tori lewis

Tori was born and raised in Japan and Hong Kong, and is a qualified special needs teacher, naturopath, herbalist, Kundalini yoga instructor, and advanced master of Yoga. Inspired by her mother’s 20 years of practice, Tori began Yoga as a teenager. She has been teaching yoga since 1998. She spent 9 years teaching yoga, meditation, ecology and life skills in inner city special needs schools in London; where she established organic farming projects and healthy eating programmes. She presently teaches group classes in London, as well as on retreats in the UK and internationally.
She has studied Yoga, deep ecology and natural medicines with teachers, traditional peoples and doctors; in India and worldwide. She took her TTC and Advanced Teacher Training Courses in India and has spent months over several years on staff at Sivananda Ashrams worldwide, teaching on yoga teacher training and advanced TTC courses. Tori established www.Yogadamba.com and the Holistic Learning Foundation in 2006. She is committed to her own development as a practioner and student of yoga attending workshops and trainings with teachers from around the world. That, along with her daily personal practice in Hatha Yoga and Zen meditation infuse her classes with variety, depth and challenge.
The full spectrum of yoga is addressed in class; bhakti (devotional), raja (psychological), Vedanta (philosophical), pranayama (breath work, Nada (inner sound), meditation, Yoga Nidra (Yogic deep relaxation), asanas (physical movements) and the anatomy and physiology of the body. Her classes are joyful, fun and compassionate, encouraging students to discover their edge and allow their practice to be an art of transformation.