About Gregory Angell
Introduction
For 25 years I have practised and studied yoga, and for the last 20 years I have taught it full-time. My passion is helping people move with greater ease, live with less pain, and experience the calm, clarity, and vitality that yoga can bring to everyday life.
Through thousands of classes, extensive teacher training, and decades of dedicated personal practice, I have developed Bhānumatī Yoga, a unique approach that combines strength, fluidity, resilience, and deep relaxation. Every class is offered in the spirit of service, with respect for the traditions of yoga, and a genuine desire to support each student’s individual journey.
My Journey
At 30, I was a chartered accountant commuting into London every day. From the outside everything appeared successful, but inside I knew I was on the wrong path. My body was constantly trying to get my attention through recurring illness, back pain, sciatica, and increasing stress. Eventually, I realised something had to change.
I left my career and spent a year travelling through South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and India. It was an extraordinary experience that broadened my perspective and helped me reconnect with what truly mattered.
Shortly after returning home, my family gave me a birthday present: a one-to-one yoga session. My mother, who had encouraged me to try yoga for many years, was undoubtedly behind the idea.
I arrived with little enthusiasm. Yet only a few minutes into the session, while lying in Shavasana and practising abdominal breathing, something profound happened. In an instant, I knew with complete certainty that I would spend the rest of my life teaching yoga.
What followed were years of dedicated personal practice, teacher training, study, and learning from as many skilled and authentic teachers as possible. In 2007 I finally left the corporate world behind, hired a handful of village halls, printed thousands of flyers, and began teaching. The first week brought fifteen classes, very little income, and a tremendous sense that I was exactly where I was meant to be.
What Is Bhānumati Yoga?
Over the years I have combined influences from Sivananda Yoga, Anusara Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Jivamukti Yoga, and Yin Yoga with my own extensive personal practice. The result is a unique approach that I call Bhānumatī Yoga.
Bhānumatī (भानुमती) means ‘Shining Like The Sun’.
The foundation of Bhānumatī Yoga is inspired by four qualities described in the yoga tradition:
Sthira – stability, balance, and structural integrity.
Sukha – ease, freedom of movement, and freedom from unnecessary suffering.
Angalaghavam – lightness, agility, and the ability to move through life with grace and confidence.
Dvandvanabhighatah – adaptability, resilience, and the capacity to remain steady amidst change.
In practical terms, Bhānumatī Yoga aims to create a body that is strong, balanced, mobile, resilient, and free from pain. As physical restrictions dissolve, the mind naturally becomes calmer, energy flows more freely, and a deeper sense of wellbeing emerges.
The practice follows a three-week cycle: two weeks of Bhānumatī Shakti classes followed by one week of Bhānumatī Shiva classes.
Shakti classes are strong, flowing, dynamic, and energising. Shiva classes are slower, grounding, restorative, and deeply nourishing. Together they reflect the complementary forces of movement and stillness, energy and presence, becoming and being.
The union of Shiva and Shakti represents balance, harmony, and wholeness — qualities that lie at the heart of every Bhānumatī Yoga practice.
Training & Experience
I am registered with Yoga Alliance as an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500) and lead teacher training programmes and continuing education workshops.
My formal training includes Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training and Advanced Teacher Training, The British Wheel of Yoga Teacher Training Diploma, and professional training in Thai Massage. Together these represent more than 1,500 hours of formal study.
Today, I have taught approximately 10,000 classes and continue to practise, study, and refine my understanding of yoga every day. One of the greatest lessons I have learned is that teaching yoga begins with living it.
Closing Invitation
Whether you are completely new to yoga or have been practising for many years, you are warmly welcome.
My intention is simple: to help you move better, feel better, and discover the strength, freedom, and peace that already exist within you.
With infinite love and gratitude,
Gregory Angell