Adelaide Ashtanga Yoga Shala






















Teachers
Simi and Youngblood Roche are the only teachers in South Australia authorized to teach Ashtanga Yoga. They have both received direct blessing from their guru, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, to share the tradition of this sacred practice with their students.


Simi Roche

Simi Roche is a Level 2 Authorized Ashtanga Yoga Teacher with 22 years of experience teaching around the world. Simi co-directs Adelaide Ashtanga Yoga Shala with her son, Youngblood and brings to her practice and teaching a Masters degree in Dance from Florida State University in the USA.
The way the body moves in time and space to bring about a higher state of consciousness has been her life's work. Simi's classes are dynamic and challenging with teachings of how to bring our bodies deeply into the practice and our practice into our lives.




Youngblood Roche

Youngblood Roche is a Level 1 Authorized Ashtanga Yoga Teacher with eight years of experience teaching. Youngblood began teaching in New York and after several years of traveling to teach in places like California, China and Portugal Youngblood returned to Adelaide to co-direct AAYS with Simi in 2008.
Bringing a backgroud of body building, martial arts and sports, Youngblood delves deep into the tradition of the practice in his classes, utilizing his movement training from both the athletic and performing arts world. His classes stay true to the parampara (lineage) of his guru, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois as he strives for purity in both his practice and his teaching. Youngblood also works one-on-one with sports professionals and is proud to be Adelaide's first ambassador for lululemon athletica.















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