bend with us

Come and practice with some of the best yoga teachers the Bendigo region has to offer. All our teachers hold the highest qualification standards and a wealth of yoga and mindfulness knowledge and experience.

Nicole is the owner of bendyYOGA, and has been teaching yoga for over 20 years. She has studied Hatha, Yin, Restorative, Yoga Nidra, Kids’ Yoga, Pre & Postnatal Yoga, and completed Advanced Yoga Teacher Training. She is a qualified RTYA500 Yoga Teacher with Level 2 accreditation. Nicole is also certified in Mat and Reformer Pilates, and is a lover of intuitive movement that helps the student find ease and freedom in the body. She looooves to teach and is all about creating a connected yoga community within bendyYOGA.

Chelsea holds an Advanced Diploma of Yoga Teaching and has been passionately involved in the practice for over two decades.  Her classes explore the themes of yogic philosophy & their relevance to our daily lives. Chelsea takes great pleasure in sharing these powerful teachings, and each class is designed around an intentional theme exploring a different aspect of the practice. Classes are heartfelt, mindful, fun and accessible to all levels of ability. 

Katie is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist with over 30 years experience in both Public and Private Hospitals, working with acute and chronic health conditions, musculoskeletal injuries, chronic diseases lifestyle management and oncology rehabilitation. Katie has also worked concurrently in the health and fitness industry, where she is qualified and teaches Les Mills Body Pump, Body Balance, Schwinn Cycle, Yoga, Clinical Reformer Pilates and Clinical Mat Pilates! Katie’s yoga practice and teaching comes from a beautiful place of intuitively nourishing your body, playfully pushing your limits, all in the name of being strong, healthy, mindful and grateful.

Simon graduated from the Yoga College of India in July 2009, in Palm Springs California.  Since then he has taught and practised in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Sydney and Rishikesh India. He also worked as a guest teacher in Bali and studios around Melbourne and now lives and teaches in Bendigo. Since this first training he has also trained in Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Yin  and Pilates. Simon is also an Ayurvedic massage therapist.

Simon attests that yoga really has changed and shaped his life and he truly loves teaching, which shines through in every moment of his classes. 

Caitlin is a dedicated yogi whose teaching is inspired by the beauty of movement and the belief that, through embodied expression, we can connect to the deeper layers of the self.  With a background in contemporary dance and an extensive Buddhist meditation practice, she weaves fluidity, mindfulness, and presence into every class. Her classes offer a gentle yet profound invitation to awaken the body, quiet the mind, and open to limitless possibilities.  Caitlin’s most cherished style to share is Yin Yoga—a deeply nourishing practice that invites stillness and inner reflection, revealing the natural beauty that resides within.

Nerissa has worked in the natural therapy field and has been practicing and teaching yoga for over 15 years, focusing on gentle somatic movement and mindfulness techniques to support the nervous system. Nerissa’s classes are grounded in the principles of reconnection and rejuvenation, with an emphasis on attuning the body in real time to guide movement. Each session is thoughtfully taught to create a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment for participants. Nerissa holds a RYTA350 Diploma in Yoga Teaching and Restorative Yoga Therapy.

Nardine has drawn on and taught these ancient practises for almost two decades.  Her classes reflect how movement and breath calms the mind and helps us feel energised, balanced and connected - they are more like a “work in” that a “work out”.

Nardine has trained in many modalities of yoga including Hatha, Vinyasa Flow, Fit/Dynamic, Yin and Children’s Yoga but the path that lights her up the most is the practice of Kundalini Yoga, Meditation and Breathwork.

Nardine’s classes are a woven recipe of asana (postures), alignment tips, breath & meditation.