Meet the Mindwalk Yoga team
We are a collective of well-being facilitators devoted to increasing well-being accessibility for Black folk. We have diverse skills, experiences and mindsets, which means there is something for everyone.
Karen James (she/her) Yin Yoga, Chair Yoga and Yoga Nidra Teacher
Karen is a yoga teacher with a passion for making yoga accessible to all. She has been teaching yoga since 2019 and has experience in facilitating a variety of classes, including yin, chair, gentle yoga, and yoga Nidra. With a deep understanding of the benefits of yoga for all body types and abilities, Karen is dedicated to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all practitioners.
Cherelle Sappleton (she/her + they/them) Healing Sound Therapist
Cherelle is a Healing Sound Therapist and visual artist. Cherelle has always had a love of music which often inspires her artwork, she became fascinated with therapeutic sound practices after experiencing her first sound bath and almost immediately enrolled on a Sound Therapy course to know more and share its benefits with others.
Natasha CocoRed Lee (she/her) Hatha Yoga and Vinyasa Flow Teacher
Coco is a Movement Artist and Wellbeing Facilitator. In 2017 during a trip to Bali, CocoRed deeply connected to Yoga encompassing the spiritual, holistic and physical realms of the practice. Her teaching draws on her career as a dancer and choreographer with a spiritual and anatomic alignment-focused style of practice. CocoRed’s classes are playful, creative and accessible, they embody breathwork and a deep awareness of the body.
Paula Hines (she/her) Restorative Yoga Teacher
Paula has been practising yoga for 20 years and teaching for 10 years. Specialising in restorative yoga, yin yoga and yoga nidra, Paula is also an accredited Menopause Yoga teacher. Paula draws on her own experience of yoga as a tool for transformation and to aid recovery from injury, trauma and stress led her to train as a teacher and fuels her desire to share the life-enhancing benefits of yoga with others. Paula is also a published author, her debut book is Rest + Calm, a beautifully written gentle yoga and mindfulness guidebook.
Zakiya Bishton (she/her) Founder, Operational Lead and Yoga Therapy for Anxiety Teacher
Zakiya is a British Wheel of Yoga teacher and has specific training in yoga therapy for anxiety, trauma, and insomnia. Zakiya has been practising yoga for 20 years and teaching for 12+ years. For Zakiya, yoga doesn’t start or end on a mat, it is a way of life, a way of approaching people and situations through a curious, considered, and empathetic lens. Zakiya’s intention with Mindwalk Yoga is to provide a safe, healing and accessible yoga space led by Black folk.
Nicole Windle (she/her) Vinyasa Flow Teacher
Nicole is a Yoga teacher, Reformer Pilates teacher, Sound Therapist & Thai Masseuse. Nicole qualified as a Yoga teacher in 2015 in India, and she shares a thoughtful Vinyasa Flow practice that invites practitioners to explore their bodies flexibility.
