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Patti Mitchley

Patti's background in contemporary dance comes through in her graceful, flowing, feel-good classes and epic playlists. Connect to your body with mindful transitions and exploration within the postures, a dancing, moving meditation. Patti always makes you smile.

Patti has been teaching community dance and movement practice in Raglan since 2003, and she makes a mean bliss ball. 

Vikasa Yoga (RYS 200) Thailand 2013

Rainbow Kids & Family Yoga 2014

Thai Dynamic Massage 2015

Sajeeva Yoga Hatha/Vinyasa  (RYS 200) 2017

 

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Bexie Towle

Bexie's experience covers teaching all types of yogis. You're bound to learn something new in every class, as she'll help you find alignment and fine tune your experience in postures. She is super skilled at meeting you where you're at in your practice. She loves to play and brings yoga to our local kindys. Off the mat, Bexie is a community-spirited greenie, working for the Karioi Project. She also enjoys cooking for friends and catching longboard waves.

500 hour Yoga Alliance RYT

200 hour Ashram Yoga NZ 2011

300 hour Shades of Yoga (Bali) 2015

Play Kids Yoga Teacher 2016

Bliss Baby Prenatal Yoga Teacher 2017

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Bethany Lyons

Bethany's classes always present a challenge, a well-rounded practice and a delicious playlist. Her classes invite you to have a play with something new and wake up some energy in your body. Bethany’s classes are perfect to bring balance to someone with an active lifestyle.

Bethany loves to get out for a run, spend time with her friends, and to try new things! She laughs a lot!

 

Radiant Life Yoga School (RYT 200) Nicaragua 2015

Anatomy Trains with Tom Myers 2017

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Tessa von Huben

Tessa’s background as a physiotherapist has made her passionate about injury prevention and whole body movement.  Her Pilates classes incorporate lengthening and movement of the entire body with a focus on core strength and joint stabilisation carried out to some funky tunes. Tessa encourages you to challenge yourself safely with exercise progressions.

Away from the Space, Tessa owns and works at Raglan Physio. Outside of the clinic you might spot her running around the town with her large and very furry Alsatian.

Polestar Mat-based Pilates 2013
Bachelor degree in Health Science Physiotherapy 2010 (AUT)
Masters degree in Health Practice Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy 2016 (AUT)
Postgraduate certificate in Acupuncture 2013 (AUT)
 

Kiri Spiotta

Kiri is a yoga teacher and enthusiast, massage therapist, and reiki practitioner. She is passionate about all things healing and expression- whether it be through art, movement, or music.Her creative approach to teaching is dance like, expansive and fluid with an emphasis on breath. She aims to make yoga accessible to all with the hope of enabling individuals to facilitate their own healing. 

When off the mat, Kiri is passionate about creating art, spending time in nature, dogs, flowers, good coffee, and has recently discovered a newfound love for 2-3 foot offshore days on a longboard.

RYT 200 Ashram Yoga  - 2014

Certificate in level 1 Reiki - Dr Anna Kirwin Reiki, 2015

Certificate in Relaxation Massage- Wellpark College, 2016

65 YTT Yin yoga with Jo Phee - 65 hours- 2019

Bachelor Degree in Psychology- 2020

Bee Hart


Bee's classes are a harmonious blend of breath, movement and relaxation. She loves deepening the experience with her knowledge of the body's anatomy and physiology. 

Yoga has been a gateway for Bee to become more familiar, and aware of herself and her body, she loves to create the potential for other's to experience this in her classes. Bee's classes can lead you into a feeling of embodied safety, a space for you to feel nurtured in your body, and peaceful in your mind.

Outside of class Bee loves cooking healthy food from the land and sharing with others, being in the water and the sun, strength training and laughing as much as possible.

200-hr YTT Hatha, Ashtanga, Vinyasa in Rishikesh, India 2018

100-hr Meditation Teacher Training 2019

Embody the Breath Course 2021

Masters Degree in Osteopathic Medicine 2023

 
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Elena Hidalgo

Elena’s classes weave intuition, play and grace. Her teaching combines detailed queuing, mindful transitions and are infused with a deep knowledge of movement and the body, stemming from her background as a Physiotherapist. Often with a hint of challenge, expect her classes to invite you out of your comfort zone and remind you how fun it can be to try new things and just play!

Off of the mat, Elena loves surfing and outdoor activities as much as the comfort of a good book, music and crafting art or new yummy recipes.

Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy, Spain 2009

Postgraduate in Acupuncture, Spain 2010

Postgraduate in Poyet Method, Spain 2010

RYT 300 Vinyasa Yoga, India 2015

60 YTT Aerial Yoga, Indonesia 2018

RYT 200 Meghan Currie Yoga School, Indonesia 2019

Integrative Nutrition and Dietetic Course 2021

Sam Lowes

Sam works as a physiotherapist at Raglan Physio. He has a special interest in adapting strength and conditioning principles for rehabilitation. He is also Pilates trained and loves intergrating physio and pilates.

Sam brings a strength and conditioning program specifically designed for surfers to The Space, and classes specifically tailored to guys.

Originally from the UK, when he’s not at the clinic or at The Space, Sam is busy being a dad to two boys, running, surfing and making the most of Raglan life! Before moving to NZ, Sam used to spend a lot of time in lycra! Since 2012 he has completed various endurance races for swim, bike and run, including the famous 'Ironman' events in both Zurich and Wales.

Mat-based pilates-trained 2013 (UK)