A vibrant yoga atmosphere in Oporto.
A Yoga Studio in Porto since 2001.
Our story
Since 2001, Lotus Yoga Studio has opened its doors in Porto as a space dedicated to the timeless path of yoga.
Over more than two decades, we have embraced change, welcomed challenges, and grown alongside generations of practitioners who have found clarity, balance, and inspiration within these walls.
Today, as the oldest yoga studio in the city, we continue to honor the essence of this ancient tradition while bringing it into the present with a contemporary approach.
Lotus is a place of serenity and elegance, where each person is invited to deepen their self-awareness and live with greater presence.
Our purpose is simple and enduring:
To share the gift of yoga as it has been passed on to us, so that each practice becomes an opportunity to harmonize body, mind, and spirit.
Our Team
Our Founding Teachers
Teachers Letícia Ziebell & Alessandra Dorante
Alessandra and Letícia are the founders of Lotus Yoga Studio, in the heart of Foz Velha, and of Project OMMM, dedicated to the regeneration of people and the land. With over two decades of experience teaching yoga, meditation and conscious living, they have guided hundreds of practitioners and inspired new teachers to flourish on their path.
At Lotus, they created a serene and elegant space where tradition meets modernity. Each practice is an invitation to cultivate clarity, vitality and balance, integrating expanded states of awareness into everyday life and relationships.
Our Teachers
Our teachers will guide you so you develop your yoga practice with care, consistency and determination.
Kat Molin Mota
Kat is naturally curious and passionate about exploring, learning, and creating. Her background includes management, sustainability, photography, and design. She lived in Hare Krishna eco-villages, joined Vipassana retreats, meditated in Southeast Asian temples, connected with the Amazon, and practiced Yoga in India.
She trained as a teacher at Lotus Studio, where she teaches with attention to the present moment and respect for yoga’s roots. In her classes, she integrates mantra, prāṇāyāma, āsana, and intention-setting, with a focus on body awareness.
Poliana Silva
Poliana’s passion for yoga philosophy began during a journey to the East, where she discovered the power of lightness and devotion. She started with meditation and deepened her studies in mindfulness, emotional management, and self-compassion.
She found in Yoga a powerful tool for self-knowledge, inspiring her to live with purpose and meaning. Today, she shares these teachings with all who choose to walk alongside her.
Vanessa Figueiredo
Movement has been part of Vanessa’s life from an early age: first through classical ballet, and later in adulthood with Yoga. She began with the Iyengar method, which gave her technical precision, and later discovered Vinyāsa Flow, which allowed her to explore fluidity of movement.
With a background in architecture and design, she found in Yoga an antidote to daily stress. The benefits she experienced inspired her to teach, sharing the transformation and well-being this practice has brought into her life.
Our Values
Yoga
Our greatest asset and ultimate destination. All we do is through Yoga and for Yoga. To guide you into a living Yoga reality.
People
We are devoted to conducting everyone on the path of enlightenment.
Dedication
The discipline of putting ourselves into service of the Higher Good and nothing else.
Transparency
Direct communication and assertiveness ensure that you are well guided on this path of (self)discovery.
Our Home
Soon we’ll have a gallery with the photographs of our new home.