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Judy Krupp: founder and director of The Yoga Room & Life Centre, has been teaching for over 20 years. Originally trained in the Iyengar system, Judy now teaches a multifaceted approach, blending the art of asana practice with the science of the mechanics of movement. Judy has an astute knowledge of the body and its movement and she lives and teaches with both humour and passion. She encourages her students to move beyond their perceived limitations, whilst working at an individual pace with grace and core stability.

Sally Lockley: Sally Lockley lives locally with her family and has been practicing yoga for the last ten years and teaching for 2 1/2 years.  She completed her training in 2005 attaining a Diploma in Health for Yoga at Nature Care College and has studied with many teachers Angela Farmer, Donna Farhi, Rodney Yee to name a few.

Her style of teaching and practice are greatly influenced by using the “breath” as a guide to finding one’s own pace allowing the release of tension and stress and at the same time being able to re-energise. These classes are gentle Hatha Yoga, encouraging movement within the asanas.

Sophie Hamley: has been practising yoga since 1993, as a student of Judy Krupp, and teaching since 2002. Sophie is passionate about yoga as a complete, eight-limbed practice and its ability to transform lives, both immediately and long into the future; she believes that yoga has something to offer everyone no matter what their age, level of ability or background. Her classes are creative, fun and challenging – sometimes all at the same time. Sophie’s teaching style is most strongly influenced by Judy Krupp and the Iyengar tradition, but she has also explored the teachings of others, most recently Shiva Rea, and she loves the opportunities that yoga brings her, as a student and teacher, to explore all aspects of being.

 

Gabrielle Tourelle

Gabrielle was lucky to be introduced to yoga at a local YMCA when she was a child – in her thirties yoga became a big part of her life.

Her journey into teaching began in 2003 when she commenced teacher training studies at the New Zealand Yoga Academy. In 2009, she completed Level 2 training with John Ogilvie and Judy Krupp and continues to learn under Judy by regularly attending her classes and retreats.

Gabrielle’s classes follow a vinyasa style combining conscious breath with movement and are suitable for beginners through to general students. She is influenced by Iyengar, vinyasa styles of yoga and meditative teachings of the Buddhist tradition.

Through her own health challenges, Gabrielle is a firm believer in yoga as a healing art and is particularly interested in yoga for woman’s health. Gabrielle is also certified in Polestar Pilates in both studio and mat.

Conny Pulvermacher:

Conny’s gentle movement class is ideal for early beginners to yoga practice and those who are restricted in their movement due to injury, or the consequences of long-established postural habits and patterns of stress and tension.

Her classes combine basic yoga postures with gentle and supportive movement and breath flow sequences to improve flexibility, release restriction and tension in the joints, stimulate circulation and gradually build stability and strength. No previous experience necessary.

Pam Sherwin: Pam was first introduced to yoga more than 20 years ago while a senior ballet student.  Convinced of yoga's benefits on the body, mind and spirit she undertook the Advanced Diploma of Yoga Teaching offered by Nature Care College and then undertook further studies in prenatal yoga.  Her teaching favours a Vinyasa style, moving at all times with a conscious awareness of the breath.  In her prenatal classes she aims to assist students to find a physical and mental balance in their ever changing bodies.  This class aims to release tension, improve concentration and help students find an inner calmness through gentle exercises that build strength, flexibility and promote balance.  Students should leave her class feeling calm and renewed.  Her prenatal class is suitable for students who are more than 12 weeks pregnant or women looking for a gentle, nurturing yoga style.

Peter Mackie: has studied with teachers in both the physical and meditative side of yoga. These include Swami Nirmalananda, Eve Sheaves, John Cooper, Bernie Peterson, Rodney Yee, John Oglivy, and the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order.
Peter sees yoga as a practice that re-connects the body and mind as they are in the here and now.
Through the practice of asana, breath awareness and meditation students of yoga begin to develop a sense of wholeness and wellness. Although Peter's classes can be challenging they cater for all levels of reasonably able students in a non confronting atmosphere.

 

Nadene Alhadeff:
Nadene Alhadeff runs the teenage yoga class.

She uses her background in teaching and counselling to emphasise the value of yoga for stress management and self esteem. Her classes focus on creating strength and flexibility and the use of breath to improve posture, a greater sense of calm and an enhanced sense of self.

 

Maxine Bachmayer

Given my background as a Physiotherapist and Feldenkrais Practitioner my interest is in teaching yoga to beginners and people who have sustained injuries or have difficulty with movement.

I believe that there is a lot to be gained from moving and practising gently and with awareness, whilst strengthening the body. This builds confidence and promotes health and well-being.

As I am committed to the benefits of yoga I encourage students of all levels to practise with understanding in order to develop a safe practice.