Santosha Yoga Australia (Santosha) is your sanctuary from the rush and pressure of everyday life. We help you find tranquility and peace-of-mind through the practice of yoga, breath work (pranayama) and meditation. We offer yoga to suit every body. It doesn't matter if you are fit or not, flexible or not, a beginner or experienced yoga student. Yoga can help you reduce stress, build strength and flexibility, and improve your overall wellbeing. We believe strongly in finding balance in life, and so we practice vinyasa or flow yoga (a stronger or more yang style of yoga) as well as yin yoga (a softer and more meditative style of yoga). Vinyasa is a dynamic flowing style of yoga that will help you build strength, improve your flexibility and connect with your breath. Yin is all about softening, releasing tension and finding stillness. What does Santosha mean? Santosha (pronounced san-toe-sha) is the Sanskrit word for contentment. It is our belief that the practice of contentment, gratitude and acceptance are the keys to finding happiness from within. These are our core values, and they underpin everything we do. Santosha was founded by Danielle Bendall. Danielle first started practicing yoga in 2003, because she wanted to find tools to help quieten her constantly busy mind. She quickly found that stepping onto her mat allowed her to calm down and find stillness in her mind – if only for brief moments! Over the years as her practice became more regular Danielle noticed the additional strength, flexibility, energy and overall vitality that yoga provided. Danielle undertook her 200 hour teaching qualification with Power Living Australia Yoga, under the guidance of Duncan Peak. She has gone on to learn from many great local and international teachers including Jennifer Crescenzo, Sarah Powers, Simon Park, Leslie Kaminoff, Maty Ezraty and Donna Farhi. Her classes are authentic, open and personal. Danielle will help guide you to quieten the mind, tune in to the inner world, and bring the body, breath and mind into greater harmony.
