About me
My name is Karen Parker. I have been practising yoga for twenty years. I have had the pleasure of learning from yoga teachers in Australia and cities around the world including, Vancouver, Taipei, Los Angeles, Auckland and London. Every class has been a blessing. Becoming a yoga teacher was a natural progression. I completed my initial yoga teacher training from My Health Yoga in Brisbane, headed by inspirational and knowledgeable Carrie-Anne Fields and I am currently completing my Level 2 teacher qualification.
I enjoy a variety of yoga methods, including Hatha, the Yoga In Daily Life System, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Yin, and Restorative and am influenced by numerous amazing yoga teachers including Carrie-Anne Fields, BKS Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, Donna Farhi, Rodney Yee, Baron Baptiste, Jo Tastula, Felicia Tomasko, Shiva Rea, Judith Hanson Lasater, Ana Forrest...the list continues to grow. I am deeply grateful to all my yoga teachers - past and present, world-renowned or not - for sharing their positive loving energy and inspiring me to learn more.
When I teach yoga, I encourage students to practise within their own capacity and cultivate a positive relationship with their bodies. For more challenging asanas, I provide alternatives or modifications so that every 'body' can participate with awareness and care.
I chose the business name Feel Good Yoga because it sums up my philosophy of yoga. Yoga makes you feel good - pure and simple. Yoga improves all areas of health - physical, mental, social and emotional. During difficult times, yoga can help to separate ourselves from our thoughts and encourage self-reflection. This way we can respond rather than react to our emotions. When I have faced stressful situations in my life, yoga has been my solace and helped me move through them. Besides gaining physical strength and flexibility, through yoga and meditation, I experience inner peace, love and joy.
My mission is to share the marvellous effects of yoga with my community in a non-competitive and inclusive atmosphere. So whether you are totally new to yoga or have some experience, I invite you to join my yoga class. I would love to meet you.
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” ― Rumi
I enjoy a variety of yoga methods, including Hatha, the Yoga In Daily Life System, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Yin, and Restorative and am influenced by numerous amazing yoga teachers including Carrie-Anne Fields, BKS Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, Donna Farhi, Rodney Yee, Baron Baptiste, Jo Tastula, Felicia Tomasko, Shiva Rea, Judith Hanson Lasater, Ana Forrest...the list continues to grow. I am deeply grateful to all my yoga teachers - past and present, world-renowned or not - for sharing their positive loving energy and inspiring me to learn more.
When I teach yoga, I encourage students to practise within their own capacity and cultivate a positive relationship with their bodies. For more challenging asanas, I provide alternatives or modifications so that every 'body' can participate with awareness and care.
I chose the business name Feel Good Yoga because it sums up my philosophy of yoga. Yoga makes you feel good - pure and simple. Yoga improves all areas of health - physical, mental, social and emotional. During difficult times, yoga can help to separate ourselves from our thoughts and encourage self-reflection. This way we can respond rather than react to our emotions. When I have faced stressful situations in my life, yoga has been my solace and helped me move through them. Besides gaining physical strength and flexibility, through yoga and meditation, I experience inner peace, love and joy.
My mission is to share the marvellous effects of yoga with my community in a non-competitive and inclusive atmosphere. So whether you are totally new to yoga or have some experience, I invite you to join my yoga class. I would love to meet you.
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” ― Rumi
