Testimonials
Ben Wright
Choreographer / Movement Artist / Teacher
"In many ways Catherine's classes have been a life saver for me over the last year. She is a supremely generous, knowledgeable and communicative teacher.
Her rich approach offers students a space to curiously explore and deepen practice through a wealth of imagery and her extensive understanding of the body. I also deeply appreciate her contagious sense of humour.
What a wonderful human."
Caroline Wigart
Yoga teacher
"Catherine is sensitive, intelligent and fun as a teacher.
I love that the classes are constantly evolving, that she brings new discoveries/perspectives to the practice, so I feel I am on a continuous journey with(in) myself.
I have had the privilege to learn from Catherine in person, on her Intelligent Yoga Teacher Training course, but I must say her online classes are amazingly nourishing and accessible.
Highly recommended!"
Dana Andrew
Yoga teacher
"I'm so grateful for Catherine's online classes and workshops.
Booking is easy and the video and audio quality is excellent. I love Catherine's classes because everything offered can be adapted to how I feel/what I'm able to do on the day.
Catherine's expert guidance means the subtle yet demanding practice always leads me to learn and discover something new about myself and my yoga practice."
Janet Hyde
"Catherine is steeped in this little-known but powerful discipline of yoga and shares her knowledge with empathy and eloquence.
Whether you are thinking of exploring yoga for the first time or wish to complement and deepen your existing practice, I urge you to discover one of Catherine's classes or workshops for yourself."
Louise Harford
"I really enjoy my weekly Yoga with Catherine.
Her classes are accessible to all levels, clearly explained and are never the same.
She is a kind, highly experienced teacher. I emerge feeling well stretched, relaxed and more at ease with the world!"
Michael Wells
"My partner and I have been doing classes with Catherine for several years now, IRL and online since 2020.
She is a brilliant teacher, with great wit and sensitivity. Her method helps you learn how to understand your own body. I have learned a lot about anatomy and always enjoy my sessions. Catherine's approach is very intelligent, driven by curiosity and she has a great ability to communicate her deep knowledge and love of yoga."
Dominique Antiglio
Wellness Entrepreneur, Author and Sophrologist
"I am lucky that I have been practising yoga with Catherine since 2015.
I am grateful for our sessions that are always highly transformative physically, mentally, and emotionally. Not only has she supported me in gaining strength but also in overcoming the belief I had that my body wasn’t strong enough. It does make a big difference in my daily life now!
Thank you Catherine for your expertise and kindest support."
Sara Mohr-Pietsch
BBC radio broadcaster,
curator and writer
"Catherine is a wonderful yoga teacher.
She is firm but compassionate, and I feel completely safe with her.
Her yoga teachings have changed the relationship I have to my body – I’m more confident physically, and I’ve learned to trust my own experience through her teaching.
This is seriously deep and wise yoga!"
Alicia Moran
Pilates foundation
(Director – retired)
"Catherine belongs to an elite group of yoga teachers who are at the top of their practice. Her understanding of the body and the language she uses to describe movements and poses is vivid and sophisticated.
Her yoga classes are invigorating, challenging but also deeply relaxing. She has inspired my work as a Pilates teacher and introduced me to a broader understanding of how to achieve release and balance in the body."
Koy Thomson
Yoga Teacher
"I highly recommend Catherine.
She is a quite exceptional teacher no matter where you are in your yoga journey. Catherine has guided me to a yoga which has fired my curiosity and sensitivity to observe the movements of my body, mind and consciousness.
The way Catherine teaches shows that she trusts us to develop our own natural intelligence in sensing and feeling, so that postures unfold when they are ready and are never forced. But while kind, gentle and frequently humorous, Catherine’s yoga is not ‘floppy’. It is also demanding of attention and right effort. I am very glad that I found her. Your body and mind will thank you."
Amy Day
Entrepreneur & Business Woman
"I’d never done yoga before being offered a yoga class with Catherine through my work.
Catherine focused on our scrunched up office bodies and I quickly became hooked on gently and intensely stretching with her gentle yet firm and interactive approach.
I have gained strength, flexibility and the ability to relax my body and mind all at the same time!
I loved these classes so much that I’ve just come back from her yoga retreat in Kerela- one of the best trips I’ve ever been on, probably the best money you could spend on you and your body."
Olga Fedori
Actress (Holby City, Eastenders)
"Catherine’s yoga teaching is inspired. We have all met those yoga teachers along the way who manage to let their light and wisdom shine so very brightly yet make it so personal and applicable to you. Catherine is one of these gifted teachers who have influenced my being, my body and the way I approach my practice and my teaching in subtle yet profound ways. I would go even further to say that having studied with her changed things fundamentally.
One often hears: “Do yoga from the inside.” In Catherine’s classes I finally realised what this means - it’s priceless. I highly recommend studying with her in any way you can: privately, group classes, retreats, immersion, trainings or all of the above."
Mary Fellowes
Fashion editor, Vogue
"Catherine’s yoga is refreshingly down to earth, ‘non-smug’ yoga.
Her teaching is intelligent, soulful, spiritual, intuitive, spontaneous, surprising and a total joy.
How she helped me alleviate a really painful back problem is another example of how hugely generous in character and spirit she is, and always goes that extra step further to interact with her students on a deeper and more personal level than any other instructor I have worked with."
Renate Rechtien
University Lecturer (retired)
"Catherine is a wonderful teacher. Her vast and profound understanding of human anatomy leaves you wanting to know more about your body. She is sensitive and attentive, and her yoga teaching is clear and goes deep.
It is always imaginative, joyful, and nourishing. Her classes have helped me to trust my body, to be curious, and to enjoy the pleasure of movement.
I am so thankful that I can continue the amazing journey on which she encouraged me to embark in her online classes.
I highly recommend you give it a go!"
John Stirk
Yoga teacher and osteopath
"I have known Catherine since 2001.
During this time she has been my student, yoga colleague and friend. It has been a pleasure to act as her mentor.
I have been impressed by her enthusiasm and the intelligent way in which she has immersed herself in all aspects of yoga. She continues to add her own flavour that arises from her dedicated practice.
Her teaching reflects her understanding of this broad and valuable subject."
Nia Phillips
"Catherine Annis is an immensely engaging, supportive and creative yoga teacher.
Over the course of my yoga teacher training with her I’ve developed a great respect and trust in her approach to all things yoga, particularly her in depth knowledge of anatomy applied to asana.
Having practiced as a student with many of the excellent yoga teachers who make up the faculty I’m sure this teacher training course will be a unique and wonderful opportunity."
Maria Rosberg
"Catherine is the best yoga teacher I've ever come across.
Her knowledge of anatomy and experience in physical work goes deep, yet she constantly inspires curiosity and exploration. Her teaching style is intuitive, she is a virtuoso at guiding students individually. Even via zoom sessions, it's like she's there in the room with you.
For people who like variation, Catherine is a good match since she constantly evolves her classes, it never gets repetitive. And she's got a great sense of humour too, nothing beats laughing out loud during much needed exercise."
Dr Ondine Barrow
"I have been a regular student of Catherine's since 2013 and feel blessed to have found her.
I had been practising yoga for over 25 years but it is through Catherine that I have learnt most about my body, how it works and how to move it so that it feels good.
I have also learnt so much about my mind and nervous system - all lessons which I can take beyond the classroom.
Catherine has a wonderful perceptive generous teaching style.
It is hard to put into words how much she has taught me."
Lucy Atherton
"Yoga with Catherine is an enriching experience. She creates a relaxed environment that allows me to explore what I’m doing in that particular moment, to reflect on how it feels and what it brings to me, and integrate that experience before continuing. This makes the practice of yoga a lot more fulfilling and beneficial.
Her classes are anatomically informative and clearly explained making it easy to understand what I am being asked to do and more importantly why. Equally, Catherine’s personality and delivery makes her classes enjoyable, and fun experience, while her passion and enthusiasm are infectious.
Catherine has a wealth of knowledge and her professionalism and work ethic is second to none."
Kristina Nikolova
"Yoga with Catherine is an enriching experience. She creates a relaxed environment that allows me to explore what I’m doing in that particular moment, to reflect on how it feels and what it brings to me, and integrate that experience before continuing. This makes the practice of yoga a lot more fulfilling and beneficial.
Her classes are anatomically informative and clearly explained making it easy to understand what I am being asked to do and more importantly why. Equally, Catherine’s personality and delivery makes her classes enjoyable, and fun experience, while her passion and enthusiasm are infectious.
Catherine has a wealth of knowledge and her professionalism and work ethic is second to none."
Esther Kaijim
"I have been practising yoga with Catherine for years now, in both classes and on retreats. She made me fall in love with yoga again and find a freedom in the body that I had not experienced before.
Being an ex-dancer, I love how she really takes you on a journey of discovery of your own body, without getting attached to the outcome or shape.
Whenever I practise yoga with Catherine I feel joy and gratitude for this body, and its capacity to move. She is an intelligent yoga teacher that will encourage you to trust and discover your physicality and she does is with so much love and grace.
Catherine's practise will make you feel relaxed, connected and at the same time the body feels worked on a very deep level."
Agni Scott
Actress
"As the name suggests this is truly an intelligent approach to yoga teacher training. I had been looking to train for years and I couldn’t find the right course. I’m so glad I found this.
It has changed my life. I was taught by brilliant teachers.
If you are looking for yoga training that goes deep into exploring why how we move, and why we do certain poses, that is based on understanding human anatomy, and working with our own body from within, then this is the right course for you."
Lee Sutton-Ward
Yoga Teacher
"Catherine has an amazing ability to transport you deep into your body, so that the experience is yours alone.
On zoom sometimes, she can spot things that makes you wonder how she even knew you were sensing that.
She is highly in tune with experiential movement, couple that with her anatomy knowledge, it allows her to take you on a little journey if only for a short while, it's a lot like taking a holiday."
Jody Barber
Chartered Physiotherapist
"Catherine Annis has by far exceeded my expectations not only does she have a wealth of experience as a yoga teacher, her anatomical and biomechanics and movement knowledge is extensive.
Her professionalism and passion to teach, share and exchange knowledge and skills in yoga and movement has been so valuable in enabling me to develop as a yoga teacher but has also immensely enhanced my treatment approaches in my physiotherapy practice."
Nicola Johnson
Freshwater Blue (Reality TV Australia)
"It's a pleasure to submit this testimonial about a great yoga teacher.
Working with you has helped me build core strength and gain control over my flexibility and use muscles I wasn’t even aware I had! I feel taller and more stable in myself after our week together, and I believe it will be the foundation of a developing yoga style I will adopt and continue to practice.
You are the best yoga teacher I have ever found.
Thank you."
Amanda Berridge
Business Woman
"You are the best yoga teacher I have ever had, and I love your mixture of a very thoughtful and intelligent approach to yoga with a light touch and sense of humour.
You also seem to be genuinely interested in your pupils – it’s not all about you."
Alison Lloyd
Ally Capellino, independent British designer brand
"Thanks so much for the week of yoga at Huzur Vadisi, it was such a good time and such an interesting crowd.
I only wish I’d had another week.
I’ll definitely join you again in yoga class.
Take care."
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