Hi, my name is Irene

My yoga journey started almost thirty years ago, after a personal loss that compelled me to try and understand how chronic illness develops in a seemingly healthy person. In my quest, I discovered information that revealed the relationship of our lifestyle, thought patterns and attitudes with our health and wellbeing. I was intrigued by articles that spoke about the positive impact of yoga and meditation. I was young and healthy, working hard in my corporate job and started thinking about how I wanted to age. This is what led me to my first yoga class in 1998.

I was immediately drawn to the physicality of yoga asana which I saw as an antidote to the long hours spent sitting at my desk job. Some two decades later I took the plunge into yoga teacher training with International Yoga Teachers Association (IYTA), gaining a 460 hour Diploma of Yoga Teaching. Here I was introduced to the breadth of yoga practice and theory and became keenly interested in philosophy and pranayama. I continue to take courses that further develop my personal practice, knowledge and teaching skills.

In 2021, I commenced teaching alongside my full time corporate job and by 2024 I felt ready to transition to teaching yoga full time. My teaching experience to-date includes teaching in community centres, boutique yoga studios, gyms, private classes, schools, universities and a hospital. Teaching students across age groups and varying abilities has enriched my capacity to adapt and modify practices to match the needs of my students. As a teacher, my overall aim is to help people find awareness of how they move and interact with the world and find steadiness and ease, both on and off the mat.

Yoga Teacher Qualifications & Membership

• 460 hr Diploma of Yoga Teaching (IYTA)

• 50 hr Pranayama Certification (Dominique Salerno)

• 34 hr Yoga Philosophy Certificate (Embodied Philosophy)

• Restorative Teacher Training (IYTA)

• Seniors Chair Yoga (IYTA)

• Zenergy Kids Yoga Teacher Training Certificate

• Yoga Australia Registered Level 2 Teacher
  
  

Professional Indemnity & Public Liability Insurance, First Aid/CPR, WWCC

Additional Yoga Courses

• Yoga Synergy Advanced Yoga Fundamentals

• Yoga Synergy Anatomy & Physiology of Yoga

• Yoga Sutras with Edwin Bryant