HEART PLACE 'COLLABORATORS' TEACHING TEAM
Eric Konigsdorfer
Eric Konigsdorfer
Eric Konigsdorfer
Flow Tai Chi
Wednesdays 6pm-7pm
With more than 40 years experience across several continents and martial arts disciplines Eric has is excited to share with you Flow Tai Chi.
Learn a century old art with
the depth of meaning it contains and multitude benefits.
Eric is a passionate teacher, with infinite patience and love for sharing Tai Chi.
Eric firmly believes that anyone can benefit from learning Tai Chi from the very first day of practice.
His approach is holistic, transformative, fun and relaxed, with a strong emphasis on his teaching being tailored for each individual needs and pace.
Nadir Shihata
Eric Konigsdorfer
Eric Konigsdorfer
Kemetic Yoga
Mondays 6.45pm-8.15pm
" I was born in Sudan, in North Africa, with Egyptian ancestry. I have been practicing yoga for over 10 years now. For the most part, I had been practicing general Hatha yoga and the other various styles of Indian yoga. In 2018, I travelled to Jamaica to attend Kemetic Yoga Teacher Training where I became a certified instructor of the YogaSkills Method.
‘Kemet’ was the original name of Ancient Egypt. Kemetic Yoga is a system of health and well-being rediscovered and resurrected from Ancient Egypt in the mid-70’s by Dr Asar Hapi and my teacher, Master Yirser Ra Hotep.
It is a practice for physical, mental and spiritual development. A slower, methodical, meditative practice combining deep controlled breathing and flowing movements that parallel the body’s natural anatomy. I am also available for private sessions."
Stefani Losch
Eric Konigsdorfer
Stefani Losch
Mondays 12pm - 1pm
Thursday 9am-10.30pm
Stefani (she/her) has a range of Yoga qualifications and is widely experienced as a yoga teacher, she is also a Midwife having supported 1000's of women.
Stefani began her collaboration with Heart Place from its beginnings at Fibonacci Centre venue & is a valued member of our team.
MHFA Accredited
Stefani teachers two classes weekly at Heart place:
Booking Via our TT sends a Message to Stefani.
For More Information visit:
Laura Benzoni
Laura Benzoni
Stefani Losch
We are excited to be in collaboration with
Laura Benzoni (she/her) of:
Laura teaches at Heart Place:
"I have been practicing yoga for most of my life and have been teaching since 2016. I am an accredited yoga instructor with Yoga Australia. Over the years I have specialised in the application of yoga to support mental and physical wellbeing. My yoga classes are based on the principles and practices that come from the hatha yoga tradition and its therapeutic applications. The classes are accessible to people of all ages, abilities, and social and cultural backgrounds and tailored to best suit the needs of the individuals and of the group.”
Alex Lim
Laura Benzoni
Alex Lim
Alex Lim was born in Central Java Indonesia and was introduced to Qigong at the age of 11.
Over the years Alex became experienced with numerous martial arts and went on to become a QiGong Master.
Master Lim acknowledges the self healing qualities with the physical, emotional, spiritual and strengthening benefits of Qigong.
Regular practice of Qigong assists with the stresses & ups and downs of life as well as facilitating self-enquiry & mastery of self.
HEART PLACE TEACHING TEAM
Sydel Weinstein
Sydel Weinstein
Sydel Weinstein
Sydel (she/her) is the Director of Heart Place & co-founded the Home of Yoga & Family Nurturing Centre with her Partner Sam Weinstein 38yrs ago. Sydel teaches Transformational Yoga as mentored by her late partner Sam. She also teaches
Heart Flow Yoga, Restorative, Mindful & Trauma Informed Yoga. Yoga for Mental Health, Attachment Based Yoga, Pregnancy & Parent/baby.
In addition Sydel founded the Mental Health Station and trained with Jon-Kabat Zinn in MBSR facilitating the Mindful Living Program at the HOY for over 20 yrs.
(Now M.E.S.H )
Sydel was profoundly influenced by her work with refugees as a Trauma Informed Body Therapist.
Sydel's Regular classes are Mon. 9.15am & Wed. 7pm
Saturday Rotation
Bowen Summerton
Sydel Weinstein
Sydel Weinstein
Bowen (he/him) is part of our Saturday 8am rotation and teaches Bhakti Yoga. Class. He had been a student at the Home of Yoga for well over ten years before entering the mentorship program.
His classes are enjoyed for Bowen’s devotional and playful nature, love of yoga asana, chant, sound and meditation.
Bowen is a registered psychologist with extensive experience in somatic therapies and trauma informed work giving his teaching a sensitivity and compassion.
Most of all Bowen enjoys spiritual connection in the heart of community as well as contributing as co-host with the Trauma Informed Community work.
Rob Findlay
Sydel Weinstein
Kirstie Peddersen
Rob (he/him) teaches every
“I love Home of Yoga because of the feeling of being a real Yoga community as much as a school. I teach Yin/Yang, mindful, hatha yoga where the intention is to stay completely present in the body and breath, observing & exploring without judgement.
I like music and laughter in my class & the feeling of friends who do this together every week. The greatest thing I keep from my teacher Sam Weinstein is to create each class spontaneously from the people, the feeling, the weather and whatever else is in that moment. No rules, no goals, simply playing in and riding the energy of this moment and whatever arises.”
Rob is also a counsellor at Heart Place
Kirstie Peddersen
Kirstie Peddersen
Kirstie (she/her) had been a Home of Yoga student since 2001 and was invited by Sam Weinstein into the HOY teacher mentorship program assisting in classes/retreats.
Kirstie also took an interest in the Breath work section of our retreats with Sam and was further mentored by Lena Kristina Tuulse a pioneer of Liberation Breathing in Europe who regularly partnered with us at our HOY retreats.
As well as being mentored by Sam Weinstein Kirstie has trained in Yoga Synergy with Simon Borg-Olivier having attended & completed two of his teacher trainings.
Kirstie works as Registered Nurse, is a trained Shiatsu therapist and a Tango Artiste and bring all these skills to her Spinal Flow class every Thurs. 5.30pm
Nadia Lekias
Nadia is a Senior Yoga Teacher of the Home of Yoga. An eternal & dedicated student of yoga, Nadia attended Sam Weinstein Transformational Yoga classes for 30 yrs.
Nadia is part of our Sat. 8am class rotation
Nadia’s learning’s in the ashrams of India in her early 20's germinated the seed of her love of yoga and this quality and the spiritual heart of yoga is deeply felt and experienced in all her classes.
Nadia's classes are strong, detailed, at times challenging and always inspiring.
Sam Weinstein
Sam Weinstein (1956-2018) is the Founding teacher of the Home of Yoga. His Lineage was Pujari (Ed) Keays & B.K.S Iyengar.
Sam had an inexhaustible love of teaching yoga and the community that grew with it. He taught 12-20 classes a week for 33 years in Aust. & was teaching in the USA before this. His classes were fun & an adventure.
Sam passes his love of yoga & community to his teacher/students & we look forward to taking the spirit of the HOY forward into its 40th year (2025) +.
The HOY teaching team keep his teaching's alive each in their own unique ways. All were mentored by Sam over extended time period. Each add their own interests & other trainings to be the wonderful teachers they are today. We acknowledge other teachers in the community who were mentored by Sam & have absorbed that heart into their Journeys.
MEDITATION TEACHERS
Sydel Weinstein
Sydel has facilitated the Mindful Home (Mindful Living) mindfulness training & meditations at the Home of Yoga since its origins, for over 40 years. Beginning with small gatherings in their family home, workshops & trainings at their centre, then travelling out to community groups and workplaces and in more recent years at Bali Spirit Festivals. Sydel travelled to India and America gathering a depth of experiences in meditation and in 2009 trained with Jon Kabat-Zinn in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. As well Sydel is an experienced trauma focused body therapist and mental health educator. Sydel frequently offers donation based meditation sessions at Heart Place, facilitates the Mindful Home mindfulness training both face to face and online as well as weekly mindful yoga class on Wednesdays at 7pm.
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