About Loretta

Loretta Curtin (she/her) is a mindfulness educator, yoga teacher and community development worker.  She has worked in the social enterprise, charity and education & training sectors in a variety of roles, and is the co-founder of one of Australia's most visible Social Enterprises, Good Cycles. Loretta's mindfulness practice is the foundation for her courage, compassion, creativity and commitment to social change.   To find about her current classes and programmes click here. To listen to her guided meditations click here

Experience & Qualifications

I teach yoga and mindfulness classes, offer personalised workshops for organisations such as The University of Greenwich and Solace Women's Aid, and run affordable 8-week mindfulness programmes at local community centres. I am also involved in a number of charities and social enterprises in the UK and Australia, creating new social change projects and providing strategic direction, as well as doing varied roles including grant writing/fundraising, managing an English language, education and mentoring programme for asylum seekers, and facilitating trauma informed yoga for survivors of violence. 

I completed my foundational yoga teacher training in India in 2010, and have since completed specialised courses in yoga therapy and mindfulness for chronic pain, trauma sensitive yoga, yoga and neuroscience, restorative yoga, pre and post natal yoga, yoga and the polyvagal theory, Integrated Eye Movement Therapy (IEMT), and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). I hold a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Melbourne in Australia. I have recently returned to Melbourne after living in London, UK for 6 years.

I started teaching yoga and mindfulness in 2011 in Melbourne at CERES Environment Park, as well as teaching at a number of well-known Melbourne Studios including Kundalini House, Grace Revolution and Yoga in Daily Life. I facilitate weekly mindfulness meditation classes for not-for-profit organisation Melbourne Insight Meditation (MIM) and manage and teach yoga at their meditation retreats. I'm also on the MIM committee acting as Executive Officer and Secretary. 

Check out my upcoming workshops and regular classes here.



Classes & Workshops

Yoga at Ceres

Monday 6pm - 7.10pm
The Learning Centre, Ceres Environment Park, East Brunswick (Melbourne)

A gentle mindful yoga class to engage the body, breath and senses. The class finishes with a guided yoga nidra body scan. 

Beginners to yoga are more than welcome. 

Email loretta@lorettacurtin.com if you have any questions

Donation class

8-Week Mindfulness Course 
Tuesdays 6.30pm-8pm
27th September - 8th November
New Cross Gate Trust
Besson Street Community Garden, 
New Cross Gate SE14 5AE

If you’ve heard all the hype but are not sure where to start or if you want to reignite your practice, join me for an eight-week mindfulness course.

Mindfulness has been touted with many health benefits including reducing stress, lowering blood pressure, improving sleep, increasing concentration and even making you look younger!
This course will teach you mindfulness and loving kindness meditation and explore the philosophy, research, and neuroscience underpinning the practices. Specifically, you will be given detailed instructions on sitting practice, mindful movement, awareness of the senses and emotions, relaxation techniques and how to integrate this into your life so its not another chore ‘to do’. 

It will provide an opportunity for beginners to become firmly established in their practice, and for experienced students to deepen their existing practice.

Price: £30/£10