ABOUT ROSE.

I grew up amidst the busy-ness and endless opportunities of big-city life in Sydney. I thankfully stumbled upon yoga in my early 20s as a tool to help ease my sometimes crippling anxiety. This was the beginning (or the end?)

After a decade of adult-ing and city-life, interspersed with a few overseas stints to India, Cambodia, and Thailand for yoga retreats and self-exploration, I finally broke the shackles and moved to Mexico to study full-time at Hridaya Yoga, a beautiful school of meditation and traditional hatha yoga in a small fisherman's village on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. I initially stayed there for three years. This was a washing machine of intensive training, extended periods of silence and solitude, while navigating the challenges and joys of living and working in community.

During my time at Hridaya Yoga over the years I have participated in sixteen 10-Day Silent Meditation Retreats, a 30-Day Silent Meditation Retreat, and a 49-Day Pratyabhijna Solitary Meditation Retreat. In my eventual role on the Hridaya management team and as a teacher, I helped facilitate multiple 3-Day and 10-Day Silent Retreats.

The depth, simplicity, and joy within the teachings and practices I have been exposed to has shaken me to the core, in the best possible way.

I’m delighted to now be able to share what I’ve learned, or perhaps more accurately - un-learned, back in Oz. I now guide yoga and meditation at Sundance Studio, Mission Beach; and run Silent Meditation Retreats in the Tablelands (QLD), the Cassowary Coast (QLD), the Blue Mountains (NSW), and I also facilitate cacao circles from time to time. Speaking of which, as I was dissatisfied with the integrity of the cacao available on the Australian market, I have set up my own little business, Soma Cacao, so that I can source my own, intentionally and directly.

I am currently living in Mission Beach, QLD, with my love, Alistair, and our cat, Snowbell.

I’m a lover of poetry, cacao, frangipanis, excel spreadsheets, jumping in the ocean after a sweaty beach run, being moved to tears by a movie, and the tenderness of the heart.

I find myself increasingly hilariously funny, and my favourite evenings involve a good book and cups of tea.


TRAINING:

OVER 2000 HOURS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING:

  • Yoga & Meditation Teacher - Hridaya Yoga (2018 - 2020, & 2023)

  • Silent Meditation & Yoga Retreat Facilitator - Hridaya Yoga & Yoga with Rose (October 2019 - present)

  • Yoga & Meditation Teacher - Sundance Studio, Mission Beach (June 2020 - 2022, 2024 - present)

  • Yoga & Meditation Teacher - Health, Healing & Harmony, Innisfail (July 2021 - 2022)

  • Cacao Ceremony Facilitator, Far North Queensland (October 2020 - present)

Please note: While I personally find it rather odd to quantify yoga expertise in terms of hours of training and accreditations, I've chosen to do so here to provide a structured framework for evaluating my experience. This will hopefully help you make informed decisions regarding future retreats and courses.