Meet The Team

Leigh is a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance International, with 8 years experience teaching hatha yoga, chair yoga, children's yoga, and meditation in the South Canterbury region. Leigh has additional certification in trauma-informed yoga and offers trauma-informed yoga classes in Timaru alongside Counsellor, Amanda. She is also a certified breathwork coach and has extensive experience in retreat and wellbeing event facilitation, with a special passion for silent retreats. 

Trudi is a qualified yoga teacher, with a 200 hour teacher training certificate in Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga. Trudi has been developing her personal practice over the past 25 years. She has 6 years experience teaching group, 1:1, and pre-natal yoga classes. Trudi incorporates meditation, breathing techniques, and sound into her classes to deepen her students' awareness and develop a deep sense of calm presence. Trudi embodies the Karma Yoga approach - the Yoga of selfless service. In service to her students and to the teachings of yoga. 

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Amanda is a Counsellor/Social worker with over 15 years experience working in the areas of trauma and mental health, and has a Bachelor of Social Work with First Class Honours, a Diploma of Psychology and Counselling, and Certification in Complex Trauma and PTSD. She currently provides ACC therapy for people with a Sensitive Claim, and works alongside Leigh to provide trauma-informed yoga classes in Timaru. Amanda is passionate about delivering holistic, evidence-based healing to those on their trauma-recovery journey.

Jezer is a DJ, sound journey facilitator and spiritual healer, with more than 16 years experience in the development of musical experiences for audiences. In his sound journeys, Jezer uses sacred instruments such as gongs, chimes, and singing bowls to help participants turn inwards, recharge, and embrace the deeper part of themselves, allowing a break from the physical and mental demands of life. When Jezer holds a space for his sound journeys, he is guided by his intuition, feeling the energy of the people and providing the sounds he is led to play.  

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Claudia is originally from Germany and came to New Zealand in 2011. Her background is in 5 star hospitality and management, and she has held several different roles in that area in Germany, NZ, and around the world. She is now settled in Temuka with her husband and young daughter, and eager to offer her expertise and support to the team and clients of Leigh Marsden Yoga.