Teachers
Happy Om is a well equipped, light and airy yoga studio in central Norwich, available for external hire for yoga workshops, yoga-related training sessions and special events.
The studio space has hard wood parquet flooring, and our placement on the second floor means natural light floods the studio through the large windows during daylight hours. We have plants, fairy lights and several lamps so you can create just the right atmosphere for your event.
The studio has capacity for up to 20 students. We pride ourselves on our wonderful supply of props. As well as the usual mats, flat blocks, brick blocks and straps we also have high quality thick yoga blankets and bolsters for 20 students. These are an invaluable resource for supporting your students at your event during practice, discussion and especially relaxation.
To enquire about hiring Happy Om for your event, please contact Lou and Ivana by email: happyomnorwich@gmail.com.
Teachers
Lou
Lou is a passionate teacher and student of Yoga and Ayurveda, and has co-run Happy Om since 2012. Her classes are holistic in nature, always incorporating themes and practises beyond the physical. Her real passion is incorporating Ayurvedic wisdom into yoga practice, and supporting women in developing trust and care for themselves. She has more than 1000 hours of professional training, including as a Yoga Health Coach – working with people to find better health and inspiration through living the Ayurvedic habits. She is also a yoga therapist for mental health (through The Minded Institute) and can support people through yoga, who are suffering with stress, anxiety and depression. She is also a Polarity Bodywork Therapist, and training as a Somatic Bodywork Practitioner, to effectively use bodywork. movement and breath in the healing process.
Lou teaches beginners, intermediate and ‘advanced’ courses, as well as ‘Empowered Woman’ yoga sessions, somatic release sessions, Polarity Therapy, plus women’s transformational retreats.
Website: loukitchenertherapies.co.uk
Email: louisekitchener@hotmail.com
Marie
Marie is an experienced Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist, offering somatically inspired yoga classes and therapeutically informed yoga. Her classes are focused on connecting you with your body and authentic experience through an exploration of embodied movement, in which the intention is to cultivate a deeper connection to the felt sense of the body, guiding you to listen and respond to the internal language of the body rather than follow instructions. Marie hopes to guide you towards a deeper awareness and understanding of yourself and to presence you more fully in the here and now of the fullness of your experience.
She holds space for you to find your way back to the body, and back to a more balanced and grounded centre. She is passionate about educating her students about the nervous system and sharing practices that support growth and help build resiliency, in order to support the individual's capacity for improved health and healing. Marie also works with people therapeutically on a 1-1 basis, addressing health concerns and conditions and supporting mental health and trauma through embodied therapeutic practices.
Email: mariewilliamsyoga@gmail.com
Website and bookings: www.mariewilliamsyoga.com
Instagram: @mariewilliamsyoga
Amber
Amber brings calm to people’s busy lives through movement, breath and relaxation. Her yoga classes are open and welcoming to all. She is a certified Yoga Alliance Professionals teacher, having completed 200 hours of training with Atma Yoga, and 135 hours of Pregnancy, Baby, Postnatal and Kids Yoga with ZenMuma and ZenKids.
She first tried yoga for fitness reasons and soon found how it helped to quieten her busy mind as a primary school teacher. When she fell pregnant yoga really helped to ease the anxiety and stress. There was no going back!
Her classes at Happy Om are mainly inspired by her teacher Swami Atma Gyanam Saraswati’s style of Bhava Yoga and Hatha Yoga. You will be led through mindfulness, meditation, pranayama, asana and yoga nidra. Moving and easing out tensions and finding stillness as we end with relaxation.
Amber loves to spend time in nature and finds it very grounding. She brings elements of the seasons and the world around us into her sessions. Yoga is about how we live our lives every day.
Email: hello@yogawithamber.co.uk
Mobile: 07307849476
Website: www.yogawithamber.co.uk
Ivana
Ivana shares heartfelt practices of traditional Hatha, Tantra, Yin, Restorative Yoga, Pranayama, Yoga Nidra, Meditation and Ayurveda.
She is over 2100 hours trained and certified senior Yoga teacher and Ayurvedic Health Advisor and she co-runs Happy Om with Lou. All of her studies and her personal inner work has created a holistic approach to what she shares and lives by.
At the core of her offerings lies an intention. So these teachings, which have been passed on and through her, will inspire your heart and mind to descend into the exploration of knowing ourselves on deeper levels of our being.
You will be invited to welcome yourself into these practices as you are and start from this very place. To slow down from the busyness of day-to-day life. To quieten our mind, to create a space for deep listening, knowing and to re-connect… To remember our innate nature which rests in effortless awareness.
For intensifying and, most importantly, sustaining this freedom and creative field through movement, awareness, breath, subtle body practices & self-inquiry. Whether it is healing, purifying, transforming, inspiring or tapping into the unknown, everyone is welcome.
She believes that with reverence and commitment to ourselves through these timeless practices, Yoga and Ayurveda reveals itself and allows you to receive its spark of insight, clarity, well-being and richness to this sacred life.
Weaving these threads together has been, and will continue to be her life’s purpose and she look forward to share this Way of Life with You.
Website: www.yogawithivana.co.uk
Email: contact@yogawithivana.co.uk
Instagram: @yogini.ivana
Eve
Eve is an experienced 200hr Registered Yoga Teacher and a Registered Practice Nurse, who has a strong belief in the power of holistic health and preventive medicine. Her yoga journey began six years ago, and since then, she has embarked on a transformative path exploring various yoga styles on her travels through India, Southeast Asia, South, and Central America and Spain embracing diverse cultures along the way. As well as whilst she lived in London for eight years.
Throughout her practice, Eve has developed a unique approach by infusing play and creative movement into her yoga flows. With a focus on self-exploration and reconnecting people to their bodies, she encourages her students to embrace their individuality and rediscover themselves through movement. Her classes are not only a physical practice but also an invitation to delve into the depths of the mind and spirit.
Incorporating styles like Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Pranayama, and Nidra, Eve has experienced the profound impact of yoga on overall well-being. Additionally, her dedication to nutrition and preventive medicine led her to become a nutritional coach. She empowers others to make positive dietary choices and will soon further her expertise by pursuing an MSc in Dietetics and Nutrition starting in February.
Eve’s journey extends beyond the yoga mat. As a registered nurse, she has gained valuable experience working with patients recovering from cancer at the renowned Royal Marsden, as well as supporting individuals living with chronic health conditions in the primary care setting. Her diverse background as a nurse, yoga teacher, and nutritional coach allows her to approach health from a comprehensive and compassionate perspective.
Eve’s teaching philosophy revolves around fostering self-discovery, creativity, and playfulness. She believes that through these elements, individuals can reconnect with their bodies, tap into their inner strength, and find balance in their lives. Her classes are a celebration of the joy that yoga brings, and she is dedicated to guiding others on a path of holistic healing and well-being.
Email: eve@wellnesseve.com
Website: www.wellnesseve.com