Garden of Yoga

21/01/2026

The new Get Active in Darebin term starts soon!!
🌿 Join me for Chair Yoga at Preston Library on Tuesdays 10.30 - 11.30am. This is a fully accessible venue and everyone is welcome!
🌱 There are lots of other great FREE classes available as part of the program, designed to be welcoming and accessible to the whole community. Scroll through to check out the full program and head to Darebin.vic.gov.au/getactive for more information!

17/01/2026

2016!
🦩 I made myself a flamingo hat (it’s been reinvented several times 🤣).
🤸‍♂️ We went to lots of festivals and did lots of handstands!
🌱 We also went to Bali to celebrate ‘s stomach cancer recovery.
🌿 I was still teaching out of my little home studio/shed and came to class!
😻 Nagano was living his best life.
🌺 And I was teaching my free community classes for Get Active in Darebin!

16/01/2026

✨20% off sale now on! Purchase lifetime access for just $96 until February 2026!✨
Head to the link in my bio to find out more!

🌱 Get lifetime access to over 120 hours of aerial yoga, chair yoga, gentle yoga, yin yoga, nurturing yoga and pilates, movement and self massage videos!

🍃 Just like our live classes our videos all include multiple options so that you can practice in the way that feels right for you. We also include options to improvise props if you are practicing at home, or the functionality sort by aerial hammock, foam roller, chair, theraband and bolster.

🌿 Many of these videos are classes filmed live, but these are not your typical zoom recordings - we use a separate camera and microphone to optimise your viewing experience. Our aerial yoga videos are filmed from multiple camera angles so you can clearly see and follow exactly what’s happening.

“I highly recommend practicing online with Jo and Rane. The way they teach cultivates community connections and being online is no different! I feel just like I’m in the studio with them. I’ve been practicing online at Garden of Yoga for over a year now and it allows me access to their yoga wisdom, inclusive teaching and to be a part of their community even though I’m a bit further away. I really like their online classes and would recommend them to all, even beginners!”
Nicole

15/01/2026

Happy 15 year anniversary !!
Thanks for being my partner in this crazy ride through life and for supporting all my crazy ideas (like building a yoga studio in our backyard). Here’s to many more in-jokes and adventures. Love you so much 💖
📸 Jo and Rane in:
1) India
2) Burning Man
3) our wedding!
4) Middle Earth (New Zealand)
5) The NGV
6) & 7) Japan

12/01/2026

Join me in Bali this July 15-19 for 5 days of aerial yoga, meditation, amazing food, creativity, sunshine and Balinese culture!
🌱 I’ve just extended our early bird offer until February 14 - head to my bio for details!!

🌿 Scroll through to see the video created of my last retreat - it was such a beautiful experience and I can’t wait to return!

🍃 Here’s what past participant Christine Scholes had to say:

Jo’s aerial yoga retreat at Floating Leaf in Bali was a treat from beginning to end. It was enjoyed by a group aged 16 -58 years with skill levels from beginner to experienced. All levels were well catered for with a variety of classes each day.

The open air yoga space was stunning, with a high timber ceiling and a view over the lush surrounding farm land. Outside of yoga time we luxuriated in the beautiful accommodation, ate delicious healthy meals, floated in the pool and made use of the massage and spa facilities.

We enjoyed a variety of excursions and in house experiences that enriched our knowledge of Balinese culture and customs. These included temple rituals, cooking class, silversmithing and local music and dance performance.

The staff at Floating Leaf were exceptionally warm, generous and kind.

Thank you Jo for taking your calm, knowledgeable and inclusive teaching skills to an unforgettable location for us all to enjoy!’

🌺 I will be joined by Meah Velik - Lord of who will be leading morning nature meditations and a labyrinth walk meditation (scroll through for an example).

🌴 Activities lead by local teachers include a Balinese cooking class, silver smithing/jewelry making workshop in a beautiful garden courtyard, floral offering making and a water purification ritual at Tirtra Empul Water Temple, a Himalayan sound meditation and intro to Balinese culture and language class.

🥗 The retreat rate also includes a Balinese massage, three healthy hearty and delicious buffet meals a day (all dietary requirements are carefully catered for - the vegan and gluten free options were amazing!)

🌈 This retreat is body positive, trauma informed, LGBTQIA+ & neurodiversity friendly 💕

09/01/2026

Who wants some spiky plant babies?
🌱 I think it’s an Agave Americana, apparently they can live for 10 - 30 years and grow up to 8 meters tall - ours grew a flower spike that was as tall as the studio roof!
🌻 They only flower once at the end of their long life, and apparently if you cut the flower stem before it blooms you can collect the aguamiel to ferment into tequila!
The Aztecs pulped the leaves to make paper, and the fibres can also be used to make ropes and cloth, such a striking, useful and hardy plant!
🌿 Mama Agave is dropping hundreds of spiky babies right now so if you want some let me know - and scroll through for some photos (with cats for scale). I cut the spikes off mine since it was so close to the bench and I think they’d be happy in a pot if you don’t have room for one this big!

08/01/2026

Book in five days of aerial yoga, tropical sunshine, amazing food, creativity, meditation, Balinese culture, beautiful nature and relaxation this Winter!

🌱 Join Jo Stewart and Meah Velik-Lord at the gorgeous from July 15-19 2026

🌿 Jo will guide you through supportive and uplifting aerial yoga classes with sessions for beginners and experienced practitioners/teachers. Sessions include longer workshops and open studio times for individual attention and time to play!

🍃 Meah will lead morning nature meditations and other contemplative activities like labyrinth building & walking.

🌺 Wonderful local teachers facilitate silversmithing/jewelry making, sound meditation, Balinese cooking, floral offering making and a Balinese culture and language class.

🌴 The retreat also includes a Water Purification ceremony at Tampak Siring Water Temple, a Balinese massage (and time for other spa treatments), a local rice paddy walk, a welcome feast with traditional dancers and musicians and our exclusive use of the beautiful Floating Leaf eco retreat center.

🌸 All of this is included in the cost, as well as 3 healthy hearty and delicious buffet meals each day (lots of vegan and gluten free options), fresh tropical fruit, tea and coffee and mindful creative activities.

🌈 This retreat is trauma informed, body positive, LGBTQIA+ and neurodiversity friendly. Please be aware that access to the studio space is up 2 flights of stairs. If you are wondering if this retreat would be right for you feel free to get in touch!

✨ I’ve just extended the start date of our 3 part payment plan until 31/1 and still have 2 rooms available at the early bird rate - head to the link in bio for details!

🌴 ‘Jo ran an amazing workshop that was physically enriching, spiritually nourishing and uplifting all at the same time! The planning was super smooth and communications were clear and sharp. I had been on many retreats before and would recommend this in a heartbeat!!!’
Annie Yim

06/01/2026

Yay! The proofs for my book Eight Limbs of Aerial Yoga: Adapting Practice for Accessibility, Neurodiversity and Physical Support arrived today from 🤩
It’s so exciting seeing it all laid out looking like a real book!!
Let’s hope I can get access to my laptop to work my way through the Author’s Questions 🤣
I’m feeling so much appreciation and gratitude to everyone who has believed in me and supported me to get to this point, especially , for his wonderful foreword, .wild.soul for bringing my vision to life through her photographs, for supporting my photo-vision with grant funding, for connecting me with Singing Dragon, and my incredible crew of contributors and photo models 💕
I guess the next time I’ll be sharing about this is when I’m planning the launch party 🎉

06/01/2026

Do you have a question for our annual ‘ask us’ episode of The Flow Artists Podcast?
If so we’d love to hear it!!
🌱 Comment below or DM me if you want to keep an element of surprise 😉

🌿 We do tend to get a bit of double up on the following questions - ‘what’s it like working together?’, ‘who’s your dream guest’, ‘What inspired you to start the podcast?’ and ‘what’s your favourite part of doing the podcast?’, so feel free to get specific, or random, or ask us something unrelated to the podcast!

🍃Or if you have any questions about the process of podcast making we could also talk about that.

🎤 We’ll be recording this episode on January 24th, so any time before then would be great!

💗 Thanks for listening and thanks in advance for your questions!

📸 Scroll through for an evolution of podcast cover images and shout out to for her design help 💖

05/01/2026

One more moment from - it’s been a while between festivals for me and this was such a beautiful welcome back and start to 2026!
🌈 So much creativity on display from the performers and participants (and quite a blurred line between these groups) and so much joy and kindness shared!
🌱 These are the vibes I’m bringing back to my classes as I start the new year ✨💖✨

04/01/2026

Looking forward to this! I'll be teaching Chair Yoga at Preston Library on Tuesdays 10.30-11.30 😊

🎊Happy New Year! 🎉

We hope 2026 is fabulous!

📣 It's only one month until Summer Get Active in Darebin starts. So here's a sneak peak at some of the FREE sessions you can join -
🌼Chair Yoga at Preston Library
🌟Three yoga sessions
🎾Social tennis
🏐Sitting Volleyball
🌞Creative Movement for Families
🥊Inclusive Boxing
🏏Women's Cricket and more!

Our webpage will be updated in the coming weeks with full details -
https://www.darebin.vic.gov.au/Events-and-facilities/Sport-in-Darebin/Get-Active-in-Darebin

04/01/2026

Flow into 2026!
🌱 We’re launching a new discount pass to get the new year off to a great start.
🌿 Our new Flow into 2026 Pass is fantastic value - get 4 classes for $95!
🍃 Choose from any of our aerial yoga or mat based classes. If you choose all aerial classes that’s a saving of $65!!
✨Head to https://gardenofyoga.com.au/pass-purchase/flow-into-2026 to purchase✨

* This pass is valid 6 weeks from the purchase date. If you have a current monthly or Aerial 10 pass, please finish it before purchasing this pass.
The Flow into 2026 Pass may only be purchased 1 time per customer.
Classes are to be used in person at our Northcote yoga studio.