The Open Space

01/09/2025

🌟 New classes for Spring at the Open Space 🧘‍♀️

✨ Functional Fitness - Interval Training - with Justin Durocher & Will Moffatt ✨
Bodyweight strength class that’s fun, energising and effective.

Tuesday's: 6:30am - 7:15am
Thursday's: 7:30am - 8:30am

✨ Mat Pilates - with Justin Durocher & Will Moffatt ✨
This is a Pilates based class with focus on core, glute and hip work to build a strong, stable base and full-body sequences that get your heart rate up and muscles working from head to toe.

Tuesday's: 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Thursday's: 6:30am - 7:15am and 5:30pm - 6:15pm

✨ Nourish your Chi in Spring - with Hien ✨
Our usual gentle flow class with Hien will be followed by some helpful information on nourishing and caring for the body in Spring. The class will be followed by a community gathering with chai and a lovely bowl of dhal. Hope to see you there.

Friday 5 September - 5.30pm - 7.00pm

➡ Learn more here: https://www.theopenspace.com.au

06/07/2025

Some tickets still remaining for The SOMA Experience today! - Join us for a transformative immersion in ecstatic dance and embodied movement. 🕺

FLOW DANCE is a live-band ecstatic dance journey where music and movement unfold in real time. ✨
Mat sets the foundation with a powerful arc of original dance tracks - flowing, lyrical, tribal, and chaotic - and actively improvises live, layering textures, rhythms, and effects to shape the sound moment by moment. On top of this evolving soundscape, Portia Tang (vocals) and Michael Green (clarinet) respond in real time, weaving spontaneous melodies that mirror and amplify the energy in the room. 🎶

This is not a performance. It’s a shared experience. No talking. No choreography. Just sweat, sound, and full-body expression.

Flow Dance is a powerful fusion of dance, breath, and sound - a journey into presence, embodiment, and liberation. No experience needed - just a willingness to move and be moved. 💃
Through the resonant waves of music and movement, we awaken the Imaginal - a doorway to a deeper sense of being - rebalancing and restoring the energy centres (chakras) within. As the harmonies unfold and the dance emerges, we are invited into a remembrance of our own soul’s natural rhythm, flowing in unity with the cosmos. 💫

Complimentary Cacao or Chai available upon arrival. ☕

= Date & Tickets =-
📅 Date: Today (Sunday 6 July)
🕕 Time: 5pm - 7pm
📌 Location: 11 Acacia Pl, Abbotsford, Victoria 3067

🎟 Tickets: $44 + booking fee ($55 at the door):

A Dance of Life

05/07/2025

It starts tomorrow! - Join The SOMA Experience for a transformative immersion in ecstatic dance and embodied movement. 🕺

FLOW DANCE is a live-band ecstatic dance journey where music and movement unfold in real time. ✨

Mat sets the foundation with a powerful arc of original dance tracks - flowing, lyrical, tribal, and chaotic - and actively improvises live, layering textures, rhythms, and effects to shape the sound moment by moment. On top of this evolving soundscape, Portia Tang (vocals) and Michael Green (clarinet) respond in real time, weaving spontaneous melodies that mirror and amplify the energy in the room. 🎶

This is not a performance. It’s a shared experience. No talking. No choreography. Just sweat, sound, and full-body expression.
Flow Dance is a powerful fusion of dance, breath, and sound - a journey into presence, embodiment, and liberation. No experience needed - just a willingness to move and be moved. 💃

Through the resonant waves of music and movement, we awaken the Imaginal - a doorway to a deeper sense of being - rebalancing and restoring the energy centres (chakras) within. As the harmonies unfold and the dance emerges, we are invited into a remembrance of our own soul’s natural rhythm, flowing in unity with the cosmos. 💫

Complimentary Cacao or Chai available upon arrival. ☕

= Date & Tickets =-
📅 Date: Sunday 6 July
🕕 Time: 5pm - 7pm
📌 Location: 11 Acacia Pl, Abbotsford, Victoria 3067

🎟 Tickets: $44 + booking fee ($55 at the door): https://events.humanitix.com/flow-dance-the-soma-experience

02/07/2025

🌀 Flow Dance – A Live Ecstatic Dance Journey
Sunday, July 6 | 5–7PM
📍 The Open Space, Abbotsford VIC
🎟 Tickets: ⁦https://events.humanitix.com/flow-dance-the-soma-experience⁩

Tribal grooves. Ambient textures.
Live vocals, clarinet, didge — and a warm cup of cacao to begin.

No choreography. No talking.
Just sound, movement, and full-body expression.

I’ll be creating a live set to guide the energy of the room — alongside:
🎤 Portia Tang – spontaneous vocals & percussion
🎷 Michael Green – clarinet, didge & percussion

✨ Come exactly as you are.
✨ Move how you feel.
✨ Let the sound carry you home.

Let’s dance.

26/06/2025

Join The SOMA Experience for a transformative immersion in ecstatic dance and embodied movement. 🕺

FLOW DANCE is a live-band ecstatic dance journey where music and movement unfold in real time. ✨

Mat sets the foundation with a powerful arc of original dance tracks - flowing, lyrical, tribal, and chaotic - and actively improvises live, layering textures, rhythms, and effects to shape the sound moment by moment. On top of this evolving soundscape, Portia Tang (vocals) and Michael Green (clarinet) respond in real time, weaving spontaneous melodies that mirror and amplify the energy in the room. 🎶

This is not a performance. It’s a shared experience. No talking. No choreography. Just sweat, sound, and full-body expression.

Flow Dance is a powerful fusion of dance, breath, and sound - a journey into presence, embodiment, and liberation. No experience needed - just a willingness to move and be moved. 💃

Through the resonant waves of music and movement, we awaken the Imaginal - a doorway to a deeper sense of being - rebalancing and restoring the energy centres (chakras) within. As the harmonies unfold and the dance emerges, we are invited into a remembrance of our own soul’s natural rhythm, flowing in unity with the cosmos. 💫

Complimentary Cacao or Chai available upon arrival. ☕

= Date & Tickets =-
📅 Date: Sunday 6 July
🕕 Time: 5pm - 7pm
📌 Location: 11 Acacia Pl, Abbotsford, Victoria 3067

🎟 Tickets: $44 + booking fee ($55 at the door): https://events.humanitix.com/flow-dance-the-soma-experience

23/06/2025

Here are some pictures from the wonderful night of Kirtan last Saturday!

A big thank you to all the talented Kirtanists who sang: Karen, Simon, Janaki, Michael and Virginia. Also, heartfelt thanks to our amazing band members: Mat, David, Denise, and Sam. 🎶

We’re incredibly grateful to Steve for managing the sound, and to all the behind-the-scenes helpers - including Chris - who made sure everything ran smoothly. ✨

Thanks to your generous donations, over 50 children are now receiving free education at the Sansar Gyaan Pathshala School in rural northern India. 💓

We hope to see you again at our next Kirtan or at one of our other exciting upcoming events. Be sure to follow us to stay updated on all our new offerings!

21/06/2025

It's on today! Only a few tickets left for this magical evening of devotional singing and beautiful music! 🎵🌟

Enjoy a yummy plant-based meal and a warm cup of chai, available by donation. 🍛☕

👉 Reserve your spot here:
https://events.humanitix.com/open-heart-kirtan-june-2025

20/06/2025

It starts tomorrow! We are celebrating world yoga day and the winter solstice with a day of yoga and Kirtan! 🧘‍♂️🎶

All classes are by donation only and no need to register. We will offer you a complimentary sample of our yoga classes in honour of this age old practice that benefits body, mind and spirit. ✨

All our classes are suited to any level, so come along and join us.

🌟 As a special offer, new members can get 50% off an Intro Pass. Use the code YOGADAY at checkout. 🌟

👉 Learn more here: https://www.theopenspace.com.au/classes

17/06/2025

We are celebrating world yoga day and the winter solstice this Saturday with a day of yoga and Kirtan! 🧘‍♀️🎶

All classes are by donation only and no need to register. We will offer you a complimentary sample of our yoga classes in honour of this age old practice that benefits body, mind and spirit. ✨

All our classes are suited to any level, so come along and join us.

🌟 As a special offer, new members can get 50% off an Intro Pass. Use the code YOGADAY at checkout. 🌟

👉 Learn more here: https://www.theopenspace.com.au/classes

16/06/2025

The Open Heart Kirtan returns this Saturday at the Open Space! Join us for a magical evening of devotional singing and beautiful music. 🎶✨

Enjoy a delicious plant-based meal and a cozy cup of chai, available by donation. 🍛☕

👉 Reserve your spot here:

Get Tickets on Humanitix - Open Heart Kirtan hosted by The Open Space. The Open Space, 11 Acacia Pl, Abbotsford VIC 3067, Australia. Saturday 21st June 2025. Find event information.

11/06/2025

Join us on the 21st of June to celebrate world yoga day and the winter solstice with a day of yoga and Kirtan!

👉 Learn more here: https://www.theopenspace.com.au/classes

10/05/2025

🌺 Celebrate Mother’s Day with Us! 🌷

This Sunday, bring your Mom, Daughter, Aunty or a friend to class for free! 🧘‍♀️

It’s our gift to help you nurture yourself and someone you love.

- Members: Book as usual via Mindbody.
- Non-members: Purchase one drop-in class and bring a guest at no extra cost.

👉 View our Sunday class schedule here: https://www.theopenspace.com.au/timetable