The Team

Laura Green is supported by a wonderful and inspiring team:

Gemma Witcomb - Yoga Teacher

Gemma works along side Laura offering Day Retreats, Yoga Classes and teaches on Laura's 200 Hour Teacher Training Course. Gemma trained as a yoga teacher in 2009 and has been a student of Laura's since 2011. Gemma loves to guide her students to a deeper appreciation of yoga and themselves. Teaching is her vocation and her life, she has been a dance and drama teacher for 13 years and her experience allows her to understand that each student’s journey is unique and personal. In every class, she strives to create a nurturing atmosphere of non-judgment, acceptance and kindness. From personal experience, she knows that yoga has the power to heal and renew both body and mind and she truly believes that whatever stage of life or level of experience, every single person can gain immeasurable benefits from regular practice. Her style is dynamic and fluid, as a dancer, she loves the freedom and flow of vinyasa yoga, and to find creative ways of linking the postures in a moving meditation, with single-pointed focus on the breath. ’It is my belief that through yoga we can find ways to live in a way that is more open, honest and immediate and to truly experience the present moment, what could be a more beneficial antidote to our hectic modern lives than that?’’

Caroline Eyles - Yoga Teacher

Caroline has been practicing yoga since 2004 and did her teacher training with FRYOG. The style of Yoga in her classes varies from a flowing Vinyasa style to Yin Yoga or a more Restorative style of Yoga. Whatever style the class takes it always has a focus on the duality of breath and movement to enhance mindful awareness and connection on all levels of the person. Caroline passionately believes that yoga is for everyone, and her classes are suitable for all abilities, including beginners, as she offers many options and modifications. On and off the mat she brings the qualities of sensitivity, empathy and compassion. Her life journey to yoga began with a career spanning over 20 years as a healthcare researcher and healthcare practitioner. This has enabled a solid grounding in her understanding of health and wellbeing, with a deep intuitive understanding of the way the body responds to yoga, and the way each individual needs to develop their own practice in order to gain the most benefits. An awareness of the fundamental importance of the mind-body relationship sets a context for all her practice.

Michelle Smith - Yoga Teacher & PA Support

Michelle comes from a strong background as a Medical and Corporate PA who was looking for a change of career. After moving to Southampton from Cape Town (via London for 8 years!) Michelle took up the challenge of joining the Laura Green team, looking after social media, marketing and events, as well as deepening her yoga practice with Laura. When not immersed in all things yoga, Michelle loves spending time walking her dogs, cooking and travelling! Michelle is also a qualified yoga teacher specialising in one:one private classes and offers group classes in Totton.

Veronique Dumont - Yoga Teacher

Veronique has first truly encountered yoga in 2011, even though she had unknowingly been practicing it for many years previously. Since then, she has established a strong personal practice and has always been interesting in learning more about the philosophy and lifestyle that yoga brings. Primarily trained as an English language teacher, she wanted to change people's lives in a deeper and more spiritual way. Since she had always been interested in learning how to improve her own general health and well-being, she sought a different teaching path. Since then, she has completed her training in Sun power Yoga created by Anne-Marie Newland in London. Her style is combination of 4 traditional styles of Yoga: Hatha Yoga, from which she uses the theory, philosophy and classical Asanas, Iyengar Yoga for alignment and posturing, Sivananda Yoga for subtle mind and breath work and finally, Astanga Yoga is combined for heat, Flexibility And Stamina. Her classes are often very dynamic but fluid. She also includes time for relaxation and pranayama practice (breathing exercises).

Becky Lea - Yoga Teacher

Becky’s yoga journey began in 2008, when travelling she stayed at a yoga retreat in New Zealand.Previous to this Becky’s love had been for martial arts however, a recent accident in Thailand meant that martial arts were off the table. The physical postures of yoga coupled with mindful breathing tapped into feelings of strength both physically and mentally and left her feeling grounded, centred and connected. Becky was hooked from this point!

After returning home Becky found Laura Green Yoga classes and has been a regular student since, albeit two post baby breaks.

Becky loves the transformational nature of yoga. She finds it can energise, restore, create feelings of courage and calm and the feelings and lessons transfer off the mat.

Becky completed her Teacher Training with Laura Green Teacher Training School in 2019. Becky’s warm, friendly and empathic energy can be felt in the room and her style is light in spirit while giving the body just the right degree of challenge.

Lisa Gardner - Yoga Teacher

Lisa is an inspirational Artist and Yoga teacher who combines her two passions to create flowing, playful watercolours. By letting go of thoughts of perfection, she celebrates the creative process. Lisa graduated from Laura's Yoga Teacher Training Course and now teaches 2 classes for Laura each week in Hedge End.