Antje Guenther
Teacher Information
| First Name | Antje |
| Last Name | Guenther |
| Nickname | antjeflowandgrowfamilyyoga |
| State | South Australia |
Yoga Information
| Yoga Style | Children's Yoga, Pre/Post Natal, Vinyasa |
| Offer Private Classes | Yes |
Biography
| Bio | I am a Yoga Australia certified yoga instructor with a commitment to support my clients in their journey of discovery, self-care, and connection by creating and holding a safe space for them, thus making yoga accessible to every body, regardless of age or physical ability. I am qualified in teaching Vinyasa Flow, Parent-Child Yoga, Children’s Yoga, and most recently pre- and postnatal yoga. I have a special interest in yoga as a practical tool to strengthen the parent-child bond – which is the focus of my part-time business, Flow & Grow Family Yoga. I am also mother to one little person and work part time in administration at a local school – so I know the demands of being a working parent first hand. Please visit flowandgrow.com.au to find out more, or send me an email at [email protected]
My ‘first life’ was in the theatre, and it was while training as an actor at Flinders University Drama Centre that yoga first found me. At the time, I enjoyed it mainly because it offered a gentle way to develop physical strength and flexibility. Later on, while working as an actor, dramaturge and teacher for various companies and arts organisations, I came to appreciate yoga also for its meditative aspects. It’s a great way to prepare the body and calm the mind before going on stage! Yoga and meditation also helped me to keep my body healthy and my mind strong as I navigated the ups and downs of life while teaching at university and writing a doctoral thesis in theatre history, which I completed in 2013. Between 2013 and 2019, I lived in Berlin, Germany, where I worked as assistant manager at DAS Akademie, a language school in the heart of Berlin, and later taught paediatric first aid for BilderKraft Berlin. In 2017, our beautiful son B was born and I discovered children’s yoga while on maternity leave. I trained as a children’s yoga teacher with Nicolai Romanowski at the Pädagogisches Forum für Yoga (Pedagogical Forum for Yoga) and in parent-child-yoga with Andrea Helten of Kinderyoga Berlin. Before returning to Australia, I taught at various kindergartens and the SOS Kinderdorf Berlin. Wishing to deepen my knowledge of yoga both as a practice and philosophy, I found expert guidance and inspiration in Heather Agnew of Yoga Trinity, with whom I completed my 300-hour Vinyasa Flow yoga teacher training in 2021. In life as in yoga, the learning never stops and professional development is key to staying engaged (and engaging!) as a teacher. I love attending AcroYoga workshops with Raven Grace from Soaring in the South, and in 2024 I also completed my pre- and postnatal yoga teacher training with Pru Davey at Shantarasa. I believe the most precious connection we have is the one with our children, and it is my mission to help parents and children connect – with themselves and with each other – through the joy of family yoga. I hope you and your children can join me on the mat one day soon! |