Teachers

Andrew's classes are an uplifting blend of dynamic vinyasa flows and deeper hatha shapes. His teaching offers a grounded, accessible practice while still being challenging and fun.

With keen interest in safe and functional movement, Andrew encourages students to be curious and learn about their bodies. He holds a calm and considered space to for each person to connect to breath, and expand their mobility and stability; a way to celebrate what they can do on and off the mat.

Andrew completed his 350hr Advanced Yoga Teacher Training with Australian Yoga Academy (AYA), where he was part of the teacher training and mentorship team. He also gained his 50hr Yin Teacher Training with Karina Smith.

Andrew is a co-founder of Estuary Yoga Space.

Anita's years of yoga practice have nurtured a deep appreciation for movement, awareness and resilience. She is inspired by the positive impact yoga has on both mental and physical wellbeing. 

Anita's classes reflect her balanced approach, combining invigorating flows with restorative, feel-good shapes that offer students both challenge and relaxation.

Anita completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training under the guidance and mentorship of passionate teachers Andrew and Lucy Lawes in Estuary’s inaugural program, preparing her to share yoga’s transformative power with others. 

Bec’s classes are a degustation of breath, strength, mobility, balance, and embodied movement. Her sequencing is both creative and intelligent, offering students a thoughtful exploration of their physical potential. With a knack for crafting smooth transitions and dynamic flows, Bec encourages playful challenge and personal discovery on the mat.

In Bec's classes, students often find themselves moving in new ways, uncovering unexpected shapes, transitions, and insights into what their bodies are capable of. Her classes are strong, fluid, and full of variety, with a light-hearted energy that keeps things fun while inviting depth and focus.

Bec holds a Diploma of Yoga Teacher Training (350hr) from the Australian Yoga Academy and has pursued further study with Power and Posture, specialising in strength, arm balancing, and the integration of fluid movement. Her teaching blends precision with creativity, supporting students to grow in strength, confidence, and presence.

Compassionate and intuitive, Bella encourages students to approach yoga with curiosity and kindness. She believes the presence we cultivate on the mat is the quiet force that shapes how we live beyond it - yoga as a way of being, not just doing.

Her classes draw inspiration from nature and its cycles, inviting a sense of authenticity, joy, and renewal. Through relatable insights and yogic philosophy, Bella creates an uplifting space where students feel more grounded, revitalised, and connected in body, mind, and spirit.

With a background in law and a passion for social justice, Bella is deeply motivated to make healing practices accessible and meaningful for her community. She also shares her love of sound healing and tarot, offering experiences that support reflection, integration, and wholeness.

Caz creates safe, empowering and fun environments for people to explore their bodies and experience. With a strong technical knowledge of anatomy, physiology, somatic techniques and mindfulness, she offers a holistic approach in helping people from all walks of life to move better, stay active and recover from injury.

Caz draws on 25+ years of experience across a range of complementary disciplines, integrating Traditional and Contemporary Pilates styles, Mat and Reformer, Fletcher Towel Method, Chi Running, Barre and Yin Yoga.

Practising with Caz is a fresh and fun experience, and students are encouraged to explore the attitude of curiosity and life-long learning, in community.

David first came to yoga around a decade ago and has a background in various movement disciplines from team sports to solo endeavours. He enjoys the grounding nature yoga can bring to so many areas of life, and is particularly interested in the improvements a mindful practice can have on the health of both body and mind.

Inspired by the desire to share the many benefits of yoga with others, David embarked on his 350 hour Yoga Teacher Training with Australian Yoga Academy (AYA). He endeavours now to help students grow in their own practice and, above all, enjoy it.

David's classes encourage a strong focus on marrying breath with movement, and an understanding that we must listen to our bodies and honour how they feel each and every time we step on (or off!) the mat.

A dedicated professional in the therapeutic arts, Evelyn brings over a decade of experience supporting individuals in creating meaningful habits and enhancing their overall wellbeing. With a rich background in Yoga and Meditation, Shiatsu and Qi Gong, Remedial Massage, and Craniosacral Therapy, she offers a truly holistic approach to personal growth and embodied healing.

Evelyn’s work is grounded in presence, precision, and care. Her style is quietly attentive - blending discipline with sensitivity, and structure with deep listening. She is passionate about guiding people to connect with their own inner resources through movement, breath, and therapeutic touch. Evelyn fosters a space where trust, clarity, and self-awareness can unfold.

Her journey into the therapeutic arts began as a personal exploration and has since grown into a lifelong commitment to practices that empower, restore, and transform.

Kara is an artist and yogi devoted to conscious expression and movement. What began for her as a therapeutic physical yoga practice 14 years ago has evolved into a platform of self-inquiry and a union between the inner and outer landscapes of her world. Her practice encourages students to examine their current states and find their own sweet spot by balancing strength and flexibility, in both the body and mind.

Her teachings place an emphasis on exploring boundaries, as well as building endurance and compassion throughout the whole body. She is known for her tender, explorative teaching style, coaxing students to feel at home in their bodies, to soften and to connect from a place of patience and curiosity.

Kara completed her 200 hour YTT at PachaMama Eco-village in Costa Rica. During this transformative experience, she trained in a unique fusion of Hatha yoga and Shaolin energetic arts with her teachers Velan and Adya. Kara has also studied meditation and Yogic Philosophy with Dr. Keshava Murthy at Sarvaguna Yoga Dhaama in Dharamsala, India. It is with immense gratitude that she continues to share these teachings across Melbourne.

Drawing on his years living at a monastery, steeped in the ancient tradition of Zen, Keigo offers a steady yoga practice, led with balance, intention and a meditative approach.

Having been guided in life by the hands of gratitude and reverence, a lens that opens up his awareness to the richness and precarious nature of existence, he offers this sacred union back to the students. After feeling reconnected to your body and breath Keigo encourages each practitioner to continue cultivating an awakened mind well beyond the mat.

Keigo first approached yoga, over a decade ago, to prepare his body for long sits in the zendo and now further studies the practice as a way of life. His deepest purpose is to help shape the education of team sports with yogic and spiritual awareness.

Keigo completed his teacher training at Australian Yoga Academy (350hr), and continues to learn and grow through his mentors and teachers with the sincerest respect and appreciation: Hogen and Chozen Bays, Andrew and Lucy Lawes.

With a focus on developing safe, strong and fluid somatic awareness, Lucy's intention is to help you experience yoga as a dance of paying attention. Students are encouraged to find freedom and compassion through an energetic, sometimes devotional practice. 

An avid learner, Lucy continues to broaden her understanding of anatomy, physiology and spirituality, as well as the deep roots of yoga philosophy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Ayurveda. All of these discoveries weave their way into her offerings, to help students reflect on and evoke the learnings in their own lives, through its joys and challenges. As a qualified Zenthai Shiatsu bodywork therapist, she offers deep care, fluidity and heartfulness through the healing modality of touch.

Lucy is a co-founder of Estuary Yoga Space.

What began as a search for solace amidst the chaos of New York City blossomed into a lifelong journey of self-discovery and empowerment. Rachel's journey through yoga has been diverse, exploring various modalities. Her classes often draw upon traditional Ashtanga roots, but she artfully weaves together Vinyasa and Yin shapes with care and precision.

Drawing from over 20 years of personal practice, Rachel recognizes the powerful interplay between our mental and physical states, and sees yoga as a tool for holistic well-being. She encourages her students to explore their practice with compassion and curiosity.

Sasha teaches with a light heart and a focus on helping students feel grounded, present, and at ease in their bodies. Her classes blend accessible flow, strength-building poses, and just the right amount of challenge. With Sasha, movement is about exploration, not perfection. Expect clear guidance, a few wobbly moments, and a healthy dose of laughter along the way.

Drawing from a background in vinyasa, functional movement, and embodied awareness, Sasha creates a space where students feel supported to listen inward, move intuitively, and reconnect with themselves. She has a gift for making the room feel welcoming and relaxed, weaving in thoughtful cues, playful transitions, and a genuine respect for each individual’s experience.

Sasha is a graduate of Estuary's 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training course.

Tony has been practising yoga for over 25 years, and teaching for over a decade, both in the Northern Rivers and India. His practice is steeped in various traditions, including Iyengar, Shadow, Ashtanga, and Akhanda Yoga. Since 2018, Tony has assisted in teacher training programs in Australia and internationally.

Tony brings a sense of calm and steadiness to his teaching, and is deeply sincere in sharing the many roots from which his practice draws. His classes are slow, strong, and intentionally crafted — inviting students into a more subtle and embodied relationship with themselves. With a strong focus on pranayama and the energetics of yoga, Tony guides students toward an internal experience of balance, presence, and integration.

Grounded in tradition yet highly accessible, his teaching invites a return to the essence of yoga: breath, attention, and the deep intelligence of the body. His presence in the room is calm but powerful, creating a space that feels both spacious and sacred.