STEWART
GILCHRIST

Stewart Gilchrist is a radical traditionalist living the principles he teaches—as a yogi, activist, scholar, and educator. Originally from Scotland and now based in East London, he is a senior registered yoga teacher recognized internationally for his dynamic, authentic, and innovative classes that combine high-energy vinyasa with yogic philosophy, breathwork, and precise physical adjustments.
Holding an MA in Traditions of Yoga and Meditation and currently pursuing a Ph.D. in yoga-related research at SOAS University London, Stewart applies the timeless teachings of yoga to the modern world, creating deeply thought-provoking and transformative experiences.
A committed activist, Stewart supports organizations and charities defending human and non-human life and protecting the planet, believing that all genuine yoga rests on the foundation of integral morality. Through his teaching and activist work on the ground, he seeks to catalyze radical change in a world urgently in need of it.

SARAH
FLORANCE

English by birth, Sarah has lived half of her life in Barcelona. She began her practice in 2002 and has deepened her studies with internationally recognised teachers such as David Swenson, Petri Räisänen, Manju Pattabhi Jois, John Scott and Mark Robberds, among others. Since 2017, she has co-directed and taught 200-hour teacher trainings, as well as courses, retreats and workshops.
Sarah guides, teaches, connects and hopes to inspire from a deeply rooted place of self-knowledge and experience. What inspires her most is the connection that is created between practitioner and teacher, based on a true and genuine relationship, face to face, heart to heart.
For her, practice becomes a valuable tool for creating a space to pause, reconnect and return to the present moment in a world that moves too fast. Through asana, her intention is to enter a state of moving meditation.
Energetic connection and the possibility of feeling the body on a much subtler level are also fundamental to the way she understands practice. For this reason, she has incorporated sound sessions as a way of exploring the deeper layers of being, beyond the physical body.

RAFA
ALCARAZ

Rafa came to Ashtanga Yoga 22 years ago, drawn in by something that could be felt in the room: a silence and a respect that fostered a connection with oneself, a form of spiritual nourishment he felt starved of and that his soul was crying out for. Today, he is authorized by Sharath Jois to teach Ashtanga Yoga and Active Series, and co-directs Mysore House Madrid with Jose Carballal.
He has studied Lifestyle Medicine and trained in the neuroscience of breathing and meditation, trauma, and end-of-life accompaniment. He is passionate about building bridges between Eastern and Western perspectives: in the way he understands and shares yoga, practice on the mat, scientific evidence, and psychotherapy are brought into dialogue.
He believes in the presence of the sacred in the ordinary, in each of us and in each of our actions, and is convinced that cultivating kindness, listening, and compassion is the only way forward we have as a species. In his classes, he brings out each student’s strengths and encourages commitment to practice and self-care, without losing sight of the fact that relaxation, enjoyment, and laughter are also essential.
He lives and teaches in Madrid with Jose and their two dogs, Chai and Balboa, who have changed his life so profoundly.

VRAJ
DEVI

Vrajdevi is an international Yoga Teacher, Wellness Therapist, Kirtan Leader, Spiritual Mentor, and author of Spiritual Revolution. A devoted practitioner and teacher of the yogic path, she has spent more than 20 years living, studying, and teaching ancient practices.
Immersed in the wisdom and devotional traditions of Yoga, Vrajdevi has been initiated into Hatha, Bhakti, Tantra, Meditation, Sanskrit, and Mantra through the guidance of teachers across India, China, New Zealand, and the USA. She is also the creator of several sacred Mantra and devotional music albums.
Now based in Southern Spain, Vrajdevi continues to share the beauty and transformative power of Yoga through sacred music, satsang, spiritual teachings, and devotional service. Her approach is heartfelt, natural, and deeply rooted in a lifelong love for the sacred journey of awakening and remembrance of who we truly are.

AGUSTÍN
BURTON

Journalist and certified 500H yoga teacher. His path in yoga began more than ten years ago in Argentina, during a time of personal crisis that led him to seek tools for reconnection and inner listening. From the very first practice, he experienced a deep and unfamiliar sense of calm, and over time yoga became not only a discipline, but a way of inhabiting the body and life.
In 2016, he completed his professional training in Vinyasa Yoga in Barcelona and deepened his path through Jivamukti, Yin, Rocket, and Trauma-Sensitive Yoga. He has facilitated hundreds of classes, courses, workshops, and retreats in Spain and Italy, and has worked as a trainer and tutor in various teacher trainings.
In parallel, Agustín researches neuroscience and contemporary studies on the body, mind, and emotional regulation, integrating this knowledge into his teaching. He is currently developing Sālaka Yoga, a Somatic Yoga method focused on self-knowledge, inner perception, and the body’s capacity for self-regulation, through which he offers trainings and courses, both online and in person. His purpose is to create safe and transformative spaces where people can reconnect with their bodies, learn to listen to and regulate them, cultivating a kinder relationship with themselves and with the world.

GABRIEL
PENA

He is the founder and director of The Yoga Gallery, a movement that champions yoga as a tool for social transformation. Trained as a yoga teacher under Surinder Singh in Rishikesh, he combines spiritual practice with a critical and contemporary perspective on the world.
His sessions are rooted in the postures of traditional Hatha yoga, with a particular emphasis on breath, deep concentration and the search for stillness within the posture. His journey is deeply inspired by the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, understood as a figure of spiritual rebellion, and by voices such as Franco Battiato, Tracy Chapman, Lluís Llach, Silvio Rodríguez, Angela Davis and Pepe Mujica, among others.
A poet and writer, he is the author of published works and has contributed to various media outlets.

CONOR
BYRNES

Conor Byrnes is an Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga Teacher and the founder of the Jango Project and Safara Lekki Sanctuary, initiatives devoted to spiritual ecology, regenerative living, and community wellbeing.
He holds a Master’s degree in neuroscience from Humboldt University in Berlin, informing his work at the intersection of meditation, breathwork, and the science of consciousness—bridging ancient yogic wisdom with contemporary inquiry.
Having lived in West Africa and traveled extensively through India and Latin America, Conor brings cultural depth and grounded presence to his classes and retreats, which weave philosophy, precise breathwork, and embodied practice into transformative experiences.