Sydney : Ivy - George Street
Beata Alfoldi
Dynamic Movement Yoga is an inspiring, invigorating and liberating style of yoga practice that combines traditional asanas (postures) with movement, breath and music to create a dynamic, graceful and athletic Vinyasa (fluid) style of yoga practice. Dynamic Movement Yoga is designed to work on the four elements of balance, strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular (fitness).It has also been created to assist in increasing one’s vitality, self-awareness, focus and clarity of mind. Created by Beata Alfoldi, her intention with Dynamic Movement Yoga is to provide, "A modality in which people can heal themselves through movement of the body and thereby experience liberation of the mind. It is designed to allow the full expression of one's creative life force.” Beata started dancing at... Read the profile >>
Michelle Gibson
Ever since I was young I’ve always been driven to do something that involves movement. I did ballet for 8 years as a child, then moved onto competitive softball and volleyball. My career in fitness started at Chase Fitness Centre (Chatswood) in the early 80’s– a pretty scary & funny time in hindsight. In amongst all that lycra & legwarmers, the very young fitness industry’s growth was initially trial and error – mostly based on how people looked and how much an exercise hurt. It was when instructing developed into a skill, and exercise began to evolve as a science that it all started making sense for me. My fitness industry career evolved into training new generation instructors, presenting at fitness conventions nationally and internationally, and teaching fitness classes... Read the profile >>
Mike Hayes
Wilderness Experience Training
Mike Hayes has a degree in Exercise Science and is a international presenter in the field of health and fitness. He has been a senior lecturer at the Australian Institute of Fitness for over 16 years. He has represented both Queensland and New South Wales in Rugby Union. Mike specialises in the field of corporate and recreational adventure training and is based in Kangaroo Valley, NSW, where he owns and operates two businesses, Kangaroo Valley Escapes and Wilderness Experience Training (WET). Read the profile >>
Nicole Goodwin
Nicole Goodwin is principal teacher at BodyMindLife Yoga, and has been practicing yoga for over 10 years. Previously from the corporate world, Nicole’s desire for a lifestyle that was more holistic and empowering led her to embark upon a life-changing journey, studying with prominent teachers around the world. Her own growth and evolution through the many practices and styles of yoga has been the creative inspiration for BodyMindLife Yoga Centre. Nicole’s teachers include Shiva Rea, Baron Baptiste, and Mark Breadner. The roots of Nicole’s teachings are expressed through the creativity of her own personal style, her in-depth studies of yoga and Ayurveda (Diploma of Health – Yoga Teaching), bodywork (Diploma of Remedial Massage) and energetic healing. Her passion is for Vinyasa... Read the profile >>
Paul Scarrott
Paul Scarrott comes from an extensive martial art background, having grown up with his father George Scarrott who is an 8th Dan black belt in Ju-Jitsu and the co-founder of kiai-yamabushi ryu, an international martial art school - he was naturally nurtured into the martial art scene. Having such an experienced mentor, Paul had the privilege to travel the world with his father and compete in many kick-boxing competitions whilst also teaching and learning Ju-Jitsu internationally. Paul’s passion for the fitness industry began as a personal trainer and aerobics instructor. With a martial art background he adapted exceptionally to teaching aerobic martial art classes. Paul started the industry in 1997 and was quite quickly becoming one of the most sought after kick-boxing trainers in... Read the profile >>
Roslyn Stutchbury
I came to yoga quite by accident. I grew up in country Australia and did everything in my power to avoid sport, opting instead to stay in the art room. Sport terrified me, I couldn’t even swim and even worse, I had no self-esteem. Those obstacles led me to explore beauty therapy as a way to feel better inside by changing what I saw outside. Arriving in Sydney at age 21, I took my first dance class which completely exposed my inflexibility and lack of coordination. The teacher was so appalled at my lack of body awareness that he demanded I go to a yoga class. I couldn’t even reach my ankles in a forward-fold but that first class hooked me. I loved how the poses felt in my body and the meditation connected me to a sense of peace, stillness and freedom. It showed me the beauty... Read the profile >>
Sarah Trestrail
Sarah is a full time yoga teacher working across Sydney. She is one of only 5 Certified Jivamukti Yoga teachers in Australia having recently completed the rigorous training certification in New York. Initially coming to yoga as therapy for sports injuries, Sarah now embraces yoga as a way of life, undertaking a diverse, dedicated daily practice that goes beyond the mat. Sarah’s initial training was with Samadhi Yoga in Newtown where she now works as a senior teacher and member of the teacher training faculty. Since then she has also been certified to teach Power yoga as well as completing advanced trainings in Australia and the US. Sarah is also a qualified Thai massage and Reiki practitioner. Sarah’s teaching style is compassionate, mindful, challenging, dynamic and upbeat.... Read the profile >>