Rachel

Rachel began her yoga journey when she suffered from chronic pain and stiffness after too much sitting at her office desk. She discovered regular mindful movement helped her reduce muscle pain enormously. She also realized climbing up the corporate ladder carried a high cost of her physical and mental wellbeing.

Her passion for yoga gave her courage to leave her banking career in Hong Kong. In 2014, she did a certificate IV in yoga teacher training in Byron Yoga Centre. In 2015, she started up VAI YOGA in Fiji. After moving to Perth, she continues to spread yoga to the community and discovers yoga program for seniors is much needed. A specific yoga program for seniors is developed, helping seniors build strength, improve mobility and reduce pain in community setting and aged care facility.

Aiming to advancing her yoga teaching, Rachel completed Master of Occupational Therapy at Curtin University in 2021. Her yoga class focuses on anatomy and alignment, mindful movement and breathing, using an evidence-based occupational therapy approach. She is interested in skill-based therapy, using yoga, body-mind connection to help people living with mental health concerns.

Ryan

"I started exploring yoga 20 years ago as a way to build strength and flexibility to complement my martial arts and fitness training.

Later, I found yoga and meditation were the best way to manage chronic back pain I experienced due to scoliosis. I became a yoga teacher in 2014 to share the mental and physical health benefits of yoga with the wider community. ​When I am not in the studio I enjoy open water swimming and working on my garden.​"

Sophie

With over 25 years of personal practice and a great love for mindful movement, Sophie teaches with one heart-felt goal: to make the magic of yoga accessible, grounding, and supportive for everyone - no matter your age, your experience, or how close you can (or can't!) get to touching your toes.

After a long career in the corporate world, she traded stress for the studio to focus on wellness and creativity and has been teaching in Perth since 2020. When she isn’t on the mat, you’ll likely find her painting, in the garden or dog walking.  She's a mum, and dog & cat mum. @sop.hiespainting

Anita

In the early days of my yoga teaching career, I began facilitating retreats, workshops, writing articles and later developed my own Yin Yoga and Thai Massage blend. Still, something felt incomplete. I enjoyed yogic philosophy and teaching asanas, but there was a practical element that was missing between what I was learning, and the way me and my students could, and could not cope with modern life. This became all the more evident during the pandemic. It was also during this time that I started my psychotherapy and counselling studies and found great personal benefit in taking from both my yogic and psychotherapy studies. Today, I work by combining elements from all these different frameworks to bring as much value as I can to my students.