Welcome to Aloha Active!

Aaron Walker has been a student of ‘Inferno Hot Pilates’ for the last 3 years. His passion and commitment to this form of training has lead him to be Teaching with us at Aloha Active.

Having seen the success of combining Pilates principles to strengthen and transform his Martial Arts students, he now wants to share the transformational power of HIIT Pilates with us!

He has been a student of yoga for 25 years, studied movement, music and dance in West Africa, and has facilitated corporate groups all over the world for the last 15 years to reach their full potential through the expression of movement and music.
He is now here at Aloha Active to help you ‘feel the burn’ in the hot room, and achieve your goals in 2020.

Bianca attended her first Yoga class over ten years ago and although she always loved the practice, it was another five years before she seriously delved into yoga. During those five years Bianca realised there was so much more to yoga than simply the Asana and was always keen to learn. In 2019 she immersed herself in a month long Yoga Teacher Training in Bali with International Yoga School-Yoga Koh and found an even bigger love for this practice and all it has to offer.

Bianca’s love of movement, yoga philosophy, and energetics inspires her and this is translated in each of her classes. Her classes pay careful attention to detail with the combination of breath and movement, with an emphasis on correct alignment. You can expect Bianca’s class to be fun, dynamic and fluid.

21 years ago I qualified to teach Yoga – back then Yoga was not as popular or as accepted as it is now – so I was considered somewhat “unusual”.

Daily exercise has been part of my life for as long as I can remember – My Father was seriously into his own fitness and into the training of others – so as soon as I could keep up I joined in – and the rest as they say is History.

I can still remember teaching my first ever Yoga class – It was at Redcliffe – I was so nervous that I had to ask the class to close their eyes whilst I took some deep breaths and got my s**t together – eventually courage prevailed! – Thankfully I have mastered and overcome this to enjoy every aspect and privilege that teaching offers.

For the last 10 years I have been living on Stradbroke Island where I had a little yoga studio
(What a privilege and a joy it was to teach those classes…)

Fast-forward to now – I discovered HIIT at Aloha Active and off I went to do my INFERNO HOT PILATES training.

Qualities I’ve personally experienced on my journey are

• Humility
• Self-Awareness
• Courage
• Strength
• Presence
• Surrender
• Break-throughs and Break-downs

  Honestly the benefits aren’t limited to these; you’ll feel fantastic, look great and shine brighter than ever before…
  Power for your Body, Energy for your Soul and Wisdom for your Mind.

  I have done numerous teacher training courses, retreats, master-classes, workshops etc, here in Australia and Overseas. Always happy to share – just ask …

“ My yoga practice inspires me to live a purposeful, mindful life. It creates a joy in my heart which i hope emanates through my classes.”

Joti completed her 200hour Vinyasa training in 2015 in Bali with international teacher, trainer and mentor Jolie Manza. In 2016 She then went on to complete an Advanced Vinyasa training through Power Living Australia with Duncan Peak and Cassie Lee. Each of these trainings had a strong foundation in anatomy, alignment and safety beautifully complemented with yogic philosophy, pranayama, meditation and connection with the subtle energy body.

Joti’s classes are dynamic with a strong focus on alignment and breath. With a background in dance her sequences are creative and engaging, helping students to find connection to mind, body and breath through intelligent, intuitive movement.

“Integrating asana and yogic principles into my life has helped me to become a strong, flexible, creative, compassionate guide in the art of transformation.”

Joti is a dedicated student of yoga and a passionate teacher. She has a cheeky vibrant sense of humour and employs it to find connection with her students.

Joti teaches ‘Power’ and ‘Yin’ yoga as well as our signature ‘Fusion’ class.

“With about twenty years of experience in yoga and meditation, Michelle Freeman specializes in meeting each student exactly where they are. Her classes blend careful attention to detail with the marrying of breath and movement into guided flows that elevate the spirit and condition the body to move in a natural and fluid way. Her classes will challenge your body as they speak to your heart and remind you to slow down, listen and feel. “

“My yoga journey began almost 20 years ago, when I practiced my first yoga class at the local gym. I continued to practice here and there and felt fabulous! I had found the “yoga high!”

“In 2015 I completed my Bikram Yoga Teacher Training in Thailand, and recently have also completed my training in Restorative Yoga and Yin Yoga. I enjoy the physical demands of Bikram Yoga, but also value the more relaxing meditative experience of Yin and Restorative Yoga.

“With a regular practice, yoga is my anchor and rock in this crazy world. For me yoga is not exercise, but a way of life.”

Nancy began practicing Bikram Yoga in 2001 after being injured in a severe car crash while working undercover as a Police Officer. The accident left two of her discs in her spine bulging and pinching nerves, causing severe pain. The pain became so unbearable she was taking pain medication and muscle relaxers, as well as antidepressants, to deal with the loss of her job.

She discovered that with a regular practice of Bikram Yoga, she could live pain free without the use of pharmaceuticals and her world began to transform. In 2002, she became a Certified Bikram Yoga Instructor and found a new way to help people.

Whereas working most of her adult life as a Police Officer and Hostage Negotiator, she currently teaches yoga and is a comedic transformational speaker. Her adventurous spirit had led her to the dark side of law enforcement and undercover work, but wanting to hone those skills she discovered Theatre Arts as a natural fit.

Comedy and acting affected her approach to teaching yoga, and yoga freed her thinking leading to new age philosophies and transformation. She coaches people, that thinking and feeling creates your reality, and she finds ways to encourage people with the mind body connection of yoga. For example; if you control your breath, you control your body, if you control your body, you control your mind and thoughts that effect your life experience.

Tania began to develop her personal yoga practice in her 20’s as a balance to more ‘yang’ forms of exercise. She studied many different styles over the years including Bikram, Iyengar and yin which eventually led her to complete her 200HR Hatha/Vinyasa Teacher Training.

Tania is passionate about sharing the ancient teachings of yoga with others as she truly believes the physical, mental and emotional benefits can greatly enhance our lives.
Her classes are dynamic, creative and playful with an emphasis on the breath – they are accessible to all.

Find Tania at Aloha Active teaching Power, Fusion and Yin.

Tessa has been practicing Bikram Yoga since 2011 and very quickly feel in love with this style of yoga and it’s benefits. Tessa is a certified hot yoga instructor trained in many hot styles but her passion is for the 26 + 2 which she teaches with passion and a particular focus on technique, alignment and benefits. Tessa has Post Graduate qualifications in Psychology as well as trainings in various energy healing modalities, including kinesiology and reiki. She combines these to bring a deep knowledge of health and healing to her classes, delivered with a therapeutic and compassionate teaching style. Tessa loves teaching yoga and sharing health and wellness with people of all ages and abilities. She believes that a regular hot yoga practice is the key to good physical and mental health and living a vibrant, happy life.