Julie is a certified Pole Fitness, Yoga and Aerial Yoga teacher.

When Julie finished high school she had yet to choose a career path, nothing had grabbed her attention during high school and therefore, she could not register for university or college. She started with a basic course in administration and computer training and used this as a foot in the door to gain some life experience. She worked as a Personal Assistant for a few years and then decided to travel to the UK. Once in the UK she settled into a new administrative position and made a new home for herself. Unfortunately, she was unable to get a permit to stay in the UK so she was sent home 10kgs heavier.

Upon returning to SA, she signed up for some pole fitness classes as a new form of exercise to help remove the unwanted weight. From that point onwards, she was hooked. This was the start of her career in the fitness world! She started her own company Vertical Vixen ® in Johannesburg and 5 years on, decided to embark on a new journey in Aerial Yoga.

Julie decided to pursue further training in yoga and offer it as an additional new service to her current fitness classes. She registered for a Vinyasa Yoga course with Living Yoga in 2009.

Shortly after she started her training, she was introduced to a new form of yoga via YouTube, Aerial Yoga. This was just up her alley, a new form of aerial arts incorporating yoga, strength training and conditioning… all the things she had come to love in fitness. She took a leap of faith, jumped on an aeroplane and went to NY to complete an Aerial Yoga teacher training course.

This new form of yoga still maintains the traditional roots of yoga but adds a new prop to support the entire body.