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Elsie Jean Yoga

Perfectly imperfect human-centred yoga
Narrm/Melbourne Heya, my name’s Elsie (she/her) and I’m a yoga teacher based on Wurundjeri Land.

My offerings focus on mindful movement as a way to ground and connect us to our bodies and each other, through practices of somatics, movement, meditation, and breath work which lead to a felt sense of safety, release and embodiment. These practices seek to unite through shared experience, creating a container of exploration and expression for each individual, leading you closer to your body and y

our own, beautifully unique experience.

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Yoga became a part of my life as a form of stress relief but in the past few years has grown to embody an exploration of the body, and what it means to return home to the many layers of the self. I studied under Hannah Campos, Nina Alfers and Ana Uribe for my 200hr YTT in 2021, but have continued to further my movement and somatic education through my involvement with collective being, a not for profit organisation seeking to provide wellbeing for all through trauma informed, mindfulness and somatic based practices and programs. I am passionate about providing access to yoga for folks and communities who may not feel comfortable entering a traditional studio. This includes those experiencing financial barriers, folks of various gender identities and expressions, those with mental health concerns or with different physical abilities; or maybe someone who is just curious about this yoga thing.

18/03/2026

All edges of the mat, all edges of your body.

what would happen if the way you moved your body felt fun and playful? Like exploring a familiar place with fresh eyes. It might even push your boundaries and make you feel strong and capable.

And when I say movement I don't mean movement like this. We all have different capacities of movement, and it's a beautiful thing to explore what yours might be.

What makes you feel strong and capable. What makes you feel curious? It can be making sparkle fingers when you meet someone, or it might be a massage of your jaw before you sleep. It could be a gentle rock of your body from side to side as you do the dishes.

What every it is, can you move a little today. Maybe even right now.

25/02/2026

Small joys
Small lives 🫒

02/02/2026

I’m very excited to be guiding a Yoga Nidra series this year, a practice I’ve led many times in 1:1 spaces and one that I find immeasurable value in.

Slow into Nidra
Thurdays 7pm
Febraury 12th to April 2nd
Gertrude Street Yoga Studio

This eight-week series weaves gentle movement with a guided Yoga Nidra. You’ll first move through a slow, mindful and repetitive flow, creating space for somatic energy to be released, before descending into deep, supported rest. Ultimately shifting toward integration, restoration and a felt sense of peace when at ease.

What to Expect
• Slow, accessible flow focused on sensation rather than shape
• Somatic micro movements to support nervous system regulation
• Guided Yoga Nidra for deep rest and integration
• Spacious pacing, choice, and supported stillness

Bookings through

07/07/2025

You're allowed to have a beautiful life ✨

14/12/2024

It would be so easy to look back on this year and say it was hard.

For all the reasons living in a sick world is difficult, for learning new challenges about my mental health, for moving through the teething pains of finding strength in my voice, but most of all for learning to truly surrender - one lesson that on reflection I think I've been resisting all my adult life.

But there have been so many pockets of joy, particularly in the small moments that aren't put in a calendar or are easily forgotten but for the felt sense of ease they leave in my body. Apparently food, people, yoga and nature are the theme as always, a loving and gental reminder as I was scrolling through my camera roll.

I hope you can savour a few more of these as we move towards the last few days of the year, I know I'll be trying alongside you 💚

07/11/2023

“The reason why some things feel too big to be felt alone is that they are. A lot of our distress is bigger than one body, or one generation. We need the alchemy of witness, ceremony, ancestors to feel.” - Prentis Hemphill

Come join me for some somatic movement and micro practices as we lean into rest and nourishment amidst this moment of global crisis.

Resting Together will be held across two sessions starting Monday 6:15pm and pricing is tired from $0-20

Registration via

02/11/2022

Water and wildflowers on Gariwerd a few weeks back 〰️

Being out in nature, away from reception and calendars and 'todos' always leaves me with a sense of fullness, especially at this time of year when the season is so clearly changing, growing more vivid and alive.

Lately I've been trying to remember this, in the midst of lingering fatigue, that sometimes all I need is a walk somewhere with trees, even (or maybe especially) if there is rain, to come back into myself and remember what it means to be alive.

18/10/2022

Self holding practice 〰️

Lately, I've been exploring more and more with touch and self holding to soothe my nervous system when I'm feeling anxious or stressed.

These practices can look as simple as a gentle massage of the hands, or something a little more such as placing one palm on the chest and the other on the forehead or belly.

So often we can forget that we live in a body at all, and that this body can be a site of enjoyment and pleasure. Along with helping to down regulate the nervous system, these practices can offer the space to explore greater ease, perhaps even a savouring of sensation and a feeling of aliveness.

You might settle into your own small practice now or save this post for later when you're feeling activated or uneasy.

~ find a comfortable way of being, whether that be seated, laying down or standing

~ choose somewhere to place your hands that feels supportive, this might be: hands to thighs, to your torso or maybe to your head

~ take time to explore and adjust to find a way of holding your body that feels right for you

~ perhaps you find stillness and apply just 5% pressure through your hands

~ breath here for a few moments and notice if anything arises, anything shifts

~ you might grow curious as to where you feel the most alive? the most joy?

I often weave these practices through my facilitation, pausing for moments of stillness to feel into the boundaries of the body. This can sometimes act as a gentle way to move toward your own internal landscape, allowing you to be guided by your own unique sensations and experiences.

Please know that self holding practices can sometimes feel supportive and sometimes not.

Be gentle with yourself.

image by Callum T Needham

30/06/2022

Free Deep Rest Yoga Nidra 〰️

The process of rest is integral for our mental, physical and spiritual health and is such a huge part of what we need to down-regulate our nervous system and complete the stress response cycle.

When you think of yoga, you might not automatically think of rest, largely because we see so many asana-based classes and practices taking up our social feeds.

But there are many ways to rest in your yoga practice:
~ an extended savasana after your yoga class
~ change your final resting shape to something that allows you to feel the most comfortable
~ taking a restorative shape mid-practice even if it isn't cued
~ practice yoga nidra

Yoga Nidra is a practice of Deep Rest. A form of guided meditation drawing the attention inwards, allowing the body to dip into a state of deep relaxation in which the conscious mind is asleep, but your awareness remains active.

This form of deep rest provides an opportunity for the body to return to its natural state of equilibrium, and the unconscious mind to reveal itself as you are immersed in a deeply relaxed state of consciousness and inner calm.

I have created a free Yoga Nidra for you to take at your own pace, along with resources and prompts to prepare you for a relaxing practice.

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http://elsiejeanyoga.mailchimpsites.com/

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