Working as a Nurse since 1994 and going on to specialise in Clinical Nursing , Health Promotion & ATOD (Alcohol Tobacco & Other Drugs ) Prevention, Mental Health, High Dependency – I developed a passion for Mindfulness, Yoga & Complementary Medicine. I found an integrative approach to be one of the most effective ways to heal my own back pain & manage things like grief & loss (especially working as a nurse) along with ways to improve movement disorders, resolve unwanted symptoms of PMD and approach life more simply instead of making it more complex than what it needed to be. 

I noticed the value in combining both the cognitive & the physical therapies and this was something that was effective in helping others deal with different forms of pain and process their own life events. I began consulting to Private Recovery Programs,  Retreats, & Rehabilitation Programs, Hospitals, Schools, EAS for the QLD Police Force and the like,  to deliver training or one on one Coaching in Mindfulness Based Personal & Professional Development and this background is what highly influenced the way in which I delivered Yoga Programs.

I went on to open Yoga NRG & Mindfulness Training Australia , a Mindfulness & Yoga Teacher Training School Based on the Sunshine Coast which primarily focuses on Mindfulness Based approaches & integrating these tools into Modern Day Fitness. It included an Outreach Service supporting those in remote and regional areas (to fulfil a yearning desire I have to give back to those in more isolated areas like I was once) with little access to these amazing resources & trainings. 

Although many initially came to learn more about Yoga or to Teach , what they walked away with in addition to being Certified to Teach Yoga or Mindfulness,  was a new level of Self Awareness and Insight. Through this process there is an opportunity to feel into the areas where their mind maybe tripping them up or causing further stress.  Through the Mentoring Program there is also an opportunity to build a personalised Mindful Toolkit for to draw on professionally & personally regardless of the type of career or role they are in. 

The reason for the success of these programs & their longevity is due to having put in the time and ongoing effort to do the inner work. To invest (alot) in travelling all over the world to study in person with Doctors, Authors & Yoga/Meditation Teachers who also have a passion for the Neuro-science behind Yoga & Meditation and who to have dedicated a large portion of their life to the Yogic or Mindfulness Sciences or Traditions.  

“Every 20 seconds someone takes their life” – this statistic is mind blowing!

If you would like to discuss your options of how you can help yourself or others using a Mindful Toolkit & Yoga in this way then reach out & make a time for a chat.