Meet the Team

Our Team

Find out more about our instructors!

Michelle Griffiths

founder & owner

MBS Founder established in 2005.

BWY member & teacher, Foundation course tutor & DCT BWYQ level4 teacher training tutor. Assessor & IQA. & Specialist short course tutor. Working with many awarding bodies, charities and NHS services.

Pilates Teacher, Rehab Specialist, including – Cancer, ME, MS, Fibromyalgia and Stroke and more.

Classes, Courses, Retreats, Events, Workshops.

My current focus within MBS which is also a registered Training academy, running courses to train teachers in many high level face to face qualifications.

Adrianne Whitham

Yoga Instructor

Adrianne Whitham Level 3 Yoga Teacher with YMCA Saturday and Monday. In 2013 I took the British Wheel of yoga foundation course with Michelle. I had no intention of teaching at all I just enjoyed the classes. On our last session in the foundation course we had to teach a short class and that is when I discovered I thoroughly enjoyed teaching. I qualified as a Level 3 Yoga teacher in 2016 and I am currently studying for BWYQ Level 4 teacher training with Michelle.

Beckie Rhodes

Yoga teacher

Beckie has been practising yoga for over 10 years and first fell in love with it after discovering how much it helped her manage anxiety and reconnect with herself. Inspired by the positive impact yoga had on her own wellbeing, she went on to train as a teacher and has now been sharing her passion with others for over five years.

She loves a dynamic, flowing vinyasa as well as slower, more restorative, yin practice, creating space for both movement and stillness. Beckie believes yoga should be accessible, welcoming and free from judgement, encouraging students to move in a way that feels good for their own bodies.

Whether you’re stepping onto the mat for the first time or have been practising for years, Beckie aims to create a supportive environment where you can slow down, breathe deeply and leave feeling more grounded than when you arrived.

Angela Suphanit

Yoga instructor

Angela discovered yoga in early adulthood but it wasn’t until I attended the Mind, Body and Spirit studio that I really deepened my yoga practice. I studied BWY Foundation Course and progressed onto the Yoga Teacher training course with Michelle at MBS.

I fully qualified in beginning of 2023 as a level 4 British Wheel of Yoga teacher.

I am a Passionate lifelong learner, with a fascination of the human body, particularly the mind and concept of soul/ spirit.

Lover of nature and the great outdoors.

A keen traveller with an interest in different cultures, theologies, and philosophies.

Wellbeing activist with a passion for restorative work, meditation and mindfulness.

You can join Angela on Tuesday at the studio also workshops.

Libbi Cooper

Pilates Instructor

Libbi is full of energy as our Pilates mat base level 3 teacher training at MBS on a certified and accredited course. Libbi is our rehabilitation, and older population teacher too, offering a variety of skills and passions. Libbi is also known as Roxette traveling the world singing and entertaining. You can find Libbi at the studio on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday every week.

Emma Smith

Yoga and Pilates instructor.

Emma is our resident Pilates level 3 mat based teacher also our level 4 diploma BWY yoga teacher, covering a vast medical knowledge, and excellent skills in rehabilitation and adaptation for all.

Emma covers Rehab, Beginner, Intermediate and advanced, from the young to older populations.

You can join Emma on Wednesdays at the studio.