Hanni was inspired to teach children’s yoga and studied with YogaBeez. Hanni says, “Over the years I have been blessed with the most amazing teachers who till today form a very integral part of my yoga journey.”
“Yoga allows me to more present in my life and I am passionate about children and working with them as well as offering yoga as a therapy to special needs children who I am able to connect well with.”
Hanni says children are natural yogis – whole, innocent and palyful. She believes that yoga is a gift to children and encourages them to hold onto their childlike mind with wisdom and beauty.
Contact: 082 373 2342 | daymond@mweb.co.za
ANGELA WOOD
As a second-generation ISHTA teacher, I have always felt blessed that the seeds of my yogic practice were planted at an early age and that yoga has consistently served as a deep and powerful guide at the heart of my life’s journey. I am equally blessed to have now shared the ever-giving joy of learning and teaching of yoga with others for over 15 years. I believe there is no better modality than yoga to awaken us to the complete health, wellbeing and potential of the body and mind, while continuously helping us expand our most authentic selves and allowing our spirits to fly! My classes focus on calming yet uplifting creative flow within the boundaries of classical hatha, pranayama and meditation. I am also a writer, studio and events manager and an adoring mom of two beautiful children.
Contact: angela@ishtayoga.co.za | 082 789 4847
ROSE SONNENBERG
Rose Sonnenberg is a dedicated yogini who began practicing yoga at ISHTA almost 30 years ago. In Rose’s words, “Yoga has shown me the way to myself. I’m overjoyed to teach at ISHTA, where I first felt ‘I am home!’. As a qualified Iyengar teacher I embrace a fluid approach and am receptive to all traditions. Each of my classes is unique, and I love creating a heart-space… my intention is for every student to leave their practice feeling both joy and stillness from our time spent together.
Contact: | rose@buntman.com | 082 733 3341
SUNDRI ATMA
For over two decades, Sundri Atma has been integrating spiritual teachings, energetics, sacred practices and therapies, breathwork and Kundalini Yoga to guide people into self-healing and self-acceptance. Called to serve others through awakening and bringing about internal personal shifts, Sundri Atma’s Kundalini classes help clear deeply rooted emotional blocks that prevent people from living from their authentic selves.
Contact: | sundriatma@gmail.com | 079 511 4129
KANTILAL PARSHOTAM
Kantilal Parshotam first joined the BKS Iyengar Yoga Institute of SA in 1988 with his first visit to the Iyengar Institute in Pune was in 1994, under the guidance of primary teacher Geeta Iyengar. Kantilal has attended annual yoga seminars with visiting teachers in South Africa and has been teaching yoga, his passion, ever since. Kantilal also lectured at Wits University for twenty years in the fields of Medical Science and Human Biology. His other interests include birding, botany and tango.
Contact: | 073 156 1573
AVRIL CHAMBERS
500hr Yoga Alliance certified teacher specializing in Hatha, Yin, Vinyasa, Children’s and Restorative yoga, Avril is also a certified Reiki and Sekhem healer. Her journey with yoga began at a very early age, blessed to be allowed to practise with her mom, aged just three years, in the 1960’s. That is where the initial seed was planted and lay dormant until she reached her twenties.
The healing practice of yoga gave Avril stress relief, sanity and serenity on my mat and she soon left her corporate job and wanted to teach and share the passion she had for yoga, meditation and pranayama. “My aim is to inspire all whom I teach to fall in love with this very ancient and very magical healing practice,” Avril says.
Contact: | 082 370 3200