I have practiced many different styles over the last 25 years and more. With yoga being so integral to my lifestyle, I chose to further my yogic studies through the Satyananda Yoga Academy at Mangrove Mountain (2009-2011) – which in turn evolved into my teaching practice.
Such broad experience allows my style of instruction to be holistic, not being aligned to just one particular lineage or style. I regularly attend personal retreats in order to refresh my teaching practice.
I completed training as a Satyananda Yoga Teacher (A026013) in late 2011. This course included 1400 hours of study made up of residential attendance and correspondence study.
I am a member of IYTA (#21591647) www.iyta.org.au
Qualifications – continuing education:
2023 – Jan-Feb – WimHof Fundamentals (10 week on-line)
2022 – 2023 – Light on Chakras & Kundalini (Big Shakti, on-line) 2 year course
2022 – Sep 3&10 – Somatic Yoga Workshops (Katrina Hinton, IYTA – online learning)
2021 – May-Nov – Moksha Meditation Teaching Training – 100 hours (Living Peace Yoga, Toronto)
2021 – March – Practical Anatomy Teacher Training (Byron Yoga Centre)
2020 – September – Yoga Nidra professional development (full day update)
2019 – 30Nov-1 Dec – Yin Yoga Foundations (IYTA, Crows Nest)
2019 – October – DRU Chair Yoga Workshop (Crows Nest) Full day
2019 – February – Chair Yoga for Healing, Strength & Mobility (Daily OM – online)
2018 – December – Seniors Chair Yoga – IYTA 2 day workshop
2018 – Feb to Apr – Chair yoga online course (Lakshmi Volker Chair Yoga)
2018 – February – Chair Yoga CPD day at the Yoga Shack (Toronto)
2017 – November – Yoga Nidra weekend CPD workshop (Mangrove Mountain)
2016 – July 21-27 – Kriya yoga course (SW. Satyadharma AYS)
2016 – January – Teaching Yoga for Addictions and Recovery; online, through SYTA
2015 – March 21-22 – Yoga Australia Convention “The 8 Limbs of Yoga Teaching”
2014 – May/June – 9 day meditation Retreat @ Yoga Ashram Mangrove Mountain w/- Sw. Anandkumar
2013 – Apr/May – Yoga for the Elderly (SYTA – 2 full days) Manly Yoga
2013 – Jan-Mar – Applied Anatomy & Physiology of Yoga: online course through Yoga Synergy (120 hours)
2012: Sept – Nov – Master class series w/- Sw. Kriyatma – New Living Yoga, Islington
2012: Sept – Nov – A Path with Heart – Sankalpa – (Correspondence course through “Big Shakti”)
Formal study is supplemented with attendance at local classes and self practice.
2009 – 2011 – Diploma of Satyananda Yoga Training
2007 -11 – Bachelor Taxation: UNSW
1992 – Diploma Remedial Massage: School of Int. Body Therapy