TRIBE
PHOEBE WATERS
MELBOURNE
Teacher
CECILY SMITH
NORTH CAROLINA
Teacher
Get to know our tribe..
Mel, when did you first find yoga in your life?
For as long as I can remember I have been in love with the human body's ability to find expression, and joy, through movement - from early memories of a tiny girl twirling around with a ribbon in her hand, to the thrill of running on the track field as fast as I could. But it was only until later, working as journalist in a fast-paced newsroom, that I saw how movement coupled with mindfulness could become really profound, life-changing medicine.
Yoga finally caught up with me on my late nights at home.After working an anxiety-filled deadline shift at the newspaper, I found the practice calmed me, re-centred me, and silenced my ninja-brain... and it just felt so damn good.
Lauren, what do you love about yoga?
Yoga is a universal language
that is felt, taught and practiced
all over the world. The lifestyle creates a community that is
focused on love, acceptance
and presence of mind, and practicing allows me time to internally channel my energy
and find out what I am in
need of. Yoga is a constant
that will remain in my life forever.
Jolie, why do you love to teach?
I have been teaching to my
toys since I was 3 years old.
It’s always been a natural
calling for me. Communicating
my passion to people,
especially to those who share
the same interest is my favorite
way to pass the time. I consider teaching a great responsibility
and one that comes with a lot
of hard work and discipline.
It’s an honor to hold the space
for people and pass on information. I always remember what a great teacher once
told me: “All the knowledge we now hold, is the sum product of information attained by people who’ve previously influenced us. Nothing we teach is new information, no knowledge is owned or reserved or innately yours.” “Once you ride the
elevator of knowledge it’s
time to send it back down.”
Rob, where has surfing
taken you around the world?
I consider myself blessed to
have taught and worked in
some of the most beautiful
and remote places this earth
has to offer. It all began in
Sydney, Australia at the world renown Manly Surf School,
as well as teaching up and
down the East coast of Australia.
I have taught kids the art of
wave riding in County Kerry, Ireland. Surfed both the east
and west coast of America,
Mexico and Costa Rica and
even ridden wave pools in
Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. I have surfed in the Beautiful Fijian islands and
I was privileged to be invited to Japan to work as a professional lifeguard on their busy beaches.
I have spent the last 6 years working with “ The Perfect Wave “ managing operations on their
high-end exclusive surf resort
on The Maldives, as well as
guide surf charter boats for lucky guests throughout the island
chain. I have managed surf
camps in Bali and surfed my
way through Indonesia where I believe the waves cannot be compared to anywhere else
in the world.
Phoebe, what do you
believe Yogakoh can
pass on to the world?
YogaKoh is a collective
of people who all crossed
paths travelling and have
been working together
for years all around the
world.
We are driven by passion
a for travel, we say yes to
any adventure and we are
open to learning every step
of the way, this is what
we can pass on to the world.