Hello ,

I am Jac Godfrey.  I was also named 'Sita Devi' by my own teacher earlier on in my teaching journey.

In terms of my own practice and teaching, I definitely adhere to and enjoy traditional, 'un-watered-down' yoga.  This means that you will get to experience a lot of beautiful Sanskrit , whether it's me sharing and teaching you a Sutra, or a sloka from the Bhagavad Gita, or devotional Kirtan chanting.  I often lead Kirtans at the yoga school which I established, www.mokshalayoga.co.uk.

So there's this obsession with what 'style' of yoga a teacher teaches...often this is referring to the physical practice (asana) only.  It's a question that rather makes me groan as for me there is only one yoga. Yoga is Yoga. Yoga is not asana...

I was originally trained in India in 2006 at the Sivananda Yoga and Vedanta Ashram, in Kerala.  This is where you surrender to a traditional life of Guru and student, with a full and thorough range of training in Kriya (cleansing practices), Pranayama (breath & energy control), Asana (posture) , Shastra ( yogic scriptural study), Anatomy & Physiology, Meditation as well as daily Karma Yoga , which is taking one's part.   My own teacher , Swami Govindananda was a direct student of Swami Vishnu and Swami Sivananda who founded the method.  Whilst I do teach classes in Sivananda Yoga at Mokshala, any class you ever come to will be informed , even if not explicitly, by the classic yoga path.

In 2009 to 2010 I spent a year studying Vinyasa flow (krama) with Claire Missingham as I loved the dynamic movement which enhances energy flow.

I'm also Level 4 British Wheel of Yoga accredited: my specialisms included Restorative Yoga and advanced biomechanics (with 'Yoga Sports Science' , an internationally renowned academy)

However I was literally knocked into orbit by the method of Jivamukti Yoga.  In Jivamukti Yoga absolutely no part of yoga is left un-charted. An experience of Jivamukti Yoga will always include lots of yoga Philosophy and spiritual discourse, Sanskrit mantra and chanting, rigorous physical sequences (some good strong vinyasa not unlike Ashtanga) , meditation, a rockin' playlist as well as deep relaxation with a Jivamukti Savasana massage...what's not to love?

I trained in India in the Jivamukti Method with Jules Febre, Ruth Lauer-Manenti and the founders , Sharon Gannon and David Life.

My yoga school, Mokshala, in Saffron Walden is a Jivamukti Yoga affiliate Studio.

I also love to practice and teach Yin Yoga.

Who inspires me?

Mark Stevens who runs Yoga Studio Ely (my beloved Jivamukti and Sivananda teacher)

Gregor Maehle - because I truly appreciate his zest for advocating teaching traditional yogic meditation rather than using any random form of meditation to complement asana practice.  

Andrea Kwiatkowski. my mentor and guide. Andrea is a teacher whose wisdom transcends any particular 'style' , although she is a world-known Jivamukti teacher.  Of course the Swamis of the Sivananda lineage and Sharon Gannon and David Life, founders of Jivamukti Yoga.

What do I do :

* manage and direct Mokshala Yoga and Meditation Centre which I opened in 2018.

* teach classes in Jivamukti, Yin Yoga and Sivananda Yoga

* run workshops and courses aimed at Yoga teachers to deepen and broaden their own palette of experience to include the potency of  more traditional practices

* run yoga and meditation retreats and spiritual yatra both in the UK and worldwide