Bhumi Sally Albertsen
Bhumi has been practising yoga for 28 years and teaching for 25 years. She completed her yoga certificate in Perth in 1997 whilst also training as a massage therapist. She has since continued ongoing professional development on a regular basis.
As well as teaching yoga, Bhumi has written teacher training manuals, yoga course curriculums and articles on yoga (AYL magazine).
Bhumi completed training as a yoga therapist in 2015 and works with students on an individual basis or in small groups, using yoga as a therapeutic tool to address specific health issues.
Bhumi has been a student of ShantiMayi since 1998. ShantiMayi is a meditation teacher of the Sacha Lineage, whose Ashram is located in Laxshman Jhula, India, on the banks of the Ganges River. Prior to having children, Quentin and Bhumi enjoyed travelling to India to be with ShantiMayi. www.wanderingstarrs.com
Bhumi enjoys teaching gentle yoga as well as being a mother to two girls.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science – Biochemistry/Microbiology (University of Tasmania, 1991)
Yoga Certificate, (YogaHealth, 1997)
Diploma of Health Science, Massage (Australian College of Natural Health Sciences, 1997)
Certificate Yoga Therapy (Yoga Space/Surya Health, 2015) www.suryahealth.com.au
Current first aid certificate
Current police clearance
Fully insured
Quentin Albertsen
Quentin has been practicing yoga for 28 years and teaching for 25 years. He initially trained and worked as a surveyor, but decided to complete his yoga certificate in 1997 and pursue what he loved to do. Since completing his training, Quentin has also been involved with training other teachers and has taught numerous corporate classes as well as teaching classes to the general public. Quentin is a qualified mindfulness based stress reduction(MBSR) teacher, having studied with the Mindfulness Training Institute of Australasia (MTIA), which is based on the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn. Quentin has since been teaching regular MBSR courses around Perth. Mindfulness meditation helps everyday people to deal with stress, anxiety and pain, so they can live with greater peace and happiness.
Quentin is a student of ShantiMayi, and has travelled to India a number of times to study meditation with her as well as completing three 10 day Vipassana’s meditation retreats with her in Australia. He continues to undertake extended meditation retreats at the Jhana Grove Meditation Centre in Serpentine Perth.
Qualifications
Yoga Certificate (YogaHealth, 1997)
Yoga Therapy Teacher Training Module 2 Anatomy and Physiology (Surya Health, 2013)
Meditation Teacher Training, Mindfulness Training Institute Australasia (MTIA) (2015) www.mtia.org.au
Fully insured
