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Training & Work Experience

Counselling

    ​TRAININGS

  • 2003 - Grad Diploma of Counselling Notre Dame University 

  • 1997 - Revaluation Co-counselling training Perth WA

  • 1980 - Werner Erhard's EST Training USA 

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    WORK EXPERIENCE​

  • 2010 - Current Established the "Conscious Counselling" private practice in Fremantle.

  • 2003 - 2007 Counsellor within Western Australia Primary Schools .

  • 2003 - 2010  Co-lead  women's groups

Yoga & Healing Modalities

​TRAININGS

  • 1980 - 300hr Teacher Training Siddha Yoga USA 

  • 1980 - 300hr Teacher Training Siddha Yoga India

  • 1981 - 9 months living and studying in the Ganeshpuri Ashram 

  • 1982 - 1983 - 1 year Yoga Teacher Training with the Sivanada Yoga School in Melbourne

  • 1997 - Massage Trainings with Karen Clarke (trigger point, swedish, esaslan, energy and myofascial)

  • 1998 - 1999 -1 year Yogacise Training with Shambo Hulbert Perth​​

WORK EXPERIENCE​

  • 1987 - 2023 Shakti has taught 100's of yoga classes in various venues in Vic & WA to people of all ages and in a great variety of walks of life such as teachers, children, elders, pregnancy etc. In businesses, schools, private sessions, yoga studios, etc. 

  • Ran numerous yoga workshops and retreats 

  • 2023 - Established The Valley Yoga Studio in White Gum Valley.

  • 2003 - 2013 - Established the "Yoga Now Studio" in O'Connor Fremantle. Yoga studio & wellbeing hub for alternative healing with various modalities collaborating.

  • 1999 - 2002 Established the White Gum Valley Studio teaching beginners, intermediate, pregnancy and children yoga and relaxation. 

  • 1983 - 1987 Ran the JanJuc Siddah Yoga Centre in Victoria.

  • Vic-president of the Sivananda Ashram for 2 years

Shamanic / Mantra / Tarot / Psychic

  ​TRAININGS

  • 2020 - 2023 - 3 yr study of Gayatri Mantra with Shantimayi

  • 2012 - 1 year Training in Shamanic Practices with Shantimayi 

  • 2007 & 2008 - Trainings with Jyoti McKie with the Healing Earth Tarot Deck

  • 2007 - Shamanic soul retrieval training with Shantimayi​

  • Studied Patanjali's Yoga Sutras with Shantimayi

  • 2005 - 18 month Psychic Development Training with Clare Sweeney Perth

  • 2002 - Medicine Buddha Empowerment

WORK EXPERIENCE​

  • 2015 - Current Offering tarot readings with the Healing Earth Tarot Deck

Educational School Teaching

  ​TRAININGS

  • 1972-75 - Grad Dip of Teaching 3 yr Frankston State College of Vic

  • 1979 - Grad Diploma of Teaching Music 1 year - Coberg State College of Vic

WORK EXPERIENCE​

  • 1976 - 2019 Worked as a full time & part-time classroom teacher, music, art & relief teaching within the Victorian and Western Australian Education Department (public & private) and various alternative schools eg.

Lance Holt Primary School,

Montessori Schools, 

Moerlina School Claremont.

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