Meet Your Yogahub Teachers

Sarcha is an advanced practitioner and teacher of Ashtanga yoga.  She has practiced Iyengar yoga since 1990 and has practiced Ashtanga yoga daily in the Mysore tradition since 1997.

As our principal Ashtanga and Mysore teacher Sarcha focuses on helping her students develop breath integration with functional movement and alignment patterns.  Off the mat her wish is that this translates to more grace, stability and compassion in her students’ lives.

Her own lifelong commitment to yoga includes maintaining a steady daily practice through injury, life’s ups and downs, raising children and adapting to ageing.  Sarcha teaches with a humility that comes from many years of dedicated practice and she infuses her teaching with kindness and humour.  Grounded and highly knowledgeable in the Ashtanga yoga tradition, Sarcha’s approach welcomes both beginners and advanced students alike.

Sarcha began her yoga journey as one of the original students of Monica Gauci and Gregor Maehle in 1997.  She completed a 3 year (500 hours) teacher training in 2009 and an additional year of senior training which allowed her to teach advanced postures and assume the lead teaching role in the early morning mysore classes, as well as undertake teacher training roles. After 18 years with her beloved teachers, Sarcha embarked on a new adventure, opening Yogahub in Mount Hawthorn.

Sarcha is a ERYT500 Certified Teacher with Yoga Alliance and holds a Level 3 Senior Teacher Qualification with Yoga Australia. In addition, she is holds a Psychology Degree at the University of Western Australia. Sarcha continues in undergraduate studies in Sanskrit language at the Australian National University and has three children. Sarcha practices and is competent to teach the Primary, Intermediate and Advanced A Series of Ashtanga Yoga and also runs regular courses in pranayama, yoga meditation and yoga philosophy.

Sarcha is dedicated to mentoring her students through unhurried and deep learning of the whole system of yoga. She remains a curious student of yoga and is committed to sharing the gifts of yoga with everyone.

“Yoga is both my anchor and my sail, the discipline of daily practice provides a grounding to life’s challenges and triumphs.  The spiritual practice helps to illuminate the path ahead and keeps me growing in the right direction.  To develop a sincere and consistent practice over time brings yoga’s gifts of a strong and healthy body, the ability to focus the mind, and a place where I can turn inwards towards my true nature.

Teaching is a joyful experience for me.  My approach is warm and inclusive, catering to the individual’s capabilities with a strong focus on correct technique.  It’s a real highlight helping to connect my students with the practice and then seeing them embrace their own journey along the yogic path.”

Read more about Sarcha and her approach to teaching at http://perthashtangayoga.com.au

Sally’s inspiring classes blend Vinyasa and Iyengar styles to create flowing and challenging sequences in coordination with the breath.  Expect tapas, alignment and technique exploration that will create a supportive scaffolding for your body for all yoga poses.

Sally joins Yogahub with over a decade of teaching experience and has an exceptionally good radar for catering to various ability levels in her classes.  Offering variations and modifications for all levels to ensure all her student’s are able to participate and enjoy yoga with her.

Sally also has a Diploma in Performing Arts (Dance) from WAAPA which has given her an insight into encouraging people of all levels to explore what their body is capable of.  She has been teaching yoga since 2006 after finishing her teacher training at Fremantle Yoga Centre.  While she has trained in many styles of yoga, Iyengar and Ashtanga traditions have been most influential in her teaching.  Her dedicated daily Ashtanga practice has inspired her to pass on the information that she has learnt onto her students.

In his classes Indi aims to bring joy and lightness to the spirit, and from this space, guide students into deeper states of relaxation and stillness.  It is his hope that students step off the mat feeling refreshed, nourished, and balanced.

Yoga has been a part of Indi’s life since 2001 when he began to explore new ways to work through digestive issues and stress. Practicing regularly lead to massive improvements in physical and mental health and began a love affair that’s grown deeper through the years.

Committed to walking his talk, Indi has been affectionately dubbed the Yogahub yoga geek! This is not surprising when you join an inquisitive scientific mind (Indi is also a geophysicist) and a deep yearning for spirit.  Not content with skimming the surface Indi seeks to know and experience yoga at the deepest level and continues with serious study into sanskrit, philosophy and meditation.

In 2015 he completed his 500hr teacher training in ashtanga yoga.  Indi is known for his friendly and quirky approach to teaching and for his proficiency and generosity in sharing his knowledge

Christa’s qualities of warmth and openness make her classes simply a lovely to place to be. With a natural confidence, and just a hint of mischief, Christa has a gift for building a sense of connection within her classes and bringing out the best in her students.

Having a background in gymnastics, dance and martial arts, Christa was fortunate from a young age to experience the powerful connection that exists between breath and movement. Being introduced to yoga by a close friend many years ago Christa found there was so much more to be discovered and she continues deepen her knowledge from Hatha, Iyengar and Ashtanga yoga traditions.

Christa’s background in adult mental health has also ignited a keen interest in the philosophical side of yoga.  Christa believes that the philosophical aspects of yoga are more relevant than ever in today’s modern world and can provide a rich source of practical information on how to live happily and with resilience.

“For me, yoga is a beautiful gift that continues to both give and forgive each and every day.

Yoga, with its intelligent, purposeful 8 Limbs, opened a window to something much deeper.  I like to think of yoga as something akin to a warm, cozy jumper for my mind, body and soul.  It just feels like the perfect place to be.

I continue to learn from and be inspired by the diversification of every person I meet in the yoga community, especially by those students who choose to take their first tentative steps on to their mats.  It is a very special place to just be.”

Loris’ classes are yoga served ’straight up’ at it’s best.  A veteran of the Perth yoga scene, and with 20 years of personal practice under his belt, Loris knows yoga inside and out.  If you looking for a genuine, down to earth teacher who can also sport a sense of humour Loris’ classes might be just what you’re looking for.  Check out his credentials.

Loris began his yoga journey as a long term student of John Leebold, who is considered Australia’s most senior Iyengar teacher.  He also spent some time studying with the legendary Nicky Knoff and in 2006 travelled to the Ramayani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune to work with the Iyengars themselves.

His classes draw inspiration from Iyengar yoga.  Characterised by slightly longer pose holds with the intention of creating space for students to increase flexibility, find and refine alignment, build strong long lean muscle and focus the mind.

Claudia completed her Hatha Yoga Teacher Training through Santosha Yoga in Bali in 2012. After which she received a 12month mentorship under the watchful eye of one of Melbourne’s most highly regarded yoga teacher trainers from the Australian Yoga Academy before returning to her home city of Perth in 2014.

Always a student of yoga and life, Claudia continues to participate in ongoing professional development and shares her passion for the replenishing effects of playful and soulful inspired body movement.

Claudia is a water lover, an avid stand up paddler and an essential oil educator. Expect to move like liquid during her vinyasa classes as she weaves in elements of themed poetry and mama earth story-telling to leave you feeling full and satisfied in your heart, body and spirit.

Dominique started her yoga journey in 2010 initially as a form of physical exercise however she immediately fell in love with the clarity and sense of peace that came from the practice. In 2014 she adopted a daily practice and during this time began to notice yoga moving beyond the mat and into her everyday life.

Through her daily work as an Occupational Therapist she realised that health and wellbeing needed a more holistic approach and in early 2015 travelled to Rishikesh to complete her first teacher training. This was followed by five months of further training in other styles of yoga, meditation and alternative therapies in Ubud. Dominique has gone on to complete a further 200 hours in Ashtanga Vinyasa as well as a year long mentoring program with Dana Longton, owner of Sage and registered Senior Yoga Teacher with Yoga Australia.

Dominique’s teaching style is a blend of her own experience – drawing on the foundations of her traditional Hatha training and infusing it with a modern Vinyasa practice to create a dynamic flow. She is a firm believer that yoga is for everyone, with modifications and adjustments for the beginner to the more seasoned yogi.

Jane has been practising and studying yoga for more than fifteen years. She completed her teacher’s certificate from the Fremantle Yoga Centre in 2006 and in 2012 became a Level 2 certified teacher with Yoga Australia.

Jane has a special interest in applying the 8 limbs of yoga to her own practice and teachings. She believes the therapeutic application of a yoga wall means that those with scoliosis, back, neck, knee or hip injuries, postural alignment problems or arthritis can practice yoga asanas to bring long lasting pain relief.

This lifelong investigation inspires her to study the therapeutic application of posture, breath and meditation.

Morrison began his study of mindfulness and meditation in 1988, and the yoga tradition in 1989 in the Iyengar style.  He began teaching at ‘Tom’s Yoga Room’ in 1993 shortly before beginning practice in the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga tradition. Morrison has travelled many times to Mysore, India both with his family and alone studying Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga under both Sri K Pattabhi Jois and the current teacher of this tradition, Sharath Rangaswami.  He has also studied under Sharath on his international teaching tours.

Morrison opened ‘The Scarborough Yoga Centre’; an Ashtanga Vinyasa focused centre in 1996, teaching and managing the centre full time until 2013.  During this time Morrison delivered Teacher Training programs, individual and corporate yoga, along with a traditional morning Ashtanga practice and general classes.

Morrison is a husband and father of two who holds degrees in both Religious studies, and Psychology, and currently works full time as a Psychologist and enjoys teaching yoga part time.

Satyen is a medical doctor and level 3 senior registered yoga teacher with Yoga Australia; a Transformational Therapist who has also studied Tibetan Energy Work and Tantra whilst living with his Master in the Himalayas.

Satyen has been teaching for more than 25 years and started to work specifically with trauma in individual yoga sessions and small groups about 5 years ago. He has worked with  body-oriented psychotherapy methods in groups and individual sessions since the early 1980’s. Satyen continues to study closely with renowned world leader in the field of Trauma and the developer of Somatic Experiencing Training, Peter Levine.

Scott is a qualified Physiotherapist, accredited Yoga Teacher, APA accredited Pilates instructor and owner/director of Inner Focus Physiotherapy. Scott has been working as a physiotherapist for over 13 years.

To overcome a debilitating pelvic injury, Scott began an in depth study of yoga, which continues to this day. Scott has developed extensive knowledge of the role of yoga in physiotherapy and evidence based practice. Scott completed formal training in therapeutic yoga under the guidance of Senior Yoga teacher Kale Leaf, and continues an ongoing personal apprenticeship with Kale in yoga therapy.

Scott has completed the prestigious Dance Medicine Australia Clinical Pilates course and studied extensively the Polestar Pilates method.

Combining his knowledge of physiotherapy with traditional yoga, Scott has been teaching Clinical Yoga to treat chronic pain conditions, and rehabilitate serious injuries.

Scott provides an evidence based approach to treatment.

Scott has studied pain science at Post Graduate level through Sydney University, allowing him to combine the contemporary scientific understanding of pain physiology with yoga and patient education.

After several years of working in a variety of rehabilitation settings throughout Perth, Scott became director of Inner Focus Physiotherapy in Shenton Park. Scott has a compassionate approach and is able to tailor therapeutic yoga sequences to meet the needs of the individual.