Om Yoga in Brisbane
Your Teachers
Dr Vivek Mitter, PhD
Vivek studied Hatha yoga in India and practices yoga based on the school of Swami Satyanand Saraswati
Certificate Course in Yoga Education
Registered yoga teacher with Yoga Teachers Association of Australia
Practicing and Teaching yoga for the last 12 years
Public liability insurance
Senior First Aid and CPR certificate
Vivek was a scientist at CSIRO until 2005, when the effect of yoga on his own daughter prompted him to change career path.
Vivek and Neena’s then five-year-old daughter started school, but it was a disaster. She was stressed so much so that she started throwing up at any slight change in the class routine. The class teacher finally advised them to go to a counsellor for help.
As a qualified yoga professional, Vivek decided to practice yoga with her. Neena was not at all convinced of its purpose at the time. However, father and daughter religiously did yoga every morning for 20 minutes for 3 months. At the end of the year their daughter had grown to be a very confident child with high self esteem, and the teacher called them to ask for the name of the counselor.
This was a major turning point for Vivek. He started reading a lot more about yoga for children and the science behind the benefits of it, and the school offered him the opportunity to teach yoga to years 1, 2 and 3.
Neena was expecting their second child when they took the major decision for Vivek to resign from his scientist position and become a full time ‘Yogi’, as he could see so much potential benefit for young ones.
Since then he has been teaching yoga in different Brisbane schools, and has now taught yoga to more than 2000 children. He has developed a very special program carefully designed for children based on their mental and physical age. His classes are not just postures taken from adult classes; they are dynamic and change with the mood of the children on the day.
He also runs Yoga programs for adults that include Beginners Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Intermediate Yoga, Power Yoga, Corporate Yoga and a very unique Chair Yoga program for 60 plus. In his classes he also offer very special relaxation and meditation strategies. In addition to Om Yoga Wellness Centre, he teaches yoga to staff members in various organisations in Brisbane including the University of Queensland, CSIRO, BSES, DEEDI, School teachers and IT industry, multinational companies etc.
Vivek and Neena are both academics, but yoga is their passion.
Emma Foreman
Emma has been practicing yoga for over 10 years and decided to study as a Level 1 teacher after realizing how much yoga helps her through many of life's events. Emma teaches Hatha Yoga for beginners and intermediate levels. She runs corporate yoga classes which started with work colleagues who were experiencing significant workplace stress and tremendous change.
She has a Bachelor of Health Science (Human Movement) and Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management. Emma has worked in the human services field for over 20 years, with a strong interest in working with older people, people with disabilities and people recovering from mental illness. Yoga allows Emma to be fully present in each moment as she juggles, work, family life and running her own business.
Thia Tran
Thia began practising yoga over 4 years ago. She has an internationally recognised yoga teaching qualification. Having worked in the Human Relations field for over 6 years, she has always had a true compassion for the welfare of working people hence Yoga teaching has been a truly blissful discovery. After going through some very challenging experiences in her personal life, she turned to yoga for the spiritual and physical benefits which immediately was an engagement to all aspects of her mind, body and soul.
Thia offers a traditional style of Yoga, taught by ancient Yogis originating from India. Raja Dhiraja Yoga is an all- round systematic and scientific process for nurturing your body and mind. Whether you are looking to get in shape, lose weight, become more spiritually enlightened, or just want to improve your emotional and mental well being, Thia can assist you through the practise of Yoga
Certificate Course in Yoga Education
Registered yoga teacher with Yoga Teachers Association of Australia
Practicing and Teaching yoga for the last 12 years
Public liability insurance
Senior First Aid and CPR certificate
Vivek was a scientist at CSIRO until 2005, when the effect of yoga on his own daughter prompted him to change career path.
Vivek and Neena’s then five-year-old daughter started school, but it was a disaster. She was stressed so much so that she started throwing up at any slight change in the class routine. The class teacher finally advised them to go to a counsellor for help.
As a qualified yoga professional, Vivek decided to practice yoga with her. Neena was not at all convinced of its purpose at the time. However, father and daughter religiously did yoga every morning for 20 minutes for 3 months. At the end of the year their daughter had grown to be a very confident child with high self esteem, and the teacher called them to ask for the name of the counselor.
This was a major turning point for Vivek. He started reading a lot more about yoga for children and the science behind the benefits of it, and the school offered him the opportunity to teach yoga to years 1, 2 and 3.
Neena was expecting their second child when they took the major decision for Vivek to resign from his scientist position and become a full time ‘Yogi’, as he could see so much potential benefit for young ones.
Since then he has been teaching yoga in different Brisbane schools, and has now taught yoga to more than 2000 children. He has developed a very special program carefully designed for children based on their mental and physical age. His classes are not just postures taken from adult classes; they are dynamic and change with the mood of the children on the day.
He also runs Yoga programs for adults that include Beginners Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Intermediate Yoga, Power Yoga, Corporate Yoga and a very unique Chair Yoga program for 60 plus. In his classes he also offer very special relaxation and meditation strategies. In addition to Om Yoga Wellness Centre, he teaches yoga to staff members in various organisations in Brisbane including the University of Queensland, CSIRO, BSES, DEEDI, School teachers and IT industry, multinational companies etc.
Vivek and Neena are both academics, but yoga is their passion.
Emma Foreman
Emma has been practicing yoga for over 10 years and decided to study as a Level 1 teacher after realizing how much yoga helps her through many of life's events. Emma teaches Hatha Yoga for beginners and intermediate levels. She runs corporate yoga classes which started with work colleagues who were experiencing significant workplace stress and tremendous change.
She has a Bachelor of Health Science (Human Movement) and Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management. Emma has worked in the human services field for over 20 years, with a strong interest in working with older people, people with disabilities and people recovering from mental illness. Yoga allows Emma to be fully present in each moment as she juggles, work, family life and running her own business.
Thia Tran
Thia began practising yoga over 4 years ago. She has an internationally recognised yoga teaching qualification. Having worked in the Human Relations field for over 6 years, she has always had a true compassion for the welfare of working people hence Yoga teaching has been a truly blissful discovery. After going through some very challenging experiences in her personal life, she turned to yoga for the spiritual and physical benefits which immediately was an engagement to all aspects of her mind, body and soul.
Thia offers a traditional style of Yoga, taught by ancient Yogis originating from India. Raja Dhiraja Yoga is an all- round systematic and scientific process for nurturing your body and mind. Whether you are looking to get in shape, lose weight, become more spiritually enlightened, or just want to improve your emotional and mental well being, Thia can assist you through the practise of Yoga
