MEET THE TEAM

Brenton Alexander

Beginning yoga practise early in life – before even beginning kindergarten – has left an imprint of child-like fun and playfulness on Brenton’s yoga practice and teaching to this day.

Brenton’s light-hearted approach to yoga is serious in its intent to share the joy of yoga with all students.   A yogic chameleon, Brenton teaches a range of styles, from strong static sequences to fluid flows; meditative and gentle through to fast paced and action packed.

Brenton is a 500hrRYT. Having completed 200 hour Mindful Hot Yoga Teacher Training with Grass Roots Yoga in 2014 and 300 hour Advanced Teacher Training with his guru Les Leventhal in 2017.   Added studies include an 80 hour vinyasa flow teacher training in 2015 and 50 hour yin teacher training in 2018. He has studied under the guidance of many teachers, most recently workshops with Mahayogi Gokulacandra das (Jani Jaatinen) and Leslie Kaminoff.

Shelley Armstrong

Since first stepping onto a yoga mat as a young teenager, Shelley was instantly drawn to the magic of the practice and craved the deeper, subtle layers of yoga.

Shelley loves to weave the energetics of the practice through her teaching, using yoga both on and off the mat as a way to heal the physical and spiritual body.

Follow your intuition is a lifelong mantra for Shelley, which is what led her to train initially with UK school Yogahaven in 2009. From there on, being keen to continue learning and growing, Shelley then studied with various teachers in India before completing her Ashtanga training with Tattvaa Yogashala in Rishkikesh. She also holds qualifications in prenatal and children’s yoga, and loves sharing the practice with her young boys at home.

Alongside her yoga teaching, Shelley is passionate about all forms of energy healing and has spent several years studying with Cat Kabira. She has a deep respect for the roots of yoga, and is eternally grateful to her teachers and students alike.

Lauren Urquhart

Lauren is deeply inspired by the study of both yoga and ecopsychology, having learned that an important aspect of wellness and belonging is in creating a reciprocal relationship with the world we live in. She likes to study various schools of yogic and eastern teachings, to understand the roots of yoga and how yoga is applied in both a western and current setting.

Lauren as a facilitator of yoga likes to provide a safe, inclusive, non-hierarchical space for all participants.

Trained originally in the hatha/vinyasa style of yoga at Krishna Village, where she remained on site for several years to immerse herself in ashram living and the study of Bhaktivedanta. Her other yoga training include: Kundalini Yoga levels 1 and 2, Yin, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Meditation, and is a registered yoga teacher with 500 hours of teaching under her belt. She has taught and assisted on yoga teacher trainings and is currently studying a post graduate diploma of Ecotherapy/Psychology.

Dr Lara Stoll

Lara is a qualified Osteopath, Yoga Teacher and has completed a Bachelor Degree in Psychology. Lara graduated from Victoria University and has completed extra professional development in internal pelvic health assessments and treatment, women’s health, paediatrics, breath work and craniosacral techniques.

Lara’s yoga journey began nine years ago. She became instantly addicted to the
rush of euphoria and tranquility. Yoga brings out her true authentic self and is what she believes to have moulded the person she is today. After many years of practicing and falling in love with yoga, Lara completed her certified 200hr yoga teacher training in Bali with Zuna Yoga, so that she too could let others in on the magic. Lara is passionate about the bodies alignment, mindfulness and self-love. Through her education and knowledge in Psychology, Anatomy, Yoga/meditation and Goal Coaching, Lara takes you through a practice that connects the mind and body leaving you feeling full of life and open to the unknown.

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