Teachers at the Yoga Garden

Carine Lo Presti

Carine completed her Teacher Training course at Yoga Sanga (Michael de Manincor) and studied with the Desikachar family both in Australia and India (KYM in Chennai). Carine enjoys teaching all levels and specialises in yoga therapy (one-on-one). She has a personal interest in Vedic chanting and philosophy. In the last few years, Carine has been mentoring students through their Yoga Teacher Training.

Layla Weiss

Layla has been inspired by the approach of Krishnamacharya, completing her Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga Sanga. Layla is also an experienced mental health clinician. She is passionate about helping her students manage their stress and improve their vitality and well-being, using a wide range of tools from drawn from Yoga, as well as Mindfulness.

Ben Caunt

Ben has been learning, practicing and teaching yoga in Australia and India for over 10 years. Ben enjoys yoga for its movement, breathing, chanting and a philosophy he can bring into every moment of his life. Ben also loves the sun and the surf.

Genevieve Doyle

Genevieve has been studying yoga in the Krishnamacharya tradition since 2001 and has recently graduated as a KHYF yoga teacher. She teaches from the heart and is passionate about sharing the benefits of yoga with her students. Genevieve's classes are fun, relaxed and open to all.

Natalie Hudson

Originally from Perth, Natalie has been practicising yoga for the past 10 years. She trained and taught firstly in London then continued her studies with Yoga Sanga in Sydney. She specialises in Beginners and Pre Natal Yoga and also teaches yoga in the Corporate world. She is recently a new mum and looks forward to teaching Pre Natal and helping mums to be see how the tools of yoga can benefit them during their pregnancy and most importantly into motherhood.

Vasudha Rao

Vasudha has been practising yoga for over 10 years and completed her formal training in 2010. She teaches yoga to bring a dynamic balance and harmony in life amidst the busyness and stress of modern living. In her classes Vasudha creates a nourishing space so that people can re-connect to themselves and create long-term health and wellbeing. She believes the ancient wisdom of an integrated yoga practice can create transformation in body, mind and spirit.

Annelies Jahn

Annelies trained as a yoga teacher at Yoga Sanga under the guidance of Michael de Manincor, in the tradition of Krishnamachraya. Annelies enjoys working with small groups and individuals on their special needs. She has a deep interest in the philosophy on yoga and it's relevance to our modern lives, applying the many tools that yoga offers to the teachings of adults, teenagers and mums and bubs.