YAMBA AUTUMN YOGA DAY
SUNDAY 8TH MARCH ’26
A Celebration of Movement, Creativity and Community
PRESENTERS
Welcome to Country will be presented by Yaegl Traditional Owner Leeanne Eamens at 8.30am
The Yaegl People are the traditional custodians of the coastal areas around Yamba, Iluka and Maclean.
Tashi
Tashi Dawa
Located in Yamba & Maclean NSW
SESSION: Dynamic Yoga
A powerful, flowing practice rooted in yogic wisdom that builds strength, focus and presence.
ABOUT
Tashi grew up in the Lower Clarence and began traveling and teaching yoga in the late 90’s. Tashi moved to Europe in 2006 establishing herself as a yoga retreat leader.
She currently spends half the year in Europe teaching, extended periods in India and leads local classes when she’s home in the Clarence Valley.
Genevive
Genevive Coulthurst
Located in Lawrence NSW
SESSION: Yin, Roll & Release
ABOUT
Having practiced for over 20 years Genevive loves sharing Yoga with others & helping facilitate a deeper connection to self. Connecting breath with movement & moving closer to ourselves is the focus of Genevive’s classes.
Her classes range from a gentle session of either Chair yoga or YIN to a more Dynamic Vinyasa Flow, offering space for whatever is needed by the practitioner.
Louise
Louise Carman
Located in Yamba NSW
SESSION: Kundalini Mantras
Mantras to help you reconnect with your unique voice, your heart, and your community.
ABOUT
Lou is a re(dis)covering creative, with a passion for singing, creating, and connecting with community, helping people find their voice. She has recently arrived in Yamba after driving across from WA and holds kundalini mantra song circles and collaborative workshops.
Nurse. Mother. Kundalini Yoga Instructor (KRI). Sober. Musician. Artist. Eternal Student.
Helen
Helen Dobra
Located in Wooli NSW
SESSION: Qigong
ABOUT
Helen Dobra has run a successful Complementary Health practice called ‘Seed of Wellbeing’ in Clarence Valley NSW, for over 12 years. Her interest in holistic health has developed since childhood and has become a way of life. She has a long fascination with the Mindbody connection and Ancient Chinese Medicine which has become an integral part of her practice. She is passionate about inspiring others to deeply connect to their healer within, through Nature consciousness, Meditation, and Qigong. Helen is a Qigong devotee.
Valerie
Valeria Saindon
Located in Yamba, NSW
SESSION: Acro Yoga Fun
A fun, beginner-friendly workshop to learn the basics of flowing with a partner.
ABOUT
Valerie is the acroyoga expert with years of training and practice under her belt, she has become a sought-after acroyoga teacher in Australia
Known for her passion and energy, Valerie brings a unique and dynamic energy to her sessions. Her teaching style is both fun and challenging, helping students to push their boundaries while also fostering a sense of community and connection.
Kerrie
Kerrie Speirs
Located in Maclean NSW
SESSION: Mandala Drawing
Create your own colourful mandala and take part in a collaborative group mandala through an ancient meditative drawing practice.
ABOUT
Qualified visual artist, Kerrie Speirs is prolific in her art practice. Creating and exhibiting multimedia artworks on paper and canvas, as well as clay sculpture and artist books.
With over 25 years’ experience teaching visual arts in the Clarence Valley, Kerrie is an independent creative practitioner who has worked with the Department of Education, regional galleries, community organisations, NDIS, and government-funded arts projects.
‘I believe engaging in creative practice feeds the soul and frees the mind. Opportunities to be tactile and experimental has inspired me to develop and teach what I practice through delving into and understanding creative art methodology.’
Jade
Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal
Located in Woombah & Angourie NSW
SESSION: Body-Mind Centering®
Embodied intelligence through immersive somatic exploration. Move, sense & enliven anatomy to awaken freedom, vitality & joy.
ABOUT
Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal is a Javanese-Australian dancer, choreographer, director and Body-Mind Centering® somatic movement educator. A mother, surfer and eco-artivist, her transcultural inter-arts practice weaves ancestry, ritual and myth, connecting communities to land, water and sky through embodied, collaborative creativity.
Rachel
Rachel Foscarini
Located in Yamba NSW
SESSION: Rebirthing Breathwork Mastery
Through slow, connected breathing, layers of held tension and emotion are gently met and released, creating space for presence, clarity, and integration.
ABOUT
Rachel is a Rebirthing Breathwork Mastery Practitioner who trained with Alakh Analda. She currently works for The School of Breathwork and offers sessions throughout the Clarence Valley.
Mika
Mika van Renen
Located in Maclean NSW
SESSION: Activating the Healer – the art of touch
A workshop to develop presence, sensitivity, and awareness through conscious, attuned massage.
ABOUT
Mika van Renen is a bodywork practitioner based in Maclean, NSW. He works with rhythmic, flowing bodywork techniques, with a particular focus on Kahuna bodywork as a therapeutic and restorative practice. His sessions support a sense of calm, vitality, and grounded presence that clients carry with them long after their treatment.
CALL MIKA 0421 864 866
Nic
Nic Dorsch
Located in Yamba NSW
SESSION: Energetic Alignment Meditation
A practice combining subtle movement, breath and Mudra tuning into the internal.
ABOUT
For me Yoga is so much more than the postures & stretching. It’s the integration of feeling present & connected in our everyday lives. I teach breath awareness in both mindful movement and in stillness to find your Yoga (or ‘union’).
In mastering our breath we get to ‘know’ our mind, so we can discern from thoughts and ego, allowing connection with our true nature.
I offer Restorative + Alignment Yoga classes in Yamba, Yamba + Sri Lanka Retreats, private sessions and online studio membership with 350+ practices.
NEXT EVENT Yamba Breathe and Move Yoga Retreat, 1st – 4th May 2026
Sharon
Sharon Hale
Located in Wooloweyah NSW
SESSION: Somatic Nidra Meditation & Soundscape
ABOUT
Sharon provides alternative and natural health services locally. She is a sound healer, drum circle leader, kinesiologist and lymphatic drainage therapist. She shares her wisdom on Ashara Retreats and her business The Healing Room
AWAY ON THE DAY
Shakti
Shakti Burke
Located in Maclean
SESSION: Move, Meditate, Connect
We’ll use movement to come to a spacious place of stillness where we can connect our inner and outer worlds.
ABOUT
Shakti has explored ways to bring yoga to life for nearly 4 decades. From her 20s in an Indian Ashram to her 60s as an online mindfulness instructor, her path is one of ongoing learning and discovery.
NEXT EVENT: ‘Investigate Mind and Life‘ in Maclean in April/May 2026
Elysha
Elysha West
Located in Iluka NSW
SESSION: Singing from the Heart
A soulful and joyful singing workshop focused on harmony, meaning, and shared community spirit.
ABOUT
Elysha West is a professional singer and vocal coach with over 30 years’ experience. She has worked with numerous bands and producers as a lead and backing vocalist, songwriter, and vocal arranger. Based in London for 22 years, she ran a successful singing school and toured internationally.
Since returning to Australia in 2020, Elysha has coached at the Clarence Valley Conservatorium of Music and founded community choirs in Iluka, Maclean and Yamba.
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Support local business at our Yoga Day
Danielle
Danielle Clarke
HIGHER POTENTIAL
ABOUT
Danielle Clarke is a Soul Inspired Mentor, and she is trained as an Akashic Records Consultant. She is able to open the Akashic Records of her clients to access deeper wisdom. This is a co-creative consultation between the Soul, Danielle and the Akashic Records.
Danielle says “When I open someone’s “Records” – always with their permission and using a Sacred Prayer Method™ – we enter a field of unconditional love and infinite wisdom. It is a space beyond judgment, beyond form.”
Mini Akashic Record Consultations
Gabrielle
Gabrielle Hawke
ELEMENTS OF ALCHEMY
ABOUT
At Elements of Alchemy, our mission is to honour Mother Earth by alchemising her natural gifts into soulful creations for the mind, body, and soul. With love, reverence and intention, we craft organic, spiritually-infused offerings that connect with the wisdom of nature. Our aim is to provide transformative experiences that support well-being, spiritual connection, and inner harmony, while nurturing both the earth and those drawn to work with our offerings. I am a Flower Codes Practitioner and am currently studying Shamanic Herbalism with Heidi Wedd, from Wildflower Walker.
Jenny
Jenny Goodwin
DIVINE FEMININE ESSENCE
ABOUT
Jenny from Divine Feminine Essence is offering mini oracle card readings.
An oracle card reading is a beautiful way to connect with, embody and embrace the higher wisdom of your souls essence.
Jenny is an energy healer and reiki master sharing her offerings through a unique blend of healing therapies, oracle and astrology readings and natural beauty therapy to nourish the heart, mind and soul.
Contact Jenny on 0414306002 to book a reading
Melissa
Melissa Hellwig
ABOUT
Melissa Hellwig is a Nature and Womanhood Mentor. Her offerings span rites of passage, mandala making, ecotherapy, facilitation and women’s seasonal circles.
At our Festival Melissa will teach a sensory session on making altars with natural materials.
SAVE THE DATE FOR 2027
DATE
Sunday 7th March 2027
LOCATION
Treelands Drive Community Centre, Yamba
TIME
9.30am – 5.00pm