Friends of the Yoga Barn

Here’s an introduction to our regular teachers and visiting workshops hosts at the Yoga Barn.

Melissa Scott

Strength Training and TRX Beginners Course Melissa Scott is a highly experienced personal trainer with over 30 years in the fitness industry. Based in the Chilterns, she specialises in functional strength training, TRX suspension work, HIIT, and bodyweight conditioning. Known for her motivating style and attention to detail, Melissa helps clients of all levels build lean muscle, improve mobility, and develop real-world strength and confidence. Her approach combines expert gui

Lucy Vickers

Rocket Teacher Lucy teaches Rocket yoga at Yoga Barn. Rocket yoga is the style that got Lucy hooked on yoga 15 years ago and she has been practising yoga ever since. Her teachers include Dulce and Jamie of The Yoga People, Marcus Veda, Lolo Lam, Ambra Vallo, Stewart Gilchrist, Abi King and Yoga Barn’s own Natalia. She loves how dynamic yoga really allows her to connect with her body and slow her brain, and likes to feel wrung out and slowed down at the end of a practice. L

Adele Wimsett

Hormone-literate support for ADHD women in perimenopause Adele Wimsett is a Women’s Health Practitioner specialising in ADHD and perimenopause. She supports women whose mood, cognition, menstrual cycle symptoms and nervous system become increasingly dysregulated during hormonal transition, helping them understand what’s happening in their bodies and make informed, consent-led decisions about hormone support. Her work is hormone-literate, neurodivergent-informed, and grounded

Hayley Harvey

Yin Yoga Teacher Hayley is a Yin Yoga teacher with a love for creating calm, supportive spaces where people can slow down and reconnect. Her journey into yoga began alongside her love for running, where she spent years in a constant state of doing. Over time, she came to value the importance of balance and the need for stillness alongside movement. Yin Yoga became that space for her, an opportunity to pause, listen and soften both physically and mentally. It’s a practice she

Harriet Mooney

Yin Yoga Teacher Trained in trauma-aware yoga with Ourmala, provided yoga training for Refugees, Asylum Seekers & Under-Served Groups. Harriet has been practicing yoga for over a decade. With a background in dance, she came to the practice following an injury, and finding yoga to be a holistic, restorative practice and a way to reconnect mind and body, she’s furthered her learning with trainings in vinyasa flow, trauma-informed yoga, and yin yoga. Harriet is passionate about

Ambra Vallo

Rocket Masterclass Teacher Certified Dharma, Ashtanga Vinyasa, Rocket, Forrest Yoga and Tripsichore Yoga. Ambra Vallo is a former Principal ballet dancer of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. After a long career dancing on some of the world’s most renowned stages, she found her true center in yoga. She is a certified senior teacher: Dharma Yoga (800h), Ashtanga Vinyasa (500h), Rocket Yoga (500h), Forrest Yoga (200h + Advanced TT), and Tripsichore Yoga (200h). She holds a Master’s D

Jilli Broadhurst

Hot Power Vinyasa, Yin, Hatha, and Restorative Yoga, as well as Yoga Nidra Initially, she trained as a Hot Power Vinyasa instructor,...

Grace Hynes

Vinyasa, Yin & Yoga Nidra Teacher Grace is a 200hr Vinyasa, Yin & Yoga Nidra teacher, teaching weekly classes in Herts & Bucks. Grace is...

Vicki Austin

Yoga teacher - Yoga Teacher & Ayurvedic Practitioner Vicki offers traditional yoga classes based on Asana (postures), Pranayama (Breath...

Emma Nicole Thomas

Anusara Elements Yoga Teacher Emma is a licensed Anusara Elements™ yoga teacher. Emma's teaching journey began in Thailand in 2016 where she completed her Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training with Radhika Yoga. Her studies continued in Goa, India with a Multi-style Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training with Diya Yoga, followed by a CPD Yoga Therapy Teacher course in London with Ambika Yoga. Emma is passionate about all things health and wellness. Having recently graduated as a Healt

Jess Symondson

Yoga teacher - Vinyasa & Ashtanga, Breathwork, Meditation & Mindfulness Jess offers dynamicYoga & Breathwork sessions that combine music,...

Natalia Khutkubia

Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, Hatha, Pranayama, Meditation Teacher Natalia Khutkubia is a certified yoga instructor with 200-hour training from Sampoorna Yoga and advanced training from the World Peace Yoga School, specializing in Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, and Pranayama. Natalia began her yoga journey 20 years ago in Japan, using it to improve her posture and well-being. After moving to London, she trained under Stewart Gilchrist, deepening her practice in Ashtanga Vinyasa and Ujjayi