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My teaching style is:
Integrated, Functional Movement, Challenging

My Yoga Aha! moment was:
I believed that hard work was the answer to success. Yoga has taught me that this is not necessarily the case, sometimes being open to hear the subtle messages of the mind and body can reveal a path of true happiness.

Favourite quote:
Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right
- Henry Ford

My teaching style is:
Overshare, Mindful, Challenging

My Yoga Aha! moment was:
I had this need to fill space. Within my own head, the chatter. With other people, our conversations. Holding space for others and yourself is so powerful.

Favourite quote:
The effect you have on others is the greatest currency there is.
- Jim Carrey

My teaching style is:
Nurturing, Dynamic, Flowing

My Yoga Aha! moment was:
There have been plenty of these, especially recently, but a stand out was during a hatha flow class with the incredible Elena Brower in New York, I was super excited about being there in room with such an amazing teacher however I was nursing a head cold and I was slightly disappointed that my "physical" wellbeing wasn't at its best so I thought I wasn't going to get much out of the class (silly me).... As always I got exactly what I needed. I took rest when my body couldn't keep up and I received healing through her soothing and inspired words, modified sequencing and touch.

Favourite quote:
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference.

My teaching style is:
Mindful, Nurturing, Balanced

My Yoga Aha! moment was:
I believed being independent and separate was a sign of inner strength. My edges are softened with the insight that connection, compassion, and community are far more valuable.

Favourite quote:
Close your eyes and see. Open your heart and hear. Learn less and understand more. Be the person not the body. Love without logic. Give without expectation. Lose yourself to find yourself.
- C.A.H

My teaching style is:
Imaginative, Daring, Panoramic

My Yoga Aha! moment was:
My Ah-ha moment in this Ancient Art was when I was resting and lying down in Shivasana: the waves of emotions threaded themselves through me...the waves of both 'Lightness and Darkness,' knowing that they are not separate. This is when I knew that yoga was the Psychology of the Mind, the Poetry for the Body and the Freedom for the Spirit...

Favourite quote:
The fabled musk deer searches the whole World over for the source of the scent which comes from itself....
Ramakrishna

My teaching style is:
Attentive, Nourishing, Honest.

My Yoga Aha! moment was:
Yoga has taught me how to appreciate each moment, slowing down and finding time to enjoy simple moments in each day. In doing so I have become more attentive at listening to the body's wisdom and subtle language, knowing when to give "my all" and when to be quiet and still. These days there is nothing more enjoyable for me, than the indulgence of taking time to be kind to myself.

Favourite quote:
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.

My teaching style is:
Flowing, Sequential, Diverse

My Yoga Aha! moment was:
It never fails to delight and astound me that no matter my level of energy, how emotional I may feel or what my state of mind may be prior to practice, Yoga always succeeds in creating an improved sense of wellbeing and equanimity from within. To receive its benefit all that is required is to keep coming back to the yoga practice; so powerful, so simple.

Favourite quote:
There is the practice of yoga of the body, mind and ātma - always fruitful, and it gives to each through practice what he seeks.
- Śolka 11, T. Krishnamacharya

My teaching style is:
Energetic, Rhythmic, Creative

My Yoga Aha! moment was:
The only certainty in life is change, never stop trying and learn and grow.

Favourite quote:
The rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind and the harmony of the soul, creates the symphony of life.
- BKS Iyengar

My teaching style is:
Spacious, inquisitive, light-hearted

My Yoga Aha! moment was:
I have at least one a week, haha! One moment that totally transformed my practice was when I realized that yoga is about so much more than moving and making shapes. Self-compassion, mindfulness and a having a beginners mind whenever I step on the mat is what makes yoga a gift that just keeps on giving!

Favourite quote:
If consciousness comes from the heart, you will always lead with love.
Nischala Joy Devi

My teaching style is:
Playful, Dynamic, Under Construction

My Yoga Aha! moment was:
Realising I could practice for joy as well as sadness

Favourite quote:
Climbing the tree was fun...even falling was fun! What the doctor ought to have said was 'next time try not to hit the ground!
Paraphrased from Robert Fulghum's 'It was on Fire when I Lay Down on it'

My teaching style is:
Sincere, Deep, Playful!

My Yoga Aha! moment was:
Every time I realise I am beating myself up for not being 'perfect'. It's kind of like punching someone when they are already down... Compassion, patience, acceptance and maybe even a little chuckle towards myself seem to work out much better.

Favourite quote:
When you realise how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky!
- Buddha

My teaching style is:
Creative, Nurturing, Lighthearted

My Yoga Aha! moment was:
When I spent New Year’s Eve in 2009 on a farm, near Daylesford. The night was stormy and wild. Lightening struck around midnight and with it, the idea to enrol in a yoga teacher training. When an idea is accompanied with an actual bolt of lightening, it is probably good to take notice. So I did. Life hasn’t been the same since. I now get to share the sweetness of yoga, and I’m so lucky and grateful that the world’s most seriously fabulous students come to practice with me. (That’s you…)

Favourite quote:
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...
- Dr Seuss

My teaching style is:
Heartfelt, Nurturing, Explorative

My Yoga Aha! moment was:
Leaving my first yoga class at the age of 14 feeling like I was walking on a layer of air 10 feet from the ground and with a new perspective that made my worries feel small amongst enormous wonders of life was the 'ahhhhh.......' in the continually unfolding 'aha' moment that is my yoga journey.

Favourite quote
Real lovers serve ardently, hopefully, in an ecstasy of awe.
- Rumi