YOGA with Stef

09/10/2025

The thing nobody tells you about yoga:

⭐ The poses were never the main event.

Sure you will get disciplined in the process, you might enjoy the brief satisfaction of mastering a pose, but for me, the real prize is a sense of comfort in my own skin.

⭐ You can get realtime insight into your nervous system through your breath.

Just by regulating my breath I can regulate myself efficiently.

⭐ Don’t forget, the lofty goal of yoga is LIBERATION!

Yoga philosophy is not a complicated mystery, this pathway to liberation is something all you can learn about too.



Yoga Mentorship For Seekers and Teachers | 2026 Yoga Program | Study at West End Yoga

06/10/2025

Hint: It is usually less about how it looks and more
about supporting your nervous system.

Some practices will feel instantly grounding.
Others might stretch your edges.

Like a nourishing buffet:
Not everything will be your flavour.
You won’t be able to digest everything at once.
You’re here to taste, notice, reflect.

What builds resilience?
What will ease your nerves?

All are invitations to meet yourself in wholeness.
You don’t need to find the one right way.

Because there are “Many paths—but one truth.”
— Satchidananda



Yoga Mentorship For Seekers and Teachers | 2026 Yoga Program | Study at West End Yoga

01/10/2025

The whole is much bigger than the sum of its parts✨

We are hardwired to connect human to human through moving, breathing and listening together.

In yoga practice, I feel this truth so deeply as bodies move to the same breath, synchronicity arises. Beyond exercise, this is a visceral reminder of what it means to be human.

Research tells us that:
🫀 Heartbeats synchronise when we make sound or move together
👀 Eyes read movement as a language beyond words
🧠 Brains mirror each other’s patterns, weaving auniversal language of movement and sound, a legacy of culture and our sense of belonging.

I am SO grateful I get to walk the yoga path with YOU!

Here are some being collaborations on the horizon:

7/10 Tuesday Night Restorative
Special Guest .end.yoga

9/11 Yin & Piano with Momo Hamada


2026 Move & Connect Retreat with Linda Lounature.within

Read more: Brain Waves Synchronize When People Interact (2023, SciAm, Denmark).

15/09/2025

Yoga is in the way you breathe through challenges, the way you connect with yourself, the way you carry this presence into the whole of your life.

The Deepening Yoga Mentorship is here to support you in exploring yoga beyond the poses, so you can feel more connected to your practice, grounded in community, and inspired in your life.

Your yoga practice has already given you so much - strength, flexibility, calm. But there is still MORE waiting for you…

The waitlist for our 2026 program is open now.

Link in bio to register!



Yoga Mentorship For Seekers and Teachers | 2026 Yoga Program | Study at West End Yoga

26/08/2025

🌱 Spring unfolding with boundless inspiration... mark your calendars for beautiful lineup of spring workshops...

🌀 Zenthai Workshop
Saturday, August 30 at West End Yoga
Explore Zenthai Shiatsu in a two‑hour session with Linda. Expect to deepen your body‑mind connection through therapeutic movement and hands‑on connection.

🧘 Yoga Teaching Methodology & Ethics
Friday, September 5 at West End Yoga
Delve into the heart of yoga with a workshop that weaves together ethics, inclusivity, and into intelligent asana sequencing.

📜 The Yoga Sutra Conversation with Dan Alder
Saturday, September 6 at Academy of Grounding Curious about the Yoga Sutras? Dan Alder, a true aficionado of Patanjali is ready for your questions. Q&A from vrittis to samadhi and everything in between.

💐Something special about to bloom for students and colleagues in far off lands...

Tell your yoga buddy, save your spot and get ready for real connection and deep learning ✨

DM me or jump onto www.yogawithstef.com

Thank you for your beautiful photography 📸

05/08/2025

YOGA CONFESSIONS: What is the wildest thing that ever happened to you in a yoga class?

Gosh I have some stories...I am writing for next module of my mentorship program: Teaching Methodology & Ethics. As I write, soooo many stories are coming up... I can't wait to hear yours! If it is too saucy to share here in the feed, send me a DM 💌

I will start the yoga confessional in the comments ✨

01/08/2025

So many ways to meditate. Here is a snapshot of the mind soothing mischief that happens inside the deepening yoga mentorship program ✨

29/07/2025

Mark your calendar 🙌

It’s time to save the dates for the annual Zen Festival! This year we are celebrating 25 years of Zenthai Shiatsu!! It’s going to be big 😍

18/07/2025

BACK IN THE STUDIO✨ After a life affirming adventure of work, play and feasting on friendship and afternoon siestas.

Schedule for Public Classes:

MONDAY
6:30-7:30am Vinyasa - West End Yoga
5-5:50pm Vinyasa - Urban Climb Milton
6-6:50pm Vinyasa - Urban Climb Milton
7-7:50pm Yin - Urban Climb Milton

TUESDAY
6-7am Vinyasa - West End Yoga
5:30-6:30pm Empowering Vinyasa - West End Yoga
6:45-7:45pm Candlelit Slow Stretch - West End Yoga

WEDNESDAY
6:30-7:30am Vinyasa - West End Yoga

THURSDAY
6-7am Vinyasa - West End Yoga
1-2pm Yoga - QUT Kelvin Grove

FRIDAY
6:30-7:30am Vinyasa - West End Yoga

SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Workshops & Private Classes by appointment - Booking link in bio✨

Photo credit to Jenn Patel 💗

09/06/2025

QUT Friends:

Soothe Exam Tension with FREE Mini Zenthai Shiatsu Treatments. Tell your friends, first in best dressed! Make your lunch break a little sweeter:

Tuesday, 10th June, 11 AM – 1PM at GP East Lawn
Wednesday, 11th June, 11AM – 1PM at KG Quad
Wednesday, 18th June, 11AM – 1PM at GP East Lawn

08/06/2025

✨Patanjali's Yoga Sūtra in Converstation ✨
with Dan Alder and Stef Palmer

An evening of shared inquiry into Patanjali’s Yoga Sūtra — A chance to be with the teachings and each other in real time. Come as you are and bring your curiosity. Whether you are brand new to the Sūtras or have contemplated them from many perspectives, you are welcome.

🗓️ Saturday 14 June - THIS SATURDAY!
🕠 5:30–8:00 PM
📍 The Academy of Grounding, West End

What to expect:
5:30 | Tea + light dinner to settle in
6:00 | Yoga Sūtra Forum
7:45 | A conversational summary of the Sūtras
8:00 | Home

🎟️ Booking ESSENTIAL (To make sure I cook us enough dal)

Send a message to learn more

26/05/2025

FREE CLASS✨

Tuesday 24th of June
12:00pm to 13:15pm

Thanks to QUT Art Gallery in Gardens Point, we are offering a free lunchtime class for you to pause from work or study and relax.

Thank you for being a part of our community 🙏

Spaces are limited booking is essential! Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/yin-and-piano-momo-hamada-and-stef-palmer