Meet The Team
Wendy
Wendy brings over 30 years of yoga experience and wisdom to the mat. While her LSD classes are quiet, contemplative spaces, her Vinyasa and Flows are both challenging and grounding, encouraging students to build strength, flexibility, and balance while cultivating self-awareness. With a nurturing approach, Wendy empowers students to listen to their bodies and practice with compassion, offering modifications to meet individual needs.
Jess
Jess is an exercise physiologist, pilates instructor and yoga teacher. Jess has been teaching pilates for over 5 years now and her passion for this style of moment and putting her own mindful spin on it is only growing every year. Alongside working in studios and private clinics in town, Jess also runs her own Pilates business, Tidal Flow Studio. She also hosts women’s retreats all over the world. Her goal is to make pilates as accessible and approachable as possible whilst having as much fun as we can along the way.
Skaya
Skaya is an experienced Yoga teacher, Pilates instructor and Ayurvedic practitioner who blends ancient wisdom with modern movement. Her gentle, creative approach supports students to feel spacious, grounded and empowered.
Maria
Maria brings close to a decade of experience and a unique blend of skills to her Vinyasa classes. As a certified physical therapist, she combines therapeutic techniques with mindful movement, creating a sustainable practice for every student. Inspired by nature, especially the ocean, Maria’s classes offer a flowing and transformative experience that connects body, mind, and the world around us.
Mal
Mal’s Power Flow classes are all about pushing your limits while leaving you feeling stronger, more focused, and deeply connected to your body. With over 35 years of experience, Mal teaches with a belief that yoga unlocks the truth within us, bringing clarity and energy to every part of your life. Expect a strong, invigorating practice that builds both physical strength and mental resilience,
Jooles
Jooles feels most inspired and at ease in nature. Her connection to the rhythms, seasons and cycles of earth are woven, with intention, through her creative life and healing artistry. Having trained as a Yin and Hatha Yoga teacher and Sound of Being™ practitioner, Jooles is on a mission to listen deeply and create space for you to do the same. She is here to remind you that everything you seek is within, that by nature, you are already whole.
Kai
Kai’s Slow Flow's are an invitation to slow down, breathe deeply, and connect with your mind, body, and soul. With training in Guatemala and Mysuru, her sequences are influenced by dance, pilates, Thai massage, and traditional yogic philosophy, blending movement with guided meditation. To Kai, yoga is a sacred practice that quiets the mind, opens the heart, and nurtures the spirit—so be prepared to move, feel, and discover your true self.
Lauren
Lauren’s classes blend yoga with deep connection—connecting to self, community, culture, and the universe. After a career in journalism, Lauren shifted her focus to teaching yoga and expanding her qualifications in Kinesiology, Neuro Training, and Reiki. Her warm, inclusive approach shines in Mobility Stretch and Release, Strength Fusion and Vinyasa, where she emphasises mobility, balance, and subtle strength to make yoga accessible to all.
Rob
Rob bridges the worlds of rhythmic flow and spiritual ceremony. With over a decade of experience guiding energy as a DJ, he has honed the ability to hold a safe and intuitive container for self-exploration.
His formal training in breathwork and ceremony was received in Bali under the guidance of Kim Kindersley (Heart of Breath).
His intention is to cultivate & support community with the profound power of breath and sacred circle.
Dani
Dani is a Pilates instructor across reformer and mat, with a special focus on pre and post-natal movement. She brings years of experience supporting women through pregnancy and beyond, with a calm, intuitive teaching style and a strong focus on safe, effective movement.
Her classes feel supportive, accessible, and just the right amount of spicy, helping you build strength with confidence and leave feeling strong, steady, and energised.
Cassandra
Cass has been practicing yoga for nearly 30 years and specialises in Tantric Hatha and Yin. With a deep commitment to the Vedic tradition, she integrates Ayurveda, Yoga, and Tantra in her classes to help students connect with their true essence—fierce, loving, and full of grace. Cass’s teachings are rooted in her experience with top global teachers, aiming to share the full depth of yoga’s transformative power and guide students towards self-awareness, connection, and growth.
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A little about us
Hey, we're Pete and Carley, the accidental owners of Gnarabup Yoga & Pilates.
What started as an unexpected adventure has grown into something far more meaningful than we ever imagined. A little studio by the sea, built on a shared love of movement, the ocean, good people and the magic that happens when they all come together.
We're not yoga or Pilates teachers. We're students, just like you. We know what it's like to arrive on the mat with a busy mind, a tired body or a hundred other things pulling at your attention. And we know how powerful it can be to leave feeling a little stronger, a little lighter and a little more like yourself.
That's the feeling we want everyone to experience here.
We believe movement is more than exercise. It's a way back to yourself.
A way to build strength for the life you want to live. To find space in a busy mind. To move with more freedom, age with more confidence and feel good in the body you call home.
We believe wellbeing shouldn't feel intimidating, exclusive or like another thing you're supposed to be good at. It should meet you where you are, grow with you and feel like something you genuinely look forward to.
That's why we've brought together an incredible team of teachers who care as much about the person in front of them as the practice they're sharing. With small classes, thoughtful guidance and a whole lot of heart, we're creating a place where everybody belongs, whether you're taking your very first class or have been moving with us for years.
And while movement is what brings us together, connection is what makes us stay.
The familiar faces. The conversations after class. The friendships that begin between reformers and yoga mats. The quiet moments of stillness, the laughter, the music, the little rituals that become the best parts of your week.
We want Gnarabup to be somewhere you come not because you feel you should, but because you love how you feel when you're here.
Rooted in this beautiful pocket of Margaret River, where the bush meets the ocean, we're building more than a studio. We're nurturing a community that moves together, grows together and reminds each other to make space for the things that matter.
Strong bodies. Softer minds. Open hearts. Real connection.
No pressure to be anything other than who you are.
Just really good people, meaningful movement and a little more room to feel alive.
See you by the sea.
P + C x
