Our Teachers
Our teachers are experienced and passionate about yoga & meditation. With a variety of styles, our teachers are committed to creating safe, supportive and inclusive classes for all. Our teachers guide and inspire students to develop strength, flexibility, balance, calm and self-awareness.
Jackie Allen
Yoga Teacher – Member Yoga Australia | Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) – Member – IAYT
Jackie has studied yoga extensively both internationally and within Australia. She travels to India regularly to the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre where she gained her teacher training certificate in yoga and meditation.
Jackie is also a yoga therapist, which is the art and science of applying yogic principles to enhance wellbeing, overcome illness and as a preventative mode of healthcare. She is currently studying to be an Ayurvedic therapist.
Ayurvedic science, yogic philosophy, yoga therapy and mindfulness are all areas of passion for Jackie and are weaved into her weekly classes.
Steve Sedgwick
Steve’s story with yoga began as a child climbing trees, running about playing ‘chasey’, and stealth stalking prey in some for off jungle in his imagination.
The joy of physical movement and visualisation, the places it can take you, continue to resonate with Steve via the practice of yoga.
Steve likes to teach with a balance of strength and flexibility, (Suka and Stira) in equal measure. He welcomes a curious and playful exploration through the asanas to arrive at a deeper more quiet understanding of our own unique beautiful human condition.
Michaela McCaw
Michaela’s classes are slow moving and aim to cultivate a deep sense of compassion and care within oneself. She bases her classes on the notion of building the practice from the inside out; using invitational language and offering some alignment suggestions as ways of navigating shapes and moving towards a sense of support. Her classes tend to have a focus on introspection and always include an element of grounding into the body or meditation.
She has experienced firsthand the healing effects of the practice and strives to facilitate experiences that are intentional, welcoming of difference and full of care.
Michaela completed her initial 200hr Yoga Teacher Training in 2017 with the school of Embodied Flow and has since gone on to complete various trainings in yin yoga, philosophy, trauma informed yoga and one-one mentorship.
Sophie Boddington
Sophie began her yoga journey about 20 years ago in Bendigo and has had a love for it ever since. Sophie then went on to complete her teacher training with Vitality Yoga in 2011/2012. Since then, through life’s many ups and down’s, yoga has always been a constant grounding and support.
Sophie has been teaching for Jackie on and off since 2013/2014 and has gone on to complete extra training in kids’ yoga, restorative and seniors’ yoga and workshops with Donna Farhi who is a world-renowned yoga teacher and author. Sophie has also had experience teaching people with disabilities and trauma.
These days, Sophie’s classes have a gentle and mindful approach, with a balance between spiritual, physical and some philosophy. Sophie enjoys getting to know her students and being a part of the wonderful Jackie Allen Yoga community.
Cass
Cass started practicing yoga to compliment her martial arts (kendo) and gym training. While practicing she found herself enjoying the mindfulness aspect of yoga and finding more balance in life. You can expect a class with Cass to serve up connection of breath and movement with a sprinkling of philosophy on the side.
