QUALIFICATIONS & PRACTICE
Current Practice
2017 – ongoing
Student groups Anatomy Trains Structural Integration students
Online mentoring with Anatomy Trains students and art of motion teacher trainees
Clinical practice: Structural Integration, Yoga- & Myofascial Movement @ BodyTuneUp.com.au Margaret River / Western Australia
Educator for Anatomy Trains
Educator for art of motion
June 2017
AT Structural Integration
January – December 2016
Anatomy Trains Structural Integration with Tom Myers = Structural Integration – evolved from Ida Rolf’s, substantially updated via Tom Myers’ Anatomy Trains myofascial meridian map
Anatomy Trains in Motion / Melbourne
Anatomy Trains Structural Vision with Tom Myers / Sydney
Fascial Release for Structural Balance: Arches & Legs / Fans of the Hips / Abdomen, Chest & Breath / Tensegrity Spine / Shoulders & Arms / Head, Neck & Jaw
June 2016
10-day Vipassana Meditation Retreat Vipassana Meditation Centre, Western Australia (www.padipa.dhamma.org)
June 2015
Professional Yogis Training ( with guest presenters Eve Grzybowski, Brook McCarthy, Nikola Ellis)
Professional Yogis was a 2-day immersion in the finesse of the yoga teaching profession
and authentic, mindful communication.
January 2015
200 h Golden Bridge Kundalini Teacher Training Level 1 / Rishikesh
taught by Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa & Guru Shabadh
September 2014
Eve Grzybowski – The Art of Adjustment & Partner Yoga Workshop
July 2014
Certifications Anatomy Trains Training
Fascia in Therapy and Training
The Anatomy Trains: Connect the Dot
Myofascial Meridians: Front, Back and Sides
The Shoulders and the Spiral Lines
Our Body’s Myofascial Core
February 2014
Christina Sell teacher’s weekend workshop (Teacher’s Intensive, Returning to the Heart of Teaching – Teaching People and Poses)
January 2014
Off the Mat into the World Embody Your Purpose workshop with Kerri Kelly and Marianne Elliot / Sydney
December 2013
Sianna Sherman teacher 3 day immersion (The Art of Teaching: Pure Heart – Clear Vessel)
September 2013
Diane Long 3 day immersion, Yoga in the tradition of Vanda Scaravelli, Belfast / Ireland
April 2013
Sadie Nardini Yoga Teacher 3 day intensive, Hara Beyond Movement Studio, Coffs Harbour
September 2012
Donna Fahri intensive workshop – Centering Down
Franklin Method ® / Dancer, Teacher & Practitioner Workshop: Ultimate Abdominals
Franklin Method ® / Dancer, Teacher & Practitioner Workshop: Imagery for a Healthy Spine
Franklin Method ® / Dancer, Teacher & Practitioner Workshop: Psoas Conditioning
August 2012
Relax and Renew – Restorative Yoga Teacher Training with Judith Hanson-Lasater (Certified Relax and Renew Trainer)
January 2012
6 days Yoga Intensive with Eve Grzybowski
November 2011 – present
Regular classes & mentoring with Eve Grzybowski
June 2011
2 week long practice with Diane Long – Yoga in the tradition of Vanda Scaravelli, Toffia/Italy
May 2011
Level 2 Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training, BeingYoga, Maroochydoore, Queensland
April 2011
Pre- and Postnatal Yoga TT with Ana Davis, Babybliss Yoga, Byron Bay
Feb 2011 – April 2011
500 h Purna Yoga Teacher Training (full-time), Byron Yoga Centre, Byron Bay (incl. Yoga for Special Needs, Restorative Yoga, Partner Yoga) Cert IV in Yoga Teaching & Yoga Alliance RYT 500
July 2010
10-day Vipassana Meditation Retreat Vipassana Meditation Centre, Western Australia (www.padipa.dhamma.org)
Jan 2010 – Feb 2010
200 h Hatha Yoga Teacher Training (full-time), Yoga Vidjya Gurukul, Nashik/India
July 2009
10-day Vipassana Meditation Retreat Vipassana Meditation Centre, Western Australia (www.padipa.dhamma.org)
April 2009
10-day Vipassana Meditation Retreat (www.imcperth.org), Western Australia
2002 – ongoing
Hatha Yoga & Kundalini classes and home practice
Countless hours of reading, listening, watching and contemplating about yoga – and yoga teaching related material
February 2002 – November 2006
Weekly classes, Kundalini Yoga with Verena Kolpak, Flensburg / Germany
TEACHING
(aside from ongoing workshops, classes, privates and retreats)
March 2015
Assisting Eve Gryzbowski, advanced student and teacher workshops: Preparations and Alternatives to Upside Down Poses, Sequence for Headstand and Shoulderstand, Toronto / NSW
February 2015
Presenter at Wanderlust Festival Sydney
January 2015
Assisting Eve Grzybowski, 5 days Yoga and Mindfulness Intensive, NSW
2015-2017
Teacher at Yoga Loft Newcastle / NSW
Teacher at Verve for Life Newcastle / NSW
January 2015
Presenter at Evolve Yoga Festival, Byron Bay
April / June / October 2014
Fiji Yoga Retreats – teaching small groups, yoga therapy and the local Fijian community, Fiji
October 2013
Presenter at Evolve Yoga Festival Byron Bay , Byron Bay
September 2012
Instigator, organiser and teacher, Yoga Aid International Event featuring 8 teachers,
Great Lakes Area / NSW
March 2012 – January 2014
Yoga Teacher for Great Lakes YMCA , Forster
November 2011 – January 2015
Teaching group classes, private sessions and facilitating retreats in the Great Lakes area, NSW
November 2011 – present
Presenting yoga and wellness workshops (Yoga, Kundalini, Restorative Yoga, Ayurveda, holistic healing and sugar free living), Forster-Tuncurry / NSW
April 2011
Assistant Teacher, Yoga Teacher Training Byron Yoga Centre, Byron Bay
February 2010 – February 2011
Teaching weekly classes and regular private yoga sessions, self-employed, Carnarvon / Western Australia
RELATED QUALIFICATIONS & EDUCATION
December 2011 – December 2014
High School Teacher (yrs 11-12), casual, Phys Ed., Science, Spanish, French
Great Lakes College Tuncurry, NSW Australia
June 2012
Institute of Integrative Nutrition, certified Integrative Health Coach
RMT Center – certified Life Coach
September 2011
Walking & Nordic Walking Instructor Certificate, Hamburg/Germany
February 2007 – February 2011
Full time High School teacher (yrs 8 -12), Head of Science Department, Lab assistant manager
Exmouth and Carnarvon / Western Australia
October 2001 – November 2006
Ed. Biol. & Exercise Science, High School Teaching, University of Flensburg/Germany
Focus: Human Biology, Sports Psychology, Pedagogy
Teaching surfing & movement
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Registered Relax and Renew (Restorative Yoga) Trainer
Yoga Alliance Member (RYT 500)
Member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners
NSW Institute of Teachers – Registered Teacher
Western Australian College of Teachers– Registered Teacher