Carla El-ladki
Carla Ladki Rocket Vinyasa Certification with Ambra in Salento 2025
My name is Carla El-Ladki, and I’m a yoga dance instructor.
I started yoga at 17 in Lebanon, encouraged by my dance teacher and later my mother, as it complemented my dance training. After a break to focus on my dance career in France, I returned to yoga in London after having twins. My body had changed, and yoga helped me rebuild strength, flexibility, and balance.
I fell in love with the practice and began training regularly at Triyoga. Later in Doha, I took my passion further, earning my 500-hour certification in Ashtanga Vinyasa.
With years of experience teaching dance, transitioning to teaching yoga felt natural. I love creating sequences, sharing knowledge, and watching my students grow on their own journeys.
My teaching is guided by presence, growth, compassion, connection, and integrity—creating a safe and inspiring space where I also challenge students to explore and push their limits. I’m friendly and approachable with all my students, as I believe this helps them feel more comfortable and open during class. Depending on the style I’m teaching, I love giving students time to explore transitions, play with arm balances, and dive into inversions.
Training and certifications :
– 500h teacher training in Ashtanga and vinyasa with valerie jeremijenko
– 25h 4-Beat Rocket yoga with Marcus veda
– 25h Rocket yoga with Miles
– 20h of Mandala with Dulce Mandala
– 35h Yin and Element with Jamie clarke
– 75h Rocket yoga with Ambra ( in Doha and Salento)
all under Yoga Alliance
I’ve been fortunate to learn from many teachers who shaped my journey and helped take my practice to another level. Valerie Jeremijenko was my foundation in Ashtanga—her guidance gave me a strong base. Later, I took my first Rocket class with Federica and Ahmed Zabalani, and instantly fell in love with the style. From that point on, I focused almost entirely on Rocket.
I really look up to Ambra in my Rocket practice, she is a true inspiration —her tips and drills are incredible, and like me, she comes from a dance background, which makes her approach resonate deeply.
While yoga philosophy isn’t my strongest area, the spiritual side of the practice has had a deep impact on me. My teachers helped me cultivate peace and mental clarity, encouraging self-reflection, acceptance, and non-attachment.
I am first and foremost a dancer and dance teacher, and that background has deeply influenced my yoga journey—both as a student and as a teacher. I’ve been teaching dance for over 15 years, shaping students, sharing technique and knowledge, and guiding many toward performance and becoming the next generation of dance teachers. My dance teaching is strongly connected to my yoga teaching—I love blending elements of both in every class, whether it’s yoga or dance.
My classes always begin with a warm-up and gentle breathwork to ground the body and mind. In my Vinyasa classes, the sequence is always built around the structure of Ashtanga, which provides a strong and balanced foundation.Rocket follows a set sequence, but I believe it’s important to give students time to explore—especially with arm balances, inversions, and creative transitions. When teaching a hybrid Rocket class, I enjoy adding variations and extra postures to keep the practice dynamic and fun.
As Pattabhi Jois said: “Practice, and all is coming.”
And as Larry Schultz reminded us: “You are stronger than you think you are.”
Ambra kept repeating these words to us during my last 50-hour Rocket Teacher Training in Salento, Italy. They truly helped me push through my injuries—while still listening to my body.
As a teacher, I want to inspire my students with my energy and personality. I want to encourage them to go beyond what they think they’re capable of, while always keeping the space safe, supportive, and free of judgment.
