MANDY HABENER
Mandy is a self-confessed yoga nerd.
The practices of yoga have transformed her life in more ways than she ever could have imagined. It's for this reason that she holds the practice with so much love and reverence; delighting in any opportunity to share the teachings.
Mandy recalls her first taste of yoga vividly, it was back in 2007 when she attended a Body Balance class at a local gym. It's a class that she will never forget, the profound ability for yoga to provide a 'work in' rather than a 'work out' was placed in front of her on that very first day. In the years following she continued to use the practice as a tool to de-stress and to keep her body from breaking while competing in long distance triathlons.
It was during 2013, that Mandy put aside her engineering career to answer her inner calling to immerse more deeply into the practice, study and teaching of yoga. Since then she's continued to dive deep, completing more than 1200hrs of formal yoga training covering a wide range of different styles including Vinyasa, Hatha, Vini Yoga and Yin.
Mandy is most strongly influenced by the Tantric Hatha Yoga teachings of the Sri Vidya Tradition (passed down by the Himalayan Sages through an unbroken lineage of teachers). She credits Yogarupa Rod Stryker as being her greatest inspiration and has been blessed to have many incredible teachers over the years, each of them greatly influencing the way she practices and teaches.
Mandy has taught in various places across Asia and Australia, but now calls the Sunshine Coast in Australia home.
She is a teacher of teachers, leading the 200hr Yoga Teacher Training program at Zenko Yoga, a program that she co-developed with her business partner Helen Boniface.
It would be fair to say that yoga is Mandy's greatest passion, she believes that there is a yoga practice suitable for everyone on this planet. She views our yoga mats as the perfect training ground for life, always inviting the opportunity for self-enquiry, growth and transformation.
Join Mandy for a class in person or find her online at A Live Yogi.
The practices of yoga have transformed her life in more ways than she ever could have imagined. It's for this reason that she holds the practice with so much love and reverence; delighting in any opportunity to share the teachings.
Mandy recalls her first taste of yoga vividly, it was back in 2007 when she attended a Body Balance class at a local gym. It's a class that she will never forget, the profound ability for yoga to provide a 'work in' rather than a 'work out' was placed in front of her on that very first day. In the years following she continued to use the practice as a tool to de-stress and to keep her body from breaking while competing in long distance triathlons.
It was during 2013, that Mandy put aside her engineering career to answer her inner calling to immerse more deeply into the practice, study and teaching of yoga. Since then she's continued to dive deep, completing more than 1200hrs of formal yoga training covering a wide range of different styles including Vinyasa, Hatha, Vini Yoga and Yin.
Mandy is most strongly influenced by the Tantric Hatha Yoga teachings of the Sri Vidya Tradition (passed down by the Himalayan Sages through an unbroken lineage of teachers). She credits Yogarupa Rod Stryker as being her greatest inspiration and has been blessed to have many incredible teachers over the years, each of them greatly influencing the way she practices and teaches.
Mandy has taught in various places across Asia and Australia, but now calls the Sunshine Coast in Australia home.
She is a teacher of teachers, leading the 200hr Yoga Teacher Training program at Zenko Yoga, a program that she co-developed with her business partner Helen Boniface.
It would be fair to say that yoga is Mandy's greatest passion, she believes that there is a yoga practice suitable for everyone on this planet. She views our yoga mats as the perfect training ground for life, always inviting the opportunity for self-enquiry, growth and transformation.
Join Mandy for a class in person or find her online at A Live Yogi.
Qualifications
Certified 500hr Yoga Teacher (Indea Yoga). Certified 200hr Yoga Teacher (YogaWorks). Certified 115hr Yin Yoga Teacher, Chinese Medicine and Myofascial Release (Jo Phee Yoga). Certified Level 4 Ayurvedic Yoga Massage Practitioner (ARYM Institute).
Certified Group Fitness Instructor (Australian Fitness Network). Australian Senior First Aid Certificate.
Registrations
Yoga Alliance - E-RYT® 500, YACEP®
Other Courses
Heart of Yoga 120 hr Course (Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram)
200hr Yoga Teacher Training (90 Monkeys)
50Hr Tantric Hatha Yoga (The Practice)
50Hr Ayurveda Yoga Specialist Training (Brad Hay)
50Hr Tantra Shakti (ParaYoga / Brad Hay)
50Hr Secrets of the Yoga Sutras (ParaYoga / Brad Hay)
50Hr Vinyasa Krama (ParaYoga / Brad Hay)
50Hr Marma (Para Yoga / Rod Stryker)
18Hr The Four Desires (Para Yoga / Rene Quenell)
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