Testimonials for the Teacher Training and Teachers

I was absolutely terrified to do this course. I’m not fit, I’m not flexible, I’m not thin, I’m not young… But I love yoga and wanted to learn more about it. Karla and Neal have created a course that is completely inclusive and is infused with kindness, curiosity and wisdom. All are welcome in the practice of Contemporary Yoga.

This is Yoga that is about you. It’s about moving in ways that feel good in your body and that feed and nourish your mind. All of the teachers are incredible examples of what Yoga truly is. I didn’t expect to be so cared for and nurtured throughout the course. This alone was a invaluable, enabling me to connect with my authentic self and then explore how this could be in bodied in my practice and teaching.

At the end of this course I am more knowledgeable, more able, more confident and more authentic. I have been moved and changed through this journey. And this is just the beginning.

Contemporary yoga training has been not only about learning to teach yoga but a deep self development process. It has brought an awareness to me how far away from myself I’ve been and still am.

I have a long process of unravelling ahead of me. I feel enriched on many levels… Yoga history, Somatics, anatomy, business aspects, understanding movement much more deeply and absorbing it into my body not just my head.

The value I also got from being in a group and in person after a long illness provided much value. It shows me how important connection to others. Excellent value for money. I will be forever grateful and am excited about the future once more.

On reflection I am able to look back to day one and see how far I have personally come. To me this is the true value of the learning and experience.

A journey of self discovery, guided by a group of genuinely caring professionals. I leave the course feeling enriched.

I am really glad I chose this training because it has given me tools to communicate with any kind of student as well as connecting my personal practice to a field of infinite potential. It offered a perspective of yoga that is deep yet accessible.

The teachers have incredible knowledge and experience but most importantly creative ways of sharing their knowledge.

What an outstanding journey I have been on with each and every one of you over the past year.

Your 200+ hours of yoga teaching training is truly to an exceptional high quality standard of teaching.

I am so grateful to have taken this step in my life, with such a professional team of human beings. The guidance and support during my training with you all has been a once in a lifetime experience. The final meeting the other night was really just the start of our kindred bond. These amazing yogis that I meet a year ago will be part of my life’s journey, I can truly feel that.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

This was a really warm, exciting, encouraging and profound learning experience. The facilitation was awesome and there was such a wonderful sense of community amongst the practitioners.

A beautiful balance of life-to-life and individual learning. I am so inspired to continue with the practice and to find ways to integrate it into other areas of my life and to share it with others.

The Contemporary approach to Yoga is so much more than how we move on the mat. It speaks to how we move through life. How we are in relationship to self and in relationship to others.

Thank you for an incredibly potent, immersive and all-round epic training.

This Yoga teacher training and experience completely exceeded my expectations. There is so much intentionality from the teachers from the course materials, resources, programming and delivery that the entire experience feels like a Masterclass in unity. Every single topic we learned was applicable and necessary to my journey, learning and development as an aspiring Yoga teacher.

The learning environment was so supportive, inclusive and warm that I felt free to be my whole self, without the need for pretence or performance. Being able to immerse in this process was so valuable for my learning and development.

I loved the fact that every single one of the teachers embodied and embraced the topics and met us all exactly where we were. This gave me and all of the students the courage to be “in process” and not judge ourselves as we journeyed through the course.

This Yoga teacher training has been the perfect grounding and base for springing forward into my teaching and personal practice journey. I am so inspired and invigorated to learn more and continue to explore all the concepts and topics that we have delved into.

Thank you so much to all of the incredible teachers for their wisdom, kindness, professionalism and generosity during this teacher training and beyond.

My Contemporary Yoga Teacher Training not only taught me to deepen my yoga practice, it taught me to live a better life.

Spending 18 days around these teachers who live and breathe yoga, exuding loving kindness and care in every moment, not to mention life-long friends I have made with my peers has made for me an experience I will never forget.

This training went above and beyond my expectations.

There is a richness and depth to this content with its real life (on and off the mat) applicability. I have been moved by the sincerity and support of the teachers.

I am so excited to share these teachings in a way that is accessible and empowering for students and wider community members.

How wonderful, magical and unique it is when people come together and harmonize, creating a field that becomes nourishing for all participants and where many unique expressions find a safe place to share who they are and how they feel. This has been accomplished.

All has been a gentle flow of coherence that has worked with us day by day. The teachers have been so good at conveying the teachings through their joy, enthusiasm and love for their subjects.

What I appreciated mostly was the openness to exploring different pathways that create an ethical approach to yoga which then naturally becomes an art of living. Therefore more integrated in everyday life. The teachers have been delicate, sensitive, caring to each and every participant.

They have highlighted the qualities in us and in most people more beauty has arisen from their inner self.

Contemporary Yoga is not so much a style but an approach to movement that combines ancient wisdom and modern research. The depth of knowledge the teachers can give you is immeasurable, and you’ll never look at Yoga in the same way.

The Pregnancy Teacher Training provided me with all the tools necessary to safely and effectively guide women through a Yoga practice during their childbirth journey.

The incredible wisdom and knowledge shared by the facilitators, allowed me to step competently into teaching Pregnancy Yoga with confidence soon after completion of the training.

As an extra bonus I have also been able to weave the learning I absorbed during the teacher training into my role as a midwife.

I’ve learnt so much about Yoga and myself, met so many wonderful people, and have made lifelong friends.

I can truly say that this training would benefit any yoga teacher - in fact, any person with a yoga practice. I not only gained a more compassionate perspective to yoga, but also toward myself.

Simply fantastical.

Four generous and vastly different teachers combine to offer something more unique and valuable than expected. It is beyond yoga as I knew it — it was an investment in the rest of my life.

The Contemporary Yoga faculty don’t tell you how it is. They share their wealth of knowledge, and introduce you to the teacher within and what you already are.

All lessons are applicable off the mat, creating what I imagine are sincere teachers of depth and with soul. Words can hardly express how grateful I am for what I learned with their guidance in just three weeks, the most important of which was connecting with myself and others in a truly authentic, supportive, caring and sustainable way that I can’t wait to pay forward as a teacher. Thank you!!

The amount of knowledge and understanding, experience and love that has gone into the teacher training is truly epic and has enabled such a deep and rich learning experience.

Each teacher’s passion for sharing and facilitating is evident in the generosity of spirit and unique sharing of knowledge

The sequence of this course is undeniably strong and grounded. All the teachers bring compassion, ease, knowledge, flavour, enquiry and wholeness to everything they show, do, present and give.

Making this course a full embodied experience, exploration and foundation to enliven new thoughts and ideas to take away for our own self practice and to share with others.

Thank you! I feel so much gratitude to have participated in this teacher training. The teachers are so generous and open in their teaching and transmission of knowledge. A life-changing experience 🙂

The beauty of this collaboration is that one receives a wealth of experience, expertise, passion and dedication to all that is the art and science of which means, you gain a rich experience far beyond your initial investment.

I highly recommend this Teacher Training and am already planning my next installment.

Contemporary Yoga has changed the way I move - through life!

Karla, Neal and Haidee’s passion is contagious and this course is a real journey to embrace.

I couldn’t be happier that I chose to do my training with Contemporary Yoga.

Instead of pigeonholing myself into a particular style or approach, I’ve had an immensely rich exploration of yoga, from the ancient to the modern, offered by this range of true masters. My foundation will never be the same. I’m ready to share.

There are times when a teacher comes into your life at just the right time. To have four unique teachers drop in simultaneously, all offering something special, is a rare treat.

I have enjoyed it so much and feel I have taken so much away into my everyday life as well as my Yoga. The teachers are all unique and true to their core. I look forward to earning so much more from them.

This training has awakened in me the huge possibility that await. Moving away from the scripted style of teaching a new found freedom has been found an an excitement and what awaits. Thank you.

My teacher training has empowered me. It has given me a wealth of knowledge while allowing me the freedom to explore. The beauty of the course was the balance between structure and self development.

The respect my teachers give to yoga, and the generosity to share their knowledge in a gentle safe environment, was humbling.

An outstanding teacher training that integrated so much valuable information from truly knowledgeable, gentle, kind human beings.

The knowledge shared I will value for life, and continue to thread through my own teaching.

I highly highly recommend the courses at Contemporary Yoga. I really enjoyed every moment.

Exploring movement and asana in a refreshing way that deepened my self-discovery and personal physical understanding.

To all the teachers …

I think of each of you, as being among the most talented chefs in the world.  Your teachings have been a series of sophisticated degustation dining experiences of beautiful refinement and elegance all delivered with passion and remarkable skill. Each superbly crafted dish captured my full attention to consider, examine, and appreciate all the detail before consuming.

Since commencing my practice with you Karla, it has shown me that yoga doesn’t have to be about perfection, but more it is about gently connecting to our wondrous bodies, minds, hearts, and souls. I love the whole yoga practise now - all of it, not just the end Savasana. I enter each class not fearing it, but knowing it is going to make me feel soooo good. I leave the class feeling centred and my whole being feels that it has been loved, not judged, and for that I am forever grateful!

Neal is able to make palpable the endless connections between the physical and spiritual aspects of yoga practice. His use of music and dance creates a learning experience that is holistic joyful and at times deeply sensuous.

At the same time he has an eye for detail in asana work but always emphasizes self-care, acceptance of individual differences and respect for students as core principles.