
Natasha Patten
16 March 2014
By Natasha Patten www.tashyoga.com
Natasha Patten
BSc, Psychology Major.
TESOL.
Adv. Dip. Yoga Teaching
Grad. Dip. Ed.
Cert Childrens Yoga Teacher
Thai Yoga MassageTherapist
Ever intrigued by the nature of the human mind and her desire to understand why
humans think, act and behave the way they do, Natasha majored in Psychology
& Neuroscience at UQ. Her deep cravings for the romance of travel then
found her travelling throughout Asia, Europe and North Africa for 7 years
during which time she explored Islamic, Buddhist and Hindu teachings. During her
nomadic existence - Yoga FOUND HER. Graduating from the Australian College of
Classical yoga in Melbourne in 2005. Her original formal influences were
Classical and Ashtanga Yoga and, over the years she has been inspired by many
others styles, predominantly Shiva Reas' evolutionary form of Prana Flow
Yoga.Natasha has travelled and assisted with Twee Merrigan for the past 7 years
and taken Teacher Training with inspiring Global Master Teachers including
Shiva Rea.
Tash has become deeply committed to offering yoga and its transformative powers
out into the world. She believes that Yoga is the best therapy and means for
acquiring self knowledge and self-empowerment... Yoga is where Science and
Compassion meet! Natasha enjoys weaving her many passions of life (especially
surfing, music and dance) into her classes and aspires to expose as many people
as possible to experience yoga. Her teaching style combines intense physical
energy with compassionate guidance to turn deep postures into even deeper life
changes
Tash is a registered High School Science and Maths teacher as well as a
certified Childrens Yoga Teacher; She enthusiastically delivers fun and
creative yoga classes to children of all ages.