Renata
Renata is the owner & a teacher at The Park Studio. She is passionate about providing a welcoming space for students to explore their bodies, minds, and breath. After her first yoga class, taken in Italy, despite a mild language barrier, it was enough to have her hooked on the transformative high that yoga provides—she knew from that moment she'd be a lifelong student.
After practicing with teachers and exploring different yoga schools around the world, Renata eventually settled in Stanwell Park as a mother. With the added challenge of long travel times to attend classes, she decided to complete her initial teacher training and began teaching locally at the Stanwell Park CWA Hall. This experience opened the door to something bigger: the opportunity to create The Park Studio, a dedicated space where Renata could not only teach but also introduce the community to new instructors with a broad range of unique styles and teachings.
In Renata's classes, students are encouraged to find their own flow, moving in harmony with their breath and honouring where they and their bodies are in the present moment. She balances challenging sequences with the space to soften and release, helping students tune into their intuition and discover what their bodies truly need.
Katie
Katie is passionate about movement in all its forms, with a deep love for both yoga and exercise. Coming from a background as a stiff, inflexible runner, she transformed her mobility, strength, and perspective on life through yoga. Katie enjoys designing creative, dynamic sequences that are safe, engaging, and encourage students to quiet their minds and achieve things they never thought possible.
Dean
After a long career as a tradesman and soaking in all things sport, sun and surf, Dean found his way to yoga and hasn’t looked back. What started as a deep dive into breathwork eventually led Dean to embark on his yoga journey, where he discovered the deep connection between mind, breath and body. With a firm background as a massage therapist and a passion for healthy movement, Dean’s teachings help foster length, strength and longevity into your practice.
Today, Dean guides empowering classes that are rooted in breath and alignment leaving you feeling nourished and grounded. He strives to encourage men to live more inspired, healthy and conscious lives. When not on his mat, you’ll find him searching out the best waves and sun-chasing.
Audrey
Audrey's enquiry into the ancient Vedic and Taoist arts has given her supportive self care practices that are interwoven into her every day. These subtle practices and rituals shifted her towards a more meaningful and compassionate existence. Yoga has become her daily moving meditation and a platform for growth that she could take with her and share anywhere in the world. She continues to study and share her learnings with fellow seekers.
Join Audrey in a flow to feel into your deepest self, release anxiety and stress and nurture, feed and nourish the place of calm within. Take the journey of self-enquiry with Audrey into a tapestry of different shapes, breathwork, meditations and mantra.
Sharon
Yoga’s ancient practices have anchored Sharon Longridge for over three decades. As a senior yoga teacher and executive educator, she shares contemplative wisdom with leaders worldwide.
A classical yoga teacher in the tradition of Krishnamacharya, Sharon was on the faculty of the Yoga Institute in Sydney, where she taught asana, pranayama, and mentored trainee yoga teachers.
Believing that life is too important to be taken too seriously, she creates a joyful space to move, breathe, reflect, and connect. Honouring your body and fostering inner friendliness is at the heart of her Recharge Yoga experience. Sharon is delighted to share yoga’s timeless wisdom with our local community once again.
Christine
Christine has been immersed in her yoga practice since the age of 14. What started as a curiosity over challenging movements, ultimately grew into a deep appreciation of mindfulness and self-inquiry . She quickly began employing her practice as a tool to help navigate daily challenges; bringing yoga both on and off her mat. With her Bachelors in Physiotherapy, Christine's thorough knowledge of human anatomy inspires her teaching of safe and functional practices. Christine is Yoga Alliance 500hrRYT Certified.
Anneke
Anneke is an enthusiast of life, connectivity and all that drives humans to evolve and aspire. She believes that inner Wellbeing promotes outer Well-doing.
About a decade ago a severe car accident and consequent burn out propelled her on to a deep journey into the realms of holistic health & personal growth; studying Yoga, Meditation (self-enquiry & mindfulness), Taoist arts, Tantra & conscious intimacy, and Holistic Yogic healing, completing it with a degree in Functional Medicine based Yoga Therapy and founding a Yoga Therapy company.
Anneke is now a trauma informed yoga and meditation teacher (RYS-500, YACEP) and certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT) with a special knack for pelvic health, seeing this as the very centre of our innate life force, fuelling health, well-being, flow and creativity.
Crystal
Crystal is a Therapist and Meditation Teacher. Her passion for meditation began at 8 years old where quiet solo practices and curious research into ancient wisdom traditions have continued ever since. She believes strongly that the world is a better place when we all take the time to self-inquire, reflect and find true stability within. Her foremost intention is to see all beings living as their true self in their most aligned, fullest and brightest lives. Together, in courses and workshops, you’ll explore Ancient Eastern philosophy combined with Western neuroscience to create long-lasting change and cultivate a deep spiritual connection.