Founder & Owner of YogiHood
Pia is passionate about many things, but at the top of her list is yoga.
Her journey began in her pre-teens, when her mom would schlep her along to yoga class. What started as something she simply tagged along to became a lifelong love affair with the practice.
From those early days, through countless classes, teachers, traditions and teacher training, yoga has continued to bring Pia a profound sense of freedom, connection and coming home to herself.
YogiHood grew from that love: a vision to create a space where teachers can share their own unique relationship with yoga, and where people can come together to explore movement, breath, wellbeing and connection in their own way.
Today, that vision extends beyond the yoga mat. Pia is passionate about bringing together like-minded practitioners, healers and teachers to share their knowledge through workshops, retreats and experiences that explore different aspects of wellbeing.
She also believes that wellness has a place beyond our own four walls. Through community initiatives, collaborations and fundraising events, YogiHood creates opportunities to use the space and its community to support meaningful causes, for example the SA Fashion Institute supporting local talent.
A space for teachers to teach from the heart, practitioners to share their gifts, and every person who steps through the door to find their own way back to themselves.
I have been practicing yoga for many, many years and have been teaching for 8 years. For me, yoga has always been about creating MY own space and finding time to be on my mat. I can’t wait to meet you on yours , as we create space not only in our bodies but in our minds and hearts too
When the curtain fell on her dream of becoming a ballet dancer, Kirst thought the music had stopped— until she rolled out a yoga mat and found a new rhythm, one that asked for presence, not perfection. It was movement without performance, grace without judgment. In 2017, she followed that quiet calling through her first teacher training, and she's been guiding others ever since— with a twinkle in her eye and deep respect for the body’s wisdom. Kirst will meet you exactly where you are, whether you're floating through flow or figuring out which foot is left. She creates space to move with honesty and heart, to stretch into strength, and soften into stillness— to play at your edge, and rest when you need to.
I am a practicing intuitive healer, and when teaching yoga, I encourage my students to ‘feel’ their poses and explore the depths they are willing or able to go on that day. I know this helps us get deeper into ourselves and supports us to heal through this somatic experience. My classes vary from a slower, more meditative hatha, to a faster, flowing practice depending on the energy of the class. My first taste of yoga was around 12 years old and I felt the benefits immediately although it took me some years to get into a regular practice. Fast forward a couple of decades and I feel incomplete without 4 or 5 classes a week ! What started off as a regular vinyasa flow soon included restorative, yin, therapeutic and meditative yoga with a clear focus on alignment. I love the body awareness, mindfulness and openness yoga has brought into my body and my life
Becoming an IMD Breathwork practitioner has been nothing short of transformative for me. As a mother to a son with a rare condition, I've lived the deep reality that while western doctors have their place and invaluable tools, there is so much more at play in healing. Breathwork has given me a space to slow down, feel and create room for what medicine alone cannot reach. The subtle layers of tension, fear, hope, and love. It has taught me how to hold presence – to allow release and open gently to the heart's own wisdom. Not just for myself. For every person I guide on this journey.
Olivia is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher and sound healing practitioner with a passion for creating spaces that invite stillness, connection and deep rest.
Her training spans Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Yin, Restorative Yoga, Pranayama, Sound Healing and guided meditation. She brings these practices together through a gentle, grounded approach that encourages us to slow down, turn inward and reconnect with the body and breath.
Having spent five years teaching in Dubai, alongside her background in performing arts education, Olivia brings creativity, presence and a natural sensitivity to the experience of each individual.
Her Sound Bath sessions offer an opportunity to pause, soften and simply be. Using sound, vibration and guided awareness, she creates a calm and welcoming space to release the busyness of the week and settle into a deeper state of relaxation.
Join Olivia on Sunday mornings from 9–10am for a nourishing hour of sound, stillness and rest.
Guest Teachers
I began teaching yoga in 2006 as one of the first vinyasa instructors in South Africa, aiming to share the calming, focusing, and uplifting benefits I experienced. My commitment extends beyond the physical practice to the spiritual purpose of yoga, and I love witnessing the transformation in students, from fitness and flexibility to stress relief and personal awakening. With an established hot yoga and vinyasa practice, I immersed myself in Ashtanga Vinyasa and Anusara Yoga, learning to address misalignments and weaknesses with precision and without pain. The yogic philosophy resonates deeply with my intuitive nature and fascination with the mystical. My respect and gratitude for the ongoing revelations and joy this path brings are profound.
All the way from America but with her roots firmly planted in South Africa, a teacher who needs no introduction is Patsy Finger (aka Ganapatsy). Patsy’s practice originates in ISHTA yoga an acronym for Integrated Science of Hatha, Tantra and Ayurveda. Patsy has taught for decades from Jhb to Manhattan & LA and is widely known for her healing work and extensive knowledge of crystals and their healing properties. In Sanskrit, Ishta means 'that which resonates with the individual spirit.’ By the end of a Patsy class one feels shifted with a sense of coming back to oneself. It is a deeply layered and transformative session.
