About the Academy

Recognised standards in wellness education

Certified by Yoga Alliance Professionals, combining academic rigour with personal growth.

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Our approach

Certified by Yoga Alliance Professionals, our training programmes combine academic rigour with personal growth. We blend anatomy, physiology and biomechanics with mindfulness, breath work and holistic wellbeing principles to prepare graduates for safe, effective teaching across corporate, studio and therapeutic settings.

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Founders

Building a leading local wellness training centre

Women-owned

Raili Maripuu and Katia Major founded Thames Wellness Academy through friendship and a shared commitment to credible, teacher-led wellness education.

For men and women who want their skills to evolve in health practices, they teach practical teaching skills alongside leadership and communication for practitioners in wellness.

Co-founder · Ashtanga yoga

Raili Maripuu

Senior Ashtanga teacher and studio owner building community in Tallinn and across Berkshire.

Ashtanga yoga
Goyoga Tallinn
Berkshire studios
Leadership

Owner of Goyoga Tallinn, a London-style yoga studio in central Tallinn welcoming many yoga styles
Home to the Ashtanga Yoga School of Tallinn, following the lineage from Pattabhi Jois to Lino Miele at the Ashtanga Research Institute
Long-term practitioner and senior teacher, building community in Tallinn and teaching at studios in Reading and Twyford
Non-executive board member in security services, bringing communication and leadership experience from an EU regulatory body and a specialised security services organisation

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Co-founder · Yoga Reading

Katia Major

Studio director and anatomy-informed teacher helping students and trainees lead with clarity, kindness and credibility.

Yoga Reading
Anatomy & soft tissue
Clinical practice
Movement optimism

Owner of Yoga Reading, a welcoming studio in Caversham serving Reading and Berkshire with yoga, Pilates, strength classes and on-site clinical support
Qualified as a yoga teacher in 2014, co-led Yoga Reading through growth and relocation, and became sole director in 2020
Clinical soft tissue training since 2018; runs a small clinic with in-house osteopath Yulia Wind, helping clients recover from injury and move with confidence
Research-engaged, anatomy-informed teaching grounded in movement optimism for students and trainees in wellness practice

yogareading.co.uk

Our team