Zael is a Yoga Therapist, Yoga Teacher, and Educator based between London and Florianópolis

Hi — thanks for finding your way here.

I began my yoga teacher training in 2019, while working as a secondary school teacher, and quickly fell in love with moving at a slower, gentler pace. Teaching yoga to staff and students became a much-needed contrast to the stress and demands of education. I could carve out space for safe, playful exploration and give permission for dysregulated, overwhelmed bodies to rest.
I trained as a Yoga Therapist with The Minded Institute in 2023, wrote my dissertation on endometriosis, and completed further qualifications in Yoga Therapy for Perinatal Mental and Physical Health, Children’s and Adolescent Health, and Chair Yoga. I am a Supervisor on the Minded Institute’s Yoga Therapy programme and working towards my 820-hour certification to become an Internationally Accredited Yoga Therapist
Yoga offers us a philosophy and practical tools to notice our patterns and become more attuned to sensation — the tightness of dread in the abdomen, stiffness in shoulders, or tension held in the hips. Over time, we learn to breathe and move in ways that soften  the belly, fill the lower lungs, and expand the space between the collarbones, helping us stand taller from strong foundations. So many offerings to support us in all moments of our day.
The yoga I teach and practise is always trauma-informed and grounded in ahimsa — kindness toward every part of ourselves, so we can extend outwards to those we care for, work with, and live beside.