About cyoga
Hey, I’m Catie!
I had a sense of “yoga” in a lucid manner since childhood and delight in the play of form. In a sense yoga does us instead of we doing yoga!
I am from mixed heritage parentage, born in London. I had the experience of different cultures from the beginning, which gave me innate different perspectives — which feels connected to the heart of yoga for shifting focus points, separation and unity.
I have been “coaching” / “guiding” / “teaching” yoga, handstands, pranayama, mobility and meditation full-time since 2008.
Before that I was a hedge fund lawyer, where communication skills, attention to detail and concentration were also important! Yes, in answer to what I often get asked, I did enjoy law — but I had a strong feeling I had to devote myself to yoga. I also wasn’t a fan of being in a building where windows didn’t open with constant air con!
I qualified as a Yoga Therapist in 2008.
I now offer 1:1 coaching, both in person and online, group classes, corporate classes and workshops, teacher mentoring, yoga holidays, retreats, intensives and personalised programmes.
Personalised Daily Practice Programme
I am often asked if I can create a daily programme for people who are not doing ongoing 1:1 coaching.
Yes!
I will create a 1-hour individual video specifically for you, following a personalised Postural & Movement Pattern Assessment.
The assessment can be done online and takes approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour.
From this, I create an individual practice based on you — your posture, movement patterns, strengths, areas to explore and what you would like to develop.
The practice may include yoga, mobility, strength, handstands, pranayama, breathwork and other movement approaches where appropriate.
This gives you something personal that you can return to and follow independently, rather than simply following a generic daily programme.
This includes:
-
Individual online Postural & Movement Pattern Assessment
-
Approximately 45 minutes–1 hour of assessment
-
A bespoke 1-hour individual video
-
A practice created specifically around you and your movement
-
A programme you can follow independently
£500
This is for those who want the specificity and insight of individual work, while having the freedom to practise on their own. We can revisit the programme half yearly or with any changes such as pregnancy.
Making Yoga Accessible to Everyone
Offering yoga classes to those who would find it more difficult to access classes is important to me.
The world of becoming a British barrister can present serious financial hurdles. I hope this is not the case for those wanting to study and explore yoga.
For over five years I offered two free classes a week at St Stephen’s Church, Kings Road, London. Most joining came from St Stephen’s soup kitchen.
Two Christmas Days I was a yoga teacher at Crisis.
Day-to-day interactions can also be a demonstration in — and of — yoga! If going through financial challenges and want to join an event please get in contact.
Yoga Holidays / Retreats / Intensives
The first yoga holidays I hosted were in Turkey and India in 2011. Now they are in many more countries, from Bali to Sweden and more.
Most importantly, they are spaces where everyone can expand and thrive.
2026 retreats are in Sicily, Portugal and Sri Lanka.
My core approach is to explore — and what seems impossible can possibly be possible.
Experience
I have an integrated approach to yoga that involves dynamic connective energy.
My classes are very much connected with the experience of the human beings in front of me.
Besides personal self-study, I have studied and continue to study many areas which can affect the content of my classes and workshops.
These include:
-
Iyengar Yoga — I first attended an Iyengar retreat in 2001
-
Anatomy Trains
-
Rolfing courses
-
Anatomy and physiology
-
The art of hand balancing
-
Contortion
-
Pranayama
-
Nutrition
-
Dance, Various martial arts
-
Singing
-
Surfing (on pause!)
- Nature
- Cultures
-
Tennis
-
Learning to drive , Art and many more areas
I have been fortunate to be connected to many people who get to the heart of their expertise, beyond superficiality.
I continuously learn from many sources.
I study many styles of yoga and handstands from the inside out and enjoy helping transform weaker areas in one’s yoga practice into one’s greatest strengths — always expanding with passion.
Coaching
Through coaching, I experience bodies becoming exceptional with holistic health, strength, profound love, joy and flexibility.
This allows natural understanding and relaxation into — and celebration of — this moment.
This manifests beauty, so we all care for and support each other and this amazing Earth / life to the best of our ways.
Yoga for Special Needs / Autism
Working with Special Needs has been a consistent thread for over 25 years.
At school I helped teach special needs children swimming.
At university I helped special needs young adults and adults with maths, English and some other subjects.
Whilst teaching yoga I have worked long-term with some special needs children and adults through the medium of yoga and tai chi.
I feel strongly that yoga can be explored and adapted for different people and different abilities.
Online / Corporate / Teacher Training
In 2020 I started to offer regular group and 1:1 classes online.
Some of these classes and workshops were for companies such as DeepMind, London, as well as various online companies.
Before 2020 I also gave regular classes and workshops to companies such as Google, DeepMind, a hedge fund company, art galleries and many more.
I have given workshops and classes over many years at festivals such as:
-
Sedona Yoga Festival
-
Mind Body Spirit Festival
-
The Yoga Show
-
Gili Air Yoga Festival
I have taught Advanced Asana on teacher trainings and mentor / train many yoga teachers.
In 2022 I gave a workshop on how pranayama / breathwork can help combat loneliness at DeepMind, London, plus many varied workshops on other topics in a multitude of places and countries.
A few studios where I have given workshops include Bikram Yoga, Nairobi; Flowers and Fire, Gili Air; Light Centre, London; Serenity Studio, Indonesia; Vienna; Beirut Yoga Center; and many more.
Writing & Creating
I have authored two yoga books on Amazon, This Is It: Enlightenment with CYoga, as well as a yoga DVD.
I have created yoga online content for companies such as BOSH.
I have had articles and sequences published in magazines such as Om Yoga Magazine, Yoga Magazine and Mantra.
In September 2013 I was Yoga Magazine’s Teacher of the Month.
An All-Encompassing Vision
I find an ‘all-encompassing vision’ creates love and absolute joy with the experience of Universality in what I do.
There are many wonderful fruits of yoga and I love the sense of connection.
I look forward to creating something together.
Feel free to message me to book a class — online or in person — or see you at a workshop, intensive or retreat.
Experience CYoga
“Wherever laugh and the heart beat originates.”
“CYoga brings delight, ability and creative connection to everyone so we are all on a super fun journey.”
” 3 Apr 2025
Recently returned from cyoga retreat in Portugal, and already looking forward to the next one! Catie is not only a great teacher, creative and attentive to individual journeys, she also chooses the venue with great care so we benefit from a wholly experience, from daily yoga practices to delicious meals, as well as a variety of extra activities nearby. Everyone felt very welcome from the start, we progressed in our practice, and by the end of the week it was clear we had gained in wellbeing, wisdom, joy and friendship. 🙏”
“Movement, words, expressions and everything spring from space, without limits. CYoga is this moment’s glory, unity and experience. We understand that all creation is here, present in our beings being realised and embraced. This is where we inhale – this is where we exhale. CYoga allows one to be all abilities. This is it!”
“I present an all-encompassing experience and find visions actualised in a totally amazing way.”
5 stars 8 Jul 2024
“Catie’s yoga retreat in Morocco was better than I could ever have imagined.
Catie has a unique approach to yoga and is able to create a truly wholesome experience for everyone within her class.
Her knowledge is extensive and by understand each students limitations, helped propel students and me in particular to an unexpected higher level.
I warmly recommend her yoga teachings to all students regardless of ability. You will learn and explore your soul, your body and mind, from a newfound perspective.”
“In CYoga bodies become exceptional with holistic strength, profound love, joy and flexibility, which allows natural understanding so that relaxation into and celebration of this moment manifests in all its beauty.”
Classes I Offer
1:1 In-Person & Online
Individual coaching can explore yoga, movement, mobility, handstands, pranayama and other areas depending on what you would like to develop.
Group Classes
Group classes are available both online and in person.
Retreats, Intensives & Workshops
I offer retreats, intensives and workshops in a variety of locations and settings.
Classes of various lengths are possible.
Prices
IN-PERSON 1:1
1 Class — £90
3 Classes — £240
6 Classes — £450
ONLINE 1:1
1 Class — £80
60 minutes
3 Classes — £200
6 Classes — £360
ONLINE GROUP
10-Class Pass — £130
Drop-in — £15
Booked 24 hours ahead.
HANDSTAND BLOCKS
£45
Come & Experience CYoga
Yoga can be explored through movement, stillness, strength, flexibility, breathing, concentration, play and connection.
There is no one way of doing it.
This Is It.
