Mark Purser
Mark has been studying the art and practice of yoga and meditation for over 20 years with experience in most of the major yoga traditions, including Iyengar, Astanga, Bikram, Sivananda and Satyananda, as well as many years practicing Daoist Qigong, Buddhist Vipassana, and Tantric Meditation. Mark holds a 1400 hour Yogic Studies Diploma with the Academy of Yogic Science.
Within his classes Mark seeks to connect his students to the vast knowledge base of the yoga tradition in a meaningful and lighthearted way. Mark's classes embrace embraces the flow from modern vinyasa style practice with woven elements of yogic meditation practices, kundalini yoga, mantra, pranayama and mindfulness.
Mark offers classes in Hatha Yoga (physical practice), Yoga Nidra and Meditation, he is also the founder of the Yogic Meditation Institute, teaching courses in teacher training in yoga nidra and yogic meditation philosophy & technique.
Mark is one of the originators and owners of the Bamboo Yoga School. He is a registered teacher with Meditation Australia & Yoga Australia.
Maurice Eberlein
Maurice is a free spirit, a passionate surfer and devoted yogi. His classes are flowing, dynamic and elegantly sequenced to bring a glow to your cheeks and a smile to your spirit as he coaches you to find new ways to develop inner strength and resolve.
Expect a workout to challenge you and keep you –and your body- vital and happy. Maurice is constantly creative and imbibes his classes with challenging postures coupled with gentle rest and timely frivolity.
Maurice was a long time teacher in Sydney, and senior yogi at the wonderful Qi Yoga on the Northern Beaches before his move the the Northern Rivers a few years ago.
Maurice has been studying Ashtanga yoga for over 15 years and have been practicing for over 24 years, he is certified as a level 3 yoga teacher (The highest attainable level in Australia) and is a member of YA ( Yoga Australia) and IYTA (International yoga Teachers Association) .
Stina Wanqvist
Stina has a heritage in classical Ashtanga yoga, with many years of practice in the tradition of Sri Pattabhi Jois, and many trainings in modern vinyasa yoga with teachers such as Louisa Sear, Baron Baptiste and Duncan Peak. She taught for many years at Power Living in Sydney and as a teacher trainer at Byron Yoga Center.
Stina has competed a Masters in Osteopathic Medicine and currently works as a Doctor of Clinical Osteopathy at Retrain Health in Byron Bay. Stina has an abiding passion for the art and practice of alignment based yoga & is the Lead Teacher of our 200 hr teacher training program where she fulfils her dharma by supporting new teachers upon their teaching journey.
Suzie Victoria
Suzie is a passionate and highly skilled yogini who brings creativity and fun into her practice and class.
Suzie studied originally with Tara Folton in Nicaragua, before continuing her training with at 300 hr training in Ashtanga Vinyasa at Abhinam Yoga in India. She has subsequently completed many specialist trainings in Yin Yoga, classical yoga, and yoga philosophy.
Suzie teaches both soft and strong Vinyasa classes challenging the students to step out of their comfort zones in a safe and trusting environment.
Suzie teaches from a place of love, passion and playfulness, she sequence most of her classes based on the understanding of the nervous systems igniting certain energy centres within the body inviting all the sensations, feeling all the layers and calming the mind through breath. Her aim is to create a practice that unify’s the mind, body, and soul.
Paloma Rodriguez
Paloma was introduced to the practice of meditation at age 17 and soon-after became interested in the philosophy of yoga, which slowly began to shift her lifestyle and interests.
Paloma completed her initial training at Santosha in Bali whilst being under the guidance of her guru Ketut Arsana of Ubud. She has continued her growth with further yoga training with Rose Baudin , Carlos Pomeda and Gwyn Williams, also returning once a year to the roots of her practice in Ubud.
Paloma’s style reflects her personality, passionate and fun along with a high attention to detail and alignment. Her vinyasa classes are both creative & dynamic whilst being deeply mindful and nourishing. Most importantly she encourages the connection between breath and movement to helps students to go deeper in their practice.
Lucy Roberts
Lucy is a mama, Yoga teacher, life coach, & eternal student, with a dedicated Yoga practice of more than 20 years. Her style is fluid, feminine, intuitive, & creative, informed by the devotional arts & attitudes of Bhakti Yoga, the non-dual teachings of Advaita & Self Inquiry, and the tantric teachings of beloved guides Rose Baudin & Clive Sheridan.
Lucy’s classes combine intelligent sequencing, sensitive assists, lots of options/modifications for varied needs and skill levels, meditation, mantra and pranayama.
Sarmarie Brook-Higgins
Sarmarie is deeply passionate about living life to its fullest human potential, to nurture our human nature and to help others unfold into the best version of themselves through exploration of the framework of yoga.
Having studied widely across a broad spectrum of yoga traditions, Sarmarie has an immense pool of wisdom and experience to call from within her teaching. Well loved for her powerful and creative vinyasa sequencing, Sarmarie also also love to guide students towards the subtle practices of yin yoga, meditation and yoga nidra.
Yoga practice with Sarmarie are elegant, energising and heartfelt: students can expect to be guided through an empowering practice that is at once both inspiring and restorative.
Tal Dehry
Tal Derhy has a lived experience of the healing and recovery benefits of yoga and meditation. Paralysed following a trauma at sea as a Ship's Navigational Officer, Tal's recovery journey has led him to study under Masters of ancient yoga and healing traditions from around the world.
Tal’s personal experience and deeply felt commitment to help and love others has been the driving force for sharing these ancient practices and tools which Tal has been teaching around the world since 2014.
Tal is a passionate practitioner of yoga and teaches a range of style including advanced vinyasa yoga, restorative yoga and the life affirming practice of yoga nidra.
Erin Tetarenko
Erin guides a meditative yoga practice and holds a nurturing, supportive space with an emphasis on developing higher levels of awareness. She believes that the body is a vehicle for transformation and that by developing self- awareness, we create opportunities for shifts towards greater well-being.
She draws on over 12 years of experience facilitating in health and wellness, her life experiences and educational background: a synergy of yoga, human movement science, coaching psychology, and mindfulness. Her teachings are influenced by various mentors and teachers along with styles of traditional Hatha, Embodied FlowTM, Vinyasa flow, and yin yoga.
Nicole Morelli
Nicole is a passionate Yoga Teacher and Music Facilitator. She started her yogic and spiritual journey in 2013 and have recently discovered her intrinsic passion for music and dance.
She has studied Tantric Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa, Yin, Bhakti Yoga, Reiki & Theta healing across Brazil, Australia and Bali and keeps learning from nature and her own experiences. Her life purpose is to share love, spirituality & consciousness through yoga, meditation, music & nature wisdom.
She wants to inspire and empower people to find their true self, by holding a sacred and safe space where they can express all that blooms from within.
Kimmy Barletta
Kimmy strives to teach from the heart to create a calming, soothing and nurturing environment. Encouraging students to explore and discover a deeper connection with their body and breath. Mirroring her personality, Kimmy intuitively teaches a playful, open-minded, nurturing and calming-yet steady class.
Originally from Melbourne Kimmy has trained extensively in yoga and offers classes in Vinyasa & Yin yoga.
Wong Mui Yuen
Wong is an experienced teacher trainer and yoga teacher with an abiding love for yogic & ayurvedic nutrition.
Wong has a deeply integrated pracice & teaches an alignment focussed class with many wonderful modifications to make them suitable for all levels.