Rebecca Andrist is the co-founder of Jiva Healing, and has been running healthy eating, detox and yoga retreats in the UK and abroad since 2004. She is a qualified Nutritional Advisor, Yoga teacher and Massage Therapist who has worked in healing centres in Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Thailand and the United States before starting her own business. Her healing work ranges across yoga, meditation, bodywork, nutrition, exercise, mind-body healing and colon care. She strives to inspire and motivate all guests to live happy and healthy lives and impart the necessary tools in order to achieve this

Laura is passionate about creating plant-based menus using locally sourced seasonal ingredients which are nutritious, wholesome and bursting with flavour! She advocates a holistic approach to food; combining pulses, gluten free grains, legumes, fruit and vegetables which aim to keep you satiated whilst full of energy and mental clarity. She adds the magic ingredient of love into each mouthful. Laura has always held a deep belief that nutrition plays a huge role in our overall wellbeing. Her passion was ignited many years ago when she saw the quote by Hippocrates which states, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food". Wishing to combine her love for food with her new way of eating she went on to study at The College of Naturopathic Medicine in London. She interned with Jiva Healing in 2019 and graduated with a diploma as a Natual Vegan Chef in 2020. She has since joined us at our retreats in Oxford and Devon.

For the past 30 years, Liz Lark has been sharing her deep passion for yoga, meeting each individual where they are, whatever their level of experience and understanding. Since 2003, she has served on the Board of Yogacampus, where she teaches essential skills in sequencing, adjustments, and instruction. Liz also leads retreats and workshops around the globe. Central to her practice is the theme of self-care, inspired by Pema Chödrön’s insightful quote: “The root of compassion is having compassion for oneself.” In addition to her yoga practice, Liz is an accomplished artist (@lizlarkyogaart) specializing in life drawing, color celebration and tactile clay sculpture. Her artistic pursuits enrich her teaching, emphasizing authentic movement, and she is currently studying Somatic Experiencing to enhance overall wellbeing. Each class she leads incorporates a blend of floor work, standing poses, breath awareness, flow sequencing, balancing postures for focus, ending with body scanning and relaxation.

Suzie Blair is an experienced, enthusiastic and caring Yoga Teacher. Having completed over 1000 hours of yoga related training courses, and taught a wide variety of students for many years, her classes are a mixture of different yoga styles suitable for the needs of every individual student. Yoga is a very deep philosophy, and Suzie loves to break down and share this fascinating philosophy in her classes. She is also a qualified Meditation and Breathwork Teacher and weaves these techniques into her carefully planned and creative lessons. With a degree in Sports Education and over 25 years of experience teaching sports, teaching is as much her passion as it is her profession. Twenty years ago, after knee surgery, she was urged to try yoga with the help of a wonderful Iynegar Teacher and it was love at first class. Flexibility does not come naturally to Suzie, as such, she has conscientiously studied the anatomy of each yoga pose and enjoys sharing this knowledge through clear and detailed explanations and demonstrations in class. Suzie is also a Thai Yoga Massage practitioner and Reiki Therapist. She believes that yoga truly is a huge gift in life and aims to inspire others to benefit from this wonderful gift.