Local teachers

Adelaide

Lindy Pulsford

Authorized by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, Lindy Pulsford has been practicing Yantra Yoga for 24 years and is passionate about sharing its benefits. Based in Adelaide, South Australia, she is available to teach Yantra Yoga anywhere upon request. A certified Hatha Yoga teacher, Lindy is also the director of Yoga Kids S.A., where she develops and teaches yoga and mindfulness programs for children, families, and adults. With extensive experience adapting yoga for all ages and body types, she ensures accessibility for everyone—from kids to seniors

Bellingen

Emily Coleing

2nd Level Yantra Yoga teacher, Kumar Kumari Yantra Yoga teacher

A student of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu since 1995, Emily Coleing was authorized to teach Yantra Yoga in 2003 and received her 2nd Level Diploma in 2010. She is also a certified Kumar Kumari Yantra Yoga instructor and Hatha Yoga teacher in the traditions of Desikachar and Purna Yoga. Emily taught Buddhist scripture at Byron Bay Public School and is now based in the Mid North Coast of NSW, near Bellingen. She is available to travel for Yantra Yoga teachings upon request.

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Brisbane

Arnaud Coquillard

Santi Maha Sangha Base Level Teacher, Respira teacher
Arnaud Coquillard has been a student of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and Namkhai Yeshi since 2008. He has been a teacher of the Dzogchen Community since 2015 and leads classes and courses in his home country of Australia and across the world. Apart from his passion for the Dzogchen teachings, Arnaud enjoys play, learning, and spending time in nature. He works as a high school teacher and an educational designer. He has published a card game called Dranzhin as a joyful aid to develop presence and awareness. He left his birth country of France in 2008, and now lives on a small farm with his family near Namgyalgar, Australia.

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Nicki Coquillard

1st Level Vajra Dance teacher

She lives on the Sunshine Coast, Australia.

Rosemary Friend

1st Level Vajra Dance teacher, Khaita teacher

I have worked as a medical practitioner and psychotherapist since 1981. Dancing the various Songs revealed by Dzogchen Master Chogyal Namkhai Norbu has been an essential experience for harmonizing my body, energy and mind. When we dance these sacred songs, our movements are manifesting from the sounds that naturally correspond. Eventually, we realise that all movements of our body, energy and mind are inseparable from our innate wisdom energy.

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Tsering Dolker and Topgyal Gonste

Khaita teachers

Tsering Dolker’s love for Tibetan music began in childhood, learning traditional songs from her grandmother, a renowned singer in Tibet. Topgyal Gontse received both Tibetan and Western education at the Tibetan Children’s Village School in Dharamsala before earning a commerce degree and teaching at a Tibetan Higher Secondary School in Kathmandu. After marrying, Tsering and Topgyal deepened their training in Tibetan singing and dance under Mr. Dawa Tashi in India. In 2011, under the guidance of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, they began choreographing Khaita Joyful Dances and traveling internationally to teach and perform both traditional and contemporary Tibetan dances. They later served as instructors for the Shang Shung Foundation in Italy and earned Khaita Instructor Diplomas from both Shang Shung and CID (International Dance Council, UNESCO). Appointed by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, they now lead the Tibetan Performing Arts department at Shang Shung Institute Australia as Oceania’s main Khaita instructors.

Fremantle

Cosimo DiMaggio

2nd Level Vajra Dance teacher

Cosimo Di Maggio born and grow up in Italy. He met Chogyal Namkhai Norbu in 1979 and has been following his teaching since then. He became a level1 qualified teacher of Vajra Dance in 2008 Margarita Island, Venezuela. After marrying in 2009, Cosimo went to live in the tropical part of Australia where he has instructor courses in the Vajra Dance. In 2011 he completed level 2 Vajra Dance diploma in Namgyalgar, Australia. He has been teaching in Italy, Singapore, Australia.

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Hobart

Mathew Long

1st Level Yantra Yoga teacher, Respira teacher

Mathew Long is a qualified Yantra Yoga Instructor, and is a practitioner of Dzogchen.

He first did a course of Yantra Yoga Union of Sun & Moon (Tibetan: Trulkhor Nyida khajor) with international teacher Fabio Andrico in 1993, and in 1994 became a student of the lineage head and Dzogchen Master, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. Yantra Yoga became a core practice, and Mathew was approved to teach it by the Master in 2003.

With 23 years teaching experience, Mathew regularly collaborates with his international teaching cohort to strengthen what he has to offer.

Mathew is also an accredited teacher of the Respira Method for better breathing developed by Fabio Andrico.

Mathew strongly prefers a direct, in-person, community-focused approach and offers the opportunity to make a connection and to proceed at whatever pace and capacity suits the individual. He is equipped with a wealth of training expertise and with ancillary practices such as the Respira breathing method, to support individual student needs.

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Oni McKinstry

3rd Level Yantra Yoga teacher

She now lives in Tasmania. Since meeting her Master, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and learning Yantra Yoga from him and his senior instructors Fabio and Laura, Oni devotes a lot of her time to this practice. Authorised to teach Yantra Yoga in 2005, Oni has also been teaching Hatha Yoga since 1993. Oni has extensive experience in adapting yoga appropriately to the individual. She is also authorised by Fabio Andrico to teach Respira.

Thuy Nguyen

1st Level Yantra Yoga teacher/ 1st Level Vajra Dance teacher/ Khaita Joyful Dances teacher/Respira teacher

Thuy Nguyen’s journey with Vajra Dance and Yantra Yoga began in 2007 when she met the renowned Dzogchen master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. Passionate about sharing the transformative power of movement and contemplative practice, she is an authorised and experienced teacher of Vajra Dance, Yantra Yoga, Kumar Kumari, and Khaita Joyful Dances, as well as a certified Respira method teacher. Thuy also draws on her extensive expertise as a physiotherapist to support the learning and engagement of her participants. Whether teaching face-to-face or online, she enjoys creating a joyful and inclusive environment for all.

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