Physiotherapists

Founder of Yogaphysio & Senior Physiotherapist, Tamara James

Tam has been a qualified and registered physiotherapist since 1994 and is a current member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA). She has extensive experience in treating a variety of problems ranging from acute injury to long term persisting pain. Wide ranging hospital and outpatient experience have equipped her to consider the needs of clients with different health conditions. She worked for 8 years in pain management centres alongside doctors, psychologists and occupational therapists including St Thomas’ Hospital, London and PainLogic, Brisbane. During this time she was trained to incorporate principles of cognitive behavioural therapy into her physiotherapy practice. In recent years she has moved to use principals of Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT) into her one – one session’s with clients to enhance their physical rehabilitation. She also runs workshops on ACT for physiotherapists and people experiencing chronic pain.

Tam has been practising yoga for since 1994 and teaching since 1998. She obtained her yoga teaching qualification with the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY) in the United Kingdom; is a current senior level 3 member of Yoga Australia (YA) and a memeber of the Australian Association of Yoga Therapists (AAYT). Additionally she has studied yoga with senior teachers in the United Kingdom, India and Australia.

To further her training in the appliation of yoga as a thearpy, she is participating in a Diploma of Yoga Therapy with Yoga Therapy Australia . Dr NC (N Chandrasekaran) who is a medical doctor and yoga therapist with in excess of 25 years of practice delivers this training, which expounds how traditional applications of yoga complement current medical practice.

Tam has studied Yoga and meditation beyond her yoga teacher training with various teachers in India and spent regular retreat periods in guided and self directed, silent meditation. She brings broard ranging yoga expertise as the main teacher on yogaphysio's Yoga Teacher Training course.

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Senior Physiotherapist, Sonja Varendorff

Sonja, a current member of the APA, qualified in Physiotherapy at the University of Queensland and has been a registered physiotherapist since 1980. She has extensive experience in treating a wide range of conditions including acute injuries and persisting pain conditions. For many years she has balanced working in private practice; while remaining skilled in hospital- based practice at the Wesley Hospital. Her hospital experience has been extensive in the areas of cancer care, orthopedic surgery and various neurological conditions and she has also supported many clients through various stages of the ageing process. As her interest has deepened in holistic mind/body yoga practices, she has commenced a keen study of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Sonja has been practicing yoga for several years and has experienced first hand the tremendous benefits yoga brings to general health and wellbeing, and management of personal health issues. Thus she has developed a sincere interest in sharing yoga as a modality of self care and pain management. Sonja is committed to furthering her understanding and experience in this area and is currently participating in yogaphysio’s 2 year Yoga Teacher Training course. With her wealth of experience  she is already teaching 2 Beginner/yogaphysio classes at yogaphysio, Auchenflower and 3 new classes at Yogaphysio, Ashgrove. With her outstanding performance  in her anatomy quiz’s we look forward to her contribution in future Teacher training courses.

Sonja is a mother of four adult children, and is very aware of the challenges faced by many parents juggling their various commitments and managing their own health issues. In recent years she has become a very keen cyclist.

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