Welcome - in 2024 I am celebrating 20 years teaching yoga!
I am a yoga teacher, trainer and mentor committed to living a meaningful life. I have been practising yoga since 1998 and teaching since 2005.
With a rich tapestry woven together from different schools, traditions and my own practice and life, my approach is earthy, and from - and to - the heart.
It is my wish for you to find deep nourishment and your own unique connection to the sacredness of life. With the intent that, in this way, you can more easily attune to what matters most to you, to your unique gifts and have the energy and courage to bring them forth into the world.
This is a practice of honouring the cycles and rhythms of life - the seasonal shifts, the lunar cycles and the seasons of our own lives.
It is a way of practising that recognises the great gifts of and great need for a more feminine approach to yoga.
My belief is that for life as whole to thrive, each one of us needs to thrive too. And that through practice we can attune our bodies, hearts and minds to more beauty and meaning.
To have the opportunity to practice is a gift - one to be received and treasured.
May we take the opportunity seriously enough, with a lightness of heart, so that we might just open to some beautiful new possibilities to be born.
May our practice be of great benefit to all. May we each find our own ways to appreciate the sacredness of the mundane, the ordinary, of each and every day.
About Mandy
Training & background
I am a dedicated, full time student and teacher of yoga, meditation and breathwork.
I came to yoga via meditation, and to meditation when reading about Buddhism whilst living in Singapore in the late nineties. It was all completely new to me and seemed very exotic and foreign, yet tangible and true.
I have been teaching yoga for 20 years and have more than 1200 teacher training hours. My many years of study, training and teaching are recognised with the accreditation of Senior Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance Professionals. I am also an Oxygen Advantage® Advanced Instructor and a certified Senior Breath-Body-Mind™️ teacher.
“There’s something just as inevitable as death. And that’s life. Think of the power of the universe turning the earth, growing trees. That’s the same power within you ... if you’ll only have the courage and the will to use it”
Retreats
In depth teachings, supportive community, nourishing food and lots and lots of nature time.
More ways to practise with Mandy
Online group classes
Seasonally themed pop up yoga and breath work classes.
Local workshops & events
Occasional yoga workshops and day retreats in Santa Maria.
Workshops & Trainings
In depth workshops and trainings.
You and the universe
Yoga 1:1.
Living remotely, I have been sharing yoga online since 2011…the days before zoom.
From the beginning I was inspired by the connection and impact of working this way.
Working together we can really focus on your individual needs and desires, your personal journey, and find a creative, intelligent, and soulful practice just for you.
