Testimonials

INDIA 2007

Knowing Annemaree’s exceptional talents as a yoga teacher and her many years in the travel industry, my expectations were high.

I needed a break, wanting to enjoy a vastly different culture and to improve my yoga. I was able to achieve these goals and so much more.

My trip to India under the personal direction of Annemaree Rowley was in one word outstanding.

The trip was planned to perfection and its execution was seamless.  From practicing yoga every morning in a peaceful and beautiful place – to enjoying our own house boat complete with local seafood and wine gathered from the closest village by our own chef, to looking for tigers, the trip created was a tapestry of experiences that created a wonderful sense of wellbeing.

It is truly. “Incredible India”.

The people, the colour, the energy, the laughter, the scenery, the massages, the yoga , the hotels, the temples, the drivers, the food, all beautifully blended in just the right amount to create one of the most outstanding adventures I have experienced.

I left Sydney a wreck and returned..refreshed, rejuvenated and re energized. In fact “Cool, Calm & Collected.”

My yoga improved; I ate everything in sight and did not put on an ounce.  

Annemaree’s attention to detail, her knowledge of India and her sense of fun gave me a travel and yoga experience that everyone should enjoy at least once in a lifetime.

Kerrie Hayes
Executive Producer

KERRIE HAYES PRODUCTIONS

YOGA & MEDITATION

"I met Annemaree at The Living Room, GPO Melbourne, and  had never
practised Yoga before. I became an instant convert! I never believed you
could exercise and feel relaxed at the same time but Annemaree showed
me how you could. A class with Annemaree was better than an hour on the
therapist's couch!

I asked Annemaree to come to Swinburne University to give a session to student psychologists - they said yoga and deep relaxation were the most useful stress reduction techniques they had learnt in four years of study. I look forward to having Annemaree work with my students on a regular basis."

Dr Naomi Crafti
Lecturer/Psychology
Swinburne University of Technology

"The “Cool, Calm & Collected” meditation sessions opened my eyes to the many benefits of deep relaxation. Not only does it improve your quality of life in being able to deal with life’s stresses, it allows you to take on more and be happy!! When you are relaxed and happy you start to see the many positives in the world that you normally pass by.

Annemaree is a very special person with very special gifts and I highly recommend her meditation and relaxation classes to all".

Andrew Mounas

General Manager,
Visy Leasing Pty Ltd.

“Annemaree’s yoga classes provide me with the revitalisation I need to deal with the exhaustive challenges in corporate life. I come away feeling physically and emotionally calm but energised, ready to take on the world but in a much more centred and sustainable way.”

Alison Johnston
General Manager - Marketing Best Practice
National Foods

“The meditation course with Annemaree was the tonic my body and mind was crying out for. Just to take the time out and stop was fantastic and the workshop showed me different ways of learning to do this more regularly. The classes were calming, peaceful and easy to slip into...”

Kathee Gunn
Director
360 Degrees Focus

“Last year passed in a blur. I was so busy all the time, I almost burnt out. I thought I had no time for me. The problem was that I wasn’t making time.

Then I attended Annemaree’s course and everything changed. At first, I thought it was indulgent to stop and relax – now I know it is essential. I am more balanced, less stressed and far kinder to myself. I loved Annemaree’s meditation course and would recommend it to everyone. She is a wonderful teacher and offering 10 different meditation techniques means that everyone who attends is assured to find something that works for them.

One of the first things we were told is that meditation is very easy to learn but difficult to master. That advice has given me the patience to keep practicing – and I am so much better for it. Thank you Annemaree – I am wondering when I can attend a follow-up course??”

Lisa Corduff
Producer
Global Vision Media

"As a complete beginner, I had tried to establish a (daily) Yoga practice so many times that I had decided that the discipline just wasn't for me.

However, after starting to train with Annemaree in Hatha Yoga almost by accident, (I accepted a one month free trial offer to participate in a new multi-discipline clinic), I soon found out that here was a style that I could enjoy and make progress with.

To my pleasant surprise I achieved significant results in health and flexibility without feeling that I was 'busting a gut' to do so.  The classes were well structured to push you only as far as you wanted to go and the combination of gentle stretching and relaxation at the end left my mind clear and my body fresh and energetic.

It was not long before I found myself going because I felt I 'needed to go' rather than feeling that I 'ought to go'.

I strongly recommend this teacher and this style to anyone who is new to the discipline and interested in finding out what it's about; or anyone who has trained in Yoga before but has not achieved what they were hoping to."

Martin Huish

SP-Ausnet

" I looked forward to Sunday afternoons when I arrived at the calm and reflective venue for a 'chill-out' under the expert tutelage of Annemaree. Wonderful deep breathing and the gentle tones of encouragement from Annemaree allowed all the tensions to release and the body to respond in the most appropriate way - by relaxing. I recommend it." 

David Corduff