Meet the Team
Meet our teachers at Chi Kin yoga & pilates studio. Our teaching backgrounds and yoga styles vary, allowing for variety in classes with offerings to suit most students. We love creating nurturing, inclusive classes & hope to welcome you to the studio soon!
Our Yoga, Pilates & Meditation teachers
Dr Melissa Hehir
Osteopath, Yoga Teacher, Clinical Pilates Instructor
I began practicing yoga about 20 years ago - I was looking for some time out, to strengthen my body and improve my fitness but I found so much more! Since then my passion for health and movement has led me to a career as an Osteopath (Life and Motion Osteopathy) here in Bacchus Marsh.
I have completed studies in yoga, clinical pilates and meditation. I love to help people create space in their lives - for health, happiness and wellbeing.
Quals Cert IV, Diploma remedial massage, BSci, Masters Health Science (Osteo), 350hr yoga teacher, Advanced pre and post natal yoga, Clinical Pilates, Advanced sequence training, 110hr meditation teacher cert., Meditation for chronic pain, Trauma informed yoga, Kundalini for chronic health conditions
Life and Motion Osteopathy
Website: www.lifeandmotion.com.au
Email: lifeandmotionosteopathy@gmail.com
Social: Facebook + Instagram
Hayley
Yoga Teacher, primary school teacher
“Yoga and meditation keep me centred in my life as a mum of three, passionate yoga teacher and experienced primary school teacher. I value yoga as an avenue to building healthy bodies, peaceful minds, and happier, more connected communities.
Yoga is for everyone, and each class that I teach is an opportunity for awareness, self discovery and growth. I enjoy educating people of all ages on the benefits of regular practice.
My classes empower you to explore yoga postures that honour your daily physical and mental needs. Expect to explore breath, mindfulness and movement that is accessible and meaningful to you.
B.Ed., 200 YTT, 95 Children’s yoga and yoga therapy, 50 pranayama,, 25 yin
Instagram: @yintoyouyoga
Jen
Yoga Teacher
Jen fell in love with yoga in 2010 - after a friend recommended she give it a try to help debilitating anxiety attacks.
And aren’t we glad she did! Jen has a long and successful history in the dance world, and joins Chi Kin to share her passion for yoga.
Jen is currently studying Osteopathy at RMIT, and has a cat called Stinky.
Instagram: @jennytoner23
Krystal
Yoga and Pilates Teacher
I first began practicing yoga 17 years ago to help manage anxiety and fell in love with the practice.
I am drawn to the non-competitive nature of yoga and the way it brings my mind back to the present moment.
I am a proud Mum to three beautiful girls and a cheeky puppy named Luna.
Krystal’s passion for movement and health has led her to studies, she holds certifications in group fitness, chi ball, pilates, meditation, pregnancy specific exercise and yoga.
Suse
Yoga Teacher
Suse's approach to Yoga is informed by decades of practice, self study and formal study in many different traditions, .
The most enriching study has been Ayurvedic Yoga training. This brings insight into how the elements, being the building blocks of all life, play out through the mind and the body, and how we can use our movement and Yoga practice to learn to bring balance and harmony to our body, mind and soul, according to this elemental wisdom.
How does the way we live our life affect our somatic experience?
Via this enquiry, and through the wisdom of yogic anatomy, with functional movement and core practices, Suse's Yoga classes flow from what will bring a sense of grounded balance with clarity and vibrancy to the nervous system, so we can move through our days with an awareness of our own unique needs, and with more steadiness and ease.
Her classes are suitable for everybody at every level of experience.
Instagram: @akashawellness
Lisa
Yoga Teacher
I found solace in my yoga practice 2 year ago at a time when life felt like it was spiralling out of control. Working full time, raising a young family and navigating ageing parents, I knew I needed to start taking just a moment for myself to breathe again and bring some balance back to my life, so I could continue supporting the ones I loved.
I’ve always had movement as part of my life, either through high energy dance or gym classes, however it was the slow and quietness of Yoga that really challenged me the most. To slow my mind, body and breath down ended up being where I found the most growth mentally and physically.
As my love for the Asana practice increased, so did my curiosity about the background, the science and philosophy of Yoga. So I followed the calling of Yoga and signed up to a yearlong, 500 hour YTT course which I completed this year.
Having a background in dance and love of movement and music, I hope to bring some of that connection of music and movement to my classes where you can forget the to-do list for an hour and get into a rhythmic flow within the mind, body and soul.