Our Team

Amie has been passionately dancing from the time she started walking, working her way through exam grades in RAD Ballet and ITSD Modern and Tap. Amie continued to earn a Diploma in Professional Stage Dance in her home country Scotland, in addition to earning teaching qualifications in Tap and Mo... Read more

Anissa began her professional training at the National Ballet School of Canada. She continued her training at Quinte Ballet School. During her professional development Anissa spent summers with the Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer School, Pennsylvania Ballet School, L’Ecole Superieure de Ballet du ... Read more

Having moved to Abu Dhabi from England, Annalise is a student studying engineering at NYUAD. However, her main passion is dancing and has been dancing for as long as she can remember. For over 15 years, she has studied a variety of dance techniques from ballet, jazz and tap, to lyrical, contempo... Read more

Born in the UK, from childhood Anya followed her natural enthusiasm for life and fitness by training in both ballet and synchronised swimming. She became an international synchronised swimmer for Team GB between 2008 and 2012. On this journey Anya became aware of the benefits from Pilates, she i... Read more

Probably one of the most in-demand instructors in Abu Dhabi, Carlos is one busy guy who’s always energised and ready to help others achieve their fitness goals. We barely catch him for a quick breather before he’s bouncing off to his next class! A true professional, Carlos’ technical, detail-... Read more

Cecilia is a Holistic Health Coach trained and certified by the Institute for Functional Medicine and the Institute of Integrative Nutrition.  She is a cancer survivor with a mission to inspire people around the world to pe... Read more

Fe is certified through the PhysicalMind Institute in Portland, Oregon in 2004. In 2010, she paired Pilates with her love of travel. Aside from the US, she has also taught in Egypt, Ireland, Malta, Thailand, Philippines, Mexico, and Indonesia. Her evolved approach to Pilates instruction goes ... Read more

Meet Hajar; an Olympic synchronized swimmer turned into a passionate Pilates and Barre instructor. After accomplishing her lifetime goal of participating in the Beijing Olympic Games, she decided to retire from her athletic career to use and translate her experience into sports education and co... Read more

Heidi has over 30 years of experience as a registered nurse specializing in cardiac care working in a variety of critical care units throughout the USA. In addition to performing multiple roles in the medical field here in the UAE and parts of Africa, becoming an Am... Read more

Houry Pappin is a NES Health BioEnergetiX WellNES practitioner with 20 years experience in the field of holistic therapies, including Reiki, Emotional Freedom Technique, Hypnotherapy, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Reconnective Healing/The Reconnection, Nutrition, Aromatherapy, Theragem Cry... Read more

Jacquelene Sadek (500ERYT) is a senior yoga teacher as Bodytree who has over 20 years experience in the field. She is a globetrotter who has trained in Yin Yoga, traditional Indian Hatha, Restorative and Yin and Yang Yoga, from Thailand, Australia and the UK. By April 2017 Jacquie became endo... Read more

Joelle has been in the fitness and wellness world since an early age practicing martial arts and was first introduced to Yoga in 1998 to complement her rigorous training. She immediately fell in love with this practice and adopted it in her daily life. It is only after a long regular self-practi... Read more

Madalena believes that Yoga is more than something that you do, but something that you live by. Her inquisitive personality shows up in her classes where she aims to provide an experience that will last longer than the class itself, often establishing the link between the yogic practice and life... Read more

Marie is a highly qualified and enthusiastic Pilates instructor from the UK. After several years of practicing Pilates, Marie decided to train to become a Pilates teacher. Initially, Pilates complemented Marie’s 20 years of ballet training, she then found Pilates to be a great way to maintain st... Read more

Mary had a traditional introduction to yoga growing up in India but did not really embrace it until she relocated to the UAE and the nerves of a new life found solace in the practice. Feeling nurtured and self-sufficient in the company of strangers while on a retreat in India, Mary decided to be... Read more

Michelle worked as an insurance adjuster investigating disaster scenes often caused by instances of unsettling crime in Johannesburg, South Africa and while doing so she looked for balance in her life in various gyms which proved unsuccessful. In 1996, she attended a power yoga class and afte... Read more

Mila studied Choreography, and qualified as a Ballet Master of Modern Classical Choreography, and a teacher of a unique discipline. After finishing a Choreographic Diploma at Kiev College, she was a classical ballet dancer in the Kiev Theatre of Opera & Ballet, and toured with classical produ... Read more

Mira Naaman is the concept creator and chef behind Nectar. This London trained chef honed her culinary skills in the restaurant world before co-founding a homegrown juice bar concept and healthy eatery. Mira’s passion was to offer an accessible range of functional “grab-and-go” options which are... Read more

Mouna is a Lebanese-Palestinian Brit who has been living in Abu Dhabi for over 10 years and has been a client and believer of Bodytree Studio throughout those years. She has been doing one form or another of exercise since she can remember from Ashtanga Yoga, running, BTB Dance Cardio as well as... Read more

Nader is the only choreographer in the Middle East who has worked with world famous artists such as Rita Ora, Beyoncé, Pink, as well as major TV productions; X Factor, Brit Awards and the MTV Awards (to name but a few!) He is internationally renowned for his craft and style, with his impressive ... Read more

Nadia’s life was influenced by the mind/body connection at a very critical time in her life. Since then she has become committed to guiding others on their spiritual journey to wellness through movement. Her belief in structural fitness as a building block to health has led her to discover other... Read more

Natasha has been practicing yoga for over 15 years, she made it a part of her everyday life and wanted to share this with others, so she completed her 200 hour Baptiste Vinyasa yoga teacher training at The House of Yoga in London. Natasha loves to bring her learning’s from her years of yoga prac... Read more

Rhea fell in love with yoga 17 years ago while studying in her home country’s capital, Edinburgh. Feeling an immediate and deep connection to the practice, yoga became an integral part of her daily life. Rhea’s dedication to yoga and belief in the far-reaching benefits, led her to teaching and i... Read more

Sara walked into her first yoga class in New York City 18 years ago, not knowing how stepping onto a mat that day would set her on a new path. After many years as only a student, and with encouragement from some incredible teachers here in Abu Dhabi, she returned to New York to complete her 200... Read more

Nicole Malick, known as Satya Adi Kaur in the Kundalini Yoga community, is an international social worker recognized for her ability to effectively design and lead programmes that address sustainability, equity, and peace. Spending the past 16 years traveling to over 50 countries, Satya used yog... Read more

Selena started practicing yoga when she moved to the UAE in 2013 and was drawn to that practice for the physical and mental benefits it provided.  She decided to complete her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training so that she could help others experience the same benefits and share her passion for the j... Read more

Shahad’s classes are an enrapturing combination of rhythm, fluidity, and fire. She is fiercely dedicated to intuitive and flowing movement that embody curiosity, complexity, and lightheartedness through seamlessly choreographed transitions. While her teaching is refreshing and light, she inco... Read more

Shruti discovered Pilates through an ankle injury years ago in Sydney, Australia. Having a career in Marketing for luxury hotels, she decided to take a break and during the time discovered other interests, Pilates being the most important.

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Susan trained at George Balanchine’s School of American Ballet in New York City in the 1980s; during that time she also learned the Pilates technique at the studio of Carola Trier, a student of Joseph Pilates. She then joined the Los Angeles Ballet Company as a member of the corps de ballet. She... Read more

Clinical Nutritional Consultant, Holistic Health coach and Integrative Functional Nutritionist is on a mission to change the language surrounding food and health. Correcting the many misconceptions and bringing back the love of healthy eating, the understanding that food is our best medicine, an... Read more

Timea has been practicing various styles of yoga and meditation for over 15 years. She is passionate about guiding people how to reconnect to their own inner peace through yoga, gentle movement, breathing as well as relaxation and sound healing meditation. She also offers special classes designe... Read more

Tony is a common sense personal coach affiliated to Achology, the Academy of Modern Applied Psychology, with a background in the airline domain. He is also a Colored Brain Communication Facilitator, affiliated to Directive Communications International. His most recent assignment was as Traini... Read more

Vandana's journey into holistic healing began out of personal necessity. What started out as a self-healing experience 20 years ago gently turned into a quest for knowledge and a deeper understanding of the complimentary contribution of the Mind, Body & Spirit in self-healing. As an Intui... Read more

Vidya is a certified (Peter Hess Institute) sound healing practitioner using singing bowls. She has a deep interest in holistic therapies and she developed a passion for sound healing once she discovered its unique ability to relax, reset, and recharge the mind and body. A trained physiotherapis... Read more

Yvette, a native of California, returns to teaching dance classes after a decade in arts administration as the President & CEO of the Harlem School of the Arts and as the founding director of The Ailey Extension in New York City. Yvette has over 20 years of extensive experience performing &a... Read more

Love is the true answer! And who better to teach, help and heal us than the Angelic realm. Zakia Kazi is an Angel Teacher certified by the Diana Cooper Foundation. She is also a certified Tibetan Singing Bowl practitioner from the Kathmandu Centre of Healing in Nepal.  Hailing from India, Zakia ... Read more

Yoga has been Zelmaré’s lifestyle for many years before made a career out of it, focusing on the healing aspect of yoga and related therapies. She completed her 200 YTT programme and carried on with a 300 hour Yoga Therapy Training at Andiappan Yoga in Hong Kong, and also completed her 40 hour P... Read more

Zita started practicing yoga over 20 years ago and she has been teaching since 2013. From vinyasa flow, ashtanga yoga and power yoga to yin and restorative, she teaches a variety of classes both for groups and privately. Zita also trained in more gentle styles such pre and post natal, feminine y... Read more