Our Experience and Credentials.
YinWave is the quieter current within AbaYoga — where sound, stillness and fascia meet.
Founded by Chris Abay, YinWave brings together over 20 years of yoga practice, thousands of teaching hours, international training and a grounded therapeutic approach to movement, stillness and nervous system care.
This is not fast yoga. It is not fitness-led yoga. It is careful, intelligent practice for real bodies, real lives and real recovery.
Why Trust YinWave?
YinWave has grown from AbaYoga, an established local yoga studio serving the South Croydon, Sanderstead and Warlingham community since 2017.
Our work is rooted in experience, professional training and continued study. We specialise in slower, therapeutic practices including Yin Yoga, myofascial release, Yoga Nidra, Gong Baths and nervous system-informed movement.
Students come to YinWave for depth, warmth and careful teaching rather than performance or pressure.
Chris Abay
Chris Abay is the founder of AbaYoga and YinWave.
He is an E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider and Master Gong Practitioner with more than 4,000 teaching hours.
Chris has studied and practised yoga internationally, with training and learning experiences across Australia, India, Portugal, Miami and the UK.
His teaching now focuses on Yin Yoga, fascia release, sound meditation, Yoga Nidra, functional movement and accessible practices for strength, balance and confidence.
Professional Standards
YinWave is connected to recognised professional yoga standards through Yoga Alliance registration and continuing education.
Chris is registered as an E-RYT 500 teacher and YACEP provider. YinWave by AbaYoga has also developed a fully accredited Yoga Alliance teacher training 200 hour Teacher Training program rooted in Yin Yoga, anatomy-informed teaching and intelligent practice design.
Professional development is not treated as a badge. It is part of the way we continue to refine the teaching, protect students and offer classes that are safe, thoughtful and relevant.
International Training & Continuing Study
YinWave is shaped by many years of study and practice, including yoga training in India, Australia, Portugal, Miami and the UK.
This international training has helped shape a teaching style that is grounded, therapeutic and respectful of individual bodies.
Rather than asking students to fit into fixed shapes, YinWave encourages practice that adapts to the person in front of us.
Our Teaching Approach
At YinWave, yoga is taught as a therapeutic practice, not a performance.
We focus on:
Slow, deliberate movement
Fascia release and tissue hydration
Nervous system regulation
Breath and stillness
Functional strength and balance
Accessible options for different bodies
Depth without force
Begin Your Practice
Whether you are joining a weekly class, booking a Gong Bath, exploring fascia release or considering teacher training, YinWave offers a quieter and more intelligent way into yoga.
You are welcome here.
Student Trust.
YinWave carries the history and community trust of AbaYoga, while offering a clearer specialist focus for the future.
Students often describe the studio as warm, calm, welcoming and deeply supportive.
We believe trust is built through consistency: clear communication, careful teaching, professional standards and a genuine respect for every student who walks through the door.
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Meet the Team
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Chris Abay - Founder - Yin Yoga Teacher & Gong Master
FOUNDER
With a vision for building something meaningful, our founder brings a blend of big-picture thinking and hands-on experience.
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Corrinna Goodman
Chakra Flow Teacher & Crystal Bowls
A teacher who values constant learning. Corrinna’s own practice is at the heart of her deeply mindfull and sometimes challenging classes. -
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Dani Facey
Hatha Yoga Teacher
Creative and energetic in equal measure, our Dani brings fresh ideas to every class. She turns insights into action and helps resonate the true message of Yoga at the studio. -
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Ezye Moleda
Movement Yoga Teacher
Friendly, attentive, and always ready to help, our Brazilian movement queen is uniquely warm and support and human.
