Gretchen Highfield

Gretchen is J12 Iyengar Yoga Teacher

As the daughter of a yoga teacher (Suzanne Fraser), Gretchen has been practicing yoga her whole life. Iyengar yoga became her passion over 32 years ago and she has been deeply committed to it ever since.

Gretchen has been teaching yoga for the past 16 years and will attempt the next level of certification this year. With Iyengar yoga, learning and studying are ongoing, so nothing gets stale and the challenge continues.

Gretchen teaches weekly classes in Macksville, Nambucca Heads and South West Rocks. Gretchen regularly holds retreats in Nambucca and takes a yearly retreat to Fiji.

Karen (Kriya) Caves

Karen has practiced yoga, meditation and a healthy approach to living since her early 20's. She has attended many yoga programs, which inspire her to continue pursing deeper more transformational experiences.

Karen has been teaching regular classes and workshops since this time where she shares the traditional teachings of yoga and brings together the modern scientific understanding and ancient teachings into a form of practice that is relevant for the everyday person, advanced or beginner. She is a sought after guest teacher for retreats and workshops.

Her passion is teaching yoga as an internal journey of awareness, body movements, pranic (life force) awakening and deep stillness. Karen interweaves the techniques of nada yoga (the yoga of sound/music) mantra, asana (postures) pranayama (pranic breath work) and mindfulness to support a holistic and healing experience.

Leerah Stone

Leerah Stone is a devoted yogini who has explored and practised most of the classic

styles of yoga for more than twenty years.

After having her three children and becoming a Registered Nurse, Leerah’s passion

for yoga led to her completing yoga teacher training in Byron Bay, NSW, and has

since guided scores of students.

Her work in intuitive massage, metaphysical healing and ancient mysticism, flow

over into yoga classes.

Leerah has recently returned from vipassana meditation retreat. A course in mind

purification, embracing the teachings of Buddha. Her current interests and research

are in meridian and psychotherapy healing.

Leerah’s knowledge and expertise in the many forms of yoga, enables her to guide a

tantric experience; a weaving of threads, imbued with spontaneity, light and wisdom.

Ilka Schroeder

Ilka is a teacher and yoga teacher with many years of teaching experience. She has got a Masters Degree in Vocational Education and has taught at Edinburgh University, Vocational College of Media and Communication, Hamburg as well as Napier University, Scotland. Ilka has written a thesis on bilingual language learning known as CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning).

Ilka started teaching yoga in 2011 as has since trained with many renown yoga teachers world wide. She is the founder of RFDI AcroYoga Summer Camp in Northern Germany and has taught many classes and workshops in various parts of the world. In 2020 she started teaching yoga bilingually in Gumbaynggirr and English. If you want to know more about Ilka, please get in touch.

Jane Reynolds

Namaste my dear one’s,

We are here to remember, a little Yoga in the morning is the best medicine to keep us joyful and vibrant.

I’m Jane Reynolds and I’ve been in love with Yoga for decades and teach locally.

I love to teach, using the classical teachings of pranayama, mantra, and Yoga Nidra fused with flowing movements of the body, accompanied with music, nature or poetry.

So, looking forward to sharing these sessions with you all.

Yoga will create a happier you.

Yoga Love

Jane💖

Robbo the Didgeridoo man

Robbo is a Gumbaynggirr man. Robbo is a didgeridoo performer teacher of cultural activities.