With over 10,000 hours of teaching, Julie is a respected senior yoga and meditation teacher and she is known internationally as a featured teacher on the leading meditation app, Insight Timer.
Yoga Nidra guided meditation is Julie’s calling. She is recognized worldwide for her deep knowledge of Yoga Nidra and she is inspired by how Yoga Nidra is ultimately a gateway to positive personal transformation.
Her meditation recordings as Julie @yogaressa are enjoyed by thousands on Spotify, Insight Timer, Apple Music, Amazon, YouTube, YouTube Music and other music streaming platforms.
Julie first discovered yoga in her home country of South Africa, when she welcomed yoga and meditation as a way to create balance during her career as a business executive in Europe and the US.
She has been leading workshops, trainings, and international retreats since 2007 and her yoga certifications include advanced yoga studies in India. Her teaching style is to offer her knowledge enthusiastically, with insight, humour, and warmth.
EFT Tapping is a system Julie likes to include as an option in her mentoring and trainings, as she is encouraged by how the techniques enhance Yoga Nidra.
Julie is equal parts teacher, student, speaker, writer, and accomplished concert pianist (the last one is not true, except for in her vivid imagination). When she’s not immersed in meditation, yoga, and photography, you may find Julie cuddling dogs, nibbling chocolate, and watching Dancing With The Stars—true confession.
Yoga and Meditation Teaching Certifications:
- Living Yoga Program (RYT200), Austin, TX, USA, 2007
- Anusara Immersion with Betsey Downing and Jaye Martin, Garden of the Heart Yoga, Sarasota, FL 2008
- Kailash Tribal School of Yoga (RYT500), Himalayas, India, 2014
- Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra with Jennifer Reis, USA, May 2016
- 200 Hours Yoga Nidra Certification with Swami Yogaratna (E-RYT500), Shankar Prasad Ashram, India, 2018
- Accredited Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Practitioner