Ashtanga Yoga Newcastle

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 :-)