About Living Flow Yoga Ashfield
Meet Natalie…
Natalie Ristoski is the proud owner and yogini behind Living Flow Yoga Ashfield.
First discovering yoga as a way to seek solace during her hectic corporate career in the fashion industry, in 2015 Natalie decided to embark on the yoga lifestyle full time as a teacher and facilitator and then studio owner.
Living Flow was first established in 2015 when Natalie began sharing yoga from a local dance studio. Those humble beginnings was where the steady roots of the Living Flow community were first grounded. In January 2017 we officially opened our doors to a purpose built yoga studio in Ashfield. In late 2022 we relocated to an amazing, light-filled studio just down the road at 2 Hercules St, Ashfield.
Living Flow has evolved into not only a place to practice yoga but also as a space to feel belonging and to be part of a real community. Natalie’s warmth and enthusiasm for yoga is key to this community, and has sourced other like-minded yoga teachers to make up her teaching team.
Natalie is passionate about yoga as a vehicle for embodiment and transformation, women’s wellbeing, and fostering connection. You can catch her at the studio for energising flow and restorative yin classes, for one of her inspiring workshops or even a nourishing retreat.
When not hanging out in the local Ashfield area, she’ll be in the Blue Mountains or in Colo Heights, Hawkesbury. Natalie also facilitates a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training program – an immersive retreat educational experience, certified by Yoga Alliance, and proving to be an incredibly rewarding experience.
Our Purpose
“To be present; one moment at a time.
To embrace life, whole-heartedly and with passion.
To feel deeply connected to oneself, others and the magnificent world around us.”
“Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom
that you may not have known even existed.”
~ BKS Iyengar
Our welcoming yoga teachers
Teaghan Alexander
For Teaghan, yoga offers an unshakable source of guidance alongside the everyday dance of life.
Teaghan has been studying and teaching yoga for the past 14 years. Her offerings are an ecosystem of knowledge, shaped by the many teachers, communities and lands she has been fortunate enough to connect with on Australian soil, and around the world.
Forever a student, Teaghan continues to explore different teachings and practices, deepening her knowledge to share with others. Her teaching speaks to presence within the breath, detailed fluid movement, and gentle reminders of the freedom that becomes accessible when we return to our innate selves.
Teaghan is a Counsellor in Training, a lover of music, arts and celebration, and has spent the past decade exploring diverse approaches to holistic health and wellbeing.
Marnie Palomares
Marnie is a contemporary dancer and an experienced yoga teacher.
With its breath, movement and creative flow, yoga has been a form of medicine for Marnie, in helping maintain a healthy lifestyle and sustain her dancing career. And for Marnie, syncing of breath, movement and creativity is key to yoga.
Marnie’s dynamic flow practice is mindful with slow transitions and movement. She is passionate about the powerful benefits of yin yoga and teaches with a gentle approach and very considered sequencing.
Marnie enjoys shaping the practice in a way that honours what your body/mind needs in that particular moment. Her favourite pose is half pigeon; a yin-flavoured moment to receive and restore.
Sarah Coleman
Sarah’s teaching style is inspired by nature. Her practice is grounding and focuses on subtle energetics of the body.
Sarah loves to teach a simplistic flow that gets you out of your head and into your body, allowing you to feel into all the layers within.
Sarah’s inspiration for life with her family life is guided by yoga. This practice trickles down to her children and community, making it a passion to teach the antidote to modern life that is yoga.
Her favourite yoga pose? Any twist for a rinse, detox and refresh ~ especially supine twists to feel put back together and grounded.
You can practice with Sarah Monday and Friday mornings, or for Yang to Yin on Wednesdays.
Lauren Aynscough
Lauren’s love for yoga began as a way to unwind but grew into a journey of transformation.
Lauren has always believed in the power of movement as medicine, but yoga proved truly life-changing for her physical and mental health. Over time, the practice created space for healthier self-awareness and understanding, helping her show up more fully in daily life. Inspired by these profound shifts—and wishing she’d found yoga sooner—Lauren is passionate about sharing these teachings.
Her yoga journey began 10 years ago, seeking movement and a way to unwind after long days in the office. Lauren’s vinyasa classes are alignment-focused and gently challenging, with options to progress or pull back, creating an inclusive experience for all levels.
Her favourite pose depends on the day—Trikonasana for its expansive energy or a seated forward fold for its grounding, soothing presence.
Sarah Moore
Sarah blends movement, meditation and mindful presence.
Sarah has been teaching yoga for 17 years. Her journey began with the discipline of Ashtanga, where she found strength and support in the physical practice. Over time, her teaching and practice have softened and expanded, weaving in meditation, mindfulness and embodied flow.
With more than 1000 hours of study, Sarah has trained with many teachers who have shaped her unique style. Her classes bring together movement and meditation, creating space for students to connect with body, breath and awareness beyond the physical.
Sarah’s teaching continues to evolve, guided by her love of free-flowing, embodied movement and a commitment to sharing yoga as a practice for life.
Sarah Moore
Rosie’s teaching is rooted in the belief that yoga is so much more than Asana.
Rosie’s classes are an invitation to find space in the body, heart and mind, meeting you wherever you are on any given day. She weaves philosophy and breath into every class, creating conditions to feel what arises, explore how the practice lands, and trust what you find there.
Drawing on her background working in community, she holds a space that feels grounded and inclusive. Sharing a practice together, breathing together, simply being in the same space, she sees this as one of the most meaningful things we can do for one another.
Her favourite shape? Crescent lunge, Anjaneyasana: a feeling of being rooted into the ground while growing tall.
Claire Chow
Claire’s practice is an invitation for students to meet themselves on the mat with presence and ease.
For Claire, yoga is about connecting mind, body and breath ~ a safe space to pause, explore and simply be. Trained through Living Flow’s 200-hour program, she began teaching the very day she graduated and has been sharing her love of yoga with the community ever since.
Her teaching is ever-evolving, with a current focus on Yang to Yin ~ balancing the energising with the restful, the shadow with the light. Claire invites students to explore where they can ground more deeply and expand more fully, cultivating both calm and empowerment on the mat.
Alongside teaching, Claire is part of the Living Flow team behind the scenes, bringing her warmth to the studio’s community in many ways.
More than the studio and teachers, it’s our community of students which also makes Living Flow Yoga so special.
Our beautiful studio
Living Flow Yoga is a light-filled studio with good vibes all around and located in Ashfiled, NSW.
It’s a simple space with the main yoga studio (including an area to store your shoes as you walk in), and a back-section which houses a complimentary tea station, cube storage for personal belongings, yoga props, two change rooms and our small retail section. You’ll also have access to toilet facilities.
The studio has been purpose built with yoga-friendly flooring and panel heaters at the ready for the cooler months. We often have fresh flowers, candles and palo santo burning to enhance the entire experience.
We’re located at 2 Hercules St, Ashfield. Entrance to the studio is via Hercules St and upstairs to the studio. There is ample street parking around the neighbourhood, as well as public car parks. (See our FAQ here for parking options.)
Join a yoga class today!
Keep connected with your yoga community, stretch out and feel grounded. All studio classes are live-streamed.
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