Our teachers

Karren Perry

Karren has been a practitioner of Yoga since the late 90’s. She came to Yoga first to relieve the physical pain of sciatica and knew this was the path she must follow. Years of exploring various styles of Yoga led to her first training in Hatha Yoga in 2008, she began teaching in 2009.

In the following years her interest in the therapeutic aspects of Yoga grew, the ability to heal through the practice was something she was extremely curious about. After two years travelling overseas, Karren returned in 2014 to embark on a three year post graduate diploma in Yoga Therapy with one of the most accomplished teachers in this field, Dr. N. Chandrasekaran, in the tradition of T. Krishnamacharya. In recent years, Karren has completed hundreds of hours of training in Traditional Hatha Yoga, enjoying the immersion of study and the opportunity for personal growth and evolution. Humbled to always be a student, Karren continues to study Yoga Philosophy, Sanskrit and Vedic Chanting, with a particular interest in the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, which is often the inspiration behind her class themes. Her dedication to her own daily practice and the choice to live life according to the principles of Yoga shine through in her life and her classes. It is her hope, as a teacher, to inspire and hold space for all to enjoy their own experience.

Sally Meredith

Sally is the founder of Elements Embodied retreats, facilitating yoga in studios, retreats, training and festivals within Australia and abroad. She is also the co-owner of the online yoga platform – Alive Yogi, along with her Mum, Rose.

Sally’s teachings are deeply inspired by nature’s cycles and our human potential, guiding you through awakening and balancing practices with your breath, body and heart. Sally’s classes poetically integrate timeless yogic concepts and the experiential anatomy of our inner landscapes in a way that is spacious, relatable and deeply beneficial. Being informed by the five element system of Taoist philosophy, Sally’s offerings will have you inquiring into your own relationship with the majesty of nature both around and within you.

Sally has always had a passion for exploring inner-space and really getting to know ourselves. As a child she remembers having a thirst for the profound peace and spirit she would discover through dance, yoga, meditation and being in nature. Since she could walk, Sally has been wholeheartedly invested in embodied expression, from dance to yoga, to circus and healing arts. As a teenager, she first began facilitating movement practices as a part-time dance teacher. While studying her Bachelor of Contemporary Dance at university Sally enrolled in her first Yoga Teacher Training, the Advanced Dip of Yoga Teaching with the Australian Yoga Academy. Upon graduating in 2009 Sally set her off on a trajectory of travels and inspired learning including delving into the arts of Ashtanga Yoga, Shadow Yoga, Yin Yoga, Power Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Acro Yoga, Taoist Yoga, and Zenthai Shiatsu.

Apart from Yoga, Sally also works as a Zenthai Shiatsu therapist and lead facilitator, frequently running courses in Bali and Melbourne. And when she’s not traveling around facilitating courses and retreats, she is enjoying “mum life” with her family in one of their favourite parts of the world – the Sunny Coast!

Being informed by everything she has learned along the way, Sally’s yoga practice is a dance that invites fluidity, aliveness and totality to the body, mind and spirit. A dance that guides us back home to our authentic and natural state of being.

ABhi Joyti

Abhi (Alyce Musk) brings an unwavering presence to her yoga classes. With curiosity and a deep receptive quality of touch, she supports unfixating the bodies tensions and concerns, whilst listening to understand causes beneath the surface. Carrying a playful nature and a generous laugh, Abhi builds easeful relationships with all her clients and students to support their journey and questions. Abhi Jyoti was the name gifted by her teacher Yogirishi Vishvektu meaning Fearless Light.

Mercia Cleote

Mercia has been practicing Yoga since her early teens as a National Swimmer. She has a BSc in Zoology, Human Physiology and Nutrition, and over 500 hours of Teacher Training in the Ashtanga-Vinyasa System and Yin Yoga.

Mercia has been facilitating Cacao Ceremonies, Women’s Circles and community mindfulness events for years, encouraging understanding of self and connection to the local community as a fundamental pillar to holistic health.

She is passionate about the unique ability our yoga practice has to build strength and flexibility in the body and mind, creating deeper connection, understanding, compassion and trust in Self, whilst nurturing a spiritual connection to (God/Mother Earth/the Universe) however that expresses itself to the individual. All with a healthy dose of laughter, and a reminder to not take it all too seriously. She loves any opportunity to PLAY. When not in studio find her galivanting outdoors with her dogs, enjoying a surf, creating connection events for the local community, or playing games with friends and family.

David Hardy

David has been a student of yoga since 2009 when he discovered that a regular yoga practice relieved chronic back pain and sciatica. In 2019 he completed his 200hr Yoga Teacher Training and began teaching the same year. He has since completed a 110hr Meditation Teacher Training and an additional 300hr YTT. David is also a creative Visual Artist and Signmaker.

David believes our life experience is directly related to what we choose to practice each day. Using the tools that yoga provides, everyday becomes another opportunity to direct energy towards our greatest life. He enjoys creating a safe, grounded atmosphere for students to explore and deepen their own practice. His soothing voice and grounded energy makes each class a deep experience and connection to self, not to be missed.

Kelly Briese

Kelly is a certified meditation teacher, holistic counsellor + hatha & yin yoga teacher.

Although Kelly draws from all styles of yoga and meditation, she has developed a deep love of yin yoga in alignment with surrendering to the feminine and cultivating a slow and intentional practice on and off the matt.

Kelly has developed a transformational, yet deeply nurturing approach to yoga that centres your individual experience and integrates mindful healing modalities to achieve your unique goal.

She spent the past few years in the deep study of mindfulness, including extended time in India studying Hatha / Aruyvedic and Yin Yoga.

Since 2021, she has been a course facilitator and trainer for students in meditation + teaching holistic counselling for a mindfulness school,
which has now expanded internationally with online mindset workshops.

Kelly is passionate about creating a safe and sacred space for her students while integrating modalities of mindfulness for mental health care.

Sal Henderson

Sally came to yoga after suffering burn out from many years of working full time, studying as a mature aged student at university and raising a family and not applying self-care to her life. A friend invited her to a hot yoga class and she was intrigued and blown away at the intensity all at once. She did a 7-day challenge shortly after and continued this practice for many years as a daily practice.

Sally has also practiced other forms of yoga including flow, yin and anything else she could throw herself in the path of. Sally began to study yoga as a practice and uncover parts of herself that were previously hidden.

She wanted to learn more and booked a teacher training then another the following year and has not stopped learning and studying since and plans to continue. Sally is certified in hot yoga, Yin, traditional Tantric Hatha including philosophy and Ayurveda and flow styles.

In addition, Sally also has certification to teach trauma sensitive yoga. She has taught children, adolescents, veterans, groups and corporate events and yoga as therapy such as in private health retreats and one to one as part of her Counselling practice. Sally works as a drug and alcohol Clinician and specialises in addiction, PTSD and trauma.

Chontelle Myers

Chontelle is a young and vibrant teacher who deeply values poetry, authenticity and community. Her focus is to create spaces where people feel safe to both curiously explore the potential of the mind body spirit relationship, as well as receive the wisdom of yoga in ways that are nourishing and peaceful. Chontelle weaves the threads of Zen Thai Shiatsu and Chinese medicine 5 element the theory, through her classes to expand the possibilities of the practice. Inspired by her teacher Gwyn Williams, “The way you do one thing, is the way you do everything”. May we all learn to grow in unconditional love and compassion.

Lisa brandner

Lisa is a dedicated Yoga and Pilates teacher. With certifications from 200hrs YTT, Mat & Reformer Pilates, Certification 3&4 in Fitness, she combines a deep understanding of anatomy with a passion for holistic health.

Her classes focus on cultivating strength, flexibility, and mindfulness, tailored to all levels of practitioners. Lisa believes in the transformative power of movement and breath, fostering a supportive environment where students can explore their limits and find inner peace.

Daniel Erulian

The pursuit of wonder, freedom and play has always been at the forefront of what drives Daniel’s curiosity for unraveling the mysteries of life’s potential.

Daniel was first introduced to breathwork, yoga, qi gong & meditation through his kung fu and tai chi training. The early words from his Sifu: “Kung fu will make you into a fighter, but meditation will make you into a Jedi”, sparked something that continues to burn to this day. He’s come to appreciate the mischief of the cosmos and to tread with a skip of divine madness in his step, more passionate than ever about educating people on the true essence of Yoga, Tantra, and these beautiful technologies we weave together in this mysterious phenomena we call, Magic. Bring Everything to the Path.

OUR TEACHERS