Welcome to Rise and Om
My name is Laura Canha, I’m a multi-style Yoga Teacher based in Funchal, Madeira Island.
200hr YTT – Kashish Yoga School, Goa
300hr YTT – Adi Yoga School, Rishikesh
vision
Return to balance.
Return to self.
In everything I create, my intention is to offer a space of return: a sanctuary where you can soften, slow down, and reconnect with your true self. A space where balance is restored, where you are invited to feel deeply, express freely, and simply be.
Through the integration of movement, breath, voice, and stillness, combining asana, mantra, conscious breathing, and meditation, each practice becomes a journey inward. Not toward perfection, but toward presence.
My approach to yoga is rooted in care and awareness. Each practitioner is supported in a way that honours their unique body, mind, and path. Safety, both physical and emotional, is at the heart of every session, allowing space for authentic growth and personal evolution.
This work is an invitation to step out of the automatic, to gently awaken from the patterns of unconscious living. It is about building an organic bridge between everyday life and conscious awareness, so that presence is not something we visit occasionally, but something we live daily.