Tamara  Graham

Tamara Graham's approach is based on the awareness that within each of us is a deep well of contentment, strength and joy. Yoga is the tool that helps us recover our natural peacefulness and to know the true brilliance of our souls. Tamara's love of yoga and enthusiasm for teaching is infectious; you will be inspired to realize the goal of yoga, enlightenment. Tamara's passion for yoga was kindled at the age of fourteen and she has been practicing meditation since 1986. Formerly a special education teacher, Tamara is able to pace the class to suit multiple levels and abilities so that everyone regardless of age, experience or background feels welcomed, supported and challenged. Tamara has extensive experience teaching students with needs as varied as New York marathon runners to cancer patients to fellow yoga teachers as well as busy CEO's and company executives. Tamara has studied with many internationally renowned yoga teachers including Dharma Mittra, Pattabhi Jois, Yoganand, Rod Stryker, Doug Swenson, Richard Freeman and Baron Baptiste. From 1999 - 2004, Tamara studied, and taught group and private yoga classes for both adults and children in New York.  While living in the U.S., she studied with Yogiraj Alan Finger of ISHTA Yoga and received Yoga Alliance certification in the ISHTA system of yoga.  ISHTA -the Sanskrit word meaning personalized- is a physical and spiritual form of yoga that addresses the individual needs of each student.  ISHTA also stands for the Integrated Science of Hatha, Tantra and Ayurveda. Hatha is the physical practice of yoga that creates balance.  Hatha practice purifies the body to prepare it for experiencing higher levels of consciousness, particularly uninterrupted bliss. Tantra is the yogic philosophy that recognizes the perfection in all beings and Ayurveda is the ancient, holistic Indian science of healing enabling a long life. Tamara is honored to represent ISHTA Yoga in Australia.

Tamara is an E-500 Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance.  Recognition as a Registered Yoga Teacher is only granted after demonstration of qualifications via an application process. Yoga Alliance is the international professional organization that provides certification for yoga teachers who have qualified for acceptance by meeting educational standards, background and experience criteria that assure the practicing public of a safe learning environment.

Tamara is registered as a Senior Teacher and the Tamara Yoga Teacher Training Course is recognised by Yoga Australia (formerly The Yoga Teachers Association of Australia.)

Julie Dulaney

Julie has been practicing yoga for more than 25 years and teaching yoga since 2002. Julie has completed two yoga teacher training courses; the first with Friends in Yoga and then Tamara Yoga Teacher Training. In addition to a busy weekly teaching schedule Julie runs regular yoga retreats in Margaret River and Bali. Julie is a graduate of the Perth Academy of Natural Therapies and was awarded a Diploma of Aromatherapy and an Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy. Julie has studied Computer Science and Information Systems at Murdoch University and previously worked as a computer consultant. Julie loves teaching yoga, and feels that it's not work, it's a passion and a joy! She said, "Yoga has helped me through difficult times in my life, and shown ways to live with easy happiness. I am so grateful to all my teachers for sharing their passion and sparking my own." Julie is currently completing a 3 year training in the History, Literature and Philosophy of Yoga with George Feuerstein of Traditional Yoga Studies. Julie has been an elected State Representative for Western Australia for Yoga Australia serving on the website and membership and teacher training committees.

Dr Stuart Field

Stuart started his journey with yoga over 20 years ago while studying for a degree in marine biology in Nth Queensland.  His practice has remained a welcome source of contentment in a career as a coral ecologist that has taken him around the world and back to Perth.  Although he has been introduced to a range of styles of yoga throughout this journey a class with Tamara opened his eyes to the fun in Vinyasa yoga and there’s been no turning back.

 Since commencing teacher training with Tamara, Stuart has been teaching both private sessions and group classes in the UK before settling back in Perth with his family. During this time Stuart also completed his Ph.D in Marine Biology. Stuart loves to adapt his classes to suit a range of abilities to provide an inclusive and challenging class to all participants.  He enjoys relating the practices of pranayama and meditation and the teachings of yogic philosophy to our daily lives and our own yogic journeys.

Helen Heppingstone

From an early age Helen was aware of the correlation between physical fitness and mental health. Wanting to share this knowledge with her fellow high school students she taught her first fitness class at 16 years of age. She went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Leisure Science and with great enthusiasm to help people to feel good about themselves embarked on a career in the fitness industry. Over a span of more than 12 years, with further studies in fitness leaders, gym instructing, sports massage and personal training, Helen worked in various roles in fitness centres in Melbourne, Queensland, UK and Spain and also completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning. Since her early twenties Helen pursued many avenues to find deeper meaning to life, studying Reiki, Kinesiology, Astrology, Meditation and Theosophical studies. Although having completed countless beginners classes since her teens, as well as pre and post natal yoga classes it was when she joined Tamara Yoga in Perth in 2007 that her search for a more gentle and subtle way of balancing the physical body with the mind and spirit was found. Having seen the benefits yoga has offered to her 9 year old son, diagnosed with ADHD, Helen is also passionate about teaching children the benefits of yoga. Helen is currently completing a 3 year distance learning course in the History, Literature and Philosophy of Yoga with George Feuerstein of Traditional Yoga Studies.

Carol Hicks

Carol began her practice of yoga in London 16 years ago after feeling something go in her back when she bent over to fold her daughter's nappy. Realising that she needed to take care of herself so that she could care for her daughter, she tried different yoga styles and fell in love with the vigour and flow of Vinyasa yoga. From her very first Vinyasa class, she realised that the benefits of yoga would include far more than a great physique and a strong back, there was something very powerful and life changing about the practice of yoga. Carol previously studied Asian studies at Murdoch University and lived in Hangzhou, China for a year. She then moved to the UK where she worked as a public relations consultant. Returning to Perth in 2003, she began teaching legal research skills at the University of Western Australia and began practicing yoga at Tamara Yoga in 2007. A transition to working part-time enabled her to begin the Tamara Yoga Teacher Training program in 2008. While enjoying the physical challenges of asana, Carol has been particularly drawn to the benefits of pranayama, meditation and the teachings of yogic philosophy which she uses as inspiration for her classes.

Zoe Turner

Zoe has been practicing yoga for 13 years. She has experienced Iyengar, Ashtanga and Restorative styles of yoga, finally coming home to Vinyasa. She loves teaching from the tradition of ISHTA- the Integrated Science of Hatha, Tantra and Ayurveda to deliver a class that is varied, fresh and fun. Zoe has been teaching at Tamara Yoga since 2007. Prior to completing her Yoga Teacher training, Zoe earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science and Public Relations and was a pearl technician, working in the South Pacific and Broome, Western Australia. Zoe is currently completing a degree in Physiotherapy at Curtin University and incorporates this knowledge into her teaching.

Annie Hesford

Annie started a secretarial agency in Perth when she was 25, then moved to Darwin and opened a catering business and had her own cooking show on television. Later she moved back to Perth and began a successful property development/ holiday accommodation business.
 In 2004 Annie was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer. After surgery she was treated with chemotherapy and radiation. Annie said, “I had been dabbling in yoga for a couple of years but hadn’t found ‘my teacher.’ Of course cancer was the great wake-up call and it was very early in my treatment that I found Tamara. Her compassionate approach to teaching enabled me to sail through my sometimes exhausting treatment. An almost daily yoga practice during that time kept me stress free and I recovered very quickly.”
 In 2009 Annie commenced the 2 year Tamara Yoga Teacher Training and discovered the joy of teaching yoga. In 2011, Annie travelled to Austria to take part in a yoga therapy certification course of Nischala Joy Devi “Yoga for the Heart’, a 200 hour course for yoga teachers who would like to offer yoga therapy for people living with cancer and heart disease. 
Annie says, “My life has been enhanced and my horizons broadened by my yoga practice. So often life offers you a challenge and there have been many in my life, but these days I am a lot calmer, happier and more centred. I just love yoga.”

Fiona Reynolds

Fiona Reynolds is a Registered Nurse and has worked mostly in healthcare for the past 25 years, but has also been involved in music production and acting. When diagnosed with health problems of her own she discovered Western medicine alone was not the solution and she spent years researching and trying alternative healthcare therapies.
 Having tried yoga in Los Angeles and Sydney it wasn’t until she started attending Tamara Yoga in Perth that it all started to make sense, so much so that she completed her Tamara Yoga Teacher Training in 2010.
 Fiona continues to work part time as a critical care nurse and teaches beautiful, heart-felt yoga classes at Tamara Yoga.

Tricia Capolingua

Tricia Capolingua went to her first yoga class at the age of 19. In the first class the teacher taught alternate nostril breathing, nadi sodhana pranayama, the effects were instantaneous and Tricia’s love of yoga began.

Tricia then embarked on a spiritual journey practicing yoga initially on a sporadic basis. Then at the beginning of 2007 Tricia started practicing yoga regularly and knew that it was something that she needed in her life.

Tricia first attended classes at Tamara Yoga in Perth in 2009 and says ‘I came as I wanted to keep up regular classes but also at the same time was looking for a spiritual teacher and mentor which I found in Tamara. Tamara is an inspiring teacher and it made me want to deepen my level of yoga both spiritually and physically which is how I came to be part of the Teacher Training TT5 Team.’  Tricia is now a captivating teacher of the little children’s classes.

Alex Field

Alex Field has been in private practice for over 18 years. She combines ‘clear insight’ with her Naturopathic (traditional medicine) and Doula (birth support) skills. Alex is passionate about helping people to gain a deeper insight into themselves in order to bring about a state of balance on an emotional, mental and physical level. Alex works with her unique ability of ‘clear seeing’ which allows her to identify areas of congestion within a person. She helps to remove destructive patterns, whether they be psychological or physical and introduces people to patterns that are nourishing and empowering. Naturopathy is a system that recognises that we all possess an innate ability for self healing. We can either support or hinder this ability with the foods we consume, the lifestyle we lead and by the attitudes we hold. Naturopathy draws together knowledge from traditional cultures such as Ayuveda, in addition to contemporary scientifically proven modalities to provide a holistic approach to well being. Her work at Tamara Studio in the Intuition and Mindfulness course helps to demystify intuition and demonstrates its practical application in the fields of business, science, medicine and personal growth. Alex also facilitates seminars to support physical wellness through the use of natural remedies and wholesome foods.

Natasha Bartlett

Natasha has completed a Master of Science in Human Biology at the University of WA and has written programmes and taught Anatomy and Physiology within Australia and New Zealand since 1988. The majority of her time was spent with the Perth Academy of Natural Therapies in the role of develop a curriculum for the study of Anatomy and Physiology suited to the needs of a natural therapies program. Natasha moved from this role to a broader role facilitating the development Naturopathic program to meet the standards of both the State Education system and the Australian Natural Therapists Association, for the purpose of approval for Austudy.

Natasha left the Academy in 1995 to lecture and tutor in anatomy and physiology, pathology and research methodology in New Zealand Natasha represented Aoraki Polytechnic at New Zealand Qualification Accreditation framework meetings for Natural Therapies. She also participated in a moderation process between Aoraki Polytechnic, Christchurch Polytechnic and Dunedin University.

Natasha moved back to Western Australia in 1997 where she continued to work within Health Sciences both in the Pilbara and in Perth. She has supported the organisation, delivery and evaluation of programmes in Enrolled Nursing, Registered Nursing, Child Care and Human Services. She taught in the Diploma of Health Science (massage), Diploma of Health Science (Nursing), Diploma of Children Services (Child Care), Certificate IV Human Services and related areas. She was also involved in writing external Anatomy and Physiology programmes at both introductory and advanced levels contextualised for various Health Science programmes in massage and reflexology.

Broadening from health science Natasha moved into development of competencies for mining operations. She has worked in a leadership role supporting the development of an assessment and training system for operators and maintainers in mining operations where she supported an industry review process for competencies within the Metalliferous Mining Training Package and participated on the Minerals Training Council until 2005. Natasha then moved into a Principal Advisor role working with a large mining firm and is currently working full time with Asset Management Competencies and Training where she facilitates the development and implementation of Professional Development Programmes for Asset Management.

Natasha is also currently completing a Master of Education at University of Western Australia in Assessment Measurement and Evaluation. Natasha has developed and teaches the curriculum for the Applied Anatomy and Physiology unit in the Tamara Yoga Teacher Training Program.