Meet the SOMA Yoga team
We pride ourselves on the brilliant team we have here at SOMA, who are the heart of the inclusive, welcoming, and heartwarming space that we hold.
Our handpicked teachers are masters of their Yoga craft, with a strong understanding of anatomy and biomechanics, who share yogic philosophy in a digestible way for inspired living, and are deeply devoted to their calling.
Our teachers’ expertise spans across plentiful Yoga styles, meditation, sound healing, massage therapy, pregnancy and postpartum, myofascial release, arm balancing, strength and mobility, doula specialties, birth education, reiki, neonatal nursing, and more.
Learn more about them below!
Gea Krajcar
E-RYT500, RPYT85, Doula, Birth Educator
Vinyasa, Chanting, Meditation, Prenatal, Postnatal, Teacher Trainings
Gea is a devotional Yoga teacher trainer, founder of the award-winning SOMA Yoga studio in London, a full-spectrum doula, and someone who believes that spiritual awakening happens through engaging with the world we are living in, not escaping from it. For over 12 years, she’s been passionate about creating spaces where people feel genuinely safe to drop their armour and explore their inner landscapes.
Her offerings weave tantric wisdom into accessible, strong, and creative Yoga practice, alongside live harmonium and chanting. You can find her running our lovely SOMA home, teaching weekly classes and kirtans, leading foundational 200-hour, advanced 300-hour, as well as 85h Prenatal & Postnatal Teacher Trainings.
A few times a year, she guides dreamy retreats, and daily grows her passion project - the Online Yoga Club. You can also find her volunteering for the Croatian Doula Association, providing emotional support to expectant and postpartum mothers who can’t afford it otherwise, across the Balkan region.
Megan Brown
RYT500
Vinyasa, Yogasana, Rocket, Yin
Megan’s love for yoga began after years of gym workouts and fitness classes, always feeling like something was missing. After her very first savasana, she realised - that was it. The deep connection between body, breath, and mind is what truly hooked her.
Since then, she’s completed over 600 hours of training across multiple styles, including Vinyasa, Yogasana, Rocket, and Yin. Having taught yoga and meditation throughout Thailand, Megan is now based in London, where she shares her regular teaching schedule and frequently hosts retreats abroad. Her classes are designed to resonate deeply with each individual - not just through the physical postures, but by skillfully weaving in philosophy, pranayama, and meditation, drawing inspiration from her teacher, Stewart Gilchrist.
Megan's classes are strong and playful, but most importantly accessible to all - expect modifications, hands-on adjustments, and careful cueing to help you fit the practice to your body.
Renée Jones
RYT 200, YIN 50H, Trauma Sensitive Yoga
Restorative, Somatics, Vinyasa
Renée’s intention as a yoga instructor is to make the practice of yoga accessible, enjoyable, and an integral part of more lives. She offers a trauma-informed space to slow down, soften, and reconnect, guiding restorative and yin practices that support nervous system regulation and deep rest. She also enjoys weaving in creativity and play through accessible, dynamic vinyasa. Passionate about empowering you to build your own relationship with the practice - Renée will invite you to listen to your body, follow your breath, and explore what feels most nourishing for you, both on and off the mat.
Renée teaches from her training in Hatha, Yin & Vinyasa as well as drawing inspiration from her self-practice of somatic movement, floorwork and AcroYoga.
Anjali Haldankar
RYT200, RPYT85, Sound healing, Reiki
Vinyasa, Prenatal, Postnatal, Mantras
Anjali’s teaching is an invitation to return home to yourself. Rooted in her heritage, she shares yoga as a sacred practice, guiding you to find an inner anchor that remains steady through all of life’s tides. Her journey began in childhood, watching her Nani practice with quiet devotion. From her first class at 15, she was drawn to the way yoga creates space to explore the body, breath, and inner self as one.
She later completed her RYT200 with Gea Krajcar at the Spanda Institute. This training felt like a spiritual journey that soulfully reconnected her back to her roots. Deeply connected to the subtle body, Anjali has studied chakras, Reiki (Level I & II), Crystal Healing, and the Munay-Ki Rites. With a background in music, she weaves sound into her classes through immersive sound baths and Sanskrit mantra, accompanied by the harmonium. Named after the sacred “Anjali” mudra, her classes integrate breathwork, movement, and philosophy. She views the breath as a bridge between mind, body, and soul, guiding you to move with awareness, meet yourself fully, and carry that connection beyond the mat.
Abbi Leach
RYT500
Vinyasa, Yogasana
Abbi discovered yoga while working in the fast-paced events industry, where it offered calm and connection amid the chaos. What began as a personal refuge soon became a calling to share the practice with others.
She completed her 200-hour training with Aligned Yoga (Briohny Smyth) and is currently pursuing her 300-hour training with Stewart Gilchrist. Blending thoughtful sequencing, embodied philosophy, and playfulness, Abbi creates strong yet accessible classes that honour every body’s uniqueness. Her teaching invites curiosity, kindness, and confidence, helping students find balance on and off the mat.
Jonathan Nichols
RYT200
Meditation, Yoga, Mindfulness
My aim is for my students to find balance, joy, and insight through movement and stillness. As a hiker, cyclist, and nature-loving outdoorsy type, I first came to yoga "for the stretching" over 12 years ago, but I soon discovered it offered so much more, and I've been practicing ever since. My yoga journey has led me to explore vinyasa, hatha, iyengar, acro, and yin practices, as well as the philosophy, chanting, and musical aspects.
I also came to meditation reluctantly and sceptically at first: "What's the point of sitting still when you could be busy getting things done?" But by exploring different traditions, I found regular meditation practice brought joy in "just being" as well as "doing", and greater presence and creativity in times of busy activity and dynamic movement. I aim to offer well-rounded yoga and meditation classes that help build strength and mobility - for the body, mind, and spirit. My classes are often inspired by nature, and I hope they will help you to tap into that deep source of energy, kindness, curiosity, and playfulness that already resides within us all.
Autumn McFarland
RYT200, Sound Healing
Vinyasa, Sound
Autumn is a certified sound facilitator and yoga teacher whose path to wellness began with a deep love for movement. Her journey started in the world of dance, and after pursuing a career in LA, she eventually returned home. There, personal challenges led her down a transformative path of self-discovery and healing through yoga and sound. What began as a personal journey soon became a heartfelt calling to help others reconnect with themselves.
Autumn’s approach is holistic and rooted in lived experience. Her teaching combines yogic practices and sound therapy to restore balance within the mind, body, and spirit. She is passionate about creating a supportive space where students feel safe to explore, release, and realign with their inner truth.
Whether you're new to yoga or deep in your practice, Autumn’s classes offer a grounding and uplifting experience. Her intention is to help students leave feeling more centred, empowered, and deeply reconnected to themselves.
Kitti Perlaki
RYT200, 60h YIN, RPYT85, Massage Therapist
Vinyasa, Restorative, Massage
As a committed teacher and student, Kitti has been practicing yoga for 10 years. Her classes are energizing for the body, help increase flexibility, and relax the mind. Her approach is gentle, supportive, and adaptive.
Kitti's teaching offers postural awareness, breathwork, heartfelt intention, and contemplation on how our practice can show up in our lives. It is a sincere joy and privilege to hold space for people seeking to better understand their bodies, nourish their nervous systems, and learn about the roots of yoga.
In her massage offerings, Kitti combines techniques from Eastern and Western philosophies infusing her massage style with fluidity, depth, and grace. Breathing techniques assist in stilling and balancing the mind whilst the strength of deep muscular, pressure point and meridian work help loosen, release, and harmonize the body physically.
She is trained in Vinyasa, Yin, Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga, and besides Yoga classes, you can find her at SOMA offering treatments: Holistic, Ayurvedic Yoga massage, Pre & Postnatal Massage, and a Sculptural Facial Massage.
Ivana Kosorok
E-RYT500
Vinyasa, Ashtanga
Originally drawn to creativity, Ivana found yoga in 2003 through breathwork, meditation, and Hatha - and it quickly became a way to reconnect to herself. With over a decade of teaching and advanced training (RYT 500), her practice is rooted in Ashtanga, balanced with the fluidity and playfulness of Vinyasa.
Breath sits at the centre of everything she teaches, guiding you out of the noise and into a more present, grounded state. Ivana’s classes are a space with no judgement or labels - just movement, connection, and return. You’ll leave feeling restored, whole, and already thinking about your next class.
Olga Poletaeva
RYT200, RPYT85
Vinyasa, Prenatal, Postnatal
Olga completed her 200hr teacher training with Spanda Institute and brings a dynamic, mindful quality to her classes. She loves yoga for the diversity of practice it offers - from challenging, flowing sequences to deeply restorative asanas, as well as the way it supports a more present, grounded way of moving through everyday life.
Her classes create a welcoming space to explore the practice on your own terms, with guidance, a cheeky challenge, and a relatable approach to bringing yoga beyond the mat. With plenty of options throughout, students are encouraged to adapt the practice in a way that feels supportive, engaging, and true to their experience.
Mariella Tonzanu
Originally from Italy, Mariella moved to London to specialise in neonatal intensive care nursing. After discovering yoga, it became part of her daily life and philosophy - so much so that she travelled to India to train with Himalayan teachers, completing her yoga and pregnancy yoga teacher training in Rishikesh.
She specialises in pregnancy yoga because she believes this is one of the most powerful times in a woman's life to stay active and healthy, for both mother and baby. Drawing on her nursing background and deep knowledge of the body during pregnancy, Mariella helps expectant women care for themselves, their minds, and their babies as safely as possible. Her NHS and neonatal experience feeds directly into her teaching, alongside her ongoing study of yoga therapy.
Classes combine stretching and strengthening, breathing, and visualisation — equipping women with the tools for the best possible birth experience. Above all, Mariella's aim is to help you listen to and trust your body and your baby through this magical, transformative time.
RYT200, RPYT85, Doula, Neonatal Nurse | Prenatal, Postnatal