Mollie Cox

Founder of Jala Yoga® | Senior Yoga Teacher, Therapist & Teacher-Trainer | Senior Meditation Teacher | Registered Counsellor | Massage Therapist | Mental Health Educator and Mental Health First Aid Facilitator

Mollie Cox is a trauma-informed Yoga Teacher & Therapist, Teacher-Trainer, Counsellor, and educator who specialises in adapting yoga to support neurodivergent individuals, complex mental health, disabilities, chronic pain, and diverse physical and psychosocial needs. She is passionate about making yoga accessible across the entire lifespan: from children as young as four to those navigating end-of-life care.

With over 1500 hours of formal training in Yoga, Yoga Therapy, and iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation, she brings a deeply integrative approach to both group and one-to-one settings. Mollie often works in multidisciplinary healthcare teams as both a Counsellor and/ or Yoga Therapist, meeting clients with humility, relational safety, and a deep respect for yoga as a tool for reconnection, not performance.

She is currently completing a Graduate Certificate in Mental Health and Neuroscience, expanding her evidence-based, neuro-affirming approach. Her teaching and therapeutic work draws on Hatha, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Yin, Restorative, Laughter, Adaptive, and Chair Yoga, and is informed by somatic psychology, polyvagal theory, disability advocacy, and trauma- and neuro-informed frameworks.

As the founder of Jala Yoga®, Mollie created and leads one of Australia’s most comprehensive trauma-informed yoga teacher trainings, collaborating with Allied Health professionals to bridge the gap between yoga, psychology, human services, and healthcare. She also runs a private counselling practice supporting grief, loss, life transitions, and sensory sensitivity, particularly among neurodivergent clients. 

In addition, she is a qualified Massage Therapist of 17 years and a licensed Mental Health First Aid Facilitator, offering one-to-one care at the intersection of mental health and embodied practice.

Known for her warm, grounded and playful presence and ability to meet people exactly where they are, Mollie works extensively with those living with chronic health conditions, psychosocial disabilities, trauma, grief, and nervous system dysregulation. Her approach is strengths-based, playful, flexible, and fiercely inclusive. She regularly receives referrals from GPs, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and other clinicians seeking holistic, trauma-informed care for their clients.

Mollie also teaches in schools, workplaces, and healthcare settings, and runs immersive yoga retreats in India and Australia that honour both the cultural roots and modern science of yoga. Whether guiding movement, meditation, or mental health education, her work is rooted in safety, curiosity, and connection.

The Jala Yoga® team of clinicians, educators,
and yoga professionals:

Bringing together diverse expertise in trauma-informed care, mental health, and movement science to deliver one of Australia’s most integrative and inclusive yoga teacher trainings.

Rebecca McWilliam

"Bec"

Psychologist | Educator 

Bec McWilliam is a holistic psychologist working and living in the beautiful Gold Coast, Australia. At the core of her essence, Bec is an intuitive, compassionate and healing Psychologist offering a supportive and safe place for all. 

Bec graduated from James Cook University in Townsville, North Queensland with a Bachelor of Psychology, and has since worked with the Australian Defence Force, within the Criminal Justice System, worked with people with disabilities through the NDIS realm and is now in private practice and online.

Bec takes a holistic approach to treatment, which means she looks at the body-mind-soul connection. By soul, she means what is at the core of you- what lights you up, your values, what is important to you. Without this body-mind-soul connection we can feel as if we are not reaching our full potential and may feel as if there is a part “missing”. Bec likes to work collaboratively with other health care professionals to make sure she is giving the best care possible whether in session or during her courses/ workshops/ events.

Personally, Bec loves the ocean and anything nature related. If you aren’t seeing her at one of the local cafes or at the beach, she will most likely be at a pilates or yoga class, or with her dog Appa.

Georgia Reupert-Allen

Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist | Women's Health Specialist

Georgia Reupert Allen is the passionate founder of Peak Flo Physio and a highly skilled Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist based on the Northern Rivers. With a strong foundation in women's health, she has a wealth of knowledge and experience treating a broad range of conditions, from pregnancy and postnatal care to pelvic floor dysfunction, urinary and faecal incontinence, and musculoskeletal concerns.

Georgia graduated with Distinction from Monash University with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours). Over the years, she has completed numerous postgraduate courses to deepen her expertise and provide comprehensive, individualized care to her patients. Georgia’s work is driven by a desire to educate and empower women, helping them better understand their bodies, improve their pelvic health, and restore confidence in their movement.

As the co-founder of Bien Australia, Georgia is committed to advancing pelvic health through innovative product design, with a focus on creating solutions that improve comfort and wellbeing. She brings this same passion for innovation to her physiotherapy practice, offering clients a holistic approach that combines education, manual therapy, exercise, and the latest pelvic health tools.

Georgia’s patient-centered approach and holistic care philosophy allow her to support her clients through all stages of life, ensuring they feel strong, capable, and confident in their bodies.

Samantha Cameron

"Sam"

Clinical Exercise Physiologist | Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher | Jala Yoga Graduate

Sam is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher with over 800+ hours of yoga training behind her, including being a graduate of the inaugural Jala Yoga Teacher Training. Sam is an Ashtanga Yoga practitioner and lover of all things outdoors. 

It's Sam's passion to merge together the knowledge of both western science and eastern practices to provide an integrated approach to physical, mental and emotional wellness and rehabilitation. In her integrated approach, Sam educates others around the science of the 'why's' and 'how's'. Why certain practices such as postures, movements, pranayama and meditation impact our inner physiology and neurological functioning, and how we can best use this knowledge to  manage our own rehabilitative challenges through these tools and understandings. 

Sam has worked in private practice, home, Telehealth, and rural & remote settings. Now working within her own business of Sama Wellbeing, Sam predominantly works via Telehealth to provide service to those all over the country. 

Sam takes particular interest in working with those living with chronic fatigue/fatigue related conditions and mental health challenges, additionally working with musculoskeletal injuries and athletes. Providing movement rehabilitation looks vastly different from condition to condition, person to person, which is why Sam finds so much joy in what she does; to facilitate a person gain greater internal awareness through felt movement, education, understanding, and safety is such an individualised experience. 

Cameron Gulliford

"Cam"

Critical Care Paramedic | Educator 

Cameron is a critical care paramedic on the Gold Coast with motivation towards evidence-based and holistic contemporary healthcare practice that recognises a dire obligation towards trauma-focused resources within the community to enhance health outcomes.

Cameron was a combat veteran prior to work as a paramedic. He has completed a Bachelor of Paramedicine and a Master of CCP leading to specialisation as a CCP with Queensland Ambulance. Currently he is undertaking a Neuroscience Masters to advance his knowledge of mental health as to best appreciate individualised mental health needs within the community. This approach aims to augment prehospital point-of-care and emphasize an interdisciplinary evidence-based, yet holistic approach for patients and to support peers. 

As a veteran, Cameron was exposed to high-stress and high-trauma situations with subsequent recognition of PTSD and other trauma-induced conditions involving his colleagues leading to an interest in healthcare. Since working as a paramedic and with further studies and advancement to a clinical leader role, this drive has been strengthened. Constant exposure to traumatic cases, chronic stress, burnout, PTSD and an evidently increasing mental health suffering community has solidified Cameron’s belief that high-level, accessible, ethical, and trauma-informed evidence-based resources such as the Jala Yoga Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Training is crucial. 

 Cameron will assist with physiology modules and support students in varied pathophysiology that they may encounter with their clients to safely teach, manage exacerbations and when/how to refer on to appropriate services will emphasise their needs and values. 

Cameron is looking forward to teaching as part of the Jala Yoga team and meeting students that will shape a responsible and ethical contemporary yoga community.

Dr Kai Wheeler

“Kai”

PhD | Exercise Scientist | Educator 

Dr. Wheeler, a proud Ngarabal person and Accredited Exercise Scientist (ESSA), specialises in implementation science in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.

As the first Aboriginal person to earn a PhD from the University of the Sunshine Coast, Dr. Wheeler examines how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities can co-design programs that build community capacity and engage children and young people across various development areas. Dr. Wheeler excels in co-designing physical movement-based programs, ensuring a trauma-informed and culturally-responsive approach to community engagement and empowerment.

Leading high-performing teams, Dr. Wheeler has developed education programs supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families through a strength-based and holistic framework. Extending this work, Dr. Wheeler focuses on developing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce to better address the complex health needs of the community. Providing First Nations leadership to diverse projects, Dr. Wheeler has partnered to deliver effective governance solutions and educational engagement frameworks.

Specializing in biomechanics, sport analytics, performance analysis, and strength and conditioning research, Dr. Wheeler collaborates with various sporting organisations to implement best-practice sport servicing, testing, and athlete management. As the lead researcher in partnership with Indigenous Basketball Australia, Dr. Wheeler has also worked with professional sporting organisations and teams such as the Wallabies, Brumbies Rugby, World Rugby, the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra Raiders, Canberra Comets, Canberra Meteors, and GWS Giants. Dr. Wheeler co-designs training programs to promote optimal performance in a range of sports and passionately advocates for using sport and exercise to enrich community health and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Awards

2022 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award from the Australian Academy of Science

2022 LSQ Merck Life Science Rural and Regional Service Award from Life Sciences Queensland

2020 Accredited Exercise Scientist of the Year Award from Exercise and Sport Science Australia

2021 Science Peoples Choice Award from National Science Week

2021 Outreach Award from National Science Week

2020 Science Leadership Excellence Award from National Science Week

2017 NAIDOC Award from Fraser Coast NAIDOC Committee

Villia Greenslade

"Vee"

Social Worker | Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher | Jala Yoga Graduate 

Villia is a qualified Social Worker, Trauma Informed Yoga and Meditation Teacher, Tertiary Educator and new Business Owner. Villia studied Social Work at James Cook University in Townsville whilst working in the homelessness sector. Since relocating to the Gold Coast in 2014, Villia has worked in a variety of community mental health, psychosocial disability, and primary health roles.  She currently provides support and case management to people with acquired disabilities, including traumatic brain injuries and spinal injuries.  

Family life is important to Villia, often juggling parenting with ambitious personal goals. Inspired by the work of Brene Brown and Ester Perel, she has a personal interest in relationships and communication. You can often find her talking about her candid approach to parenting, especially motherhood, and she enjoys encouraging  people to be the best, real, version of themselves.

Since graduating from Jala Yoga Teacher Training in 2023, Villia has embarked on a journey to share her love of yoga and the benefits of mindfulness + movement practices for overall health + wellbeing with the community. Villia founded Base Yoga and Wellbeing as a means to bring her Social Work and Yoga practices together. Villia is passionate about making yoga more accessible, especially for people with disabilities and chronic health conditions, people experiencing hardship and people going through expected, or unexpected, life stage transitions.