About Donna

My name is Donna, Dons to family and friends and to most of my students and clients that know me well. I am a fully certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher and hatha yoga teacher since 2010.

I was known as a wellness junkie, doing as many personal development workshops and health courses as I could.

I’m also a fully qualified Massage, Bowen Therapy and Ear Candling Practioner. I am passionate about health and wellness and have been for 12 years, developing my personal practice / business. I love to share the knowledge and wisdom I have learnt along my path.

I haven’t always lived this way, I should say wellness and health wasn’t in my vocabulary for many years. I lived a destructive path for most of my late teenager and adult years. I loved to party and classed myself as a free spirit with no boundaries. I lived life to the fullest and I first began this journey when I drove solo around Australian for two and half  years at the age of 22.

I continued my travels abroad living in England for a few years, then on to the next adventure driving through Europe with a good friend. At the time I was free and happy, I was independent and living “the dream”.

By the end of Europe I was craving for nature and had arranged to meet 2 girlfriends in Johannesburg, South Africa. My family and friends all thought we were mad, 3 women driving in the heart of Africa from South Africa to Kenya. Not knowing that this would change my life forever.

Flying into Africa I was overwhelmed with mixed emotions and I remember telling my friend as I was looking out the window that “I feel like I’m coming home” but I had a sickening feeling in my gut knowing that this trip will change my life, repeated messages warning to be careful. After a few months, I forgot that message and became a little reckless.

I’ve always have a deep love for nature and animals and to be in the heart of open land where I watch animals walk freely gave me a sense of freedom and joy. Africa was a soulful journey, my appreciation for what I have as I witnessed the poverty, seeing the joy in children’s eyes, spending days camping around a fire. I was at home.

After 9 months, I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, ignoring my gut instinct.