Our Team

As well as being trauma trained, our team of dedicated yoga teachers share a common thread – a background in emergency services.

As current and former emergency services workers, we bring a wealth of experience, strength, and compassion to the practice of trauma-informed yoga.

HAYLEY ROWLEY

Co-founder

Hayley is a 15-year Police veteran and a proud mental health advocate.

Hayley is a dedicated and compassionate trauma-trained yoga teacher, whose life-changing journey with yoga ignited a calling to share its gifts with others. Understanding that every individual's path is unique, she offers a safe and nurturing space for students to embark on their personal exploration of body and mind at their own pace.

With qualifications in trauma-informed, yin and vinyasa yoga, as well as additional training in wellbeing, mindfulness, public safety, leadership & management and adaptive leadership sees Hayley bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her practice. Her diverse background enriches the experience she provides, ensuring her students receive a well-rounded and supportive experience.

ELISE DOUGLAS

Co-founder

Elise is a Police Officer with nearly two decades of dedicated service.

Beyond her primary profession, Elise is a trauma-trained yoga teacher, blending the strength and resilience of being a first responder, with the healing practices of yoga. With a personal yoga journey spanning over two decades, Elise has cultivated a deep understanding of the transformative power of yoga.

Elise’s yoga teaching is trauma-informed, recognising the profound impact that the professional landscape can have on first responders. This awareness informs Elise's approach to yoga, creating a space that is not only physically rejuvenating but emotionally supportive. Elise is passionate about sharing the transformative potential of yoga and how yoga can be a powerful tool towards wellness.

Elise compassionately fuses service with serenity, offering a space where trauma can be explored with grace, navigated with kindness and where resilience can be unlocked from within.

TESTIMONIALS

"It's had a significant impact on my mental and emotional health, I have recently experienced significant trauma due to road collision incidents I have attended at work and have been doing a number of things to improve my mental health. The yoga sessions have really assisted in my recovery and reconnecting with who I am"

“I really enjoy the invitational nature of this program and the permission and choice I am offered to explore my own body in my own way. This makes me feel confident and connects my body and mind so they are more together than being separate or opposite"

“I often experienced a lot of anger and frustration throughout my policing career throughout the final couple of years and it seemed to become a part of me after my career ended. Partaking in this yoga program has been sensational for me because after each session I feel so relaxed, calm and at peace. Nothing else has had this impact on me”