Timetable at Hotpod Yoga Mansfield

My approach to teaching is rooted in the belief that yoga should support the whole person — body, mind, and nervous system.
Some days we need strength and challenge. Other days we need stillness and rest.
I love creating practices that honour both sides of that spectrum, allowing students to explore effort and ease, movement and stillness, strength and softness.
Yoga isn’t about achieving perfect poses. It’s about building awareness, resilience, and a deeper relationship with ourselves.
It’s a passion of mine to lead people back home to themselves.

Eszter has been a yoga student since 2013 and her love for yoga and thirst for more knowledge took her to India to complete a 200 hour teacher training in 2016. In 2017 she qualified as a pregnancy and postnatal yoga teacher. Nowadays she's proud mum of a happy and very active little boy. She enjoys teaching both gentle and dynamic classes combining the elements of Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Hatha styles.

I have enjoyed some form of yoga on and off for most of my adult life, but this has become more consistent in recent years. Yoga leaves me feeling good in so many ways. I love how it leaves me feeling me strong and flexible physically, while calming the mind and helping keep me emotionally balanced. I also absolutely love the pod! I’ve been a Hotpod customer for several years and I love the heat, the teachers, the music, the ambiance, the people... I am so happy to be part of the team and can’t wait to see you in the pod!

I was travelling in Australia back in 1999 when I came across my first yoga teacher. He introduced me to the wonderful world of yoga, but I wasn’t ready to explore it fully.

After many years of home practice without understanding what I was doing, I stumbled on a new yoga studio. This is where I found Ashtanga yoga and my mind finally stood still on the mat. Through this style of practice I realised the importance of yoga for many reasons- in addition to the
physical movement, I found that tuning into my body’s needs and developing its strength on the mat led to being able to do the same off the mat, both physically and mentally.

On qualifying as a yoga teacher at the beginning of 2020, my teaching path was far from my expectations due to the
pandemic. However, this helped me to expand into other teaching styles such as Vinyasa flow.

I find the heat of the pod exceptionally immersive. You could say that I’m hooked...

I look forward to sharing this exciting stage of my teaching journey with you all. My focus is always to encourage you to explore what you and your body need while on the mat. I am simply honoured to be there to guide you on your own journey- and of course, we can have some fun on the way!

I have a huge passion for yoga and I really believe everyone should get to experience the powerful tools that yoga has to offer and I can’t wait to share these with you in my class. The focus will be moving the full body to ignite out energy within us and challenge ourselves with patience, linking in with our breath deeply and allowing the connection between the mind and body to flow together has such a rewarding practice where your body feels energised and the mind has been cleansed, welcoming a new person after leaving the class.

Graham discovered the benefits of yoga later in life and as an antidote to the physical and mental stresses of working in high pressure leadership roles. Having spent many years working to build wellbeing into organisations he qualified as a yoga teacher in July 2023 and now enjoys helping people enjoy a healthier and happier lifestyle. Graham has always enjoyed a good walk and recently backpacked the Camino de Santiago walking 600 miles across Northern Spain, crediting yoga with reducing aches and pains and avoiding injury. Graham is passionate about bringing the benefits of yoga to as many people as possible and loves introducing yoga to beginners and those who are unsure.

I first came to yoga about 5 years ago when I was searching for some headspace from my busy day to day job and general life. I instantly fell in love with the practice- the way it made me feel, just me and my mat, the connection to my body, mind and nothing else mattering for that hour. Fittingly my first ever class was at HPY Derby and I’ve been a regular ever since.

Outside of the pod my main passions are my job in civil aviation safety inspection, being out walking in the mountains, spending time with my lovely boxer dog Bertie, riding my two horses, playing padel, along with much much more!

Looking forward to starting this next adventure with all of you in the lovely purple pod!

Sharan found her first Yoga class 9 years ago at a local gym in London. Like most newbies, she found her first class to be a little challenging but the physical and subtle benefit proved to be so incredible and life changing that she became a regular practitioner soon after.

She certified as a Multi-Style Yoga Teacher in Dharamsala, India, so that she could expand her own practice and share this wisdom with the world. Today, Sharan see’s yoga as a therapy and lifestyle as she continues to grow as a practitioner and teacher.

After attending classes at the pod for over a year, Sharan's pleased and excited to be a part of the Hotpod family and look forward to sharing Yoga with this beautiful community.

My yoga journey started about 10 years ago when I accidentally went to a yoga class in Spain. I didn’t understand what the teacher was saying but I fell in love with the way the asanas made me feel. My curiosity and love for yoga took me to India in 2017 where I did my initial teacher training in Hatha and Vinyasa and I spent a year exploring the country, myself and deepening my practice. I have since undertaken my advanced training and qualified in several other styles including Aerial, Rocket and Yin yoga.

Yoga has taken me on a journey of self-discovery and growth, supported me through difficult periods and opened up an incredible new way of thinking and perspective on life. I feel very lucky to live my passions of yoga and travel and share these with lots of people. I have trained people to become yoga teachers in India and Mallorca and I now run my own retreat company, offering incredible experiences around the world.

My true passions are Vinyasa and Aerial yoga as I appreciate the creativity and freedom of these styles. Coming from a dance background, I like to express myself through body movements. My classes foster a fun yet supportive space to allow people to truly let go, connect with themselves and feel good.

As a mental health therapist I have long understood the links between the mind and the body, ultimately the need to protect and nurture our wellbeing. It wasn't until I found the physical practise of yoga through the "asanas" (the postures) that I personally realised how beneficial regular yoga practise could be. Having on and off dabbled with yoga over the years but never really 'committing' to it I stumbled across Hotpod when it started in Derby and was hooked so much so I decided to train with them at HQ in London! I hope to share that feeling in the comfortable and inclusive space at HP no matter what age, size gender, ability or body walks through the door allowing yourself the time to focus on the mat is such a valuable experience and what its all about.

I have been practicing yoga for many years, always feeling a quiet but powerful connection to its spiritual essence—even before I fully recognised it within myself. About 7–8 years ago, my journey deepened when I discovered HPY. In the pod, I experienced the joy of complete surrender—allowing myself to be fully absorbed by the ambient space, the mat, and the present moment.

That experience ignited a lasting passion. It inspired me to complete my teacher training, with the intention of holding space for others to find the same sanctuary I had discovered. Teaching yoga allows me to share not just movement and breath, but also the gratitude and transformation yoga has brought into my life.

For me, yoga is more than a practice—it is a way of being, a space of healing and connection. By paying this forward, I hope to help others step into their own journey with openness, curiosity, and peace.

For over nine years, I’ve walked and shared the path of yoga as both an international yoga teacher and teacher trainer. From the moment I stepped onto the path of Yoga, it became a devotion that brought me back home to myself physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

My sharing is rooted in therapeutic yoga - the healing of heart, body, and mind, Functional mobility - challenging the edges of our range with both strength and fluidity, Meditation, Psychosomatics and Biomechanics.

Each training and class is carefully cultivated with precision and intuition, science and subtle body, structure and soul. I have found that through working skillfully with the body, we can access deeper layers of patterning, emotion, and belief and through this we create space not just for movement, but for transformation.

For me, yoga is the path of freedom. Freedom of body, mind, and being. And any chance I get, I try to plant these seeds so that we can live life with health, joy, laughter, and celebration.

Hi, I’m Emma! I’m a Mental Health and Exercise Coach and Yoga Teacher.

I completed my yoga teacher training in Thailand, where I developed a deep love for slower, more mindful styles of yoga. I’m especially passionate about yin and slow flow, creating calm and nurturing spaces where students can unwind, move with intention, and leave feeling grounded and restored. That said, I also love a hot and sweaty vinyasa class that challenges both the body and mind!

I first joined Hotpod Yoga back in 2022 and have loved it ever since. The immersive environment and sense of community inspired me to deepen my practice and eventually share it with others.

For me, yoga is more than just a class it’s an experience that supports both physical and mental wellbeing and helps you truly feel your best. I can’t wait to welcome you into the pod!💜