Guest Facilitators
Andrew McGonigle
Sequencing and Anatomy Teacher
Mallory holds a Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science and has been teaching yoga for nearly 20 years — but her path into the discipline was never purely about the practice. It started in the mountains of Vermont, supporting individuals across the full spectrum of fitness and life experience, from complete beginners to those navigating trauma and fear. That grounding in human physiology and real-world coaching is what shapes how she teaches today.
Her career has spanned fitness direction, corporate wellness, lifestyle medicine collaboration, and group programming at scale — all of it building a teaching philosophy rooted in how the body actually works, and what it means to move with both intention and joy.
Now based in Takapuna, Auckland, Mallory is the founder of Roam Movement Studio — built on the belief that great sequencing is never random. Every class is purposefully constructed: movements linked together with clear logic, a creative through-line, and a sense of play that makes the practice feel alive. Roam's signature 4-week progressive block methodology borrows from athletic periodisation to give sequences genuine direction — each session building on the last, each transition earning its place.
For Mallory, creative sequencing is where science meets curiosity. It's the craft of knowing your anatomy well enough to break the rules thoughtfully, stringing movement together in ways that feel both intelligent and genuinely fun to be in your body.
Sanyasi Pragyadhara
+300hr Yoga Teacher Training guest facilitator- Mantra, Bhakti Sadhana, Sanskrit
Sanyasi Pragyadhara is a lineage-trained Yoga practitioner with over 15 years of teaching experience rooted in the classical, integrated systems of Yoga. She holds a Masters in Yoga Psychology from the Bihar School of Yoga in India and continues annual immersive study there, deepening her connection to traditional philosophy and practice.
Mantra and meditation form a central pillar of her work. Through The Pure Yoga, she facilitates a dedicated community immersed in mantra and meditation practices, offering regular gatherings that explore sound as a transformative pathway of awareness. Mantra chanting is woven into her classes, workshops, and retreats, including immersive retreats in Bali, where students are guided to experience mantra both as a powerful support to asana practice and as a stand-alone sadhana.
She has designed and led Yoga Teacher Trainings and previously taught on the Diploma of Yoga at the Wellpark College of Natural Therapies. Her teaching bridges theory and lived experience, offering embodied education grounded in clarity, integrity, and accessibility. Based in Torbay, she runs a boutique home studio supporting students from beginners to experienced teachers in integrating traditional Yoga into modern life.
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Robin Kelly
+300hr Yoga Teacher Training guest facilitator- Leading workshop in Non-Violent Communication (NVP)
Robin is a yoga teacher (RYT200), musician, theatre-maker, choir leader, and a generally curious type. Robin ran an independent theatre company (Last Tapes) until 2020. From 2016-2020, Last Tapes Theatre toured a production of his (auto)biographical theatre/music show 'Valerie' around NZ, Australia, and to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it won the Fringe First Award in 2018. Outside of the yoga studio and the rehearsal room, he trained as a molecular biologist and now works to support life science innovation as a business consultant and advisor. Robin has a drive for understanding and nurturing community - supporting people to have access to a place of inspiration, safety, kindness and belonging. This pursuit has led him to training in Nonviolent Communication as a tool to facilitate connection, empathy, and self-expression.
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a powerful framework developed by Marshall Rosenberg that supports honest expression and compassionate listening. NVC invites participants to slow down, notice judgments, and reconnect with what they are observing, feeling, and needing so that communication arises from clarity rather than reactivity. In the context of yoga practice, NVC deepens the capacity to hold space with empathy, give and receive feedback skillfully, and navigate conflict in ways that strengthen trust and connection. Just as yoga cultivates awareness in the body, Nonviolent Communication cultivates awareness in relationships, helping practitioners embody ahimsa - nonviolence - not only on the mat, but in the way they speak, listen, and lead.
Mallory Peterson
Anatomy Online 30hrs - Part of the 200hr Pathway
Andrew McGonigle has been studying anatomy for over twenty years, originally training to become a doctor and then moving away from Western medicine to become a yoga teacher, massage therapist and anatomy teacher. He combines his skills and experience to teach anatomy and physiology on Yoga Teacher Training courses internationally and runs the Enlightened Yoga Collective - an education-based online community membership for yoga teachers. His first book Supporting Yoga Students with Common Injuries and Conditions: A Handbook for Yoga Teachers and Trainees was published in March 2021 and his most recent book The Physiology of Yoga was published in June 2022. He lives in Los Angeles with his husband. For more information visit: www.doctor-yogi.com Instagram: @doctoryogi Facebook: @doctoryogiandrew