Meet the Team
Hermione Friesen
Vinyasa Flow & Mat Pilates
With Hermione’s passion for all things health and fitness, it was only a matter of time before she fell in love with yoga. Understanding not only the physical health benefits of regular practice but also being drawn, and ultimately falling in love with the mental health benefits, the spiritual health benefits and the social health benefits. Being able to bring this together for the beautiful health of the community is a dedication for Hermione.
Hermione is trained in Vinyasa Flow Yoga and with her background in fitness and personal training, you will be sure to receive a nourishing practice that your body and your mind will be grateful for.
Bianca Wooldridge
Yin, Hatha, Yoga Nidra, Mums & Bubs
Bianca is a Hatha, Yin and Postnatal Yoga teacher, who has returned to Tasmania after more than 15 years overseas. With a background in international Brand Marketing, she made the shift into teaching yoga after her own practice helped her manage the stress of corporate life.
Completing her yoga training in India and Spain, and teaching in London and Barcelona in recent years, and now she's happy to share her knowledge and experience with the local community in her home state. She is passionate about helping others find balance in their lives through a yoga practice.
Anna Fogarty
Vinyasa, Slow Flow, Prenatal, Yoga Therapy
"Anna is a level II Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist with over 1000hrs of training. Over the past 7 years Anna has shared the traditions of yoga at studios and retreats and more recently in clinical settings. Anna holds a caring, safe, non-judgmental space and offers classes that are nourishing, authentic and empowering. She aspires to make yoga accessible to the wider community and offers guidance to people recovering from illness and injury. She has experienced first-hand the benefits yoga can have on one’s life, and enjoys seeing the transformation in her student’s."
Penny Jones
Yin
A recovering ‘do-too-mucher’, Penny has fallen deeply in love with the practice of yin as a gateway to receptivity – to the rest, nourishment and spaciousness that we all need and deserve. Her Hatha teaching blends strength, stillness, flux and flow, with a style that is deeply rooted in the seasons, inspired by her training with Holli Gipson through Sacred Seeds Yoga School.
In all of her classes, Penny aspires to create and hold accessible, nourishing spaces that offer anyone the opportunity to connect with our bodies, hearts and minds, and the strength and softness that all of us hold within. We are so happy to have her as a part of our yoga teacher team.
Christina Hopper
Mat Pilates
Christina is a qualified Pilates instructor.
She is passionate about helping people feel stronger and better about themselves. Christina’s aim is for students to leave her classes knowing they’ve achieved something beneficial - mentally and physically.
When Christina isn’t cheering others on with pulses and crunches, she is sweating it out on bush walks and generally enjoying being in nature. Christina is looking forward to seeing you on the mat and helping you work towards your fitness goals, both inside and out.
Emmanuelle Decourty
Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga & Restorative Yoga
Emm is a Hatha, Yin and Restorative yoga teacher as well as a massage therapist.
Emm is passionate about freeing bodies of their tensions as well as balancing their energies.
Yoga teaching was a natural addition to empower anyone with their physical and mental wellbeing and Emm's Hatha style is explorative and strong.
You will feel safe and supported on your yoga journey with Emmanuelle.
Rebecca lee
Vinyasa Flow & Slow Flow
Bec is a vinyasa yoga teacher who has been passionate about yoga for the last 30 years, and who has been teaching since 2013 when she first trained in India.
A mental health nurse by day, she is passionate about the link between movement, breath and the mind, and the importance of stress reduction in day-to-day life.
She has taught in hospitals and prison and detention centres around Australia, and is now excited to hold her nourishing and nurturing classes at The Health Oasis.