Meet the Teacher Oliver Crossley - Physiotherapist and Yoga Teacher
A steady and thoughtful presence in our community, Oliver brings depth to both our class schedule and our 200hr Yoga Teacher Training program, where he leads the anatomy and physiology modules.
With a background in physiotherapy—specialising in chronic pain and invisible illness—his teaching weaves together evidence-based insight with the inner inquiry of yoga. Whether guiding students into handstands or holding space for deep rest, Oliver always returns to the quiet power of mindfulness, curiosity, and nervous system awareness.
🙏🏼 “being kind and curious tends to solve most problems, and the body is always telling me what it needs.”
🐾 Appa’s human. Coffee loyalist. Student of stillness.
Read his full Q&A Bellow:
What inspired you to become a teacher?
Yoga gave me so much, I felt it was only fair to share it with others.
How would you describe your teacher style in three words?
Always feel uncomfortable describing myself but maybe: mindful, explorative and restorative.
Do you have a favourite pose, exercise or principle to teach – and why?
Always love teaching a handstand – but I'm more interested in guiding people to that base state of equanimous awareness that all yoga practices point to (and that we all have!). Noticing that space, and learning how to return to it – even slowly, imperfectly – has given me so much freedom and ease. We all need more of that these days.
What does your personal practice look like outside of the studio?
I have my daily sitting practice, and I mix up traditional Ashtanga Vinyasa with road cycling and some weights.
What do you love to do when you're not teaching or practicing?
Spending time with my partner Bec and my dog Appa. Reading research articles about pain, mindfulness, and health. And my regular job as a Physio focusing on complex pain and invisible illness.
What's your favourite animal – and why?
My dog Appa (Samoyed).
Are you a sunrise or sunset person?
Love both – but you can’t beat a sunrise.
What's your favourite drink?
Coffee.
If you could have one superpower what would it be – and why?
Take away people’s pain with a click of my fingers. I see too much of it in my job, and to be able to ease that suffering would be wonderful.
What has your practice taught you about life?
That I'm not as special or important as my mind would like me to believe, being kind and curious tends to solve most problems, and the body is always telling me what it needs.
You can find Oliver teaching Yoga and Meditation at our Palm Beach, Gold Coast studio every Thursday at 6.30pm
