Movement has shaped Luke’s life, from dance as a child to ten years in the Australian Army. Injury and persistent pain came with the second, and taught him how closely the body and the mind are wired together. He found yoga during recovery and went on to complete a degree in psychological science, drawn to what movement does for the mind.

What he did not expect was the community. As a long-time student at Pilgrim, the room, the teachers and the people beside him on the mat became as much a part of his recovery as the practice itself.

Yoga has since taken him to New York to study with Sri Dharma Mittra, to Rishikesh and across India, and to Bali. In May 2026 he bought the studio that had given him so much, hoping to build the same movement, connection and belonging for the people who walk through the door.