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Tracey Ellis

Founder | Teacher | Facilitator

Tracey is a trauma informed yoga, restorative yoga, Pilates and somatic movement teacher, healing arts practitioner and founder of The Heart Space. Tracey has studied different embodiment modalities alongside Earth based animistic wisdom practices and energy medicine of Shamanism, Andean mysticism and Reiki for over 20 years. 

She has been teaching yoga full time for over 10 years, trained with STOTT Pilates in 2021 and is currently training in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy with Steve Haines and Jane Shaw of Body College. BCST is a gentle non doing touch therapy that reminds the body of it’s inherent wisdom and capacity to heal.

  • Tracey’s integrated teaching approach is influenced by the Iyengar system and her classes, delivered with humour and a light touch - are designed to awaken the inherent strength of the body from deep within. 

    She has facilitated transformative retreats across Europe and had the privilege of supporting people through life changing journeys of growth and expansion. She is hugely passionate about building community and making these practices accessible for the good of all as we weather the storms ahead. This is the foundation that The Heart Space is built upon. 

    Using movement, rest and ritual, Tracey guides people home to their bodies and our living breathing Great Mother Earth and, to the ultimate truth that we are all souls, interwoven from the same golden threads and fabric of sky and nature that sustain life on this beautiful planet we call home.

    She is hugely grateful to her teacher Claudia Dossena and past teachers Anna Ashby (Restorative) and Tony Watson (Pilates and Somatic movement) and Naomi Annand who have all supported and informed her teaching along the way.

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Claudia Dossena

Teacher | Facilitator

Claudia Dossena began practising yoga in London in 1997. With early training in classical ballet and an interest in art and philosophy, Claudia was drawn to the Iyengar method, qualifying to teach Iyengar Yoga in 2006. 

She continues to study with all her wonderful teachers in the UK and with the Iyengar family in Pune, India. Claudia has a warm and energetic presence and teaches yoga and movement with enormous passion, precision and humour. 
Her classes are strong, playful and fun and are designed to awaken the strength and intelligence of the body through technical intricacy and attention to detail.

Claudia currently holds a level 3 certification.

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Deanne Liew

Teacher | Facilitator

Deanne is a dedicated mother, yoga teacher, birth doula, mentor and community builder who has spent over two decades supporting women through the profound journey of pregnancy, birth and motherhood. 

With a nurturing, grounded approach, she combines evidence-based knowledge with ancient wisdom and traditions, creating a safe and inclusive space for women to feel empowered, supported and seen.

  • Deanne completed her teacher training in 2000 with John Stirk and Sophie Hoare – a unique yoga lineage inspired by Vanda Scaravelli, whose approach emphasised gravity, breath and internal awareness. This style offers a deeply intuitive and supportive practice, especially suited to pregnancy and birth preparation. Her prenatal and postnatal training was a two year child birth educating course with Lolly Stirk at Yogabirth in 2002. 

    In 2018, Deanne founded STAR MAMA, a heart-led platform and community dedicated to supporting women as they transition into motherhood.

    Deanne’s classes weave movement,  mindful meditation, restorative breath  work in a safe space to support alignment, wellness, strength, nourishment to foster an embodied connection to our body, mind and spirit.

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Leela Miller

Teacher | Facilitator

Leela has been teaching yoga since 1986. 

While Sivananda is her spiritual lineage, she has managed her physical challenges through ongoing study of Iyengar yoga since 1994. Leela has a particular interest in managing joint hyper-mobility, as well as glaucoma, through expanded yoga practices and meditation. 

In 2010, Leela qualified in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, a gentle hands on touch therapy that helped her attune to the dynamic stillness at the source of all movement and healing. This led her to qualify as a Satyananda Yoga Nidra teacher and a restorative yoga teacher through Judith Lasater exploring further where these subtle principles naturally express themselves. 

  • Leela regards yoga as a spiritual practice and a healing art and a way to explore our true nature. Yoga is one of the most meaningful and intimate journeys one can take and Leela feels privileged to support her students on this path along the way.   She teaches all levels and walks of life in the UK and overseas.