Meet Our Instructors
Our Instructors
Perfect Motion Physio

Bill & Becky Potts
Perfect Motion Physio are specialist physiotherapists and Pilates instructors. Their popular classes focus on general conditioning and maintaining body health with controlled movement in the best possible way.
With a maximum of eight people per class, they offer individual attention and more focussed care. They are used to working with people who have concurrent musculoskeletal issues - such as back pain, shoulder issues and knee pain. This is in addition to post-operative rehabilitation; pre and post-natal Pilates and the sporting population who are wanting to improve their performance and ability in their sports.
In addition to the classes that Perfect Motion Physio offer at Cowdray, they also run their specialist physio clinics from Cowdray therapy rooms, which help people suffering from a range of problems, including back ache, sports injuries, general MOT's, movement screening and women's health physiotherapy.
For further information, please e-mail: pmp@perfectmotionphysio.com
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Chandni Narvekar
Chandni Narvekar is a Yoga Alliance certified Experienced Yoga Teacher and Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist. Chandni hosts regular events at Cowdray Hall.
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Claire Best
Claire Best enjoys sharing her knowledge of yoga and has over 20 years’ experience in teaching.
Claire teaches Iyengar Yoga every Tuesday at 6.30pm and Friday at 10.30am. She holds Yoga Days throughout the year and a winter Friday Night Yoga & Soup.
Iyengar Yoga is a safe, progressive practice that focuses on the alignment of the body in postures and provides exercises to help improve how we breathe. In class, postures are demonstrated with clear instruction and excellent sequencing. Certain props like blocks, belts & blankets may be used to help the student experience the posture.
Claire’s class is suitable for all abilities, men, women & teenagers.
For more information, email clairenbest@hotmail.com or visit
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Pauline Johnson
Pauline welcomes you to yoga classes for all. Inspired by the beautiful practice of Vanda Scaravelli, the freedom of somatic movement and the traditions of Hatha yoga. Explore how to integrate strength, ease and balance with the earth. Come as a beginner or dive deeper into your own practice. Pauline is a 500hr RYT teacher.
For further information, please contact Pauline: on yogaequals@gmail.com or via mobile: 07519 647343
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Olivia Luckas
Olivia teaches Baptiste power yoga, a dynamic fast paced and energetic style of yoga. Her classes will challenge you sympathetically, transform your body and make you stronger - all whilst having fun! She is also a qualified nutritionist and holds nutritional workshops throughout the year.
If you would like to start the life-changing journey of yoga, please get in touch by emailing: liv@livsyoga.co.uk or via mobile on 07810 558585.
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Hannah Roberts
Hannah Roberts teaches Slow Vinyasa Yoga on Thursdays in the Chapel. Classes will include dynamic Vinyasa flow as well as more passive restorative sequences to bring balance and strength to body and soul. Classes are suitable for mixed abilities with simpler and more challenging options available although some prior experience is recommended.
Hannah has been practicing yoga for almost 20 years and carried out her Yoga Like Water teacher training with some truly talented and inspirational teachers including Dan Peppiatt, Lolo Lam and Mimi Kuo-Deemer. She guides students with her authentic and compassionate teaching style to practice safely and with awareness for maximum benefit and wellbeing.
For more information or to book, please contact Hannah: hmrroberts@hotmail.com or via mobile on 07815 425 965
Qigong: Moving Meditation

Kim Lovelace
Kim Lovelace runs a monthly Saturday morning Qigong class. This is a three hour Saturday morning classes consisting of two 80 minute sessions with a short interval tea break. Each morning may be treated as a one-off class. The date of the next morning has not been confirmed yet.
Due to limited places, prior booking is essential. Email Kim to book on ShiatsuKim@gmail.com
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Louisa Williams
Louisa Williams is a regular yoga teacher at Cowdray Hall where she offers classes in Hatha yoga inspired by the teachings of Vanda Scaravelli. She has a 500 hour teaching qualification and is passionate about helping students find ease, freedom and natural strength in their bodies. As a professional aromatherapist and reiki master she frequently combines these disciplines in her classes. During the recent pandemic, she has continued her teaching online and currently runs 4 classes a week as well as regular wellbeing courses, sports specific yoga courses and individual tuition.
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Sacha Kent
This Autumn, Sacha Kent is running two yoga classes at Cowdray Hall. On Thursday, Sacha takes a dynamic flowing class to stretch and strengthen both in body and spirit. All welcome though not a beginners' class. On Friday, she runs a therapeutic class for deep stretching, slow flow and is ideal for beginners or those wanting a gentle class.
For more information, please email: sachakent@btinternet.com.
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Nicky Reed
Having practised Hatha yoga for many years, Nicky discovered Scaravelli. Inspired by this approach to the body, she decided to become a teacher herself and now, fully qualified, runs classes at Cowdray.
Scaravelli yoga is all about waking up the spine. Rather than pushing our muscles to achieve a pose, this approach teaches us to open up the body gently through the spine, taking us into the posture without force. Anyone at any age and ability can benefit from this gentle but very powerful approach to yoga.
To find out more about Nicky's classes, email nicky@firgrove-reed.co.uk.
Mindfulness

Sandrine Cranswick
Sandrine runs evening Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Courses which take place over nine weeks. Sandrine offers regular group and one to one mindfulness courses and events at Cowdray House.
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Kate Harvey
Kate teaches a Hatha flow class on a Wednesday evening. Classes are for all abilities with a focus on body and breath awareness as well as mindful movement. Her class is also available on Zoom.
For further information, please contact Kate: kateharveyyoga@gmail.com
Pilates

Rachel de Blaby
Rachel is a fully qualified Body Control Pilates teacher and is passionate about helping people to achieve the perfect balance between flexibility and strength. Through a well balanced class, Pilates targets the deep postural muscles improving posture and tone and at the same time relieving unwanted tension. Rachel’s classes will be small with an emphasis on personal, safe, bespoke care and tuition to help you achieve fitness, fulfilment and reward beyond your expectations.
For more information or to book please contact Rachel on 07889 445260 or email her on rdeblaby@btconnect.com.