About Me - Kaye Oakley

I came to yoga over 25 years ago, looking for a way to calm my mind and to heal a back injury. Through it, I found a path to a calmer, happier life. I think if you’re practicing it right, yoga inevitably leads to an interest in meditation – I’ve been practicing this for over 21 years as well, and am passionate about the potential of meditation and yoga as a tool for self-inquiry and personal healing and growth at the level of mind, body and spirit. I’ve been teaching for over ten years, having studied with amazing teachers such as Mark Breadner, Bernadette McGree, Mysan Sidbo, Sarah Powers and others.

Yoga practice has also spurred an interest in energy healing. Over the past few years, I’ve been immersing myself in studies of crystal healing (including transpersonal healing) and reiki. These aren’t for everyone, but I have found the impact of these modalities to be quite life-changing, in surprising ways.

I’ve always been more of a listener than a talker, and so was drawn to study counselling at the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors, gaining a diploma in 2019. This opened my eyes to the possibilities of positive psychology and a firm conviction that people can actually find their own solutions and pathways to greater wellbeing, if they’re just supported to do so. To help me be that support, I studied wellness coaching with Wellness Coaches Australia. 

I’ve also noticed in my own life that having good female friends and supporters is like finding a pot of gold AND the rainbow. I’d like to help other women to use this golden resource in their lives and have the opportunity to be that support for others through the ancient practice of women’s circles.

I have a passion for learning and growing, as shown by the ridiculous number of things I’ve studied! But I believe that all these different modalities speak to one another, and together, they give me the opportunity to be useful to fellow seekers who are keen to live in alignment with their values, and become who they truly are.

About You!
If you:

• Know that it's time to make some changes
• Feel deeply that you're not just a body, not just a mind, but a being of body, mind, and spirit
• If you want a movement practice that is just for you, and not only supports your body, but nurtures your spirit
• If you are drawn to spirit and energy as a support for wellbeing
• If you feel a bit lost and want some support to connect with your own path (without being told what that is, or given a cookie-cutter recipe for life)
• You're interested in connecting with others who feel the same way

Then get in touch and I hope that I can support you to find your own way to greater healing, wholeness, and a life lived on purpose. 

My Qualifications

Yoga
200 and 500 hour Yoga Teacher Training - YogaCoach
100 hour Yin Yoga Training – Mysan Sidbo
Level 1 and 2 Insight Yoga Teacher Training in yin yoga and mindfulness with Sarah Powers
Curvy Friendly certification, Curvy Yoga (Yoga for larger bodies)
Pre and Post natal Yoga teacher training, Bliss Baby
Trauma Aware Yoga – Adore Yoga
Teaching Yoga for Cancer – Adore Yoga
​Certified as RYT500 and E-RYT200 with Yoga Alliance (international registration body)

Yoga Therapy Training (current) - Yoga Therapy Institute
 
Pilates
Matwork Certification – Studio Pilates International
Matwork Teacher Training – STOTT Pilates, Toronto
Pre and post natal Pilates – Studio Pilates International
Pilates for Back Pain – Studio Pilates International
 
Meditation
Meditation Facilitation Certificate – Adore Yoga
The Power of Awareness meditation training – Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach
Advanced Study Major in Mindfulness - Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors
 
Counselling
Diploma in Counselling, Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (Advanced Study Majors in Mindfulness, Relationships and Grief and Loss)

Practitioner Certificate, Emotional Freedom Technique (Tapping), Embrace Empowerment Australia
 
Wellness Coaching
Level 1 and Level 2 Wellness Coaching, Wellness Coaching Australia
 
Reiki
Reiki Level I, II and Master certification – Nature Care College
 
Crystal Healing
Diploma in Crystal Healing – School of Natural Health Sciences (UK)
Certificate in Applied Crystal Healing – Evolve Healing Institute
Level 2 Transpersonal Crystal Healing Practitioner – Evolve Healing Institute
 
Women’s Circles
Women’s Circles Facilitation Certificate – Imogen Bailey Honouring Heart

Other
Bachelor of Arts, The University of Sydney (English Literature and Psychology majors)

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