Jessie has been practicing and exploring yoga since 1991 and began developing her teaching skills in 1996. It was whilst living Bali that Jessie began combining her love of yoga with the healing arts offering the first Radiance Retreat in 2002. Jessie has published 4 yoga books with HarperCollins Publishers AUS & Ulysses Press USA, including Yoga Postures for your Body, Mind & Soul, and created the popular Radiance Yoga DVD series for home practice. Jessie has studied yoga with many leading teachers in various yoga styles. “I remember attending my first yoga class, it was a profound and life changing experience. I fell in love with exploring the many and varied yoga postures, the physical sensation of stretching, challenging and awakening my body. My breathing improved and there was an immediate shift in my state of mind. A feeling of calm and inner peace washed over me and I knew that yoga would become a natural part of my life.” Becoming a qualified teacher in 1997, Jessie continues to study and develop her teaching skills and understanding of yoga practice and wisdom. She loves being apart of the transformational yoga journey and creating a space for people to relax and connect within. The morning classes combine gentle warm up sequences with Vinyasa yoga (moving through the postures with breath awareness) and holding in postures to build strength, stability and alignment. Many variations of the postures are given so people can practice according to their experience and individual needs. The afternoon Restoration Yoga classes are a journey into deep rest with lots of yoga prop use offering comfort and support to relax fully. All retreat classes are designed to allow people to journey deep into their practice with awareness and ease. All levels of yoga experience are well catered for including complete yoga beginners. People are challenged according to their experience with plenty of individual attention and adjustments given in the classes by our experienced Radiance facilitators.