Meet the Teachers

Yoga Place Baby is proud to offer inspiring, nurturing and highly qualified teachers to take you from your 2nd trimester to the birth of your baby and into childhood!

So you can feel confident you are getting the best possible teaching, in a safe and nourishing environment all our teachers have been trained specifically for where you are in your journey of mum to be and new mother in mind and a space which also connects you with fellow students which creates a unique support system every step of the way while at the same time starting wonderful friendships between yourselves and your children.

Let us introduce you to our teachers…

Lisa White

Pregnancy Yoga: Tuesdays & Thursdays 10am, Wednesdays 6.30pm
Mum & Baby Yoga: Wednesdays 11.30am
Birth Preparation Workshops: Monthly, please check workshop schedule

Lisa has been teaching Perinatal Yoga for 10 years, gaining a wealth of knowledge and experience during this time having taught at St. Thomas’ and Kings College Hospitals, as well as for the Life Centre Notting Hill, The Special Yoga Centre, Sitaram, Lotusbaby and Yoga Place E2. She enjoys creating the class around her students, using a blend of traditional yoga postures and modified sequences guided by the breath that will give each student no matter what their experience or level a feeling ease, space and comfort as they adjust to their growing bumps! With each class you will also learn how to use breathing techniques for pregnancy, to ease breathlessness and promote calm and happiness, and how to breath through your contractions, the times in between… and for birthing your baby in 2nd stage labour.  You will be introduced to the practices of Mudras and Mantra, to create and focus on the bond between you and your baby and the sheer indulgence of Yoga Nidra, deep relaxation. These classes are also a wonderful way to connect with other mums to be, creating a fantastic support network which continues through to the mum and baby classes where you will be guided through practices for mum and for baby, with songs and dances around specifically tailored practices for this postnatal time. And of course there is always an attempted mummy and baby relaxation topped off with tea and cake!

Lisa welcomes all students from 12 weeks pregnancy and any time postnatally, niggles and any experience welcomed!

Sarah Scharf

Pregnancy Yoga: Saturdays 9am and 10.15am
Month Postnatal Yoga Class: 1st Sunday of the month
Restorative Yoga: 1st Sunday of the month (suitable for all pregnant & postnatal students)

Sarah has been teaching Yoga since 2004, and practicing massage therapy since 1999. Her interest in Pregnancy Yoga led her to qualify with YogaCampus, and assist Lisa White who has mentored her in all things birth and baby yoga-related. Sarah teaches to help empower women to know their bodies and appreciate the changes that pregnancy creates. Her passion is finding pain-free ways for everyone to move and feel graceful, no matter what size or how hormonal they might be! Sarah is also a qualified Relax and Renew© Restorative Yoga instructor and specialises in creating comfortable poses to provide support for rejuvenating energy. Her classes are playful and informative, while providing an open community for women to share.

Mary Beattie

Baby Massage Courses: Please check courses for details
‘Once Upon A Touch Story Massage’ Summer Course for 4 to 7 year olds (details to follow)
‘Once Upon A Sunday Story Time’  Dads & Toddlers, Dads & Children time only (details to follow)

Empowering Parents and Nurturing children are Mary’s core intentions. She creates and gentle and warm space for parents and children to be themselves, relax, have fun and unfold in their own time. A break from the multitude of advice and opinions on parenting. Learn from other parents and discover more about your baby and child. Mary is a Certified Infant Massage Instructor with the world leading International Association of Infant Massage. She is a Qualified ‘Massage in Schools Instructor’ and ‘Once apon a touch, Story teller’. She is also a Mindfulness in Schools Practitioner.

Patti Thompson-Nicolls

Pregnancy, Postnatal and Baby Yoga Cover Teacher and Teaching Assistant for the Birth Preparation Workshops.

My introduction to yoga began in 2003. Since then, I often have found myself going back to yoga, in search of stillness.  I finally came to a conclusion… by sourcing the calm within and using my existing teaching skills (primary school teaching) I can guide others to heighten their physical, mental and emotional well being.

Within my classes, I encourage students to go beyond trying and draw their attention to doing –possibly even through a bit of humour. My teaching is woven together by a commitment to guide all of my students through their journey of life and for them to take care whilst smoothly progressing through it.  They may even undergo a similar if not same awareness of freedom, self-love and acceptance that I have been feeling on my own journey.