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Yoga has been a part of Brooke's life for 24 years. Originally from the Gold Coast in Australia, Brooke has lived in Auckland for 18 years. She loves her little farmlet in the Waitakere's, and now calls NZ her home.

Brooke had a successful career in athletics and netball, until being overcome by injury a few years back. Discovering that yoga was the only activity that helped her with her chronic pain, it was inevitable that she felt indebted to the yoga world and brings this sense of gratitude to every class.

In 2018, Brooke was humbled by the beast that is known as Mt Everest. Succumbing to altitude sickness and hypothermia, she made the decision to finally follow her dreams. 3 months after her return to NZ, she dedicated her whole career to yoga, becoming a full time yoga teacher, and eventually the proud new owner of Yoga Collective (previously YogaTech).

Brooke brings a lighthearted spirit to each class. She truly believes she has the best "job" in the world!

Shannon hails from Dallas, Texas, and it was while at university in South Carolina studying psychology that she first discovered yoga in 2008. Shortly after she moved to Santa Cruz, California to delve deeper into her practice by participating in Mark Stephen’s 200-hour yoga teacher training and in-depth studies program.

Upon completion, she obtained her Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She has taught yoga at Amsa Yoga & Mindfulness Practice Center, in Sydney, and eventually in Auckland for the past 4 years. Shannon completed her 500-hour training in beautiful Bali in July 2016 which led to assisting yoga teacher trainings there as well.

For Shannon, the practice of yoga offers a sense of being grounded, light, and present. "The yoga mat offers a true journey inwards, a place for self discovery and a tuning into the present moment."

Adventurous, creative, unique, global, charitable, energetic LJ. Lauren's objective, after 18 years in the yoga industry, is to help as many people as possible to elevate their consciousness and well-being and ultimately fulfill their potential through the practices of yoga, life coaching, and mindfulness.

As an ex competitive athlete in athletics, cross-country, triathlon and duathlon, and high performing trail runner, as well as a senior corporate leader, Lauren knows how to use yoga to drive performance too. Yin has become a favourite discipline to practice and teach as she has sought more balance in her life and she loves helping others find this restoration too. 

Lauren is excited to be able to combine forces with this amazing group of teachers to elevate Yoga Collective to the next level and build a true yoga and teaching community. With a deep experience in vinyasa and yin teaching, along with life coaching, her classes will far exceed your expectations.

Benji came to yoga from a long background in martial arts, was intrigued by how yoga could compliment his karate and began to work yoga into his dojo training and teaching; suns are great for kicks! He has also been a UK Scout leader and member of the Scouting Movement.

Benji teaches and practices full time in Auckland and is trained in Forrest yoga, massage and bodywork: including aromatherapy, acupressure, cranial work, myofascial and deep tissue, structural integration and Gua Sha.

His passion is to help people feel great in their bodies and minds using the transformational way of Forrest yoga and the healing magic of bodywork in a safe and inclusive space.

He’s trained with some great teachers including Ana Forrest, Jambo Truong, Sinhee McCabe and Rosalind Southward, meeting some amazing yogis on his travels around the world to workshops and retreats.

 Ana  Forrest is  an  inspiration  and  has  been  changing  people’s  lives  for  over 45  years. She  is  an internationally-recognized  pioneer  in  yoga  and  emotional healing. She is the Creatrix of Forrest Yoga, a mystic, visionary, philanthropist, author, and Medicine Woman.

 Forrest Yoga was created to fill what Ana Forrest perceived as a void in the traditional forms of yoga.  She crafted it while working through healing from her own life’s traumas - abuse and addictions, the helplessness around the addictions, and the ongoing suffering from chronic injuries & illnesses. The process of healing herself inspired her to teach others about what really works to heal themselves physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. 

Forrest Yoga is a powerfully physical, internally focused practice that emphasizes how to integrate the transformative experiences from the mat into purposeful daily life.

To find out more,visit:

www.forrestyoga.com 

Yoga Master at Transformational Yoga®, NZ and Administrative Director at Meditation Alliance International. Utkarsh is a direct disciple of Swami Vidyanand and has a wide range of expertise in the subject. In 2015, he was the first to bring Transformational Yoga®  to New Zealand.

Having taught people from across the globe and worked with Corporates, Armed Forces, Schools, Celebrities and trained several Yoga & Meditation Teachers across the world, his simple and practical way of explaining and relating the practices in a modern and contemporary context will enable and empower you to make a genuine difference in your state of mind and expand your consciousness.

A Master of Transformational Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Pranayama & Meditation, Utkarsh has trained in the Traditional Guru shishya parampara (direct Master to Disciple teaching), having first studied for several years in the Bihar Tradition (Satyananada) before he finally met his Guru, Swami Vidyanand, under whose guidance he is exploring and sharing the science of Yoga.

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Though primarily a Yoga Teacher & Therapist, he is also a painter, photographer, graphic designer, writer and a musician, whose life got transformed when he got introduced to Yoga. In 2008, he began to explore Traditional Yoga. Soon after, he quit his corporate job to fully explore yoga as a subject as well as a spiritual path and way of living.  He is now an established and experienced Yoga Master & Therapist, channeling his energy towards exploring and sharing this beautiful ancient science with the world. 

Co-Director, SriMa New Zealand

Yoga & Meditation Teacher

Yoga for Kids Expert

Primary School Teacher

Disha is a beautiful soul, whose deep spirituality, loving nature and joyfulness is contagious. A School Teacher in Auckland, Disha has studied Transformational as well as Traditional Yoga.

She has a background in corporate advertising and is now immersed in education and working for the Divine cause. She believes that all human beings need to connect within to be truly happy. Disha enjoys sharing this special practise, with this intention of service to others in mind.

 ASANA | PRANAYAMA | MANTRA | MEDITATION

A simple, profound & powerful method.

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In depth focus of asanas, the chakras, mantras, and breathing and meditation techniques gives you the knowledge you need to purify your body, stabilise your emotions, focus your mind, and increase your spiritual well-being.

Transformational Yoga goes far beyond just physical exercise. While offering a complete approach to well-being, Transformational Yoga takes into account physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of health. It functions on a deeper level to stimulate kundalini energy to move up through the chakras, purifying and awakening the pure body.

To find out more, visit

www.transformationalyoga.co.nz