I took two classes with Era during my visit to Samui. She is mindful and professional, and quickly tailors the practice to the student. As a consistent practitioner and instructor I have been to innumerous yoga classes: there's something to learn from every teacher, but from Era I learned a lot. Beautiful experience!.

I’m 54 years old, and I’ve been wanting to do a yoga retreat for years. I’ve been practicing yoga on and off for about the last 10 years, and wanted to expand my knowledge and get a deeper understanding of my practice, and myself. My concerns have always been not knowing what type of yoga practice I was signing up for and who I would be sharing my practice with. I didn’t want a full on mind blowing, life changing retreat. I’m quite happy with my life, but I wanted a chance to reflect , broaden my knowledge and enjoy my environment. I knew I wanted to look at retreats in Thailand, and Koh Samui sounded a great place for me, stunning areas, loads of restaurants and not a full on party island. This is when Shahada Yoga, and Era started to pop up in my searches. I looked at Era’s website and read every review I could fine, my only slight concern was the cost, as she seemed a little more expensive than other yoga studios. I now totally understand why. Her classes are small, she really looks at you in your practice and helps you work on any physical restrictions you may have. This lady invests in you, and does everything she can to help you on your yoga and meditation journey. I’ve never meditated before, so when Era suggested me joining her each morning for sunrise meditation, on a paddle board , I thought why not! I’ve been home a week, and I’m now continuing this practice daily ( minus the paddle board). She also suggested reading material and leant me the most enlightening book I’ve ever read….Ive now got my own copy, which I refer to daily. Era’s yoga is different, she has come at it through her own need to understand more about the anatomical side of practice. She also through prompts helps you understand your self a little more. I came looking for a yoga class, and I left having made new friends and someone who took the time to understand me. This also hasn’t been an isolated experience, as I can now enjoy Era’s classes in my own home, where she still takes as much time to look at your individual practice and supports you ongoing. Era once said to me “ people who need to find me, find me” well I couldn’t put it any better myself. If you are considering this adventure, take the leap, you won’t regret it.

We really enjoyed our 5 classes with Era at Shahda yoga. I personally was just getting back to yoga after a surgery and she was so knowledgeable and made training for me safe to get back into. If you want to work with a great teacher who’s also quite down to earth, I would highly recommend Era at Shahda Yoga.

As a yoga beginner I was a little apprehensive, but right from the start of our guided meditation and into the yoga practice itself, Era clearly, effectively, and kindly conveyed foundational elements of what seemed to me to be some quite advanced asanas. Her deep well of knowledge - of asanas, of the human body, of the spiritual - all come through in her practice and teaching and even as a beginner, I felt I was in good hands. Era is an amazing yoga professional for all levels - highly recommended!!

I met Era in Ko Phangan for a special workshop focused on inversions, and it was awesome! She is experience and has great knowledge on body mechanics. The flow included key drills to work on preparing the body for the inversions and that gave me some insights of where I was in my practice. Very recommended!

I came across Shahda Yoga (and their vegan cafe Greenlight, yum!) during my stop over in Samui and boy am I glad I did.... Upon arrival I was greeted by friendly, and easy to talk to Eranur whom to which I explained the trouble with my lower back I was experiencing. Eranur turned what I expected to be a 60 minute hatha class into something quite spectacular. Her carefully thought out sequence quickly highlighted the likely cause for my back pain, Eranur went above and beyond patiently correcting habits in my practice that are likely to have caused the issue. Eranur really paid attention to detail throughout the class and was more than willing to share her knowledge. I really can’t recommend Shahda Yoga enough and can’t wait to be back!

Every year my husband and I come to samui for 1-2 months to visit our daughter and grand daughters, while we’re here we look forward to attending Era’s yoga classes. Era is a true professional she has a deep knowledge of yoga as well as anatomy. She gives clear directions about which muscles to engage while in a posture. Era’s classes are for all levels, we attended the 9:00 class which was small so she focused on our specific body alignment issues. Thank you Era, we appreciate you see you next year!

Era’s classes are an absolute must in case you look for a yoga retreats. She combines different yoga technics and adjust to your needs. The classes are small, very well scheduled (early bird – 7:30am and later 9:00 am) The level of the advancement is being adapted trough the whole practice. Even if you are beginner or advance it will suit you! Cant wait to come back and visit it again.

Era is a great yoga teacher and such a lovely, heartwarming lady. She brought me to my limits and I loved it. She knows such a lot about technique and the deeper meaning of yoga, and still she is so grounded. Thank you Era - I hope to see you again. Namasté ❤️

I practice almost daily. Era was able to help my practice enormously in just one class! I specifically took her Hand Practice. She’s amazing!

My yoga experience with Era was amazing. It was invaluable, purposeful and well worth every penny. I have learnt so much from her in the space of 5 days. The techniques she has taught me in both yoga and meditation I will use and take with me for a lifetime. Thank you for your time and energy spent on me every morning.

I spent a couple weeks in Samui this July and practiced with Era a few times over the stay. I did both the morning practice and the 90 minute handbalancing practice. The latter is by far my favorite. A tough, sweaty but very awesome practice with tons of tips to take my yoga practice to the next level. Highly recommended, and I will be back. Era, see you suddenly in Norway if you ever take the trip:-)

I spent 5 days at Shahda yoga retreat it was A.W.E.S.O.M.E. The lessons were organized as follow: -30mn meditation at 7am -Followed up by 1h30 of dynamic yoga -One relaxing class at the end of the day Era is a super conscientious, involved teacher who takes the time to get to know her students and tailor the course to suit everyone. She is very available to discuss and provide clarification, tips for practicing alone at home. Her classes are very rhythmic and challenging. I learned a lot more in a few days than in many years of practice. This retreat gave me a taste for Yoga and gave me the desire to invest myself more deeply in my personal practice. The private rooms are beautiful, clean, functional and spacious. The staff is very helpful in case of an issue. Meals: Meals are served at Greenlight Café. It was great. I invite you to look on Instagram or Tripadvisor to get an idea. The menu is very varied. There is something for every taste. Everything is really delicious: juices, smoothies, dishes and even vegan desserts are to die for. It was a very nice experience. I loved it. I would keep recommend everyone to go there and I will go back for sure.

During my last stay on Koh Samui (9 days) I took the morning practice with Era for 8 days! Her teaching is based on deep knowledge of the philosophy of yoga and the body anatomy! She is a wonderful person, a beautiful soul and I can totally recommend to join her classes. Her way to explain the poses and the body work guides you to a deeper experience of what you can do, let’s you move a big step forward in your practice! And she always puts philosophy into the practice which makes it even more deep and beautiful! I‘m already dreaming of my next stay to join again Era‘s classes!

Era is such a great yoga teacher, not to mention a beautiful soul! She is so great at teaching with such a focus towards inversions. She has inspired me to practice my handstands & forearm stands!! If you’re in Koh Samui & looking to take your practice to the next level, try her class! You won’t regret it!