Teachers

“The result of the practice is the Yoga. The return to or strengthening of your wholeness. The shift in your resonance and vibration to an empowered and connected state with which to live through and from.”

Mother, integrative coach, healer, retreat facilitator and the creator of Resonance Yoga, a unique and reverent blend of movement, meditation, mantra, and breathwork that encompasses 20+ years of study and experience. Anastasia has been teaching and guiding students since 2003.

After graduating from UWS, Sydney with a BA in Dance, then studying Acting at Oxford University and in New York City Anastasia began shifting her focus to yoga, meditation, self-development, and the healing arts.

From art galleries to yoga studios, she has run classes, programs and events everywhere from New York to Bali, and Hong Kong to Sydney. Anastasia believes the practices of yoga, breathwork and meditation are for all and a generous way to support and elevate yourself to live from an authentic and empowered space from within. Anastasia brings a masterful and much-needed blend of inspiring and insightful wisdom for your entire being and every day experiences, an inspiring and effective way to approach one’s self and life with courage, reverence and a conscious heart.

Anastasia is honored to be able to share her work with students from around the world, to empower, nourish and fortify one within themselves and toward a rich and fulfilling experience of self and life. Ever a student of life, she continues to evolve, embodying the essence of her teachings and inspiring others to embark on their own journeys of growth and self-realization.

Yoga truly landed for me during my first solo adventure in 2013. I was soul searching in Thailand – visiting yoga shalas in response to a very loud call to deepen my spiritual practice… the first (of many) steps to discover what I am, and what I am not.

After many years as a humble student, the time finally aligned to delve into teacher training and I completed 460 hours with the IYTA and a further 50 hours of Yin Training with Yogatime. Having spent over 15 years performing professionally as a singer and dancer in the arts industry, I weave my musicality and free movement into personal practice and teachings. I am passionate about good health, well-being and self expression through creative modalities to bring people back to themselves. I may have become a yoga teacher, but I will never cease being a student.

Annie is currently based in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs and is a member of the Bondi Kirtan band. Along with yoga she teaches vocal and dance lessons and enjoys the occasional catering gig as a ‘conscious cook’.

Yoga was my saving grace when I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (a chronic inflammatory autoimmune condition affecting the spine and sacral joints) at 21. Moving my body mindfully over the last decade and a bit, has changed my life for the absolute better. I believe movement is medicine, as is stillness, and both can be used as tools in self-healing, growth and transformation. The Livingroom was actually my very first yoga studio back in 2013, and I have been going almost daily, since. I started teaching at the studio in 2020 and absolutely adore the community.
My vinyasa classes are strong yet playful, alignment focused, and always have an expressive flow to them. I offer a lot of options, so it’s accessible to all. Oh and expect lots of yummy assists! I am perpetually inspired by nature, music, and my students. Outside teaching, I am a photographer. I also love ocean swims and spending quality time with those I love.
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Bella completed her 200hr Yoga Teacher Training with Sukha Mukha and has gone on to also complete her 50hr Yin Yoga Training, 25hr Advanced Art of Assists, 80hr Prenatal Yoga Training, 25hr Sacred Scriptures Advanced Training, and Reiki Level 1 and Level 2 Training.

Beverley has worked as a therapist, counsellor, and healer for the past 40 years. It is from this background that she skillfully works to bring about self-healing for her students. Through her many years of work she has come to know that to really unravel patterns and stuck energy, one needs to face the issues at the mental, emotional, physical, and energetic level, with guidance from the spiritual level.

Beverley runs group Meditation classes and also has a private practice. She teaches meditation 3 times a week at The Livingroom which consists of a combination of Buddhist style sitting practices and deep relaxation.

Beverley’s qualification includes diplomas in Bodywork, Breathwork and Transpersonal Psychodynamics, Sand Play. She has a post-graduate diploma in Transpersonal Studies, Psychophysical Healing, and Hypnosis. For the past 20 years, Beverley has been a practicing Buddhist in Tibetan Buddhism.

The Livingroom is a special sanctuary for Beverley, she has been teaching here since the very beginning in 2008!

Dani discovered yoga when she was in her teens. Yoga became a staple in her life, whether she was practising at her small, local studio in Sleepy Hollow, New York, or with hundreds of yogis on retreat in Bali.

“Yoga is so important to me because it keeps me in the present. As a very “type A” person, I recognise that I am often go-go-go and looking for what’s next. Yoga has always been my grounding force, helping me to live and appreciate the now I am living in. I like to focus my classes on being present, grounded and connected.

 The Livingroom is a stunning place to do yoga. There is something that makes you feel more present and purposeful when you are practising so close to something as vast as the ocean. You’ll know exactly what I mean once you walk into the studio! The delicious post-yoga food right below at Barzura doesn’t hurt either…”

Dani’s favorite pose is Triangle, Trikonasana. “It is such an important pose that teaches you a lot about alignment and presence, two things that I like to focus on in my classes. Plus, that side body stretch just feels so damn good!”

Dani’s qualifications include 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training – BodyMindLife, and 50 Hour Sequencing Training – Body Mudra Teacher Training.

Frank is a tech entrepreneur who fell in love with yoga and meditation over 10 years ago.   Frank is passionate about traditional teachings and yoga philosophy, and he incorporates this into his classes.

Frank has a warm, calm presence, and his classes are very grounding. Expect pranayama exercises, breath guidance, and holding poses in his classes.  He has completed 400 hrs training in Hatha, Vynasa, and Yin yoga.

Frank can be found near the sea swimming, sailing, playing volleyball or hiking when not on the mat.

Karolina discovered yoga when she was in college. “I remember my first class being extremely challenging as I couldn’t do most asanas, but I also recall feeling very content, happy and alive afterward.” Karolina knew back then, that this practice would be an essential part of her everyday life… and she was right!

When Karolina first started yoga her practice was all about being able to execute the asanas (physical postures) and maintain mindful breathing, but with time the importance of yoga and the reason why she practiced had shifted. Today her yoga practice keeps her grounded and reminds her of the interconnectedness of all things. It keeps her accountable for her own integrity expressed through her everyday living.

Karandavasana is Karolina’s favourite pose, as she has been challenged by it and working on it for some time now and she finds there is no time or space for switching off while attempting it. Full presence!

Karolina is 1000+hrs Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga Teacher, a mentor at the Jivamukti Teacher’s Apprenticeship Program, a certified Yin Yoga Teacher, and a Mysore Program Assistant under guidance of Eileen Hall.

“I love the sweet and eclectic community that I’m blessed to be a part of at The Livingroom. Not to mention the beautiful, rewarding ocean view! The medicinal sound of the ocean is the best Shavasana soundtrack I could ever ask for in my classes.”

Mark first discovered yoga in the 90s with his mum at a Les Mills’ Body Balance gym class and liked how it calmed the mind and stretched the body.

Mark’s practice has ebbed and flowed into a way of ‘being’ since then. From trainings in Sydney at Samadhi and Sukha Mukha 200hr to ashrams in India at Sivananda Trivandrum and Osho Pune and intensive retreats with much-loved guru Clive Sheridan where the adventure toward consciousness has been transforming.

“As above, so below, as within, so without, as the universe, so the soul…” Hermes Trismegistus

Mark has also been studying astrology for almost two decades and interweaves the cycles of the planets and seasons into his teachings. Mindfulness, acceptance, kindness, joy and the art of ‘sitting with’ are what he wishes to bring to his practice.

I first went to a class at the Livingroom back in 2012 and was taken aback by the waves being such an integral part of the class. There have been many memories along the way like doing astrology readings in the clinic room and holding Kirtan with Beck, Phil and Julio.