Odette started yoga at The Yoga Space in 2008 to help with stress and fatigue and has never looked back. Yoga is now an integral part of her life that helps her have more energy, handle stressful situations and live life more fully. Mainly, yoga just makes her happy!

She started in the morning Mysore practice with Jean and Rob in early 2009 and her morning practice is now a special part of her day to just breathe and be with no interruptions.

In 2012 Odette travelled to Copenhagen to practice with Sharath Jois, grandson of Pattabhi Jois and she made her first trip to Mysore, India to practice with Sharath Jois in 2015 and her second in 2016. In 2010 Odette enrolled in the Hatha Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training course and is now a loved teacher here at The Yoga Space. Odette is also the owner of The Yoga Space North.

Chandrika Gibson ND, MWell, IAYT, AAYT, ANTA, AIMA, SIO, RYT500, Senior Yoga Teacher Yoga Australia

Chandrika is a naturopath, experienced senior yoga teacher, lecturer and yoga therapist. She is a member of ANTA (Australian Natural Therapists Association), Yoga Australia, Yoga Alliance, SIO (Society of Integrative Oncology), AIMA (Australasian Integrative Medicine Association), former President of the AAYT (Australasian Association of Yoga Therapists) and member of IAYT (International Association of Yoga Therapists). Chandrika has over 15 years clinical experience through her natural health business Surya Health. Her private practice of yoga therapy and naturopathy has become specialised in cancer care and she is a sought after presenter in this area. Chandrika completed a Master of Wellness degree at RMIT University in 2012 where her original research looked at the effect of yoga programs in cancer survivorship. This follows on from many years teaching yoga to people affected by cancer, and acting in a policy and research role for program planning. She continues to play a leading role in the fields of Yoga Therapy and Integrative Oncology, as well as coordinating the Living Yoga Therapy programs and being the lead presenter in Perth and Asia.

Michelle began yoga as she was seeking to find balance in life. It was when she was living in Los Angeles when she discovered the wonderful practice of hatha vinyasa yoga and meditation. Through yoga she was able to connect with a part of herself that she thought she had forgotten due to the busyness of her life. Her interest and love for yoga has grown exponentially since 2004, and upon moving to Perth in 2007 she found her ‘yoga home’ at The Yoga Space where she practices in the Mysore program. She has traveled to Mysore, India on several occasions  to practice  under the guidance of Ashtanga lineage holder R.Sharath Jois at KPJAYI. Michelle has undertaken the Hatha Vinyasa Yoga teacher training at The Yoga Space. She is a member of Yoga Australia and E-RYT500 & RPYT with Yoga Alliance.

Michelle is  co-founder MindfulBirth, a Yoga Alliance and Yoga Australia accredited Pregnancy and Post natal yoga teacher training course, with Dr Jean Byrne and has completed a Diploma of Childbirth Education. She has delivered MindfulBirth teacher training course in Australia and Asia for many years,. She is also furthering her learning through workshops with Active Birth proponent Dr Sarah Buckley, and has a deep interest in the diverse application of mindfulness practice in the various facets of life – work , family, community life and continues study from leading mindfulness teachers and researchers.

Laila began the practice of yoga while at high school and found the benefits to be so great that yoga became a regular feature of her life. Laila began with a flowing Vinyasa style of yoga, before she was drawn to the practice of Ashtanga Yoga. She is a dedicated student in the morning Mysore program and has completed a Hatha Vinyasa Teacher Training course at The Yoga Space.

In 2011 Laila made her first trip to the K Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute in Mysore, India to undertake intensive Ashtanga Yoga, Sanskrit and Sanskrit chanting study, her second trip in 2012, third in 2013 and fourth in 2014. Laila is also a specialist kids and pre natal yoga teacher, assisting Jean in the Yoga for Pregnancy Baby and Beyond Teacher Training Program.

She has undertaken Yin Yoga teacher training and enjoys sharing the quiet practice of Yin yoga as a complement to more dynamic practices. Laila teaches Mysore, Vinyasa and Yin at Yoga Space and her classes accommodate all level of practitioners. She also teaches the Tuesday Ashtanga Beginners course and works at The Yoga Space as our Post-Graduate Mentoring program manager.

Stephen was introduced to yoga at the age of 16 and immediately felt a connection to its benefits. After some years of exploring the practice he dedicated himself to the traditional system of Ashtanga Yoga.

On his first trip to Mysore, India in 2006 he practiced with Guruji (Pattabhi Jois) before he passed in 2009. On Stephens 3rd and most recent trip to practice under Sharath Jois he delved deeper into the study of traditional chanting and sanskrit. Over this three month period his knowledge of Ashtanga Yoga deepened both in theory and practice.

Stephen is passionate about teaching Ashtanga Yoga in the traditional format as taught to him by his teachers, Guruji, Sharath and in Perth by Jean and Rob. He teaches the evening Ashtanga Led and co teaches the morning Mysore classes. He also finds Yin Yoga a complement to his daily ashtanga practice.

Stephen is registered with Yoga Australia and has completed Yin Yoga & Anatomy Teacher Training with Paul Grilley. He is currently a student of Physiotherapy at Curtin University and is very experienced in working with injuries in a Yoga context.

Sam began the practice of yoga in 2002 in the USA. She felt drawn to yoga and connected with the flow of Vinyasa practice and then later Ashtanga Yoga. She is a dedicated student in the morning Mysore program and made her first trip to the K Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute in 2010, where she studied Ashtanga Yoga, Sanskrit, Sanskrit chanting and anatomy for two months. She also has a a background in meditation and pranayama.

Having completed her Hatha Vinyasa Teacher Training at The Yoga Space, Sam qualified as a pre natal and kids yoga teacher and enjoys teaching yoga to kids, adults and families. She has also completed training with Eric Schiffman.

For Sam the most important aspect of yoga is its value off the mat, in helping her work with the ups and downs of life and live more fully in the present moment. Sam also runs ‘Pop up Yoga on Beaufort’ using interesting and diverse spaces in Mt Lawley to deliver Yoga Class.

Amy began yoga at the age of 23. She committed to a dedicated Ashtanga practice at The Yoga Space and become one of our early Ashtanga Led teachers. Amy has made two trips to study at the KPJAYI with Sharath Jois and is a dedicated practitioner of Yin Yoga. It was while in Rishikesh, India studying yoga that she fell in love with Yin and went on to complete further training in this area. She has since led Yin retreats in Australia and now presents on the topic of Yin in our Hatha Vinyasa Teacher Training. For a number of years she shared her love of Yin Yoga in Melbourne. Now back in Perth and mum of Ezra (born 2014) she has returned to teach Ashtanga Yoga and share her love of Pregnancy Yoga and Yin at The Yoga Space. Amy is also a graduate of our Hatha Vinyasa Teacher Training course and a Level 2 member of Yoga Australia.

Belinda started yoga with a Beginners Intensive at The Yoga Space in 2008 to help with lower back pain. She loved the Ashtanga method so much she continued on practicing Mysore with Jean & Rob. Her love of yoga led her to India in 2010 where she spent a month intensively undertaking a Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga Point Ashram. During the intensive course she studied asana, pranayama, yoga nidra and chanting in addition to teaching methods and Indian Philosophy.

The following year Belinda decided to take her teaching and practice to the next level and enrolled in Yoga Space’s Hatha Vinyasa Teacher Training course. Yoga is now an essential part of her daily life, enabling her to be more connected to herself, others and the world around her.

Belinda is also a qualified Yin teacher and has undertaken the Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Course. She teaches Lunch, Yin Yang, Yin and Vinyasa classes at the school.