About Daleen
Yoga is a life-long well-being practice that needs constant adapting.
I’m Daleen Eloff, 61 years old, a long time yoga practitioner for over 30 years and a professional teacher for 6. Based in Bethnal Green, Haggerson and Hoxton in east London, UK, I’m originally from East London, South Africa.
Mother to 2 young women of 18 and 22 years, and married to an architect, I was a fashion designer for decades before transitioning in my late fifties to teaching yoga full time, proving it’s never too late to switch!
I’ve learned to adapt my own yoga practice, leaving behind pretzel like yoga poses demanding the type of flexibility that’s possible for only a few, in favour of a more functional flexibility and mobility that supports every day movement.
I’ve learned to rest and replenish my energy, deliberately choosing practices of deep rest, when previously I would have ignored tiredness.
Yoga should feel good from the moment you start. It’s how to stay motivated and keep practicing actively as your body changes with age.
I now love a more laid back, therapeutic approach to movement
Yoga that’s informed by traditional practices and movement science, and allows you to keep moving despite aches and pains, moderate injuries and even in recovery time after surgery. I had my left hip replaced 3 years ago and my practice was an essential part of the recovery journey.
My specialisms are yoga as a therapy for optimal ageing, sleep and vitality, and the deep relaxation practices of restorative yoga and yoga nidra.
Recently I’ve added the complementary modality of strength and resistance work to support the structure of the body, to build muscle mass and bone density.
I help a lovely bunch of of mature creatives and independent business owners, and semi-retireds who come to my classes and private sessions to discover a dynamic approach to ageing that supports long term vitality.
My Qualifications
Teacher Trainings
Yoga as Therapy: Optimal Aging Breath, Vitality & Mobility, Doug Keller August 2026 (30 Hrs)
Restorative Yoga Level 1
Judith Hanson Lasater. May 2024 60 Hour (60 Hrs)
Yoga Therapy for Insomnia and Sleep Recovery
Lisa Sanfilippo. Jan 2023 (60 Hrs)
50 Hour Yoga Nidra Satyananda Yoga Centre London(Bihar School of Yoga), June 2021 (50 Hr)
British Wheel of Yoga & Yoga Campus Oct 20 - Feb 2022 (200Hrs)
Professional Development
Teaching Mixed Chair & Mat Classes, Kristine Weber, Subtle Yoga, April 2026
Teaching Meditation, Graham Burns & Isabell Britsch, Yoga Campus February 2026
Integrating Restorative Yoga into Classes, Adelene Cheong, November 2023
Integrating Meditation into Classes,Isabell Britsch, April 2023
Yoga as a Somatic Practice, Susanne Lahusen, Yoga Campus, April 2022
Therapeutic Yoga: Our Dynamic Core, Doug Keller, Yoga Campus. Aug 2020
Therapeutic Yoga: Shoulder Stiffness, Doug Keller, Triyoga. July 2019
Get to know me
Yoga is my life-long passion, and I’ve become a bit of a geek, reading and listening to podcasts about yoga, both from an evidence based lens and through experiencing first hand the traditional practices and their relevance now.
My own practice is very mixed, and depends on how I’m feeling on the day. There’s always some floor based feel good movement, a flow, sometimes some inversions like headstand, and meditation on most days. If I’m tired, my favourite restorative pose is legs up on a sofa. When I’m feeling energised, it’ll be active, experimental and playful.
Summer is my favourite season and I love a holiday with plenty of swimming. I’m a bit of a home body, super tidy, a fair weather gardener and I love rearranging things at home.
I’m always looking for ways to wear leggings with almost everything. As a former designer interested in sustainability I can’t resist altering and mending clothes. I am really fussy about the way clothes fit and feel!
