ABOUT
Jasmine Matus
Somatic Movement Therapy, Yoga Therapist, Yoga Teacher & Creative
The ancient practices and teachings of Yoga have positively influenced my life and outlook ever since the first moment I set foot on a yoga mat some 20 years ago.
As a result of many hours spent on and off the yoga mat in deep inquiry and reflection, I learnt a new, intelligent and intuitive way of exploring the body-mind system and a more gentle way of being, it's an ongoing practise!
A long and interesting road of study, from humble beginnings to becoming a fully certified yoga therapist and yoga teacher; I now share my passion for yoga, movement and Somatics to help others unlock their innate wisdom and potential. Ultimately, so that they can live the most fulfilled version of themselves, whatever that may look like from individual to individual.
My intention as a teacher is to create a container for exploration that may foster change and growth so that individuals can discover a more integrated version of themselves. Ultimately, to reduce suffering, overcome personal challenges and find peace and stillness through the power of these potent and sublime yogic practices.
Qualifications & Training
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Online Trainings with Somatic Movement Centre, 2022.
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300 hr Advanced Tantric Hatha Yoga teacher training, with Octavio Salvador and The Practice, 2021.
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50 hr teacher training in Yoga for Trauma, Anxiety, Depression and Body Image with Sarah Ball, 2021.
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50 hr Tantric Hatha Yoga teacher training, with Octavio Salvador and The Practice, 2020.
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Somatic Yoga teaching certification Level 1 and 2, 2018 and 2020
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Graduate Diploma of Yoga Therapy, with Yoga Therapy Australia and Dr N Chandrasekaran, Evans Head, Australia and Chennai, India 2015-2018
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Ayurveda for Yoga Therapists Tamil Nadu, India, 2017
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Yoga Anatomy Principals online course with Leslie Kaminoff, 2016
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Yin Yoga training with Sarah Powers in Sydney, Australia, 2015
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Radiantly Alive 100 hr yoga teacher training, Anatomy, physiology and yoga therapy, Ubud, Bali, 2013
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Radiantly Alive 200 hr intensive yoga teacher training certification Bali, 2012
As a teacher, I weave diverse influences together to build a unique, dynamic group or private yoga or yoga therapy classes that are accessible to all levels.
I appreciate yoga's power in teaching us that every new day can bring new challenges and opportunity. That life is transient and as such, it is important to loosen the grips and expectations that we place on ourselves and in our lives.
Healing can be invoked by allowing a platform for students to experience the deeper facets and layers of themselves and to discover within, the power to awaken dormant potential.
There is no right or ideal pose. It's up to the student, with some gentle guidance, to find what feels good and accessible in their own unique body.
Techniques that bring awareness from the gross down to the more subtle are offered, refined and explored with the hope, students are able to touch on something deep within that is unchanging, serene and vital.
