I have practiced many different styles throughout my adult life. With yoga being so integral to me, 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. Since then I have continued to study various styles and modalities pertaining to yoga.
Such broad experience allows my style of instruction to be holistic, not being aligned to just one particular lineage or style. I annually attend a minimum of two weeks of personal retreats in order to refresh my teaching practice (not listed below).
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.
Qualifications – continuing education:
2025 – February – Yoga intensive week with John Ogilvie, Byron Yoga Centre
2024 – June – 50hr Yin Yoga Teacher Training (Hare Krishna Retreat, Eungella)
2023 – Jan-Feb – WimHof Fundamentals (10 week on-line)
2022 – 2023 – Light on Chakras & Kundalini Meditations course (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