Our Teachers
Kathy McLean – Kundalini Yoga
Kathy teaches Kundalini Yoga, The Yoga of Awareness as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Kathy studied under Gurujivan Kaur in 2004 at Samadhi Yoga in Sydney. Kathy comes from a corporate background, having worked in the IT industry for approximately 15 years. She believes that we have lost our connection with ourselves and our environment. Kundalini Yoga has helped her to go within, learning to balance life. In 2006 Kathy was given her spiritual name of Balwant Kaur. Balwant means strength and bravery. Kaur means the Princess/Lioness of God who walks with grace and courage throughout her life. Receiving the name Balwant Kaur means Kathy has the potential for great spiritual strength, and the grace and courage of a Lioness of God. It is her life time purpose to live up to her name.
In March 2008 Kathy undertook a teacher training course in Pune, India. She trained here with masters of the Iyengar Yoga tradition. Her aim was to learn more about alignment of the body to enhance her own practice and her teaching skills. Kathy's practice continues to be Kundalini based balancing the chakras with breath, movement, meditation and relaxation.
Kathy is a member of IKYTA (International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association) and KYTAANZ (Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association, Australia and New Zealand).
Kate Ireland – Kundalini Yoga
Kate Ireland is a qualified Kundalini Yoga, Hatha Yoga and Children's Yoga teacher.
Kate did her initial Hatha training in 2006 with Katie Manitsas who is the director and founder of the Samadhi Yoga studio in Sydney.
She did her Kundalini Yoga training at Rishikesh, India with Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa in 2009
Kate is also an accredited Children's Yoga Teacher and trained with Kylie Peters of Simply Kids Yoga.
Over the past few years Kate travelled to study under a number of the most prominent and highly acclaimed yoga teachers from around the world including Sharon Gannon and David Life from Jivamukti Yoga in New York, Kundalini Yoga teacher Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa Co founder and Director of Golden Bridge Yoga in New York, Shiva Rea, M.A., teacher of transformational Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance Dance™, Sharath Rangaswamy Ashtanga Yoga Teacher (Grandson of Pattabhi Jois) and Simon Low, director of Triyoga, the largest yoga studio in Europe.
Kate is a state representative & member of Yoga Teachers Association of Australia (YTAA) and a member of the South Australia Institute of Yoga Teachers Association (SAIYT).
Kate believes in sharing the benefits of yoga with everyone. She believes yoga can be a life transforming practice.
Our Practitioners
Mick Edwards – Shiatsu Therapy
For many years Mick Edwards had the desire to help others in his professional life. At the time he was working in IT and decided that becoming a massage therapist would be a more ethical choice of work and it followed his passion to help others. Over some years he tried different therapies himself, attending many practioners until he found Shiatsu. Mick found that Shiatsu not only helped him relax but it also relieved the chronic pain he felt in his back.
Mick studied at Australasian College of Natural Therapies and Nature Care College in 2001. He now holds a Diploma in Shiatsu Therapy and a Certificate in Swedish massage. He has also studied Thai Yoga Massage.
In March 2008 he spent a month learning Ayurvedic Massage at the KARE Ayurvedic Retreat in Pune, India and now offers Shirodhara Massage which he thinks may possibly be the most relaxing way to spend an hour that there is!
In his work, Mick often combines aspects of various techniques he has studied believing that muscles and meridians are not mutually exclusive.
Mick is a member of Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS).
Louise Reschke - Shiatsu Therapy and Horstmann Technique
Louise is a Registered Nurse and during her nursing career she became concerned at the number of people bouncing back into the medical system with no understanding of the causes of their illness. Looking for a way to help people find their own power to heal themselves, she was attracted to Shiatsu as it allows the body to heal itself. She completed her Diploma of Shiatsu at Shiatsu Centre of SA in 1997. About 2 years ago Louise received a Horstmann Treatment and noticed a significant change in her life and her business. Another journey of investigation lead her to complete her training in the Horstmann Technique.
Louise loves the combination of Horstmann and Shiatsu as both help to balance the body and mind. The Horstmann Technique releases blocked energy allowing the person to move forward on their personal growth whilst Shiatsu nurtures and opens all the energy pathways of the body.
Louise loves to help people to find their souls purpose, to learn that their ego has kept them restricted in so many ways, and life does not need to be a burden but can flow easily for all who are ready...
Louise practices on Mondays and Wednesday at The Rarest Gem
