Karen has been practising and teaching yoga for over 25 years and holds the highest level of certification with Yoga Alliance Professionals. One of the UK’s first Bikram teachers, she was also among the earliest to teach Baptiste Power Yoga in the country. As Director of Teaching at Sahna and a lead trainer since 2012, Karen has led more than 70 teacher trainings and mentored many of the UK’s rising yoga instructors.

A registered yoga therapist with the Yoga Biomedical Trust, she has studied with renowned teachers including Erich Schiffmann, Paul Grilley, Julie Gudmestad, and Jason Crandell. Her extensive experience spans work with elite athletes such as Harlequins Rugby FC to consulting on TV projects including Queer Eye for a Straight Guy and Make Me a Supermodel. Karen’s classes are both precise and empowering, reflecting her belief that yoga is a lifelong practice of resilience, awareness, and ease.