Shannon will be your lead teacher throughout this 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, guiding and supporting you every step of the way on this exciting and transformative journey. A highly experienced E-RYT 500 teacher, Shannon has led trainings and retreats across the globe, sharing her knowledge and love for yoga with students from all walks of life.

With a genuine passion for helping others uncover their unique voice, she creates a safe, nurturing space where you can show up authentically and explore your practice with depth and curiosity. Her teaching blends intelligent sequencing, functional anatomy, and yogic philosophy with a deeply intuitive and heart-centered approach.

Shannon encourages presence, self-inquiry, and embodied learning, supporting you to build both confidence and clarity as you grow into the teacher you're meant to be. Her extensive experience in leading teacher trainings allows her to hold space with grounded wisdom, clarity, and compassion.

Throughout this immersive journey, Shannon will support your personal and professional transformation, helping you connect more deeply with yourself, your students, and the timeless teachings of yoga. Whether you’re stepping onto the path of teaching or immersing in this journey for your own personal growth, Shannon’s guidance will empower you to explore with authenticity, compassion, and confidence.

Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Matt was studying biology at university when he enrolled in a dance class upon the whimsical suggestion of a friend. Something changed in him during that first dance course; he discovered an absolute love of movement. He next enrolled in a yoga class and decided he wanted to study movement instead of biology.

Several years later, he completed a BA in Dance from California State University Long Beach, a yoga teacher training at a Sivananda ashram in India, a Pilates Matwork Certification in LA, and a Thai yoga massage foundation course in Thailand. In 2022, he completed a Master's degree in Sport, Health, and Exercise Science at Brunel University London, where he focused on exercise physiology and pain science. His master’s research focused on the impact of yoga teachers’ language on their clients.

Based in the UK since 2009, Matt teaches weekly classes online and in Buckinghamshire as well as leads the anatomy component of several teacher trainings, both nationally and internationally. He also offers CPD workshops to current teachers and mentoring to newer teachers.

Along with his colleague Andrew McGonigle, Matt co-authored The Physiology of Yoga, which is an evidence-based exploration of how yoga affects the physiology of the various systems of the body.

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Matt is also the host of the Enlightened Anatomy podcast.

Krystalyn Norton is a transformational coach, yoga educator, and sonic alchemist with over a decade of experience facilitating 200- and 300-hour yoga teacher trainings around the globe. As a guest teacher, she invites students into a rich exploration of the body, voice, and subtle realms, blending ancient wisdom with embodied, modern practice.

Rooted in classical Tantric lineages and enriched by studies in Peruvian shamanism, Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhism, and sattvic coaching, Krystalyn’s offerings draw from deep wells of tradition while honoring the soul’s evolving journey. Her specialties include:

• Somatic Movement – cultivating awareness through embodied exploration

• Conscious Communication – heart-centered dialogue for clarity and connection

• Nāda Yoga & Sound Alchemy – unlocking the power of vibration, mantra, and resonance

• Prana Shaping – aligning energy through breath, posture, and subtle body awareness

• Trauma-Aware Presence – integrating nervous system regulation and intuitive facilitation

Krystalyn teaches from a place of reverence and realness—bridging sacred and practical, mystery and method. Expect poetic cues, grounded transmission, and a few laughs along the way.

Charlotte is an Ayurvedic practitioner, educator, movement guide and retreat facilitator and is currently building the Aligned Living Collective. With her work, she helps overworked, sensitive, and burnt-out souls reclaim seasonal rhythm so they can create space, reconnect with themselves, and build the inner capacity to meet life with more presence and ease. She’ll be offering an Ayurveda Yoga module on the TYF 200hr YTTC programme based on her 50hr Ayurveda Yoga Immersion training. This workshop will provide the foundational understanding of the lineage of Ayurveda and its methodologies including doshic theory, the Five Elements, as well as ways in which yoga teachers can integrate its teachings into their own practice.

Verity Sawyer is passionate about guiding others on their journey of self-discovery through yoga, coaching, and transformative retreats. With over 13 years of experience, she creates spaces that invite reflection, growth, and healing—supporting individuals to reconnect with their inner strength, clarity, and purpose.

As a Senior Yoga Teacher and specialised Yin Yoga trainer, Verity brings depth, insight, and compassion to everything she offers. Her classes, workshops, teacher trainings, and retreats are designed to be deeply nourishing and empowering, blending intelligent, accessible practices with a grounded understanding of the body, mind, and emotional landscape.

With over 8 years dedicated exclusively to the study and teaching of Yin Yoga, Verity will be leading the Yin Yoga immersion on this 200hr training. Drawing from more than 300 hours of Yin-specific study with renowned teachers such as Sarah Powers, Bernie Clark, and Norman Blair, she will share a practice deeply informed by Traditional Chinese Medicine, meditation, and the energetic anatomy of Yin. This module offers students a rich opportunity to experience Yin Yoga as a practice fir inner awareness, and subtle transformation.