I first experienced Svaroopa® yoga in 2007 after moving from Melbourne to the Gold Coast. I was suffering from anxiety and my body was very stiff and sore most of the time. I was only 39 and I couldn’t even bend down and tie my shoe laces. After my first Svaroopa® yoga class I was amazed at how a 90 minute yoga class could release tensions in my body in such a profound way!  I literally felt like jelly afterwards and I experienced an unraveling  in my body that I had never felt before!

A year later I signed up for Foundations and since have completed Level 1& 2 teacher training, Embodyment® Yoga Therapy and Svaroopa® yoga Treating Pain therapy.

I now rarely ever have anxiety and am more flexible than I have ever been.  I love sharing this yoga and yoga therapy with others and helping others change their lives for the better like it has mine!

I attended my first yoga class over 40 years ago and the connection was immediate and enduring.

Without any understanding of the true purpose of this ancient science, I knew that my body felt better, my mind was much calmer and that the practice connected me to something that was familiar and nurturing – a deep, vibrant & peaceful stillness.
Over years of practice, this connection deepened and developed into a passion to share the benefits of yoga and I eventually began teaching in 2005, completing teacher training in the Rishiculture Ashtanga (Gitananda) tradition. I am also a Certified Svaroopa® Yoga teacher, an Embodyment® Therapist, and a teacher with the Art of Living Foundation. 

I am grateful to all my teachers for their love, support and guidance and especially give thanks to HH Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for shining the light on me!

In 2023, I successfully completed both Foundations and Gentle Yoga training programs. Over the past eight years, I have personally practiced Svaroopa yoga, experiencing significant physical benefits. Furthermore, I initiated teaching gentle yoga in 2024.

Over 30 years ago I was introduced to yoga, meditation, massage & bodywork in order to rehabilitate RSI and to manage my own stress and depression. This experience inspired me to exit the corporate world to start a new life.
I trained to become a yoga teacher here in Australia, also completing further studies in the USA and India.
Since gaining my initial qualifications over 20 years ago, I have taught yoga and facilitated stress management/relaxation sessions, classes and workshops for a wide variety of private, corporate, government, schools and community-based organisations.
I am passionate about inspiring and supporting others to explore their own potential, whilst continuing my own journey of healing, transformation and illumination.  I love teaching yoga and have experienced so many of the benefits from my own personal practice during the challenges of life. I would be honoured to share this wonderful yoga with you.

Based in Nundah, Qld. Online classes/workshops. In-Person classes/private sessions/workshops/retreats

I remember recognising from a young age a deep yearning to feel comfortable in my own skin & to live from a place of truth, openness and ease. I wasn’t able to put words to it back then & I certainly didn’t know how to find this shift I was looking for. Svaroopa® Yoga has given me access to the tools that make this and so much more possible.

My initial experience of Svaroopa Yoga was in 2011 when I took Foundations training. This was life changing for me & opened my mind to a whole new way of approaching a yoga practice. I followed this up in 2014 with Teacher Training and have been fortunate enough to teach ever since.

Svaroopa® Yoga as given me an ease & openness in my body & a clarity of mind that continues to improve as I age. I’ve found support physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually, even beyond what I thought possible.

I am committed to offering that same support to my students through teaching Svaroopa® Yoga & by deepening my own personal growth through education and personal practice.

I teach from my home based yoga studio in Wagga Wagga, NSW, offering small classes and Embodyment® & Yoga Therapy sessions.

First hooked on Svaroopa® Yoga in 2001 at Swami Nirmalananda’s first Australian Foundations Course, Janaki began making many trips to the USA to train as a teacher. She currently offers regular classes, Deeper classes, Gentle classes, workshops, Meditation Courses, Vichara (Self Enquiry) sessions, Embodyment® and Yoga Therapy sessions. Janaki is also a mentor for teachers in training, a Certified Pregnancy Yoga Teacher and Yoga Philosophy Group Discussion leader.  Janaki is dedicated to the growth of Svaroopa® Yoga as well as the support and encouragement of Svaroopa® students and teachers in Australia.

I completed Foundations and Gentle Yoga in 2023 I found myself on a journey to share Svaroopa® with patients at my Naturopathic Clinic.  I commenced teaching and have found Svaroopa® Yoga to be an extremely beneficial  addition to health and well-being.

My body needed an upgrade and my soul soothing. Svaroopa® Yoga’s supportive and nurturing approach and style provided this for me and more. After my very first class I was aware of the release in my spinal tensions and that this was a yoga like no other. I felt calmer, taller and stronger and had less body pain. I felt Uplifted in both body and mind.

On the suggestion of my teacher, I enrolled in Foundations of Svaroopa® Yoga with the idea of enhancing my own personal yoga practice. Before long I was on an amazing ride of Teacher Training and am now a Certified Embodyment® Therapist and a Certified Svaroopa® Yoga Teacher.

You are welcome to join me at The Yoga Sweet in East Fremantle to experience the “Yoga of Grace”.

I was drawn to Svaroopa® yoga in 2010 recovering from 14 years of chronic fatigue syndrome and seeking relief for sacroiliac and low back pain I had suffered since my early 20’s.

Embodyment® Yoga Therapy sessions and Svaroopa® poses had a life changing effect on me. I commenced classes and started a daily home practice with the Magic 4 (set of Svaroopa® yoga poses) – I had found my healing path, my pain was diminishing and I felt alive. I went on to teacher training in Svaroopa® Yoga. I learnt so much about the body – how the poses work to decompress the spine and how to find deep release in this gentle supported style. I teach from my home studio in Beerwah, Sunshine Coast. I love teaching and watching my students tensions unravel as they work through the blissful and supported poses. I am blessed to be part of a powerful, unique and healing Svaroopa® yoga style.