Sheffield Yoga School
About the Teachers
Hannah Penn and Chris Noon are qualified and fully insured by the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY).
They both work full time as Yoga Teachers.
They are currently studying a further Teacher Training course to become qualified as Satyananda Yoga teachers.
Satyananda Yoga (also known as the Bihar School of Yoga) is an internationally respected system of Yoga. The teacher training is rigorous and intensive. It is based on learning through experience and develops a deep understanding of a wide range of Yoga practices.
The Satyananda tradition is known for the high quality of teachers it produces.
Hannah Penn (BWY Dip)
Hannah first started practising yoga as a child in the 1970s with her mother.
She has been teaching yoga full time since 1998.
Over the years she has taught in adult education, schools and gyms as well as private classes.
Hannah trained to teach yoga with the British Wheel of Yoga; her diploma tutor was Sara Delamore.
After having 2 children she completed the British Wheel of Yoga Pregnancy Module taught by Wendy Teasdill.
She is committed to helping people make yoga part of their daily lives.
She is very grateful to all her teachers, including Carol Southern, Swami Pragyamurti, Swami Vedantananda and Swami Satyaprakash.
Chris Noon (BWY Dip)
Chris has been practicing Yoga for over fifteen years.
His serious interest in Yoga began once he was exposed to the wisdom and clarity of the Satyananda tradition.
Chris was very fortunate to have Jean Lavers as his BWY diploma course tutor.
Jeans’ teaching is heavily influenced by the work of the Vivekananda Foundation in Bangalore, an organisation dedicated to the practice of Yoga therapy and the development of Yoga as a tool for healing.
Chris has taught Yoga in a variety of settings and with a wide variety of people.
He has taught in adult education, schools, offices and gyms. He has taught in a retirement home for the elderly, and currently works with the ‘Healthy Living Partnership’ in North Sheffield.
He has worked with the first team footballers at Sheffield Wednesday Football Club.
Chris has long term health problems and has found Yoga to be an uplifting and essential tool for the maintenance of a reasonably active life.
As a teacher he has seen the huge impact that Yoga can have on the quality of life of those who practice it.