Uma Neave Yoga

22/10/2025

Over the years, I’ve watched Bali be sold off and transformed into a post-colonial nightmare. I would have stopped bringing groups there long ago if I hadn’t found in the magical mountains of Tejakula - a not-for-profit center making genuine impact through heartfelt projects, where every cent goes directly towards community & vital environmental initiatives.

Their work includes reef restoration, tree planting, and plastic education, along with scholarships for children and care for the sick, elderly, and orphans.authentic spirit of Bali.

Bringing groups there over the last decade has meant that I have been able to be involved in some incredible projects-
one of the highlights has been supporting the reintroduction of the critically endangered Bali Starling. A bird only found in Bali that was hunted and sold internationally because of its unusual markings and beauty.

A couple of weeks ago whilst there with my retreat group, we were privileged to participate in releasing two mating pairs into the wild — an incredibly hopeful step toward their population recovery.

Seeing these beautiful birds take flight once again filled us all with boundless joy and hope.

I am so grateful to offer my community retreats that truly make a difference. The positive connection and tangible impact in Tejakula inspire me deeply and reaffirm why I keep returning. Together, we are part of something meaningful — restoring not just the land and wildlife, but also the sense of community, compassion, and purpose.

15/10/2025

A retreat is so much more than a holiday, it’s a sacred pilgrimage of reclamation & remembering.

Deepest gratitude to all the incredible, brave women who retreated with me last week in the magical mountains of Tejakula…I am overflowing with joy & connection, and so completely in awe of the power of the breath.

✨ counting down the months to the next breathe: retreat Tejakula✨

21/06/2025

“Bhakti is not a dissection of Life, but a total Embrace. Without Devotion, there is no true Transformation. No matter what you are devoted to, it is the quality of your Devotion which will transform you.” - Sadhguru
Singing together in community is deep medicine. Devotional singing is the pathway into the deep mystery, to falling in love with the unknown. For me it’s always the most powerful & profound of all the Yoga practices…and singing with .chaitanya & .krishna is pure unfiltered joy, guaranteed✨I feel so blessed to sing with these babes! Devoted 😍
Join us Sunday night, celebrate the winter solstice, with sing-your-heart-out- kirtan at wonderful 💓💓💓7-8.30pm, book via yoga lyfe web

31/05/2025

I’m not sure how we’re almost halfway through the year?! I’ve been so focussed on my breath of the heart training - it’s been a juggle trying to find where my regular classes land…there’s been some shuffling around but I think the rest of 2025 is set!
I’m feeling really stoked to be working with some incredible yoga spaces & people - Thankyou for having me
💚 pilates💚 💚 💚
is opening their new studio in Dromana this weekend-yay! If you would like to come as a guest to my first session on Monday morning I have a few passes to give away- please send me a dm ✨
And! Just a few spots remain for my October Bali retreat - I’ve extended the early bird discount until June 15 ☺️
Finally! The next BOTH 100 training (breath of the heart) will be in 2026 - doors are closed for the 2025 training but please send me an email uma@bothyoga.com to be on the first to know list for the next one 😌

26/05/2025

From my newsletter today - dm if you’d like the whole thing 💚

…Caring for the natural world is deeply important to me. What makes me really light up is planting trees and protecting wild places. I can’t do those things every day, but I have been examining the every-day choices that I make. I began this year challenging myself to not buy anything new for 2025 - it’s been harder than I expected but I’m also doing pretty well. I’ve grown increasingly uncomfortable with the fashion industry over the years due to its entanglement with overconsumption, waste, and the commodification of identity. I know that one person not buying anything new doesn’t add up to much, but I do feel empowered & in alignment with my values every time I say no.

Recently I was offered a professional opportunity that, on the surface, seemed incredible. The kind of “shiny” offer that promises visibility, prestige, and the illusion of success. But as I sat with it, I felt an internal tension—an inner conflict between what looked like a dream opportunity and what I know to be deeply true in my heart…
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14/05/2025

A week of breath, story and coming home to the self - be held & truly retreat in this quiet, wildly green and deeply nurturing jungle ashram in North Bali. Practice extensive Pranayama, ecstatic breathwork, Yin & restorative Yoga as well as kirtan & mantra. Plant trees, swim with dolphins at sunrise and climb a volcano…this is a truly unforgettable and transformational week of deep self enquiry and soul-nourishment…be quick! Early bird discount ends June 1!
Link in bio for more info, or send me a dm for a chat 😊

11/05/2025

I’ve finally settled and found my little spot at the wonderful ✨please join me Tuesday mornings(starting tomorrow!) for Hatha Yoga at 9.30am and Yin & Breath at 10.45am ✨

08/04/2025

Breath of the Heart (BOTH 100) begins next week… This fully accredited, 100 hour course will be delivered online over 6 months. I also call it Yoga beyond the Asana- it’s everything I’m passionate about sharing, and everything I wish I’d known 20 years ago when I started teaching.

Go to www.bothyoga.com for more info, or send me a message 🌞
Pranayama. Philosophy. Purpose

03/04/2025

Kirtan! Could it be my favourite of all the Yoga practices?? Deeply joyful, heart centred & accessible/inclusive to absolutely everyone-a truly embodied experience of devotion-it really is the best 💚
join .chaitanya, .krishna & me on Sunday evening - singing together is love & hope in action: true medicine for these challenging times.
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$30-Register via or link in my bio. As always, send me a message if the ticket cost is holding you back ✨

03/04/2025

03/04/2025

…I am deeply privileged to have learned a very traditional method of Pranayama intensively with Master Teachers in India. The practice itself was (and still is) life changing, on every level. I learned all kinds of other Yoga related things at the Ashram too (of course), but it has always been the Pranayama that I credit as the most powerful and expansive practice. My personal experience was intensive, immersive, and steeped in ancient tradition - I was living it, 100%, in India. For this reason, I found it practically impossible to integrate the teachings (beyond the basics), once I was back home. I was bursting to share this powerful practice, for others to have the benefits, and I had no idea how that could be done. It has taken me 20 years of teaching and continued practice, to come to a place where I feel not only comfortable to teach Pranayama, but also empowered to.
It has been a journey of claiming authority: The authority to adapt the practice to suit my own needs, in this female body, and in the Western, modern setting.
The second part of the journey has been reclaiming the authority to teach, both what I have learned directly, and the integrated adaptations I have made along the way. This is no small thing - and I have overcome much self-doubt to reclaim the authority and agency to create these courses, and take a strong stand for what (I believe) is an accessible and powerful practice, that gives respect and reverence to the more strict and rigid tradition that I learned. I rest in the knowledge that these ideas & practices have been adapted to suit the current times, by countless Teachers. In this way it is living, breathing, and constantly evolving. This course, and this practice, is just a particle in the momentum of evolution. It comes from a truth that I know deep in my own body, from dedicated and committed practice, and I share it with you in service to that truth….
Excerpt from today’s blog- Sharing Yoga - link in bio to read the whole thing.
Interested to learn more about pranayama, philosophy & history of Yoga with focus on social justice and trauma informed approaches? Breath of the Heart (BOTH 100) begins April 15th

12/02/2025

Interested in deepening your understanding of Yoga & teaching transformational breathwork? BOTH 100 begins in April…
Scholarship applications close end of Feb ✨
link in bio for more info & to apply.