Anree Conarroe

Anree has been practicing yoga and meditation since 1998.

Her journey of self-discovery and growing awareness of the subtle energies in and around the physical body started during a stay in a forest monastery in Thailand. Extensive travels through India, North America, Europe and South-east Asia exposed her to various aspects of the yoga philosophy and practices.

In 2002 Anree started practicing Vijñāna Yoga at Studio Asana in Amsterdam under Teresa Caldas, following the principles of Dona Holleman and Orit Sen-Gupta. Anree holds a Certified Teacher Training Certificate in Vinyāsa Yoga, as well as three Advanced Teacher Training Certificates. Her first 300hr Advanced TTC she completed with Jim Harrinton and joined him on his first group pilgrimage to Rishikesh, India.

In 2012 Anree took ownership of the beautiful YogaWithin studio, situated in the heart of the Noordhoek Garden Emporium. She facilitated & hosted the yearly philosophy teachings of Shimon Ben-Avi from Tel-Aviv, Israel and she completed her 300hr Yoga Philosophy Training under his guidance.

During her trip to the inspirational Spiritfestival in Ubud, Bali, she discovered Eoin Finn and his beautiful Blissology teachings. She flew to Vancouver Island to study his philosophy & approach to life and completed her Advanced 300hr Blissology Certification.

She is deeply inspired by all her teachers, also including Simon Borg-Olivier, Leora Leibovitz and Aditi M.Gaur, from the Himalayan Tradition.

Living in Noordhoek with her husband and three sons, Anree continues to take every opportunity to deepen her practice of yoga and meditation. Her vision is to create a fellowship of caring humans coming together to share, to connect, to support and to grow together.

Claudia Uffhaus

Claudia Uffhaus has been teaching Yoga around Cape Town and internationally for the past 16 years. Her classes incorporate different teaching styles and philosophies which she has gathered from different influences over these years.

Always teaching with integrity and mindfulness of who is in class, she strives to keep everybody safe, relaxed and playful;) Moving effortlessly with the least amount of strain, she builds strength & flexibility in a refreshing way.

Claudia is a nature geek and an outdoor enthusiast. Outdoor activities make her feel at peace and inspire her to live in the present as much as possible. She regularly leads Yoga Hike events, combining her two passions. She feels that Yoga is much more than a yoga class, it is a way of life!

Joëlle Sleebos

My name is Joëlle. Yoga to me is about connection with oneself and with one another.

My passion is to help people to connect through yoga. I believe that yoga helps us to be the best version of ourselves, on and off our mats. It gives us a better understanding of our inner voice and challenges our bodies to reach places that our minds don’t believe they can go.

Whether you are interested in the physical challenges, the mental or spiritual aspects, I hope yoga will improve your life as it has mine!

Sarah Bentz

Steve Roberts

Steve’s experience of the transformative power of yoga began with his first yoga class in 2005.  It was filled with laughter and curiosity and got him looking at his mind/body connection in a new light.  It wasn’t until he was working in development work in the north of post-conflict Sri Lanka that his connection to the practice really deepened. The connection between movement and breath gave him the physical and emotional space to release non-serving noise, emotions and tension and create space for wonderful things to enter.  As everyone’s experience on the mat is different, Steve aims to create a space for you to connect with yourself with compassion and joy.

Some of the wonderful things from the last year include teaching yoga as part of Stanford’s Health Improvement Program, working at a retreat centre in Morocco, co-leading a 200hr Vinyasa Teacher Training in the Philippines and running Acrovinyasa workshops in Australia and Myanmar.

He is excited to have returned to his homeland, South Africa!

(RYT500, ACROVINYASA certified)

Leora Leibovitz

Leora is the founder of YogaWithin and she had the vision to convert it from an atrium into the beautiful space it became. She will forever we honoured and welcome in our beautiful community.

Leora stumbled into her first yoga class 30 years ago trying to recover from an injury while preparing for the 92 olympic games as a marathon runner on the Israeli team.

That class would mark the beginning of a transforming life journey. Through the profound and wise teaching of her teacher Shimon Ben-Avi Leora embarked on the journey which lead her to this little paradise at the end of the world called Noordhoek. Leora followed an athletic career throughout her life, completed her masters degree in physical science, and has travelled the world to study the yoga philosophy and the yogic way of life from some of today’s greatest teachers, among them Pattabi joice, Richard Freeman, Anna Forest, David Life and Sharon Gannon.

Through her studies and understanding, Leora feels that she has been able to shift her life and lifestyle allowing her to lead a more clear, focused, stress-free, love-filled life contributing to good health and passion for life. Her intention as a teacher is to share that positive outlook and sensation with as many as she can reach.