Join Julie Anne & Shelley for a Nurturing Day of Inner Work, Yoga, Meditation and Self Care.

About Us.

Julie-Anne Wood, the founder of Inner Work Academy, is a contemporary voice for personal empowerment and self discovery- she is a life coach, transpersonal counsellor and creative workshop facilitator, providing inspiration and innovative coaching for soul-directed people. Her Inner Work teaching and coaching style encompasses metaphysical principles that identify a deeper, broader and unified world view. Julie-Anne holds a BA in Visual Art from Sydney College of the Arts, an Advanced Diploma in Transpersonal Emotional Release Counseling, Post Graduate qualifications in Rehabilitation Counseling and Clinical Art Therapy from Sydney University. She is a qualified SoulCollage® facilitator and a Certified Professional Coach with the International Coach Academy.

With over thirteen years of experience sharing yoga in Australia and internationally, Shelley Lyons has gained a great wealth of knowledge in the various styles of yoga, Ayurvedic Principles, Aromatherapy and Massage. It is her driving passion to share that knowledge and experience with you. Discovering yoga to support long hours working within the hospitality industry in her mid 20’s, yoga became Shelley’s GO-TO for a quick fix in both body and mind. Over her years of teaching she has seen first-hand the benefits of yoga, not just physically but emotionally and mentally, and experienced the immense benefits this practice has through her own personal journey of grief and loss. Shelley has qualifications Level 1 and Level 2 Yoga Teacher training, Diploma in Remedial Massage, Diploma in Remedial Therapies, and Cert 4 in Ayurveda. Shelley has been providing remedial and therapeutic massage since 1999 and has an in-depth knowledge and thorough understanding of the human anatomy from a physiological perspective with particular focus on the muscular, digestive and endocrine systems.