Poncho Cottier loves movement, healing and self-discovery. After spending a couple of years learning capoeira in London, Poncho started yoga as a way to "become more flexible". From the first class, he was hooked and in 2008 he travelled to India and studied different styles of yoga in the subcontinent for eight months. A year later he headed back to Asia, this time to Nepal to complete his yoga teacher training. Poncho draws from different yoga styles including, Hatha, Vinyasa, Anusara and Iyengar, his classes are dynamic and fun with a strong focus on safe structural alignment. In his teaching, Poncho encourages his students to move beyond their old paradigms and to bring the benefits of the practice to life off the mat. Poncho currently teaches yoga and qigong in Chiang Mai, Thailand and has previously taught in London and India. Apart from the Yoga Holiday in Greece, Poncho will be teaching several workshops in Europe this summer.
Laurence Gilliot has a passion for yoga, meditation and mindfulness. After practicing yoga for a number of years in Chiang Mai, Laurence decided to do her teacher training in Bali, Indonesia with Anusara Certified teacher Bridget Woods Krammer. Along side her yoga training, Laurence has studied Buddhist mindfulness meditation on many occasions with venerable vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh as well as Non-Violent Communication with several teachers in Asia and Europe. Laurence recently completed a long walking trip in Nepal which in her own words was "a 5-month long meditation". Laurence teaches yoga in Chiang Mai, Thailand and is currently facilitating workshops and woman circles in her native Belgium. Offering her compassionate presence, Laurence helps people expand their consciousness and live life more fully.