Raquel Alves

Raquel has taught since 1992 and is qualified with Para Yoga (Rod Stryker), BWY, Sivananda. Originally from Africa, Raquel now lives in the UK.  She has also practiced Iyengar Yoga, has studied Ashtanga yoga for years under John Scott and spent 4 months in Mysore with Sri Pathabhi Jois.  Her personal practices draws on her current teacher’s teachings, whom she assists when he is teaching in Europe. She is a Mentor for the Teacher training program at Yoga Campus/Life Centre on their teacher diploma course which she often assists on and occasionally covers on the Teachers training course. She also runs Foundation courses for the BWY.

She brings a wealth of knowledge to her teaching & empowers her students to have fun, and to inquire within, as an aid to empower themselves.