Ashtanga Yoga Newcastle

24/11/2025

Come sit with us Tuesdays at 5:30pm

06/05/2025

18/02/2025

We’re incredibly lucky to have the opportunity to learn from Craig, a very experienced practitioner and teacher. Join us this Saturday afternoon for a deep dive on the Primary Series - purpose, sequence, energetics and flow. The workshop will include a practical component! Only $50. Message us for more info.

22/08/2024

With Erica Bowron
Friday 30 August 2024
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Price is a sliding scale $45 – $55.

Release the layers of tension, stress and freeze stored in your body from Winter and open up to the gentle emergence of Spring in this 2.5 hour Yin Yoga Immersion, facilitated by Yoga Teacher and Holistic Life Coach, Erica Bowron.

This immersion combines deeply restorative Yin Yoga and soothing meditation. It is an invitation to release the stagnant energy of the colder months and embrace the growth and renewal of the new season.

Allow yourself to unwind, reconnect to your true Self. Let go of the old and create space for the new by softening your body and opening your subconscious mind for the possibilities that Spring brings.

This event is beginner-friendly and accessible to all. Whether you’re a seasoned yogi or new to the practice, this immersive experience offers a sanctuary of peace, self-care and rejuvenation for all.

Ticket link: https://www.trybooking.com/CUMOQ

10/05/2024

Krishna Das and Juzzie Smith seemed to be the soundtrack to my life in the 2000-2010s. It's all you would hear at yoga studios. I don’t recall hearing anything with that same gravity since.

In the age of streaming music services and AI-generated songs and playlists, the organic album format and the idea of a real personality expressing something from a place of meaning is a relief to hear and feel.

John Butler Trio and I had a great chat in the lead-up to the launch of his new solo instrumental album. I told him how much I appreciated the subtle yet up-beat character of the songs on the album. As much as I enjoy classical chants and ambient music, sometimes we need to be lifted, even a little, especially while in a suggestible state during or after yoga.

Read my interview with John Butler here: https://yogaaustralia.org.au/john-butlers-running-river/

And Yoga Australia members can download the whole album for free!

08/03/2024

𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐲𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬.

During the workshops we will learn meditation techniques from the ancient text Vijnana Bhairava Ta**ra. This came down through Kashmir Shaivism and contains 112 dharanas, what we today would call meditation techniques.

𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮’𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚.

We will trace the knowledge of indigenous cultures and see how we the understanding that all life is sacred and purposeful became obscured.

𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲’𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.

During the asana classes we will look at performing postures safely while understanding which anatomical actions will get us deeper with more modest energy expenditure.

Through applied precision we can release conditioning and lodged emotions, preparing us for the higher limbs of pranayama and meditation.

𝟭𝟬 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽!

6th and 7th of April. Book your place via link in comments.

17/01/2024

New class - Easy Fundamentals with Su Wednesdays at 5pm :-)

29/11/2023

The three gunas, clarity and lightness (satva), activity and restlessness (rajas), and subsiding and dullness (tamas), are in constant flux. Feeling good is usually a consequence of rotation among these. Positive transformation, in contrast to feeling good, requires more than just rotating between the flux of modes in the mind and body.

Lasting positive change in body and mind arises from shifting the base mode of the mind and body toward satva—lightness in the body and clarity in the senses and mind. The Hatha Yoga Pradipika explains what to expect from an asana practice: “Slimness of the body, pleasantness on the face, clarity in the voice, and luster in the eyes, freedom from disease, and metabolism kindled well, mind focused inward, and the nadis pure—these are the signs of success in the hatha yoga path.”

In a yoga practice where feeling good is the guide, the goals we set for ourselves may not be truly the ones that will lead us to a better place in time. What feels good to us can fluctuate, as the tendency toward restlessness and dullness (rajas and tamas) in our body and mind ebbs or rises.

To ensure that our practice is relevant to us, we must ensure that we stay mindful of the goal. Not only should the practice feel good, it must also lead us toward a more balanced and positive state of body and mind, one of lightness and clarity. Once this goal is clear to us, we have to be mindful of the body and mind, adjust accordingly to address imbalances, and do neither too much nor too little, avoiding both compulsion and indolence. The way to do this is by working with the body and the breath.

The real art of creating a right practice is not only to include the right postures in the right place but to leave the wrong ones out.

⭐️ New Book: Krishnamacharya in His Own Words. See more at: bit.ly/krishnamacharya-in-his-own-words.
👉 In-depth Svastha Yoga Therapy training (300 & 800 hours) is now online. Learn more at: on.svastha.net/3QTTMm3.

30/04/2023

Mysore style yoga is the traditional method of practicing Yoga. In Mysore style classes, students learn postures gradually. The teacher interacts with students individually, rather than addressing a large group. This means that each student will learn the right poses and the right techniques for their individual needs.

Mysore style allows students to work at their own level and progress gradually. All of our classes are beginner friendly, and the best way to start is to just turn up to a class and be a total newbie.

Having said all that, sometimes people prefer to be led through their first few experiences of yoga in a workshop-style format. For this reason, we run a beginners course from time to time.

Our next course starts Monday 1st of May and runs twice a week.
Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:30pm over two weeks.

Then you'll be unstoppable!

Booking link in comments.

31/03/2023

Instead of Ingrid Maria Beavis usual 10am Ashtanga for Beginners tomorrow, we're opening up the workshop running as part of our current teacher training course, on the fascinating topic of pain.

⏰10am, Saturday April 1
📍 Ashtanga Yoga Newcastle
🎟️$20 for Mysore students