About LIT Yoga

“My lesson with you was fabulous - I really feel stretched and strong. Thank you!”
— Sheila, student

Who am I and what is LIT Yoga?

I'm Miriam Zendle, a body positive yoga and Pilates teacher based in Epsom and Ewell who believes yoga is for every body and every mind. If you've ever felt like yoga isn't for you, I'm here to help.

I offer one-to-one and group classes tailored to you and your needs, focusing on inclusivity, building confidence, technique and, most importantly, fun. My business name means ‘loving, inclusive, transformational yoga’, reflecting my core teaching principles.

I’m pregnancy and post-natal trained and Accessible Yoga-qualified. I teach yoga styles from yin to yoga nidra, vinyasa flow and ashtanga, reflecting my personal practice, and an inclusive, non-hierarchical style of Pilates. I believe there is no one true path, no one true pose and that the practices of yoga and Pilates are and should be open to everyone. Read more about Yoga and Pilates For All here.

Whether you fancy a gentle hour of hatha, a super chill yin and yoga nidra evening, a pregnancy and post-natal session or an energetic Pilates class, I can cater. If you’re recovering from an injury or experience reduced mobility, well, I want to hear about it – we’ll work together to adjust the practice to your needs. Yoga asana can be therapeutic, it can be fun, it can be… whatever you want it to be.

If you'd like to book in with me for any of the above, please click the button below and let me know what you’re interested in.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • 200-RYT, Yogacampus (Yoga Alliance-certified, 320 hours)

  • Level 3 Diploma in Teaching Pilates, London Pilates Academy (YMCA Awards)

  • Pregnancy and post-natal yoga, Nourish Yoga Training (Yoga Alliance-certified, 85 hours)

  • Accessible Yoga teacher, Accessible Yoga (Yoga Alliance-certified, 30 hours)

SPECIALIST TRAINING/WORKSHOPS

  • Supporting students with common injuries (Dr Andrew McGonigle)

  • Keys to wellness through yoga: understanding and working with common injuries (Doug Keller)

  • Pranayama, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and the kundaline in hatha yoga (Doug Keller)

  • Our dynamic core in action and at rest (Doug Keller)

  • Pregnancy and post-natal yoga training (Harriet McAtee)

  • The vagus nerve and deeper dimensions of yoga therapy in asana and pranayama (Doug Keller)

  • Accessible Yoga training (Jivana Heyman)

  • Self-care and yoga: the intersection between marma therapy and yoga, with myofascial foundations (Doug Keller)

  • Working with yoga anatomy to be a safe and effective yoga teacher (Zephyr Wildman)

  • The therapeutic wisdom of yoga: rewriting the story of our health and growth (Doug Keller)

  • The art and science of asana for all (Dianne Bondy)

  • Framing yoga practice in a new light (Scott Johnson)

  • Supporting pregnant and post-natal students in general yoga classes (Lisa White and Zephyr Wildman)

  • Mindful yoga in supportive and palliative care and into bereavement (Kate Binnie)

  • Yoga and women's wellbeing (Sarah Marsh)

  • Chair yoga (Richard Kravetz)

  • Shoulder freedom and stabilisation (Andy Gill)

  • Creating space, building blocks for inversions and inclusive practice for teachers (Dana Falsetti)

  • Holding firm in the sacred and the sacrum: sacral stability, low back and hip pain (Doug Keller)

  • Restorative inversions (Adelene Cheong and Lizzy Lasater)

  • Do you know your asana from your elbow? (Dr Andrew McGonigle/Catherine Annis)

  • Inversions and backbends – building roots and growing confidence (David Swenson)