@shanicain

Shani is a certified yoga instructor and community development practitioner, passionate about the intersection between wellbeing and human rights. She fell in love with yoga after attending a class in Ballarat over a decade ago. Since, she’s explored yoga as a tool to support her own mental health journey, and has tried to connect yoga with her sense of care for the community.

Her classes are aimed at helping students move their bodies in ways that calm the mind, and are taught with compassion and kindness, in the hope that everyone leaves her classes with a deep sense of belonging and stillness. 

@cass_omara.yoga

Cass found her way into yoga in 2012 and immediately fell in love with the practice. Completing her YTT in 2018, she has continued to deepen her knowledge through further training and a dedication to her own personal practice. Her teaching is rooted in progression, strength, and softness. Her classes encourage students to recognise what feels right, when to push, and when to hold back. 

She believes a connection to the body builds a deeper understanding of the mind, helping navigate challenges both off the mat, and knows yoga can is a tool for self-growth that should be accessible to everyone. 

@stay.curious.yoga

Kate is a certified 500-hour yoga teacher and member of Yoga Australia, who has a deep interest in both the physical and emotional benefits of yoga and other somatic practices. Beginning her yoga journey in 1998, Kate’s classes encourage you to stay curious and explore what makes you feel strong, energised, calm and grounded. 

She undertook the 500-hour YTT in 2020 after already experiencing the many ways yoga had already improved her own wellbeing. She believes that yoga is an opportunity for lifelong learning and exploration that everyone can, and should, have access to. 

@sunpotyoga

Drawing from her background in Vinyasa, Yin, and breathwork, Freya’s teaching style is both empowering and nurturing - offering classes that seamlessly combine strength, mindfulness, and healing. Her dynamic flows challenge students to build resilience, improve overall fitness, and deepen body awareness, while her emphasis on breath and mindful movement supports the release of tension and stress.

Freya believes yoga is a holistic practice — one that extends far beyond the asanas to become a way of life. In her classes, she creates a safe, inclusive space where students are encouraged to explore their edges, find balance between effort and ease, and connect to the deeper sense of calm and clarity that yoga inspires.

@accupuncturebyannie

Annie has been practising yoga for over a decade and instructing for the last 7 years. Her teaching style is deeply influenced from her mentors and yoga trainings - Annie currently holds over 1,000 hours of yoga training in vinyasa, hatha and yin yoga. She has studied with teachers such as Bess Prescott, Tahl Rinsky, Linda Newman and Hugh Lee.

Expect to move and flow in Annie’s classes - she loves to build flows that energise but leave you feeling grounded… she is known for building strong flows that build in intensity with plenty of options to slow it down and tune into the body!

@jordyphillips

Jordy attended her first yoga class in 2019 and fell in love with the practice. She loves the connection that she has found to herself, her mind and her community through yoga. 

Jordy has training with world renowned teachers, Bess Prescott and Tarl Rinsky, completing her training in 2021, and has continued to explore her love of yoga, and how she wants to bring that to life within her community. Her hope is to make everyone feel welcome, and safe when practicing together.

Jack is a certified yoga teacher with a background in Vinyasa Yoga, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Vipassana meditation. Beginning his yoga journey in Melbourne in 2018, Jack immersed himself in asana practice before heading to India to cultivate a stronger meditation practice.

After completing his YTT in 2021, Jack started teaching a style of yoga that follows a flow that can be observed in nature; a progressive practice that enlivens the body and leaves you feeling a sense of connection and balance within.

Jack draws on his understanding of TCM to encourage you towards a sense of inner-awareness and harmony with natural rhythms; your own and that around you. Jack believes in making the practice of yoga accessible for everyone and his classes are intended to bring about subtle shifts towards greater self-love and gratitude.