Trainer and Teacher Profiles

Nyambe Ikasaya obtained an advanced diploma in personal training and sports massage at Premier Training International and subsequently went on to set up One Life Personal Training. He has always been passionate about helping people and in his work as a personal trainer he has hundreds of hours of experience helping clients to achieve optimal health and fitness. His professional, enthusiastic and friendly approach will encourage any client to feel at ease and motivate them to achieve and surpass their fitness goals. He continues to broaden his knowledge, specializing in core strength and rehabilitation, and is able to utilize both his wealth of practical experience and the latest training methods to design effective sessions that are tailored to meet the needs of each individual. Nyambe strongly believes in a holistic approach to fitness and wellbeing that takes into account the physical, mental and emotional elements of training. His ability to get people to put mind over matter and develop a positive attitude has been the key to success for many of his clients. Training body and mind, movement and muscle as one is the ethos behind One Life Personal Training.

Rowan Ikasaya is an experienced yoga teacher with an extensive background in yoga, body work and contemporary dance. She trained at The Northern School of Contemporary Dance, The Yorkshire Dance Centre and The Forge Yoga Centre in Devon before undertaking her yoga teaching diploma in India. She has been teaching in various settings around the UK since 2002 and is now based in North London. Rowan brings to her teaching an in-depth knowledge of body alignment and posture as well as an emphasis on continuous fluid movement and breathing. She is a strong believer in the benefits of yoga for all and at the heart of her teaching is safe practice and sensitivity to individual needs. She Opened One Life Studio with Nyambe Ikasaya with the aim to create a centre where personal training, yoga, pilates and holistic therapies could be brought under one roof in a friendly and relaxing environment. 

Adèle Craciun is a CYQ Level 3 qualified Hatha yoga instructor. She has been practicing yoga since 1999 and teaching since 2007. Her classes vary in style, level and content to suit the time of day and the individual needs of the participants. A typical class will however incorporate asana (yoga poses), pranayama (breathing exercises) and some form of meditation. Classes aim to improve flexibility and strength as well as to calm the mind. Music is used during the practice to help create a peaceful atmosphere. Adèle believes in teaching inclusive classes and puts emphasis on getting each student to take responsibility for their own practice and work at a level that suits their body. She will therefore teach both beginner and advanced asana variations throughout a session in order to keep everyone engaged. She believes that yoga should be a fun challenge for both body and mind and leave you feeling good.

Mara Vivas is a comprehensively qualified Pilates teacher with a career in movement and dance.She has performed and choreographed internationally, and brings her lifelong fascination with the body to her own practice and her teaching. She first experienced Pilates whilst recovering from an injury sustained while dancing.  On her return she realized that she was stronger than before and working more efficiently. This knowledge remained with her and led her to train as a Pilates instructor with Body Arts and Science International. Mara’s class emphasizes flow, with focus on breath and ease of movement.  She believes that this leads to a more integrated use of the body, improving both strength and flexibility. Since her arrival in the UK she has continued to dance and choreograph, bringing her continuing movement exploration, and a sense of creativity and play to her class.

Lisa Houghton has a keen interest in Eastern philosophy and discovered Yoga whilst travelling in India in 2000. She qualified as a Bikram Yoga instructor in 2004 and has since trained in and specializes in Pregnancy, Post Natal, Early Years and Children’s Yoga. She has also completed a Diploma in Yoga Therapy with Yoga Campus, which combines Integral Yoga techniques to provide students with experience of the therapeutic benefits of all the different aspects of yoga. Her classes allow her students to explore their own inward journey during their practice, working with the different koshas (energetic bodies) to help bring about emotional vitality and inner peace. She guides people to listen to their bodies whilst focusing on core strength, proper alignment and breath direction for healing. She combines Vinyasa with Yin Yoga and uses visualization and meditation techniques to incorporate the use of Chanting, Mantra, Mudra and Yoga Nidra.

IsabelI Pfahlsberger came to yoga through Buddhist meditation, and moving into stillness and awareness of the breath are integral to how she approaches her yoga practice and teaching.Coming from the Krishnamacharya lineage, she teaches Ashtanga and flowing Hatha or Vinyasa classes, where she creates imaginative sequences moving with the breath to let the body naturally discover alignment and energetic flow. To establish balance and awareness in body and mind she emphasizes physical as well as subtle energetic effects and includes Pranayama, meditation and some yoga philosophy. Isabell has been lucky to study with amazing teachers in London as well as with some of the world’s leading yoga teachers including Richard Freeman, Shiva Rea, Sarah Powers and Rod Stryker. She is a yogacampus graduate and holds British Wheel of Yoga and Yoga Alliance accreditation.