Rooted in respected studio communities

Thames Wellness Academy draws its deepest support from the founding studios of our co-founders and the certified, lineage-led practitioners who teach within them.

Education strengthened by practitioners in practice

The academy's growth in education and skills development is strengthened by professional, dedicated and passionate practitioners who have given their blessing and active support. These are studio communities built over years of teaching, clinical work and disciplined lineage practice, not passive affiliations on a website.

Our two founding studio partners are the respective studios of Katia Major and Raili Maripuu. Together, their teams bring the credibility, warmth and teaching depth that shape how we train the next generation of wellness educators.

Our studio partners

Founding studio · Berkshire · Studio of Katia Major

Yoga Reading

A welcoming studio in Caversham, Reading, offering yoga, Pilates, strength classes and on-site osteopathic and soft tissue support. Katia Major is owner and director, bringing anatomy-informed teaching and clinical practice into daily studio life.

  • Caversham, Reading
  • Ashtanga & Mysore
  • Pilates & functional movement
  • Clinical support
  • Weekly classes across traditional Ashtanga self practice, dynamic Vinyasa and Rocket, functional Pilates and restorative Yin
  • Invites leading teachers and educators from around the world to share expertise through workshops and events in Reading
  • On-site osteopathic and soft tissue clinic supporting students and clients with musculoskeletal care
  • Confirmed venue for Thames Wellness Academy Foundation Training, CPD and specialist workshops in Berkshire

Founding studio · Tallinn · Studio of Raili Maripuu

Goyoga Tallinn

A yoga and wellness sanctuary in central Tallinn at Narva mnt 7D, home to the Ashtanga Yoga School of Tallinn and Estonia's widest variety of yoga and wellness practices. Raili Maripuu founded the studio in 2016 as Goyoga Estonia; it later evolved into Goyoga Tallinn, bringing Lino Miele lineage teaching and decades of disciplined practice to the shala floor.

  • Narva mnt 7D, Tallinn
  • Ashtanga & Mysore
  • Wellness & restoration
  • Lineage-led teaching
  • Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, Pilates, Qigong, sound baths, meditation and cacao ceremonies in one central sanctuary
  • Home to certified and lineage-led Ashtanga teachers, assistant-teacher development and guest teachers from Estonia and abroad
  • Natural-light shala with props, changing rooms and a tea corner designed for deep practice and community gathering
  • Spiritual and practical home for Raili's teaching across Tallinn, Reading and Twyford, with retreats and corporate wellness programmes

Blessing from those who teach every week

Main support for Thames Wellness Academy comes from the professional, dedicated and passionate certified and lineage-led practitioners within Yoga Reading and Goyoga Tallinn. Their blessing and active encouragement shape curriculum quality, supervised practicum standards and the confidence we place in every graduate.

Whether anatomy-informed soft tissue therapists in Berkshire or Lino Miele-recognised Ashtanga teachers in Tallinn, these practitioners embody the standards we expect from our own trainees: clarity, kindness, credibility and a lifelong commitment to learning.

Interested in partnering with us?

We welcome enquiries from yoga and wellness studios in Berkshire and beyond that share our standards for credible, teacher-led education.