OUR WELLBEING FEST TEACHERS
Meet the incredible teachers, practitioners, and wellbeing experts leading this year's WEDOYOGA Wellbeing Festival. From yoga, Pilates, and breathwork to mindfulness, family sessions, and wellness workshops, our diverse line-up has been carefully curated to create a day filled with movement, connection, learning, and inspiration. Explore the teacher profiles below and discover where you'll be spending your day amongst the lavender fields.
Carina MacSweeney
Carina has been teaching yoga for over 12 years and brings a unique blend of movement, mindfulness, and holistic wellbeing to her work. Alongside yoga, she offers Reiki, facilitates cacao circles, and has trained as a Death Doula, creating supportive spaces for reflection and connection. A proud neurospicy mum of two, she is known for her honesty, warmth, and love of a good matcha.
Festival Sessions
📍 Lavender Haze | 10:15am-10:30am
Community Intention Circle
📍 Lavender Haze | 10:45am-11:15am
Guided Breathwork for Calm
Sorrel Drake
Sorrel has been teaching yoga for over 12 years and is a Senior Yoga Teacher with more than 4,000 hours of training and teaching experience. Her work is deeply inspired by women's wellbeing, the seasons, the elements, and the natural rhythms of life. She creates thoughtful practices that encourage connection, reflection, and self-discovery.
Festival Sessions
📍 The Feel Good Field | 12:15pm-1:00pm
Move Through The Chakras: Chakra Flow📍 Lavender Haze | 2:30pm-3:00pmWomen's Circle & Reflection
Lucy Sharman
Lucy is a yoga teacher, proud mum of two, loving nannie, and Co-Director of a successful fencing and landscaping company. Her yoga journey began over a decade ago and has become a cornerstone of her lifelong passion for health, movement, and wellbeing. She brings warmth, authenticity, and uplifting energy to every class she teaches.
Festival Session
📍 The Feel Good Field | 10:30am-11:00am
Here Comes The Sun: Morning Flow
Su Chanprasong
Su is the founder of One Dragonfly Studio and is passionate about bringing people together through movement, mindfulness, and community. Through yoga, Pilates, and wellbeing practices, she helps people feel stronger, calmer, and more connected. Her warm and encouraging teaching style makes everyone feel welcome from the moment they arrive.
Festival Session
📍 The Feel Good Field | 11:15am-12:00pm
Flowing In 360: Mandala Flow
Georgie Fenwick-Morris
Georgie brings over 15 years of experience supporting health and wellbeing through movement and yoga. With additional specialist training in MenoYoga, she is passionate about helping women feel supported, empowered, and informed during every stage of life. Her classes are welcoming, inclusive, and designed to help students move with confidence.
Festival Session
📍 The Feel Good Field | 1:30pm-2:00pm
Moving With Menopause
Helen Coley
Helen believes yoga is about connection, community, and finding moments of calm within everyday life. A former English teacher, she combines traditional yoga teachings with warmth, mindfulness, and a love of storytelling. Her classes encourage students to move with awareness while developing strength, confidence, and focus.
Festival Session
📍 The Practice Corner | 10:45am-11:15am
Introduction To Ashtanga
Jemima McConnell-Smith
Jemima is a passionate Pilates instructor whose teaching has been shaped by her own journey through injury and recovery. She believes movement should be accessible to everybody and creates supportive spaces where students can build strength and confidence. Her approach focuses on mindful movement, long-term wellbeing, and feeling good in your body.
Festival Session
📍 The Practice Corner | 11:30am-12:15pm
Learn The Principles Of Pilates
Lyvia Nabarro
Lyvia combines leadership, creativity, and community spirit with a passion for yoga and wellbeing. Having trained in India, Spain, and the UK, she believes yoga should be accessible, empowering, and enjoyable for everybody. Her classes are energetic, confidence-building, and designed to help students explore their potential.
Festival Sessions
📍 The Sweat Spot | 10:30am-11:00am
Wake Up The Core & Flow```
📍 The Practice Corner | 12:00pm-12:30pm
Fake It Till You Make It: Arm Balances
Bex Lisewski
Bex combines her professional musical theatre background with the uplifting energy of 4BEAT Yoga. She loves creating movement experiences that blend music, breath, rhythm, and fun into one unforgettable class. Her sessions are playful, dynamic, and guaranteed to get you smiling.
Festival Session
📍 The Sweat Spot | 1:30pm-2:15pm
4BEAT Yoga
Stephanie Ma
Steph is a scientist by profession and a yoga teacher at heart with a passion for movement and mindfulness. She creates dynamic classes that help students build strength, resilience, and confidence both on and off the mat. Her uplifting energy and carefully crafted flows make every class both challenging and enjoyable.
Festival Session
📍 The Sweat Spot | 11:15am-12:00pm90s Themed Power Flow
Steve Morris
Steve is Director of Boxing at Bodhibox and has spent years helping people build confidence, fitness, and technical skill through boxing. He works with everyone from complete beginners to aspiring amateur boxers and believes movement should be accessible to all. His sessions are energetic, supportive, and packed with motivation.
Festival Session
📍 The Sweat Spot | 12:00pm-12:30pm
Punch & Flow
Natalie Charles
Natalie is a Pilates instructor and owner of Fourm Studio in Hitchin, who loves helping people feel strong, capable, and confident through movement. Her classes combine energy, positivity, and accessible exercises that challenge and support students at every level. Expect plenty of encouragement, good vibes, and a workout that leaves you feeling empowered.
Festival Session
📍 The Sweat Spot | 2:30pm-3:15pm
Hot Girl Pilates Club
Ailsa Raw
Ailsa discovered yoga through WEDOYOGA before completing her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training and specialist Children's Yoga qualification. She loves creating welcoming spaces where children and adults can explore movement, mindfulness, and relaxation together. When she's not teaching, you'll often find her gardening, reading, or enjoying a creative hobby.
Festival Sessions
📍 Little Lotus Land | 10:30am-11:00am
Tiny Yogis: Toddler Yoga
📍 Little Lotus Land | 12:00pm-12:30pm
Little Lotus Kids Yoga (6+)
📍 Lavender Haze | 3:15pm-3:45pmExtended Savasana: Deep Rest Session
Carla Wilson
Carla is a primary school teacher, children's yoga instructor, and founder of Mindfully Messy, a local sensory play business. With over 15 years of experience supporting children, she is passionate about creating fun, inclusive, and engaging experiences for every child she works with. Her classes combine movement, mindfulness, creativity, and plenty of imagination.
Festival Sessions
📍 Little Lotus Land | 11:15am-12:00pm
Little Lotus Kids Yoga
📍 Little Lotus Land | 2:00pm-2:30pm
Calm Time & Story Yoga
📍 Little Lotus Land | 2:45pm-3:15pmFamily Wind Down Session
Aminta Gagnon
Aminta is the founder of WEDOYOGA, host of the WEDOYOGA Wellbeing Festival, and has been teaching yoga across Hertfordshire for over a decade. Known for her creative teaching style and welcoming energy, she is passionate about helping people move, connect, and feel inspired both on and off the mat. This year marks a special milestone as she celebrates ten years of teaching yoga at Hitchin Lavender.
Festival Sessions
📍 Lavender Haze | 11:30am-12:15pm
Restorative Yoga & Sound Bath
📍 The Feel Good Field | 3:15pm-3:45pm
Finding That Connection: Partner Yoga