Angela Bateman
Angela has practised Iyengar yoga for over 10 years under the guidance of Claire Havey, Half Moon Yoga founder. Angela gained her Introductory Level Iyengar teacher certification in 2018 with the support of Senior Teacher Caroline Coggins and is mentored by Stephanie Quirk in Yoga Therapeutics.
Angela is a Registered Occupational Therapist with a background in health, safety, ergonomics and injury rehabilitation.
Angela teaches our Saturday 8.00am General class.
Sarah Bourne
Sarah is a mother of three, runs her own Counselling practice and writes novels. Yoga gives her the balance she needs to juggle the demands and joys of a busy life. In her teaching she aims to provide students with the space not only to enhance their overall sense of physical wellbeing, but also to reflect and discover what it is that they need in order to reach their fullest potential, whatever that may be, both on and off the mat.
Sarah teaches our Tuesday 6.00pm and Friday 10.30am General classes.
Gary Browne
Gary teaches with a strong anatomical focus and directs students in yoga’s physical and mental techniques with calm encouragement and a dash of humour.
Gary began practising yoga for his back, which often seized up painfully due to distance road cycling. He found the physical, mental and emotional effects of regular, sustained yoga so beneficial that he wanted to share the practice with others. Gary trained and certified as an Iyengar yoga teacher with Alan Goode and began teaching in 2007.
Gary teaches the Wednesday 6.30am Dynamic Awareness class.
Juliet Cobb
Juliet relishes the opportunity yoga provides to work deeply on body and mind. She is a certified Iyengar yoga teacher, trained by leading yoga practitioner Pixie Lillas, and has taught yoga since 2004. Juliet takes great pleasure in sharing the joy of yoga with her students and seeing them progress.
Juliet teaches our Thursday 6.45am General class.
Gilly Dempsey
Gilly has practised Iyengar yoga for over 25 years and began teaching 15 years ago, training with both Alan Goode and Caroline Coggins.
Gilly juggles parenting, a day job and teaching but always finds time to return to her practice. In her teaching she is always mindful of the many demands on her students’ lives and encourages them to work skillfully, intelligently and with compassion for where they are at in their practice.
Gilly teaches our Wednesday 6.00pm Beginners/General and Friday 9.00am Gentle class.
Jenny Kent
Jenny is an accredited Iyengar yoga teacher with over 20 years teaching experience. She trained under Senior Iyengar teacher Alan Goode and is a student of senior Iyengar teacher Pixie Lillas. Jenny attended classes in India at the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune in 1996 and 2008. Jenny holds an Anatomy degree and has a keen interest in how yoga provides body alignment and mental stability.
Jenny teaches our Monday 6.30pm General class.
Jean Leow
Jean’s passion is in helping students experience the transformative journey that yoga can provide; the “magic” of yoga that starts from the body and spreads to the mind and the soul. She focuses on technique and methodology, creating a path for students to develop and explore for themselves. Formerly working in the banking sector, Jean is now a full-time yoga teacher and continues to study under Senior Iyengar teacher Peter Thomson.
Jean teaches our Early Bird Yoga (Beginner/General) on Monday 6.30am, Active Seniors on Monday and Thursday 10.30am.
Andrew Redfern
Andrew first stepped onto a yoga mat in 2000 as part of his acrobatic training where yoga was used as a warm up. He started formal yoga classes in 2013 and gained his Iyengar Yoga certification in 2022, training under Linda Apps.
He has travelled to India and studied at the Iyengar Institute, an experience he describes as simultaneously challenging and illuminating. Andrew works in IT and has keen interests in theatre and researching his family history.
Andrew teaches our Monday 9.00am Beginners class.
Founders
Robyn Adler
Robyn began practising yoga in 1988 and was immediately hooked by the non-competitive and dynamic form of body movement. Yoga has taught her to feel and effect changes in her mind and body, including increased physical and mental stability and improved strength, flexibility and sleep. She is a Junior Intermediate Level 3 Iyengar Yoga teacher.
Claire Havey
Claire is the founder of Half Moon Yoga who now lives and teaches yoga in the Blue Mountains. Claire has taught yoga since 1999 and trained with Caroline Coggins. She studied with the Iyengar family in Pune, India and studied yoga therapy with Stephanie Quirk. Claire is a Junior Intermediate Level 1 teacher.