Alice graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Arts in Jazz/Contemporary Music and completed a Diploma of Education in Music. Alice has training in children’s yoga at Rainbow Kids Yoga and Mangala, and is currently completing a Masters degree in Art Therapy.

Alice just loves working with children and exudes an energy that is almost palpable. As an accomplished singer, Alice approaches her yoga teaching in an upbeat and musical way that engages the children and extends their yoga practice.

I am excited to be a part of Melbourne Kids Yoga team.

My yoga journey started when I was of 5 years old, I use to learn yoga with my dad at home.

I am a kindergarten teacher and have been in the profession of teaching kids for the past 30 years. I started my yoga training for children with Rainbow Kids Yoga and started to incorporate yoga during group time. I saw huge benefits in the children that made me curious to learn more about yoga. This led me to complete 200 hours of Yoga Teachers Training for earning a certification in teaching Kids Yoga.

Yoga teaches children to be calm, while gaining awareness of the body’s self-control and discipline through breathing and specific body postures. It also fosters cultural competence and respect for diversity.

I strongly believe Yoga is a critical form of education that provides a range of physical, spiritual and mental relaxation in young children.

Before becoming a yoga instructor Chen was a social worker, specialising in children. The skills developed in this role have allowed Chen to conduct her work in a patient, caring and energetic way, so that classes flow smoothly. Qualified in Adults Yoga with Windsor Body flow yoga school and Children’s yoga with YogaKids Training Academy, Chen is also a loving mum who lives and breathes the industry she is so passionate about.

Chen is patient, caring and energetic and loves to bring these spiritual energies into her class.

Ryan is a proud father of teens, exercise fanatic and yogi. He has been in love with yoga since the first time he rolled out his mat. The pull of yoga was so strong that Ryan quit his corporate career to become a full-time yoga teacher! He believes that the yoga mat is a great place to find a sense of contentment, self-awareness, and mind body connection. Ryan loves working with children and feels strongly about passing on the beautiful and ancient wisdom of yoga to the next generation. He is passionate about nurturing and encouraging students to discover their own individual yoga journey.

I’m delighted to be a new member of the team at MKY. I enjoy the fun and unity that the power of play brings to each session. To me, this form of group interaction is unique to a kids yoga environment – non-competitive, free and collaborative. My classes are led with prep-readiness in mind, supporting posture, finding their voices and creating an environment that encourages growth of the individual child through expressive movement. I’ve completed over 500 hours of training with The Yoga Social and have received vocational training with Kids Yoga Ed.