Estuary Yoga

Estuary Yoga Nurture. Enliven. Grow. Cultivate your sacred space, through the practice of yoga and creative, co Welcome to the Estuary. LET'S JOURNEY TOGETHER.

Estuary Yoga Space lives and breathes in the heart of North Melbourne. Our intention is to give help you cultivate your roots; to find centre, balance, and flow, on and off the mat. Vinyasa | Yin | Meditation | Sustainable + Creative Living

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30/12/2024

End of year is always a great time to reflect. It has been a privilege and a joy to share yoga with the wonderful community of in . Thank you to our incredible team for the year of top notch classes, workshops, events and trainings! And of course, all you wonderful humans who come in every day to practise, thank you for a brilliant year! Bring on 2025!

Pause. Where are you?“Reality met on its own terms demands absolute presence, and absolute giving away, an ability to li...
27/11/2024

Pause.
Where are you?

“Reality met on its own terms demands absolute presence, and absolute giving away, an ability to live on equal terms with the fleeting and the eternal, the hardly touchable and the fully possible, a full bodily appearance and disappearance, a rested giving in and giving up; another identity braver, more generous and more here than the one looking hungrily for the easy, unearned answer.”

- David Whyte

It's been a deep blessing to share the Foundations of Mindfulness course with a group of 16 wholehearted humans. To remember that despite the convincing illusion of separateness, we are so deeply connected, with so many shared experiences in this journey of bring human. And how much wisdom we each have, if we put down the armour of perfecting life, and allow the clear perception of each moment space to breathe. To be felt. To dissolve into the next unfolding experience.

To come back to right here, and now -
Are you caught in a thought? A story? A version of reality which narrows rather than expands into the boundlessness that is possible?

Can you invite yourself back into back here, to the empty experience of now? Simply, and truly - this is the only place where life arises, exists, and dissolves, again and again.

A well of gratitude to everyone who has joined for this exploration - and so many bows to for your wisdom and dedicated dawn meditations.

Feel free to drop in for free online or in studio, Mon-Fri 5.20am-6am, this week and next, for some stillness and presencing in community.

Join Lucy for an evening of infusing yogic mythology and philosophy into embodied experience.We draw inspiration from yo...
05/11/2024

Join Lucy for an evening of infusing yogic mythology and philosophy into embodied experience.

We draw inspiration from yogic dieties and asana (postures) , to remember that it is the revealing of story - mythological and our own - which co-creates the meaning and potency of our yoga practice.

Through guided discussion and playful movement, sense how the understanding of these stories might enrich your experience of yoga asana, pranayama (breathwork), mind and beyond.

Walk away with mirrors and tools you can weave into your own self-study, to tune in more deeply and resonantly with how you live and share each day.

SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER
4.30-6.30PM
with


Booking link in bio - only a few spots remain 🀲🏜

Very thrilled to share that after some time across oceans, will be back with us soon!Experience the playful and often p...
22/10/2024

Very thrilled to share that after some time across oceans, will be back with us soon!

Experience the playful and often profound impact of myofascial release (MFR) work, and a more spacious sense of inner being.

Begin with understanding the structure of your fascial network - what it is, what it does, how it works, and why we might want to target it with release work. We then go through the body from toe to head, introducing different techniques and tools as we travel up.

Expand your understanding of how fascia plays a role in yoga, especially in relation to yin yoga, and the importance of this essential tissue for our physical, mental, and energetic connection to Self. Bring home some nuanced ways you can bring myofascial release work into your own unique practice.

Warning: May be some owww-shiii expressions to be shared and experimented with, in the most rejuvenating and playful sense... 😁

Part of the 2024 teacher training electives.

All are welcome, no experience with yoga or MFR required. All props provided unless you'd like to bring some of your own toolkit.

SUNDAY 17 NOV
1.30-3.30PM
with Dave

Bookings via link in bio or estuaryyoga.com.au

A four-week course with & to help enrich your understanding of consciousness and integrate mindfulness into everyday l...
14/10/2024

A four-week course with & to help enrich your understanding of consciousness and integrate mindfulness into everyday life.

At the heart of this course in the understanding of Śūnyatā - 'emptiness, void, nothingness’: the open existence that underlies all manifestations. By learning how to lean into this space, you'll develop a larger capacity for engaging with life's changing seasons with more ease, curiosity and equanimity.

Each session focuses on a distinct method to cultivate spaciousness, including:

Week 1: Body and Breath Awareness
Week 2: Mindfulness of Emotions
Week 3: Heart-Mind Connection
Week 4: Emptiness and Equanimity

Through practical and experiential exercises, you'll discover how meditation extends far beyond 'sitting in stillness'. Our goal is to empower you with the skills to:

-Develop a consistent and sincere mindfulness practice
-Recognise emotional states in the body
-See through the illusion of thoughts
-Become intimate with the source of all things

Join Lucy (who is rooted in the teachings of Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield) and Keigo (who draws from his 3+ years living in a Zen monastery) on this enriching journey through the landscapes of heart-mind, body and the beyond.

An elective session as part of the 2024 Estuary Yoga Teacher Training.

All are welcome, no meditation or yoga experience required :)

One final time for 2024! 🥰Zenthai Shiatsu is a lush, holistic bodywork therapy threading together Thai massage, Zen Shia...
02/10/2024

One final time for 2024! 🥰

Zenthai Shiatsu is a lush, holistic bodywork therapy threading together Thai massage, Zen Shiatsu, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and osteopathic techniques.

*This is usually a fully booked offering. If this session appears full, fret not! Please waitlist asap, and we’ll do our best to find a therapist for you* 🙏

Allow yourself to be moved through an extended 90mins of one-on-one zenthai shiatsu bodywork in a tranquil sanctuary of candlelight, alongside a small group of other receivers; savour a warm tea and rich earthy treat to follow.

A serene and transformative evening, to leave you feeling more spacious, fluid and vibrant.

All bodies welcome. Any queries - hello@estuaryyoga.com.au

Please wear easeful loose/stretchy clothing which covers your body comfortably, warm socks, and be well hydrated throughout the day and after the practice.

"The two most important phrases in therapy, as in yoga, are “Notice that” and “What happens next?” Once you start approa...
30/09/2024

"The two most important phrases in therapy, as in yoga, are “Notice that” and “What happens next?”

Once you start approaching your body with curiosity rather than with fear, everything shifts.”

~ Dr Bessel Van Der Kolk, 'The Body Keeps the Score'

~*~

There is so much partnership in our yoga practice. With ourselves, with each other - that irrefutably vibrant state of breathing in tune and moving in rhythm with other bodies, aligned to the state of wakeful presence.

It's not just about this one hour of practice. It's about what this hour develops in your capacity to witness and be in relationship with yourself, and with all that you meet. This may seem a small drop in the expansiveness of world events. Yet imagine the power of every drop of ocean, moving in union.

The power is beyond.

We are open every single day; our mats as a training ground for the joys and challenges of life.

Come join us for movement, for stillness, to shift and to settle; for a space to sense into what community and home can mean, within and around you.

Let's breathe, and journey together.

~*~

TUESDAY NIGHTS

6pm
Fundamentals Flow
or
Strong Flow

7.30pm
Rest & Restore .mandel

The menstrual cycle is a potent life-giving rhythm. Often misperceived as 'in the way' of what is marked 'productivity',...
16/09/2024

The menstrual cycle is a potent life-giving rhythm. Often misperceived as 'in the way' of what is marked 'productivity', it can actually be our greatest ally in creating a deep, generous presence with life.

Join us in learning through the lens of Yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine, in connecting with the natural seasons of our own bodies - in particular the 4 phases of the menstrual cycle.

Designed as an interactive workshop exploring the innate intelligence of our bodies, and the choices we can make in how we breathe, how we move, how we think, and how we tune into each part of the rhythm. we then integrate this knowledge through an experiential practice focused on the shedding and downward (apana) force of our life energy.

For those wishing to understand the power and rhythm of a menstrual cycle as well as those who wish to support their partners with this understanding.

{ This workshop is curated as part of the Estuary Yoga Teacher Training elective sessions. All are welcome to attend. }

Sunday 06 October
1.30-3.30pm
with

A few more days until Sound, Yin & Massage this Saturday with !Spring is a time of creativity, possibilities, renewal ...
16/09/2024

A few more days until Sound, Yin & Massage this Saturday with !

Spring is a time of creativity, possibilities, renewal and determination. We bring attention the Wood element from a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) lens, gathering a sense of vitality, adaptability and flow within, so we can bring this out into our lives.

Emma and Lucy guide you with sound and voice through breathwork, Qi Gong forms and yin shapes, to encourage fluidity, spaciousness and ease. Receive hands-on massage from Lucy and fellow zenthai shiatsu practitioner/s, to enrich your experience through the incomparable connection of touch.

Emerging into Spring: Sound, Yin, Massage
Saturday 21 Sept
3.30-5.30pm
$59 (-15% all access members)

Bookings online now - last few spots!
💛

{ image from session in June 2024 }

Our yoga practice is like an iceberg; you can see the physical aspects as the visible tip above water; the most potent e...
29/08/2024

Our yoga practice is like an iceberg; you can see the physical aspects as the visible tip above water; the most potent experiences lie beneath, invisible yet potent. It requires a sincere act of turning inwards, to listen, and feel.

Discover the potency of the subtle body, as we learn about the five pranavayu's, or winds of life-force, how they affect the directional flow of vitality within the energetic and physical body.

Drop into an experiential session to feel how this lens can encourage activating, balancing and calming of body and being, so you can take this new map of awareness into the practice of your daily life.

This is an elective session, as part of the 2024 Estuary Yoga 200hr Teacher Training course.

All are welcome.

SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER | 1.30-3.30PM
with TONY DENNIS

$49
(-15% all access members)

What might it feel like to be Spring-Cleaned, from inside out? 🍃 Using the Yogic map of the 5 Koshas (layers/bodies) Ire...
18/08/2024

What might it feel like to be Spring-Cleaned, from inside out? 🍃

Using the Yogic map of the 5 Koshas (layers/bodies) Irene will lead you on a whole day of exploring the interconnection between the body, mind, breath and beyond.

Designed for any dedicated student or teacher wanting to explore an embodied experience of awareness, from the skin to the subtlest parts of who you are.

This day retreat will comprise two experiential masterclasses on the ways Yoga can touch our self understand, empowerment and expression across how we move, breath, think and feel. Be nourished together, with a delicious warm lunch provided in between (dietary requirements welcome).

A day of wholistic spring cleaning and an experience of alignment for your whole being.

Masterclass One: The Somatic Body
Masterclass Two: The Subtle Body

Included:

•⁠ ⁠understanding the map of the 5 Koshas and application in yoga and daily life
•⁠ ⁠⁠Embracing the uniqeness of our embodiment
•⁠ ⁠⁠the relationship between breath and vitality
•⁠ ⁠⁠adaptability and the intelligence of our nervous system
•⁠ ⁠⁠a day of practice, release and wholistic re alignment for body, mind and beyond
•⁠ ⁠⁠YA certified for 5hrs CPD for existing yoga teachers

Irene combines almost 20 years experience in Hatha Yoga, Meditation, Integrative Physiotherapy and Mental Health to bridge the knowledge of mind-body science and Vedic wisdom, made relevant for the study and practice of Yoga.

Her teachings will offer practitioners an enrichment of awareness for personal yoga practice, and engage teachers to hold space for more nuanced, layered experiences in their classes.

SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER
10am-4pm
with IRENE AIS

$220 including lunch
all access members -15% ($187)

is a lush, holistic bodywork therapy threading together Thai massage, Zen Shiatsu, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and os...
13/08/2024

is a lush, holistic bodywork therapy threading together Thai massage, Zen Shiatsu, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and osteopathic techniques.

Allow yourself to be moved through an extended 90mins of one-on-one zenthai shiatsu bodywork in a tranquil sanctuary of candlelight, alongside a small group of other receivers; savour a warm tea and rich earthy treat to follow.

A serene and transformative evening, to leave you feeling more spacious, fluid and vibrant.

All bodies welcome. Any queries - hello@estuaryyoga.com.au

Zenthai Shiatsu Temple Night
Fri 23 Aug | 6pm-7.30pm


$160 // all access members -15% ($136)

Please wear easeful loose/stretchy clothing which covers your body comfortably, warm socks, and be well hydrated throughout the day and after the practice. No experience required.

Look forward to sharing the magic with you!melbourne

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Monday 6am - 8:30pm
Tuesday 6am - 8:30pm
Wednesday 6am - 8:30pm
Thursday 6am - 8:30pm
Friday 6am - 7:30pm
Saturday 8am - 6pm
Sunday 8am - 6pm

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Welcome to Estuary Yoga Space

Estuary Yoga Space lives and breathes in the heart of North Melbourne. Our intention is to give help you cultivate your roots; to find centre, balance, and flow, on and off the mat. The exploration is experienced individually, and as a community. Vinyasa | Yin | Meditation | Qi Gong | Sustainable + Creative Living

~* LET'S JOURNEY TOGETHER. *~ Full timetable online, or via MindBody. find connection 🌊| www.estuaryyoga.com.au