Odette
Odette is a long term Ashtanga yoga practitioner, she loves the structure and the silence of the Mysore style practice. The ritual of moving through the Ashtanga sequence, to the beat of her own breath, is an integral part of daily life for Odette.
As Ashtanga has had such a positive impact on Odette’s life, she especially loves teaching Ashtanga and Mysore style classes. For fun, Odette also enjoys getting creative, teaching playful but meaningful Vinyasa classes, giving her a chance to draw from her classical and contemporary dance background.
Odette has received the blessing from Sharath Jois to teach Ashtanga Yoga and is an Authorised Level 2 Sharath Jois Yoga Centre teacher and practitioner. She is also a Level 2 member of Yoga Australia. Along with her sister Chloe, Odette is a co-owner and director of Yoga Corner.
Chloe
Chloe started her yoga journey with Odette practicing mainly Ashtanga yoga. As Chloe's understanding of the practice developed and deepened she found that variety in her practice is what she craved. Now a dedicated Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Yin practitioner, Chloe has found a balanced and harmonious practice that delves from deep stillness into dynamic asana.
With a lifetime of movement in classical and contemporary dance, Chloe integrates her love of creative flow into her classes. Using her background in Behavioural Science, Chloe weaves an understanding of philosophy, mindfulness and wellbeing throughout her Vinyasa and Yin classes. In addition to Chloe's lengthy teacher training she has also undertaken Myofascial Release and Advanced Yin Yoga training and is a member of Yoga Australia. Chloe is a Level 2 Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner currently advancing her training and understanding to become an Essential Level Practitioner. Along with her sister Odette, Chloe is is co-owner and director of Yoga Corner.
Pierina
Pierina started practising yoga at a stressful time in her life and with the encouragement of her daughters, Odette and Chloe, she took up a dedicated Ashtanga practice eight years ago at the age of 54. What she loved about the Mysore practice was the silence and moving to the rhythm of her breath, this is what ignited Pierina's passion for yoga. The transformation, bliss and happiness Pierina experienced from her Ashtanga/yoga practice inspired her to become a yoga teacher, hoping to share her love of yoga with others. Since then she has been to India multiple times, to practice with her teachers Sharath and Saraswathi Jois.
Pierina loves teaching and furthered her studies to specialise in Pre + Post natal, yoga for Active Birth and Yin. Recently she completed an Advanced Yin teacher training in Melbourne. Pierina is a member of Yoga Australia.
Kylie
Kylie walked into her first yoga class over 20 years ago. A couple of years later she had 2 children. She was captivated by the rhythm and flow of Vinyasa classes but it wasn't until she entered the Mysore room that her yoga journey advanced to another level. It was once a practice to help alleviate anxiety. The discipline of a daily morning practice now keeps her grounded, stable and compassionate. She looks forward to more moments of deep learning, teachings of how to be and act in the world, clarity and lightness.
She remains a curious student. On top of her initial 750 hour Teacher Training she has completed Meditation TT with Himalayan Knowledge. She has completed over 1000 hours of Philosophy and Sanskrit studies with various worldwide scholars, such as Dr Seth Powell, Dr Raj Balkaran, Dr Sravana Borkaraky-Varma, Dr James Mallison and Dr Daniela Bevilacqua. She has completed courses with Brahmin Lakshmisha Bhat in Mysore, sisters Kamala and Jahnavi from Samadhi Collective, Sound Therapy with Nitya Mohan, and mantra with Cindy Toghill. She has also completed a Fundamentals of Ayurveda course and an Abhyanga Massage Therapist course with Lakshmi Ayurveda in Fremantle.
She travels regularly to Mysore, India to practice with her teacher. Kylie has received the blessing (Authorisation) from her teacher Sharath Jois to pass on the teachings of Ashtanga yoga.
To Kylie, teaching is such a joy and it is a great blessing to be able to pass on these practices that have so deeply impacted her own life.
Gerard
Gerard’s first experience of yoga was a beginner's Ashtanga course back in 2010. Following this experience he mainly practiced Vinyasa and introduced Ashtanga several times a week. Eventually Gerard made his way to a morning Mysore self practice.
Initially, Gerard was drawn to the physical side of yoga but it has now become something more. He loves teaching beginners courses, starting with students on their journey, which also serves as a reminder to him that there is no destination.
As a dedicated Ashtanga practitioner, he regularly travels to practice with his teacher, Sharath Jois in Mysore India, for months at a time. Gerard has received the blessing from Sharath Jois to teach Ashtanga Yoga and is an Authorised Level 1 Sharath Jois Yoga Centre teacher and practitioner. In addition to his initial teacher training he continues to learn, participating in specialised Yin training, regularly attending yoga workshops and he is a member of Yoga Australia.
Kate O
Kate began practicing Astanga yoga in 2008 and fell in love with the practice! Coming from a very physically active background, with a Bachelor of Science with Sports Science and Nutrition, Kate was an outdoor personal trainer and also worked for a physiotherapy clinic in the rehabilitation of motor vehicle and work related accident patients. Initially, Kate's practice started as a physical form of exercise and transformed into something more, she then decided to take her practice to another level and completed teacher training. Kate has completed Yin Teacher Training, Pre and Post Natal and Active Birth and is a member of Yoga Australia.
Kate believes yoga isn’t about the physical practice itself. Sometimes, it is simply just lying down on your mat, tuning in to how you are feeling, and just letting your body be. Her teachers nurtured her yoga journey, encouraging her to overcome the mental boundaries she had set for herself. It is this way of teaching that Kate brings to her classes.
Michèle
Michèle first learnt about yoga from a book she found in the library as a teen, but it wasn’t until she was studying at University and delving into Hinduism that she started a regular practice to help her manage her back injury and anxiety.
She loved the way yoga helped her manage her injury and anxiety and decided to follow her heart and complete her yoga teacher training. At the same time she was becoming interested in how food fuels our bodies. After teaching yoga for a while, she took the plunge and headed back to University to qualify as a nutritionist.
She’s practiced Iyengar and Ashtanga yoga, but has fallen in love with ISHTA yoga, a style that combines ancient Indian and contemporary sciences to cater for the individual student’s needs.
She is has over 1000 hours of training, including additional training in Yoga Philosophy, Yoga Therapy, Yin and ISHTA. She’s also a university educated nutritionist and holds a Master’s Degree in Human Nutrition.
Caroline
Caroline started practising yoga during her university years. Starting with body balance at the local gym leading her journey into Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative and Ashtanga. Loving the physical benefits she also found it greatly helped manage anxiety and stress. After years of practice and exploring classes all over the world she decided to undertake yoga teacher training in 2015. She completed her 350 hour Hatha Vinyasa training over the next 2 years then continued to complete her Level II Yin yoga training.
She loves to teach and guide a range of classes but most enjoys creating a gentle nurturing practice incorporating Restorative, Yin and gentle fluid movement with a touch a meditation, connecting the body and the breath. She hopes to share with her students what yoga offers her, feeling balanced, restored, grounded and nourished.
Caroline is a Level 1 registered yoga teacher with Yoga Australia, attends yoga workshops and seminars and though a teacher will forever be a student.
Kelly
Kelly’s yoga journey started about 17 years ago when she delved into the Iyengar method. With the pressures of everyday life and a stressful job, she soon became aware of the benefits yoga offered to my mental and emotional well-being. She explored various yoga practices over the years but was drawn to Ashtanga which resulted in a trip to Mysore India, the home of Ashtanga. Whilst in India she attended silent meditation retreats and completed an Ayurvedic cooking course.
Returning to Perth she completed her yoga teacher training. Part of the course entailed teaching not for profit yoga classes where she introduce a yoga program at the MS Society of WA (MSWA).
Kelly specialises in pregnancy and postnatal yoga, supporting and empowering women through this special stage of their lives.She also thoroughly enjoy teaching toddlers and young children the benefits of yoga.
Today yoga is part of my everyday life. My practice gives me the opportunity to meet myself, in the moment, just as I am. The self-exploration, cultivation of patience, balance, kindness and compassion, has equipped me to practice being a better version of myself, as well as a better mother and wife. She is a registered Level 1 Yoga Australia Member with over 1,000hrs of training, and specialising in Pregnancy and Postnatal (incl. babies/ toddlers), Mindful Birth, Yin and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). She is also a practitioner of Neuro Linguistics Programming (NLP), specialising in Milton Ericksonian Hypnosis language.
In her spare time she tends to her veggie patch, enjoys family walks in the park and getting sand between her toes at the beach. She’s also a passionate cook, artist, poet, felting and basket-weaving enthusiast.
Erica
Erica was unknowingly introduced to yoga by a high school teacher who would regularly guide the class through a yoga nidra practice. It wasn’t until 2009 that she discovered the physical side of yoga when a friend asked her to join an Ashtanga beginners course. She completed her 350 hr Hatha Vinyasa training in 2018 and went on to complete studies in pre-natal, meditation and women’s wellness.
As a teacher, her aim is always the same: that students walk away feeling connected, empowered, and more balanced in both body and mind.
Kelly
Kelly found yoga in 2008 through her masters degree in Exeter, UK. Kelly's MFA focussed on cultivating the mind-body connection through studying the Southeast Asian practices of yoga, t'ai chi and kalaripayattu.
Subsequently, Kelly earned her PhD in 2015, which further looked at psychophysical practices in an interdisciplinary study between sport-science and performance practice. Kelly completed her 350hr Hatha Vinyasa teacher training in 2019 through the Wisdom Yoga Institute, here in Perth.
Kelly's research informs her yoga teaching and her classes incorporate a strong mix between psychophysical connection, strength, and fluidity.