Awakening to the Divine ~ Yoga Immersion & 200hr Teacher Training

directors of training: amanda zdanowicz & sheila ferguson

Amanda Zdanowicz and Sheila Ferguson met on their first teacher training in 2011. Together they offer over 40 years experience as yoga practitioners, and 26 years experience as teachers. They share a passion for leading a heart-oriented, alignment focused vinyasa yoga practice on the mat, and for awakening their students to their own intuitive wisdom and the underlying nature of the universe.

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Amanda Zdanowicz ERYT-350/RYT-500

Amanda Zdanowicz initially stepped onto the mat in her twenties inspired by the physical benefits of the practice, but soon discovered a sense of peace and grounding that has kept her returning to the mat ever since.

Her passion for yoga developed as she experienced different styles and traditions and began to explore the deeper teachings, and for 15 years she became a dedicated practitioner while maintaining a successful corporate career.

After completing her first teacher training in the Anusara tradition with Julie Smerdon in 2011, Amanda eventually left the corporate world in 2014 to realise her dream of establishing SoHo Yoga. She has since completed over 1000+ hours of training and studies with local and international teachers including Shiva Rea, Sarah Powers, Elena Brower and Anodea Judith.

Amanda’s classes incorporate contemporary themes that empower students to take their practice off the mat and into their daily lives. She teaches heart-oriented, alignment based vinyasa yoga, and mindfulness based yin & restorative yoga for all levels and regularly runs workshops and hosts retreats.

Sheila Ferguson ERYT-350

Sheila has been weaving her way through Brisbane’s yoga community since landing here from her home in Nova Scotia, Canada. With her teachings rooted in the Anusara lineage you can expect a strong focus on alignment and expansion, while Sheila’s powerful yet accessible classes and grounded translation of esoteric prose are just some of what she’s come to be known for.

With over 500 hours of training Sheila has taught thousands of classes over the past decade under the principle guidance of Julie Smerdon for her initial 250 hours and thereafter, along with Noah Maze, BJ Galvan, Lizzie Lasater, Lorin Roche, Meghan Currie and Elena Brower.

Sheila’s teachings are inspired by the great outdoors, her relationships, grief, and most recently motherhood. She lives and teaches from a place of compassion and it is her greatest hope that her offerings highlight the divine in all bodies, experiences, and challenges that life has to offer.

Amanda & Sheila will be joined by guest teachers from the SoHo community and beyond to lead specialist modules including Anatomy & Physiology, Introduction to Ayurveda, and Mantra & Chanting.