I am a Registered 500 Level Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance International Africa, based in the beautiful town of Langebaan in the Western Cape, South Africa. I have been fortunate enough to live and work in 5 countries, spending most of the last 20 years in Hong Kong.
I am a mom to two incredible young adults and the wife of one awesome, adventurous husband! Apart from teaching yoga, my hobbies include off-road motorbiking, stand-up paddleboarding, running, and longboarding. If I'm not doing any of these things, you'll find me studying something!
I love learning and sharing my knowledge with my students.
I've been lucky to learn from wise and inspiring individuals in both Hong Kong and Thailand. Having the chance to share those lessons and experiences with my students fills me with joy. As a professional Yoga Teacher, my intention is to help students connect with their inner selves and find the courage to be their authentic selves. I hope that my students experience the joy that this practice gives to me.
Get in touch with me if you're new to yoga or want to find out more.
Everyone could use more yoga in their lives, so I hope to see you on the mat soon.
I also hold the following certifications:
NASM Personal Trainer
Antigravity Fitness Level 1 & 2 Teacher
YogaMinded Yoga4Teens Teacher
SUP Yoga Teacher
Primal Health Coach
CrossFit Level 2 & CrossFit Kids Instructor
TRX Instructor
Bootcamp Instructor
Fitness Nutrition Specialist
BAA (EMT-Basic South Africa)
BAA (EMT-Basic South Africa)
Registered with REPSSA and HPCSA.
CETI- Yoga for Cancer and Cancer Exercise Specialist Course
Medical Doctor, Yoga Nidra, Meditation, Breathwork, Yoga Teacher Trainer, Restorative Yoga
Anesu has a wealth of yoga teaching experience and has been teaching vinyasa, hatha, meditation and yin yoga for roughly 10years. She currently teaches both studio based yoga classes and private yoga classes with both able bodied students and students with medical challenges that inhibit them from practicing in group settings.
She also has many years of experience teaching yoga and meditation for corporate clients, events, festivals, retreats and yoga teacher trainings.
Anesu is the proud founder and co-owner of The Nest Space Yoga Studio and Wellness Center, which is built around the ethos of inclusivity- showing her community that yoga is for all bodies regardless of color, ability, size, age, gender or sexual orientation. The studio offers daily yoga and meditation classes as well as holistic therapies such as reiki, reflexology, massage and hypnotherapy to their clients and is the first of its kind in South Africa.
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/@freedohmyoga
Email: info@freedohmyoga.org
Social Media: @dranesumbizvo
Yoga school & studio: @thenestspaceza
Through my journey with Yoga, I have discovered so much about myself and gained a wealth of knowledge. The lessons I have learned have been invaluable, and I feel blessed to have been given this gift, which I am eager to share with others. I find fulfillment in the way yoga unites people, creating a sense of community and providing a much-needed escape and creating a space to celebrate self-care. Yoga practice and self-study are the key to my personal growth and development on and off the mat.
Whatsapp: +27 828096711
Instagram: venusyogastudio
Melanie’s journey with yoga began in her 20s, practising various styles of yoga and meditation. Moving to Cape Town in the late 1990s, she began attending classes at the Ananda Kutir Ashram and over the years deepened her yoga and meditation practice whilst raising three children and working.
In 2023, she completed her 200 hour training with the Academy of Yoga and Ayurveda as a teacher of Integral Hatha Yoga. Melanie teaches yoga at her own studio in Rondebosch, Cape Town. As part of her SEVA practice, Melanie teaches yoga to children on the Cape Flats and supports a womens empowerment project making and selling yoga bags and products.
Melanie continues to deepen her yoga practice, training in new modalities and integrates yoga and breath work in programmes run through her NGO - Ground Up Collective, which provides trauma informed programmes on healing and transformation, restorative justice and addressing the drivers of gender based violence and inequity.
