About Us

Dee Why School of Yoga is an authentic boutique school that can really care and accommodate for our students within our smaller class sizes (generally between 7 - 12). Our community is about maintaining a healthy balanced lifestyle through the ancient traditions of yoga for an increased and prolonged quality of life.  

We have been sharing the benefits of Yoga with the community on Sydney's Northern Beaches for over 25 years. Our Yoga Shala is an oasis in busy Dee Why and you will feel instantly relaxed once you walk in and experience our quiet, clean and dedicated space.

We are a dedicated group of experienced Yoga teachers and practitioners with one goal; to facilitate a safe, authentic and transforming yoga practice for all of our students.

We focus exclusively on yoga practices and have a deeper spiritual aspect than other gyms or broad brush approaches so that you get the full experience. ​

​Our classes cater to all levels of experience, from beginners to advanced, and incorporate all aspects of an authentic yoga practice, including Pranayama (breath), Asana (physical poses) relaxation and Meditation.

Our Teachers

Celia Crellin
Celia believes that in order to progress we must reflect on our lives with a calm mature disposition: Yoga brings this. Yoga was already in her family: her grandfather studied it, her mother practised all her life, even her grandchildren do it. Many years as a student and much healing following, she did her teacher training in 2000. Her desire to give back drives her teaching style. She feels Yoga truly is a universal panacea for all ill health ,mental and physical. having taught at Dee Why School of Yoga over the last 18 years Celia teaches the fundamental building blocks of yoga through her Hatha classes. Building on these underpinnings she also leads our Yoga Nidra class and Meditation classes and courses. 
Sara Spitzer
Sara loves teaching and practising Yoga. She is passionate about the sparkle that Yoga can bring to your day through asana, pranayama, meditation and some story telling or inspiring quotes. Sara aims to have you walk or float out of class with a smile, and something to think about off the mat. Sara has completed a one year Yoga Teacher Training in 2010, has studied Yoga for Kids, takes Chanting and Singing lessons, has been to many lectures from Brene Brown to Dr Rishi Vivekananda, loves to play the Kartals and is currently into her new Harmonium! Off the mat you will find her playing Uno at home, bike riding with the kids, eating out with the family or at the dog park with her beloved cavoodle "Teddy"!
Vincci Law
Vincci started her yoga journey 20 years ago to reduce chronic back pain and has evolved from a physical healing process into a personal journey of spiritual, mental and emotional growth. Her love of yoga led to her decision in leaving a 9 -5 career and pursued to become a yoga teacher. She completed her training at Qi Yoga and has studied with various teachers including Donna Farhi, Sarah Powers, Leslie Kaminoff, Tiffany Cruikshank and Lizzie Lasater whom have influenced her teaching style emphasising on mindful movement, individuality and alignment. She is passionate about sharing her yoga knowledge and specialises in Hatha, Prenatal, Restorative, Yin and meditation. Her classes are nurturing and encourages each individual to discover their yoga journey through physical postures ,breathwork with yogic philosophies. Vincci believes ‘how we act on the mat will translate how we are in life and it is an ongoing practice of self-discovery just like yoga.’laxed.
Josef Cesca
Josef has been practicing yoga and meditation since the mid 80’s and this has helped him cultivate health, happiness, and a greater sense of self-awareness. Josef’s yoga practice involves focusing on connecting with the things that are accessible and real rather than focusing on challenging shapes and poses. Learning to feel, breathe and observe how the breath moves us before moving to stronger yoga poses and then integrating it all in a deep relaxation. Yoga should be accessible for everyone to improve functional movement, strength and vitality. Taking time to practice will lead to greater mobility, ease and inner calm. Josef is a graduate of Qi Health and Yoga’s teacher training program. He is inspired by senior teachers like Donna Farhi . Mark Obrien and Joan Miller. All have unique experiences to share but ultimately, we are our own teachers so student are encouraged to listen, feel and trust themselves with guidance and support.
Dita Turner
Dita began her yoga journey by practising classic Hatha yoga over 11 years ago in her homeland  the Czech Republic.  After moving to Australia in 2007, Dita began learning and practising Bikram Yoga at Brookvale’s Yoga Indian College, before completing her 420 hours teacher training in 2015. In 2018 Dita graduated as Yoga Therapist (620 hours) and completed 30 hours of Restorative Teacher Training in 2019. Dita is passionate about enabling others to build their own confidence, mental and physical heath through yoga.  Her absolute focus being on offering yoga classes that are fun but filled with love, respect, understanding and kindness. Dita is a registered and insured Yoga Australia Level 1 Yoga Teacher. 
Nicole Grace
Her welcoming and friendly nature provide an inclusive, supportive space for you to practice in a way that honours your unique body and individual needs. Her classes stay true to the ancient classical teachings but are delivered in a way that resonate with the modern world we live in. As much as she loves the physical practice (asana) to strengthen and stretch the body you will find her classes often also incorporate breathwork (pranayama) to calm and soothe the nervous system and simple yet effective meditation techniques to help you with greater clarity of mind and inner peace. She has over 700 hours of training and is a graduate of The Yoga Institute, studying under well-respected Michael De Manincor.
Nicolette Onsley
Nikki was, until recently working in a high pressure job as a corporate marketer. Now, she brings her passion for yoga and creativity to a flowing, nourishing yoga practice. The focus of her classes is to make you breathe, smile, move and nourish your body, delivering vitality to each corner of the body. Her classes are strong and steady, which helps participants build and develop their mental resilience, as well as muscle while moving with fluidity. She studies in yoga have seen a 500hr certification in Vinyasa Yoga teaching, 100hr Yin Yoga Teaching and a Fertility Yoga teacher training. Nikki is most passionate about empowering women - helping them find their fire, creativity and healing abilities.
Trish Clive
Trish has been practising yoga for over 20 years and still considers herself a student. Yoga changed her life for the better and practising yoga has become an integral part of her every day life. The human body, mind and breath connection has been an interest and passion which has led her to complete her 500hr Diploma of Yoga Teacher Training in 2014 with the Yoga Institute. She then continued to study yoga teaching and meditation with Senses and Stillness Integral Yoga 200hr course in 2016. She loves teaching and sharing yoga with her students. She believes yoga is experiential and through movement, breath and inner awareness we are able to bring our lives back into balance and harmony.
Cat Denney
Cat’s journey with yoga started more than 15 years ago when she popped along to a class at her local gym to give her “muscles a stretch”. Loving the way she felt after class, she kept going until one day she realised that yoga was so much more than exercise. Yoga had become an antidote to her fast-paced, demanding life in the corporate world. It gave her mental calmness, clarity and stability, along with tools for managing stress, anxiety and insomnia. Eventually, Cat stepped out of the corporate world to train as a yoga teacher under the guidance of the highly-respected Michael De Manincor at The Yoga Institute. She now shares her passion for yoga and the many benefits it offers with students at Dee Why School of Yoga. Believing that everyone can practise yoga regardless of age, experience, physical or mental health, Cat offers inclusive classes where individual needs are honoured and supported.
Andrea Hamblin
Andrea began her Yoga journey more than 20 years ago, for its benefits after having her first child. Her love for Yoga has evolved into a mindful practice focusing on the breath to bring calm and balance into her life. She practices to connect and understand herself on a deeper level, as Desikachar says, “when we are attentive to our actions we are not prisoners to our habits”. Andrea graduated from The Yoga Institute with a 500 hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification in the lineage of Krishnamacharya and Desikachar, guided by amazing teachers and mentors such as Dr Michael de Manincor, Lisa Grauaug and Rosie Caunt. She is a registered teacher with Yoga Australia and continues to learn and develop. Andrea’s traditional Yoga classes nourish the body, mind and breath through mindful movement (asana), breath work (pranayama) and meditation, leaving you feeling restored, balanced, connected and relaxed.