15/10/2025
I haven't posted much lately, but this week, and especially today, is special.😊
On Tuesday 13 October, 2015 I taught my first public yoga class, having completed my yoga teacher training on 5 September. I hired the conference room at a Mitchelton psychology practice for two classes a week - Tuesdays at 6am and Wednesdays at 7pm.
Come winter, the 6am class fizzled, and not being a morning person, I wasn't exactly devastated. 😆 Two changes of venue and 10 years later, Wednesday night yoga is still going in Mitchelton! 🎉
Other classes came and went along the way, fitting them in with my part time job. I had an enduring stint teaching with YogaSol at Ferny Hills for 7 years, and I'm pleased to say many of the yogis who attended my regular classes there, continue practising with me today at Mitchelton and Bunya.
In 2020, mid pandemic, I left the security (and stress) of my part time job, which it turned out to be one of the best decisions ever, and I've been fortunate to be solely teaching yoga ever since. I've delivered classes in community centres, studios, gyms, on site for corporate and private clients and aged care residents, and of course, via Zoom. Who ever could have anticipated that would be a thing?!! 😆
Initially trained in Vinyasa, I've taught Hot Vinyasa, Power, Restorative, Yin, Chair Yoga and now mostly teach my favourite, Jo's Special Blend! 🧘🏻♀️
It's been the most fantastic 10 years and I've found my niche teaching delightfully average people with niggly backs, cranky shoulders, dicky knees, vertigo etc... and I couldn't be happier. 😁
My deepest gratitude goes to those who trust me to guide them through the practice of yoga, week in and week out, without whom I wouldn't have reached this milestone. Thank YOU. It continues to be a deep honour and privilege to share the practice and benefits of yoga with you. 🙏🏻
Thanks also to my long-suffering, supportive husband💗 who is so happy I finally found 'my thing' and to all of my teachers.
Here's a little trip down memory lane, from just after I graduated Level 1 Yoga Teacher Training, to more recent times. 😊
