About the Teachers
Kate Phillips has been practicing yoga for 20 years and holds an internationally recognised teaching Diploma through SYA, a teaching Certificate through Samadhi Yoga and is a member of Yoga Australia and the SYA Association.
She has also completed the Radiant Child Yoga teacher training – Levels 1 & 2, Zenergy Yoga 4 Kids Foundaton teacher training and the NSW Active after-school Community Coaching certificate.
Kate is fully insured to teach both adults and children and holds a current Senior First Aid certificate, Mental Health First Aid certificate and the NSW governments ‘Working with Children certificate.
Kate has undertaken training modules in ‘Yoga for Mental Health’, with a focus on anxiety & depression, & through her desire to work with young people in this area, is currently undertaking training in the Australian governments national initiative, KidsMatter, where the aim is to improve students mental health & wellbeing in primary schools.
Bringing yoga to children of all ages is something Kate is passionate about and has been doing so since 2008. She also teaches children and adults at Family Yoga workshops and retreats on a regular basis and teaches private and group classes in the Blue Mountains and Sydney.
“I feel extremely blessed to bring the teachings of yoga into the lives of children and adults alike” Kate Phillips
Stephen Phillips has been a teacher of Daoist Yoga, TaiJi Quan, Qigong and Buddhist studies for almost 30 years. He is also a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Acupuncturist & Herbalist) and has a practice in both Sydney and the Blue Mountains.
Along with Kate, Stephen recently completed the NSW Active after-school Community Coach training program and also holds classes at Family Yoga retreats teaching both Yoga and Qigong to adults and children.
Due to his passion to create a peaceful world, Stephen teaches others to bring peace to their own lives through his innate ability to de- mystify Eastern philosophies and make complex teachings simple.
Yoga has been a part of Stephen’s life for as long as Martial Arts and he uses yoga extensively in the rehabilitation and wellbeing of his patients and family.
“Peaceful mind, Peaceful world” Stephen Phillips