Celine Simon - Studio Manager

RYT 200

“Accepting myself as worthy, loving and caring for my body, becoming more mindful of my thoughts and emotions, being in the present moment rather than dwelling into the past or worrying about the future...” These concepts are omnipresent in the practice of Yoga. I have come to understand them further and embody them since I started practicing Yoga everyday. This is also why I have decided to become a Yoga Teacher: be able to share these benefits with my students.

Body and mind are inextricably connected and whatever we experience on a physical level will have an influence on a psychological level, and vice versa. My studies as a Psychomotor Therapist have verified this statement and have given me the ability to work using a holistic approach on the Body (physical, psychological, and emotional). I firmly believe we all need to find the activities that suit us that resonate with us. Such activities will enable us to disconnect from the confusion of this modern world while reconnecting with our true selves. Teaching yoga is one way I like to employ to help people find this reconnection, discover more about themselves, about their strengths, their abilities, and how one can still feel empowered in the 21st century.

I have been practicing Yoga for almost 8 years now and teaching for 4. I have done my Yoga Teacher Training in Sydney with Anneriek Favelle at Yoga4You and followed up with additional training in Yin Yoga. Every time it is a real satisfaction to watch my students improving, discovering more about their body and about themselves. And the best addition of this experience is that I get to learn more and more every time as well (about myself and about the infinite benefits of Yoga), all while sharing my passion.

Jolan Verwey, RYT 500, RPYT

Jolan is passionate about empowering people to explore themselves through the practice of yoga with softness & compassion in a safe and nurturing way. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) & Registered Perinatal Yoga Teacher (RPYT) here in Tamworth and has been teaching at the 11:11 Yoga Studio for over 3 years now. She has completed over 700 hours worth of training and has taught over 600 hours of yoga. 

Jolan is certified to teach: gentle flow, yin, prenatal, postnatal, mums & bubs, meditation, restorative, flow and myo-yin. She is currently studying yoga for fertility & menstruation and also making her way through Doula training. Jolan has a deep love for the feminine & nurturing approach to yoga - meaning to move with the cycles of life not against them. As Gabrielle Roth says - "When we're in our flow, all we have to do is walk across a room to be mesmerising. We feel confident in ourselves because we're connected to the earth and in harmony with her rhythms, cycles & moods." 

Jolan, alongside her regular timetable classes, also offers private yoga sessions as well as a variety of immersions, workshops & series throughout the year.

Dale Macdonald, Meditation

Dale Macdonald is a holistic health expert, spiritual explorer, and the founder of BASE FIVE CO. After discovering a love for boxing at the age of 16, he embarked on a  decade-long competitive career, securing several titles and a passion for wellbeing in the process. Now through his company, BASE FIVE CO, Dale offers health services including reiki healing, personal coaching, and meditation instruction, as well as a host of health supporting products; natural healing balm, wire-wrapped gem jewellery, and the ultimate folding meditation bench. Dale's mission is to help drive the global shift towards proactive health practices!

Emma Grant, RYT 200, B Health Science (Counselling); Lvl 1,2 and 3 Wellness Coach

Emma’s love for yoga began in her early 30’s when she needed a way to calm her mind from the everyday stresses of life. Her love of yoga led her down the path of wanting more and she completed her 200 hr teacher training in 2017 at the Yoga loft in Newcastle. Emma loves Vinyasa flow and hot power yoga, with the poses flowing from one to another in a sequence, rather than being held for too long. This is achieved by controlled breathing used in a specific manner to move from pose to pose that builds heat in the body to feel alive. When we are anchored to the breath we create a connection to the present moment and experience stillness to feel grounded and peaceful.

Emma grew up on a property in Bendemeer, she is a mother of 3 beautiful children and returned to Tamworth in 2021 to raise her family back in nature. She is currently completing her cosmic kids yoga certification and will be hoping to offer kids yoga in the near future…

Charlotte Moore - Pilates

Charlotte grew up in the beautiful coastal town of Port Macquarie with exercise and movement a huge part of her life. This led to a passion for fitness and health, joining the fitness industry in Sydney as a Les Mills RPM Instructor in 2021. She went on to complete a Cert III in Fitness and Pilates certification before finishing her Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science in Sydney. Charlotte completed both her Mat Pilates and Reformer Pilates qualifications through Studio Pilates and uses Pilates for both fitness in group settings and for clinical rehabilitation. She developed a love for teaching Pilates as it is a low-impact full-body workout and has continued her training, now a certified Pre and Post Natal Pilates Instructor. 

Charlotte is excited to bring Pilates to Tamworth Yoga and believes it will nicely supplement your yoga practice.