About Us
The Loft Collaborative (TLC) is a movement studio in Somerton Park offering a conscious, holistic approach to wellbeing and community. We're intentionally different from a traditional fitness space, less performative, more personal, and built around genuine connection.
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Founded as a small female-led business, TLC was created to feel different from traditional fitness spaces. Our Loft studio is intentionally mirror-free, welcoming, and community-focused, designed to support people in building a deeper connection to their bodies and themselves.
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A diverse range of movement practices including Yoga, Pilates, Strength & Conditioning and Recovery, plus classes for your mind, Breathwork, Meditation, Sound Healing and more.
Whether you're looking to build strength, regulate your nervous system, reconnect with movement, or simply find a sense of belonging, we want TLC to feel like a space you can arrive to exactly as you are.
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We believe movement should be sustainable, accessible, empowering, and deeply human. We value genuine connection, thoughtful teaching, and creating an environment where people feel seen and supported.
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TLC is more than a studio for clients, it's a collaborative space for teachers too. Rather than a traditional top-down fitness business, we function as a collective of instructors who each bring their own experience, style, and perspective.
We're passionate about supporting both emerging and experienced teachers to grow sustainably and step into leadership within the wellness industry.
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Community care is woven into everything we do. Such as fundraising classes and workshops, concession memberships, family discounts, access and equity memberships, and free memberships for First Nations people.
We believe wellbeing should feel inclusive and accessible, not exclusive.
Above all, TLC exists to foster connection to self, to movement, and to each other.
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Meet the people behind The Loft a collective of instructors and facilitators who each bring their own experience, style, and perspective to your next class.
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Renee Ellis
Studio Owner, Yoga & Pilates Instructor & Trainer
Renee is the founder of TLC, teaching yoga, Pilates and personal training since 2014. She believes movement is a practice for how we live, inviting people to move with curiosity, presence and compassion, and to reconnect with themselves through breath, movement and stillness. -
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Shelby Sharland
Studio Operations Manager, Breathwork Facilitator, Sound Healer & Pilates Instructor
Shelby blends Pilates, breathwork and sound healing with a background in psychology and holistic therapy. Her classes support both strength and softness, helping you feel grounded, empowered,and more at home in your body. -
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Tayla Williams
Senior Pilates Instructor
Tayla believes Pilates is for everybody. With a background in dance, she brings a strong mind-body focus to her classes, helping clients pursue their goals with confidence and a contagious smile. -
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Mackenzy Richardson
Yoga Instructor
Mackenzy creates inclusive, multilevel classes that invite everybody to feel good in their body. Trained in Sri Lanka, she blends playful energy with thoughtful cueing, helping students connect to breath, nervous system and inner awareness. -
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Dani Gyss
Pilates and Yoga Instructor, Registered Occupational Therapist
Dani combines Pilates, yoga and Occupational Therapy training for a deeply holistic approach. Trained in pre-natal and trauma-informed yoga, she weaves postural alignment, breath and mindfulness into inclusive classes for all levels.
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Lee Glew
Personal Trainer
Lee is a certified personal trainer with a background in neuroscience and high-level sport. She focuses on strength, efficiency and longevity, guiding clients to build resilience that carries into every part of life.
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Emily Floreani
Yoga Teacher and Acupuncturist
Emily blends yoga, dance and Traditional Chinese Medicine into playful, accessible classes. Trained in Byron Bay and currently studying Chinese Herbal Medicine, she believes yoga is for everybody, at every stage.
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Megan Simmons
Yoga Instructor
Megan's yoga journey began through dance and storytelling through movement. Her therapeutic, personal approach invites deep inner listening, with a focus on self-acceptance and meeting yourself exactly as you are.
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Leah Mencel
Personal Trainer
Leah brings an elite-sport background, including national basketball and a premiership-winning SANFLW team to her strength and conditioning coaching. Her sessions are clear, challenging, and focused on building confidence and capability.
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Jess Gerlach
Yoga Instructor
Jess approaches yoga as a lifelong study of presence, compassion and connection, drawing on Hatha philosophy. Her classes use creative sequencing and breath to help students find comfort, steadiness and ease in their bodies.
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Susie Sapkota
Sound Healing Therapist
Susie is a Tibetan Sound Healing Therapist, yoga instructor and classically trained singer. She creates nurturing, heart-centred sessions using sound, breath and mantra to help people slow down, release stress and reconnect with themselves.
Passionate about teaching and looking for a space to grow? TLC is a collaborative of instructors who each bring their own voice and offerings. We'd love to hear from you.