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Petronella van Tienen

Pilates & Yoga Instructor

Petronella’s passion for movement began while studying music theatre at the Victorian College of the Arts. It was there she was introduced to yoga and dance, and the joy of movement. Since graduating, Petronella worked as an actor for 8 years touring the country primarily performing boutique theatre for children.

Having had a keen interest in yoga since uni, Petronella trained as a yoga teacher during the COVID lockdown while living in Sydney. That passion led her on to undertake her reformer Pilates training with KX Pilates, and later a mat pilates teaching certificate. She’s also qualified in pre/postnatal yoga and pilates, and yin yoga.

When not teaching, Petronella continues to perform around the country, most recently performing at the Sydney Opera House in a musical for children called Alphabetical Sydney: All Aboard. She also loves hiking with her husband and newly acquired puppy poodle.

Petronella is particularly interested in helping people feel at home in their bodies through the medicine of movement. If she were ever to go back to uni, Physio or Exercise Physiology would be her first stop!