Our Teachers

John Norris (Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher)
Director and Administrator of Simply Yoga.

Always a physically active person, John was looking for something more than mere activity when he started to practice Yoga. He has discovered in his practice, the path towards peace of mind, spirituality and the true self.

2008 will mark 25 years of practice and 10 years of teaching. John has attended the Iyengar Institute in Pune – India and advanced classes with Pixie Lillas with whom he trained. Assisting Pixie in her Remedial classes, John began to develop a unique and empathetic approach to his teaching, especially toward the stressed and inflexible.

John’s classes are energising and challenging, constantly testing the boundaries of his students’ capabilities, though carefully structured for safety and restoration.

He teaches classes for all levels from Beginners 1 to Level 3 for experienced students.

He runs regular workshops and intensives, as well as retreats and private lessons. 

Eve Grzybowski

Eve has been teaching yoga for over 25 years and practicing since 1971. She originally learned yoga in Sydney from the legendary Martyn Jackson, one of B.K.S. Iyengar’s first Western students. Eve holds a Diploma of Health (Yoga) from Nature Care College in Sydney.  Since 2000, she has been involved with training yoga teachers at the College.

Eve conducts her classes with a light hand but her students report that they work very hard within an atmosphere where one’s best effort is encouraged. This is not to attain the text-book perfect pose, but rather for students to gain greater awareness by inquiring into how they can evolve a pose for themselves. Her classes, thus, provide an opportunity to explore the dance between will power, which wants to grapple with a pose, and freedom, which allows the body to open into accepting a pose. Attention to the physical work of poses is important because it fosters an unfolding of awareness that leads to changes in body, mind, and spirit.

Eve’s purpose in teaching and practicing yoga is to have this awareness become a moment-to-moment experience of connecting to the world around us and in us.                                                                                

Jane Thomas

Jane discovered the benefits of yoga when she was a TV producer and needed an effective way of dealing with the stress of a demanding job.  Eventually yoga became a passion which led to a career change.

On completing the Nature Care College Diploma of Health (Yoga) Jane was offered a teaching position at Simply Yoga.  She is currently teaching a Gentle Yoga class and Level 1 as well as private sessions.

Over her years as a teacher, Jane has continued expanding her knowledge in remedial yoga as she believes that yoga should be accessible to everybody, regardless of age or fitness.  She has recently completed The Health and Wellbeing Arthritis Course for Yoga Teachers through the Lewis Institute. 

Vim Lane (Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher)

Vim has been practicing and studying yoga since 1988. She has been teaching since 1996. Her classes are conducted in the traditional Iyengar style with precise instruction to the anatomical alignment and physiology of the body in conjunction with breath awareness. Props are used to bring a deeper understanding to the poses.

Vim’s focus in her personal practice and her teaching is on developing inner and outer strength and exploring the quiet that comes from working the body, mind and breath together.

Raewyn Twynham

Raewyn is an experienced yoga teacher with a wide range of expertise grounded in inspiration from Donna Farhi and her colleagues Eve and John at Simply Yoga.

Raewyn brings a non-judgmental, encouraging and compassionate approach to her teaching with highly personalized classes tailored to individual needs.

Raewyn’s classes at Simply Yoga are suitable for beginners and intermediate students.

Raewyn has completed the Nature Care Diploma of Health (Yoga), and she keeps her teaching fresh and inspired by regularly attending workshops and through her own study.

Monica Redondo

Monica is a dedicated yoga practitioner trained in Vinyasa Hatha through Samadhi Yoga Sydney. She has expanded her practice by training in a diverse range of styles that include Ashtanga, Iyengar, and Synergy Yoga. She is certified with Yoga Alliance International.

Monica’s Vinyasa Hatha classes focus on the meditative quality of vinyasa yoga (breath-synchronised flowing movement) with emphasis on the importance of alignment.

Monica’s approach in her Pre-natal Class is to support women to feel strong, fit, happy and well-prepared to give birth to a healthy baby. The benefits to mums-to-be are improved posture during pregnancy, rapid recovery after birth, and the ability to stay centred and serene.