We offer a variety of classes to suit different needs and preferences, including vinyasa, hand balancing, flexibility training, restorative, acroyoga, kids yoga, and family classes. Our classes are designed to be inclusive and welcoming to all. We strive to create a safe and supportive space for everyone to practice, where people can experience the joy, peace, and transformation that come with a dedicated yoga practice. We are committed to providing high-quality instruction, fostering a supportive community, and promoting holistic wellness.We love sharing our love of yoga and acroyoga!
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Founder of Yoga Grooves, Mother of 2, born in Perth Western Australia. With a keen passion for movement and dance background, Jo became a fitness instructor at age 15 and was introduced to yoga soon after. She has been practicing yoga for over 30 years and teaching different movement styles for 38 years including yoga, kids yoga, dance fitness and added to these, later (the past 19 years) began teaching partner yoga which then became acroyoga. She became more immersed into the world of yoga during her two pregnancies and births where she found Yoga helped her through these magical journeys.
Yoga helped create positive journeys for these special experiences. Jo was first introduced to partner yoga in 1999. After exploring the world of yoga, and becoming a yoga teacher, Jo began to delve deeper into learning the art of partner balancing, practicing acro yoga / partner yoga and acro balance. Jo introduced acroyoga to Perth and became the first fully certified acroyoga teacher in Perth Western Australia completing her 200 hour AcroYoga teacher training in Montreal, Canada with Eugene Poko and Jessica Goldberg (founders of Acroyoga Montreal).
She is forever grateful to her main wonderful teachers : Simon Borg Olivier and The Late Sam Weinstein, and (as mentioned) acroyoga teachers from Acroyoga Montreal: Eugene and Jessica who continue to keep inspiring Jo. Another inspiring yoga teacher, Paddy McGrath has also been highly influential to both Jo’s teaching and her own practice. As she forever learns, she gathers from her own creative style combining the knowledge of her training with an experiential spirit in the love of creating new things in her exploration of yoga and acroyoga. Jo continues to teach and constantly learn more as she enjoys unravelling this incredible journey. She is grateful to have had the opportunity to train closely with talented circus performers, trainers, dancers and acrobats such as Chris Mayhew (The Circus Centre) and Jeff Von Schmauder (Union Yoga – Hawaii). She is of course very grateful to be able to practice and teach with her husband Pepi. Jo has taught partner yoga/AcroYoga locally in numerous locations in Perth and other areas of Western Australia, interstate and internationally in Indonesia, Malaysia and Switzerland.
Let your spirit fly!
Read More about Jo’s story hereBorn in Mendrisio Switzerland, Pepi grew up with a background in Gymnastics and ice hockey so was quick to pick up the art of AcroYoga and yoga. Married to Jo for over 26 years, but it wasn’t until 2010 when Jo took their kids to Bali for a 4 month trip that he really solidly began his yoga for beginners journey. During this trip, Pepi came to visit his family and began practicing yoga and flying yoga/acroyoga with Jo and the kids yoga together overlooking the rice paddies for one month. On his return back to Perth, Fremantle (family still in Bali) he felt a massive shift and has not looked back since.
During his family’s absence, he felt cleansed from yoga and somehow wanted to clean more and be free of ‘stuff’ and so cleared out all the furniture in the lounge room/living room to feel and create ‘space’. When Jo and the kids returned, the first thing Jo said when she saw this space was ‘awesome! You made us a yoga studio!’ and she had been teaching in that space consistently since then with Pepi joining and assisting AcroYoga and other yoga classes. In late 2023, they both moved out of that space (it was a good run living and teaching in Freo for 20 years) and now running classes in Canning Vale, Perth Western Australia. Pepi is consistently immersing himself deeper into yoga. He previously practiced Ashtanga Mysore daily and has studied an Ashtanga based teacher training mentorship with renowned yoga teacher Dana Longton from Sage Yoga. Pepi and Jo bathe in bliss as they create acroyoga flows for their own nurture and play and to share with others.
Read More about Pepi’s story hereYoga Canning Vale – Restorative – Acroyoga – Family – Kids -Mums & Bubs yoga