“Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.”
– BKS Iyengar
Our Adelaide Hills studio teaches in the Iyengar method. The style of teaching delivered facilitates learning in different ways, including: clear instruction, demonstration, progressive levels of practice and the use of props.
Our team of teachers are passionate and committed practitioners who train regularly with their own senior teachers.
We are interested in supporting the growth of students individual practice to nurture optimal health and happiness.
We share the journey of our practice and study of yoga with you.
Loretta Voivodich, Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher
LORETTA VOIVODICH – Principal teacher and director at Unfold Yoga + Wellbeing
Loretta Voivodich is principal teacher and sole director at Unfold Yoga + Wellbeing. Loretta was first certified with the International Yoga Teachers Association (IYTA) in 2003 and is a full member. Loretta has trained with Iyengar teachers since her early twenties and completed 500 hours of Iyengar teacher training in 2017, receiving her Level 1 certification.
“My journey with Iyengar yoga began in 1988 at Kensington School of Yoga, Adelaide, where I found the dedication, creativity, and hard work required of yoga practice a blessing. I was fortunate to have exemplary teachers. I found inspiration and authenticity within the language of the teachings, and the practical exercises offered clarity and ease in my body, my energy, and my life. I was eager from then on to immerse myself in the study and practice of yoga and meditation.”
Loretta encourages people of all ages and from all walks of life to enjoy the benefits yoga can bring. Yoga helps to develop the mental, physical, and emotional conditions needed for lasting health and happiness. Loretta is committed to creating an environment that supports the growth of everyone’s own practice and needs.
“What I love about yoga is that it has no point of arrival. It continues to engender, not the search for results, but the relish of seeds being sown.”
Samantha Smith, Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher
SAMANTHA SMITH – Teacher
I have been a dedicated student of Iyengar yoga since 1999. I was first drawn to the focused physical alignment of this style of yoga and the body awareness, strength and flexibility that it brings. However, it was the calmness that rippled from the practice throughout my daily life that encouraged me to continue. I originally completed a Yoga Alliance recognised 500-hour teacher training with Byron Yoga Centre in 2017. I then went on to finish my Iyengar teacher training with Stephanie Hansen at Hills Yoga, and feel privileged to be able to share the teachings of Iyengar yoga with students, young and old.
“As a secondary school teacher, I find yoga practice to be a source of rejuvenation and restoration!”
JACQUELINE ILES – Teacher
Hello, I’m Jacqueline, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Yoga Teacher, Mum of two and lover of nature and good books!
I began practicing Yoga whilst studying Ayurveda in 1994. I fell in love with it straight away as a way to connect with and move my body and calm my mind. I even realised that those middle of the night stretches that I did as a teenager with insomnia were just like the forward bends in Yoga that calm the nervous system!
I completed an Iyengar Yoga teacher training program in 2001 under senior teachers Pixie Lillas and Alan Goode and have been enjoying teaching ever since.
Ayurveda is the sister science to Yoga. Like two sides of the same coin, these traditions give us wonderful tools to know ourselves deeply so we can create good health and live with more ease and contentment.
As well as teaching Yoga I love supporting my Living Ayurveda clients in creating good health and balance in their lives. With a focus on Women’s Health I offer Consultations and Workshops throughout the year, and my Feminine Vitality Ayurveda and Yoga Retreat each Autumn and Spring to bring together the joys and health benefits of Ayurveda and Yoga.
Yoga will always be a part of my life. It helps me to slow down, nourish my nervous system and, as I age, it helps me stay supple, strong and connected to my inner joy and peace.
“Yoga and Ayurveda cultivate the inner awareness and knowledge that is needed for healthy habits to flourish so you can live in balance with good health and joy.”
Jo Slade, Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher
JO SLADE – Teacher
I started practicing yoga in the late 90s when, like many young mothers, I was juggling work, parenting and renovating our old home. Yoga provided me with a breather from these demands and I found that that far from being a wholly physical practice, yoga brought calmness, perspective and an inner strength that allowed me to live a healthier, happier life.
In 2014 I undertook teacher training with Darrin McNally at the Kensington School of Yoga; I had no intention of becoming a teacher, I just wanted to deepen my practice. However, I found that teaching became a joy, learning as much from my students as I could teach them.
My aim is for my students to experience the joy and benefits that yoga can bring to their lives, regardless of age, flexibility or fitness. It is a practice that has supported me through many challenges and I hope to provide that support to my students.
Berenice Franklin, Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher
BERENICE FRANKLIN – Teacher
Berenice started yoga in 1983 with weekly classes in the foyer of the Nhulunbuy Cinema. She was hooked from then and has practiced a variety of yoga methods, but once she found Iyengar Yoga, she never looked elsewhere. Berenice completed her teacher training under the patient tutelage of both Sue Everett and Peter Scott in 2016, receiving Introductory Level 2 And was awarded Junior Intermediate 2 certificate in 2020 after studying with Marina Jung. Berenice had the privilege of studying with both Geeta Iyengar and Prashant Iyengar at RIMYI. Since then Berenice continues to deepen her study of yoga through regular attendance at classes with Senior Iyengar teachers, through teaching and particularly with her rigorous personal practice that includes adjustment for the osteo and rheumatoid arthritis she now manages.Today, Berenice’s personal practice is modified to manage the symptoms of arthritis. She truly embodies her belief in the healing power of yoga.
Kelly Mittal – Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga Teacher
My name is Kelly but please call me Kel! I have been practising yoga since 2006 when I was introduced to it whilst living in Tokyo, Japan. I then travelled through South-East Asia, including India, the whole time seeking out yoga classes wherever I could find them! Sometimes that looked like practising whilst overlooking the ocean and other times it was in smelly and cold basements! After returning to Adelaide, I embarked on my Teacher Training and have been teaching since 2012. I have 1000+ hours of yoga training in my yoga bank and I will continue to study. The more I learn, the more I realise that I don’t know! I teach Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, Restorative and Chair yoga but my specialty and heart is in Prenatal Yoga.
“Yoga is my rock. Without it I am scattered, ungrounded, not present to my life or those in it and my patience is in my boots. So, I practice every day. I have to and need to. It gives me the tools I need to be in my life, fully present, fully aware.” Kel