Media Kit - Yoganic Sydney

About Yoganic
Located in Willoughby on Sydney’s Lower North Shore, Yoganic is a yoga and pilates
studio offering classes for the whole family, from babies to baby boomers.
Yoganic is the brainchild of Melissa Knapp, a yoga specialist for the last decade in yoga for
Pregnancy, Mums and Bubs and Kids of all ages and has taught thousands of classes
throughout Sydney. She created the Yoganic studio based on the idea that a happy mum =
a happy child = a happy family.
After teaching yoga to men and women of all ages and stages for almost 8 years in studios
throughout Sydney, Melissa opened Yoganic on November 1, 2009.
Since 2011, Melissa was made the official Yoga Teacher for the Speedblitz Blues (NSW
Cricket Team). She was introduced to the team by former Australian Cricketer and exBlues Captain, Simon Katich after he experienced the benefits of Yoga from attending
regular classes at Yoganic.
Also in 2011, Melissa partnered with Birthlight to offer their internationally acclaimed yoga
teacher training programs Australia wide. For more information o Birthlight, please visit:
http://www.birthlight.com
In 2012 our expanding team of 10 teachers will continue to teach classes at our
Willoughby studio and throughout our Community at local schools, businesses and
Sporting teams. In addition, we will continue to offer Birthlight Teacher Training twice a
year expanding the number of BIrthlight trained teachers throughout Australia.
For more information, please visit: http://www.yoganic.com.au
Fact Sheet
Opened Willoughby studio on November 1, 2009
Yoganic offers classes for the Whole Family including:
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Birthlight Pregnancy Yoga
Pregnancy Pilates
Birthlight Mother & Baby Yoga
Mums & Bub Pilates
Mums & Bubs Yoga
Postnatal Fitness
Hatha Yoga (for Men & Women)
Yoga & Meditation (for Men & Women)
Pilates Matwork (for Men & Women)
Yoga for Kids of All Ages (from 18 Months 12 years)
Yoga for Teens (from 13- 18 years)
Family Yoga
Infant Massage
We also offer internationally acclaimed Teacher Training including:
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Birthlight Perinatal (Pre & Postnatal) Yoga
Birthlight Baby Yoga
Birthlight Aqua Yoga
Birthlight Aqua Baby
Melissa Knapp In Summary:
Qualifications:
• BA Bcom (Economics and Marketing)
• Yoga Teaching Certificate (200 hours)- Paul Dallaghan from Centered Yoga, Thailand
• Ashtanga Yoga Apprenticeship (1 year)- Angelika Knoerzer from North Sydney Yoga
• Byran Kest Power Yoga (40 hours)
• Birthlight Perinatal (Pre & Postnatal) Yoga Diploma (Francoise Barbira Freedman & Sally
Lomas)
• Birthlight Baby Yoga Diploma (Francoise Barbira Freedman & Sally Lomas)
• Birthlight SMART Toddler Yoga (Francoise Barbira Freedman & Sally Lomas)
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• Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training & Certification for Conscious Birthing (Janice Clarfield
from Urban Yoga, Canada)
• Bliss Baby Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training Intensive (Ana Davis)
• Radiant Child Yoga Program (Shakta Kaur Khalsa)
• Rainbow Kids Yoga Certificate (Gopala Amir Yaffe from Rainbow Kids)
• Mini Yogis Teacher Training (Shana Meyerson from Mini Yogis)
Workshops/ Other Training:
• 1 month in Mysore, India practicing with Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Rangaswamy
• Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Workshops with Matthew Sweeney, John Scott, Dena Kingsburg
and Manju Jois Sharon Gannon and David Life (Jivamukti Yoga)
• Prana Flow Yoga workshop with Twee Merrigan
• Yoga for Seniors workshop with Eve Grzybowski
• Vipassana 10- Day Meditation course
Melissa Knapp in Detail:
Melissa Knapp is the Creator of Yoganic. After graduating in 1999 from the University of
Wollongong with a BA (Japanese) & BCOM (Economics & Marketing), she travelled to
Hokkaido in Japan where she taught English to children from the ages of 4- 18 years. It
was here that she discovered her love of working with children of all ages. After observing
an 80 year old Japanese woman doing a headstand, she was inspired to purchase a
Bryan Kest Yoga DVD which soon became a daily ritual. Upon her return to Australia in
2001, she was hit by a car as a pedestrian and took up Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga to manage
her chronic back pain. She tried Massage, Acupuncture, Osteo, Chiro and Physio to
relieve the pain, but found the most effective form of rehabilitation was yoga.
At this time, she found herself unfulfilled in a fast paced role at one of Sydney's largest
advertising agencies. In 2003, inspired by her vision for teaching yoga to children of all
ages, Melissa exchanged her corporate career for her yoga mat and completed the
Centered Yoga Teacher Training programme with Paul Dallaghan in Koh Samui Thailand
(Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga), and later studied with Angelika Knoerzer at North Sydney Yoga
(Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga) and more recently, Power Yoga with Bryan Kest in the USA. She
has also been inspired by Nikki Fulford at Yoga Studio in Bondi Junction and Sharath
Rangaswamy, the Director of the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute (AYRI) in Mysore
(India). She has also participated in workshops with teachers including Matthew Sweeney,
John Scott, Dena Kingsburg and Manju Jois (Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga), Sharon Gannon
and David Life (Jivamukti Yoga) Twee Merrigan (Prana Flow) and Eve Grzybowski (Yoga
for Seniors).
Melissa has completed the birthlight Perinatal Yoga Diploma with Francoise Barbira
Freedman and Sally Lomas and has also studied Prenatal Yoga with Janice Clarfield from
Urban Yoga, Ana Davis from Bondi Bliss and Katie Spiers from Samadhi Bliss.
Melissa has a birthlight Baby Yoga Diploma and SMART Toddler Yoga Certificate from
birthlight International (Francoise Barbira Freedman) and is currently the only SMART
Toddler Yoga Teacher in Australia and the first qualified birthlight Baby Yoga Teacher in
Australia. Melissa has recently embarked on a journey to become Australia's first Birthlight
Baby Yoga Tutor, studying under Francoise Freedman and Sally Lomas.
Melissa has completed the Rainbow Kids Yoga Teacher Training, the Radiant Child Yoga
Program (Levels 1 - 3) with Shakta Kaur Khalsa and the Mini Yogis Teacher Training with
Shana Meyerson. Teaching Kids since 2003, she was one of the first Kids Yoga Teachers
in Australia. Melissa is also an Infant Massage Instructor (IAIM).
Melissa is wildly passionate about teaching Yoga to people of all ages and stages
including the Speedblitz Blues (NSW Cricket Team), Beginners, Grown- Ups, Pre and
Postnatal women, Children of all ages and Teenagers.
Media Enquiries
Please send all Media enquiries to:
Melissa Knapp
Yoganic Owner & Head Teacher
Level 1, 551 Willoughby Rd
Willoughby NSW 2068
Phone: 04525 80005
mailto:[email protected]
High Res Images are available for all our classes and for NSW Speedblitz Blues.

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