Amanda Chow
As a mother of three small children, Amanda is passionate about the enriching experience of yoga throughout pregnancy and beyond. She has practiced yoga for twelve years and loves the strengthening and calming focus it brings to her busy life. Amanda is a registered chiropractor with a special interest in pre and postnatal care. She is a qualified yoga teacher with a diploma from IYTA and holds a pre and postnatal fitness certification (BMFC). Amanda regularly attends workshops around Australia with a focus on pre and post natal health and has studied perinatal yoga with many wonderful teachers who share her passion in this field, including Francoise Barbira Freedman from Birthlight.
Amanda is the founder of Baby & Me Vitality, an inspiring chiropractic and yoga health program for pregnancy, birth and motherhood.
Amanda is the Australian tutor for the Classical Yoga Pre and Postnatal Yoga Teacher Diploma Course - a comprehensive correspondence program for teachers wishing to specialise in this growing area of yoga.
Deb Bell
Yoga has been a companion to Deb’s busy life since she was a teenager but it was not until her early 30’s that she appreciated the rich support that was available through the ancient traditions and philosophy. Her passion for yoga grew quickly and led Deb to train as a teacher and ultimately take yoga to the corporate community. “Yoga is a continuous personal journey uniting body, mind and spirit.” Deb continues learning from her students, workshops and life experiences.
Penny Paton
Yoga is a way of life that enables practitioners to become more grounded and to look with equanimity on life and their place in the world. Every individual brings a different perspective to their yoga practice and takes what they need for their lifestyle and personality. Therefore Penny’s teaching encompasses a range of styles, from restorative to more dynamic practices. My philosophy of yoga is that the individual’s body and breath are the ultimate arbiters of their yoga practice – the teacher is there as a guide and mentor. Penny is a practitioner of 20 years and a qualified teacher, gaining a diploma from the IYTA (International Yoga Teachers Association).
Fiona Tselentis
Fiona began yoga in 1997 after a back injury and immediately fell in love with the gentle nature of yoga, which she believes can be enjoyed by everyone. Fiona first taught yoga to teenage boys in the mountains of North Carolina. It was here she felt her calling to train as a yoga teacher and in 2009 she completed her International Yoga Teachers Association (IYTA) teacher training diploma. 'To learn about yourself is one of the greatest adventures of life and to develop a body and
breath connection is an amazing journey of self discovery which is the heart of yoga'. Fiona teaches Hatha yoga with a focus on relaxation and using gentle movement to lead into more advanced poses. Fiona also trains extensively in Goju Karate and finds yoga an essential part of balancing her training and working commitments.
Richard Sanders
Richard has practiced Yoga for over seven years having attended classes in Australia, Italy and America.
Preferring Hatha Yoga, as it allows for a more gentle and deeper practice, he first came to practice Yoga in order to help cope with a high stress job and improve flexibility and fitness. He believes Hatha Yoga has many benefits in helping to bring people in touch with their true self, whilst improving strength and mobility.
Richard was soon attracted to teaching as a way to pass the benefits of Yoga on to others. He has completed his teacher training and is a credited with The Yoga Teachers Association of Australia.
Jo Bishop
Jo has practised yoga and mediation for many years finding it a great source of joy, vitality and calm. More recently she has practiced yoga for over 15 years and was motivated to become a yoga teacher to share the restorative, joyful and personal growth potential of yoga with others. Jo is a qualified teacher with an Adv Teacher Training in Yoga certificate from Kaivalyadhama, India. She is particularly interested in the healing benefits of yoga and yoga therapy and the guidance offered by yoga for spiritual development. Jo has a strong commitment to introducing children to yoga to enhance their learning capacity and sense of joy through finding inner calm and peace while experiencing fun and play.
