Gopali Ireland-Piper
Gopali Ireland-Piper – Ayurvedic Practitioner, Yoga Teacher & Founder of Anjali Ayurveda
Gopall is a devoted Ayurvedic practitioner, yoga teacher, and the founder of Anjali Ayurveda, a heart-led Ayurvedic clinic established in 2019. She is also the owner of Free Flow Yoga, a boutique yoga studio located in Murwillumbah, NSW. With a deep reverence for community and holistic healing, her mission is to make the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda accessible, relatable, and empowering for modern lives.
She formally studied Ayurveda under the guidance of renowned Ayurvedic doctor and teacher Dr Roopa Rao, completing her Advanced Diploma in Ayurveda with academic distinction. Her dedication and depth of understanding were recognised with the Most Outstanding Performance Award—a testament to her commitment to this lifelong path.
From a young age, Gopali was immersed in Vedic philosophy and culture, having grown up within a Bhakti Yoga community. She recalls being captivated by her first Ayurvedic book at just 12 years old, sensing even then the profound truth and simplicity of its teachings. As she describes, studying Ayurveda later in life felt like “coming home.”
Her treatments are deeply nurturing and guided by the belief that true healing encompasses not just the body, but the mind, emotions, and spirit. She is especially passionate about rejuvenation therapies, women’s health, and mental well-being. With a background in Social Science (majoring in Counselling), Gopali worked as a counsellor and social worker before eventually returning to her roots in Eastern philosophy. This journey led her to train as a yoga teacher and begin sharing Ayurvedic cooking, yoga, and meditation on retreats and in community settings.
Today, she combines her knowledge of Ayurveda, counselling, and yoga to offer truly holistic support. Her approach is grounded, human, and heart-centered—meeting people where they are and guiding them toward sustainable transformation. She believes that Ayurveda, when shared in a grounded and demystified way, can empower individuals to reconnect with their innate wisdom and live more vibrant, balanced lives.
The word Anjali means “offering,” and through Anjali Ayurveda, Gopali continues to offer her passion, care, and wisdom to her community—one person, one treatment, one conversation at a time.
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Munju Lucas
With over 20 years of experience in the kitchen, Munju’s culinary journey began in the most wholesome way imaginable, baking treats in a wood-fired oven built by her dad in the hills of the Northern Rivers. The tiny tin-roofed setup may have been rustic, but the aroma drifting through the farmers market was pure Sunday morning magic. Long before it was trendy, she and her family were serving vegan, gluten- free, and sugar-free delights to their community.
A lifelong vegetarian, Munju is passionate about showing the world just how colourful, joyful, and exciting meat-free food can be. For her, it’s never been about restriction, it’s about celebration: of flavour, of nourishment, of shared experience.
Her true love affair with food took flight during travels across India, where she was deeply inspired by the bold flavours, vibrant spices, and rich traditions woven into every dish. It was there that she learned to cook with intuition, curiosity, and heart.
Through life experience and a deep collaboration with Ayurvedic practitioner and teacher Gopali, Munju has embraced the sacred principles of Ayurveda. Her understanding of this ancient wisdom has become an integral part of her cooking, offering food not just as fuel, but as medicine. She now gently weaves these teachings into her work, helping others discover a deeper connection between what they eat and how they feel.
Today, she brings all these stories, flavours, and philosophies into every kitchen she cooks in — whether it’s a quiet dinner party, a bustling retreat, or nourishing meals prepared for families across the country. Everything she makes is infused with the legacy of her father, her family, and a lifelong pursuit of food that truly feeds the soul.