The Founders
After living and teaching in California Jessika and her husband Andrew, have returned to Cape Town to start something new! They have founded and managed Yoga and Barre studios in South Africa and the United States for over 20 years.
Body & More is a progressive Pilates and heated yoga studio offering a mix of strength, conditioning and mindfulness.
Our studio name not only hints there is more to the experience than just the body but also the type of classes we offer.
Our Previous Studios
2002
Mother City Yoga
Wynberg, Cape Town
Jessika trained to teach Bikram in LA and then opened South Africas first hot yoga studio with her partner. In the beginning only one type of class was offered and that was the Hot 26 sequence.
2003
Yoga Zone
Strand St, Cape Town
The 2nd studio brought hot yoga to the city center. Jess again spent some time in the States to study Power Yoga. This was added to the class schedule introducing heated Power yoga to South African clients for the first time.
2007
Yoga Pod
Boulder, Colorado
Moving to the States we opened a studio in the mountain town of Boulder. After three years, having fulfilled a dream of living in the Rocky Mountains, we sold this very successful business and returned to Cape Town. Yoga Pod now has multiple locations around the United States.
2010
Yoga Life
De Waterkant, Cape Town
Renovating a three story building a giving life to Yoga Life was our next project. Heated and unheated yoga and meditation. We sold to our friend Dave and went to live on an organic farm on Maui's North Shore.
2012
Barre Body
Cape Town & Jhb
Studying Pilates and Barre in LA sparked a desire to bring what we learned back to Cape Town. The result was South Africas first barre studio and the start of barre classes being offered in SA.
2024
Body & More
Newlands, Cape Town
A studio offering both progressive Pilates classes and Yoga classes offers something that is both functional and impactful. Strength combined with mindful movement is the balance we seek and wish to pass on.