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Leesa
Thornthwaite, the owner of Pure Yoga,
started her career as a high school teacher.
After becoming disillusioned by the school
system, but still loving the art of teaching
became an adult trainer.
Following
further tertiary studies in adult education,
she rose the corporate ladder to Training
Manager & eventually CEO of a Retail
Training Company.
The
corporate world took its toll, managing
stress became a high priority, it was
yoga that helped her through theses challenges.
After
taking a break from the retail sector,
she entered the Health & Fitness
Industry in another senior management
role with just as much stress & the
need for even more yoga. That was the
icing on the cake - no more!! It was
time to stop the merry go round and reassess
values & goals.
Leesa's love
for exercise & yoga lead her to train
as a fitness instructor. Over the next
10 years she continued her yoga practice
and completed a number of teacher training
programs by Yoga Unlimited, Yogafit & Yoga
Synergy.
After
3 years co-ordinating gym technical staff & aerobics
instructors, it was time to go it alone.
With
over a decade of yoga practice now behind
her and with her love of yoga continually
growing, she opened Pure Yoga in February
2001 & has never looked back. It
was time to share with others what had
kept her "sane" through all
those years.
Leesa
completed her Pilates mat training in
September 2001 allowing Pure Yoga to
become the first Yoga & Pilates studio
in the St George community.
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