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Principal Teachers
Ruth Campbell: Dip IYTA, YFH, IAYT
Ruth qualified as a Yoga Teacher in 2001 after studying with the International Yoga Teachers Association. Since then she has continued her studies with Yoga for Health Australia gaining an intermediate level diploma in Yoga Therapy. She has since been admitted to the International Association of Yoga Therapists, an American based organization which specializes in research and continuing education for Yoga teachers working with disease and chronic pain or illness.
Her general teaching concentrates on the traditional approach to yoga of strengthening the body to calm the mind, and to improve the overall sense of well-being that comes from a happy mind in a healthy body. She believes that yoga and meditation are great tools for dealing with all of life’s challenges. |
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Ruth’s students come to yoga for many different reasons. She caters for the elderly; for sportspeople needing particular strengthening or flexibility; for people with back pain or injuries; for those recovering from illness; for mothers during pregnancy or after giving birth; and for many people looking for a safe physical practice that offers the additional benefits of releasing stress through focused relaxation. Yoga is indeed for Every Body.
Contact Ruth - ruth@pineriversyoga.com
Calum Campbell: Dip IYTA
Calum qualified as a teacher of yoga through the International Yoga Teachers Association. A keen cyclist and kayaker, Calum is interested in using yoga to enable people to continue with sports and active hobbies after injury or because they are simply getting older. His focus has been on studying the muscle groups of the body to improve core strength and flexibility. Through personal experience of managing severe spinal degeneration and nerve entrapment, he has concentrated on yoga moves and breathing practices to protect the spine and spinal cord by strengthening the core muscle groups. |
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Calum has been influenced by the Sydney Physiotherapist and Yoga teacher, Simon Borg Olivier who has done ground breaking work on relating traditional yoga teaching to modern scientific understanding of anatomy and physiology. Calum currently teaches small groups of beginners and assists with posture alignment in general yoga classes. He also instructs at the Albany Creek Retirement Centre working with older students some of whom are in their late 80s.
Contact Calum - calum@pineriversyoga.com
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