Garden of Yoga

24/10/2025

Bali early bird places are filling up!!
🌱 Bookings for the Garden of Yoga Aerial Yoga Retreat are coming in and we just have two rooms left at the early bird special rate 🕊️
🌿 Head to https://gardenofyoga.com.au/bali-retreat-2026/ for more information 💕
🌅 Scroll though for some morning moments at
☕️ Our days will start with morning meditation with Meah , tea and Bali coffee with beautiful fresh fruits, a morning aerial yoga class (or a rice paddy walk or visit to Tampak Siring Water Temple) and then lush second breakfast with smoothies, pancakes (vegan & gf options available) and a buffet selection of healthy, hearty and delicious Balinese breakfast dishes. I had a morning swim each day as well, the pool was so beautiful as the sun was coming up - I am NOT a morning person in Melbourne but it was such a pleasure to start each day in Bali!
🌈 This retreat is body positive, trauma informed and LGBTQIA+ friendly, with options for all levels of experience. I will run beginners and experienced level classes as well as open studio sessions where I can give individual attention, and longer workshop style classes. Please note, access to the yoga studio space involves stairs.
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions 💕
We’ll be going July 15-19 2026

[image ID: Photo 1, the beautiful bamboo yoga space, set up for aerial yoga with the sunrise in the background. Photo 2, view from the upper balcony of the pool, with lush farmland and palm trees in the background. Photo 3, four women at a table excited to eat breakfast. Photo 4, the studio set up with yoga mats and bolsters and sunrise in the background. Photo 5, the pool, surrounded by gardens and lounges with sunrise peeking over the fence.]

20/10/2025

🌸Spring Get Active in Darebin starts tomorrow!🌟

All you need to do now is choose a session, check if you need to register and join in! Don't forget to bring a water bottle and towel.

All details are at https://www.darebin.vic.gov.au/Events-and-facilities/Sport-in-Darebin/Get-Active-in-Darebin

19/10/2025

How cute is my handmade hammock name tag?
Thank you 💖
Members keep a look out - there are more on their way!!

18/10/2025

Save the date!
🌱 Join us for a very relaxed end of year celebration on Sunday November 30, 11am to 5pm.
🌿 Tea in the Garden is a celebration of our creative community and a chance to do some very chill Christmas shopping. Our studio will be transformed into an art market and tea lounge with snacks and plant sounds.
🫖 Enjoy beautiful tea and shop handmade botanical products from
🌈 Amazing beaded creations from
🖼️ Paintings, prints and 3D work from Jo and Meah
💕 Chill vibes
🌿 Plant sounds
It’s free to attend, but please head to the link in comments to RSVP so we know how many snacks to make!
Accessibility note: unfortunately our studio is not wheelchair accessible as access is via a narrow walkway and a few stairs. Please feel free to reach out with any other accessibility questions.

16/10/2025

Good food memories from 🥞🍉🥥🥗
🌱 Food is always a travel highlight for me (and often a deciding factor in choosing where I stay) and the food at Floating Leaf is absolutely amazing!
🌿 There are lots of options for vegan, gluten free (including breakfast pancakes with homemade cashew yogurt 😋) and other dietary needs, and since each meal is an abundant buffet selection you can build your own best plate (plus return for more helpings).
🥗 Floating Leaf have their own organic permaculture garden and you can taste the love that goes into every meal!
👩🏼‍🍳 We also do a cooking class together and learn more about the ingredients, and techniques to bring these wonderful meals together, as well as the ceremonial meaning of some of the dishes.
🌺 I’m so excited to be returning to for another Aerial Yoga Retreat in July 2026 - head the link in comments to find out more!
💕 ‘Jo’s aerial yoga retreat was well organized and great value. Our days consisted of a mix of yoga, cultural, creative and mindful activities. We practiced yoga overlooking gorgeous scenery, learning new poses and self care techniques from a very passionate and experienced instructor. The venue was stunning, the staff were friendly and helpful and the food was divine. A beautiful experience - would highly recommend!
Rebecca Williamson

[Image ID: first photo: people serving themselves from a buffet table with a pool in the background. Second photo: fresh vegetables and tempeh wrapped in a banana leaf. Third photo: overhead photo of soup, vegetable and tofu dishes. Fourth photo: a cooking class in action. Fifth photo: vegan pancakes, fruit and cashew yogurt.

13/10/2025

Took a little break of office work to take too many photos of this guy 😻

10/10/2025

The new Get Active in Darebin term starts soon!
Join me for FREE chair yoga classes at:
🌱 Latrobe Village Community Center
Monday 10.15 - 11.15
October 20 - November 24
(No class on 17/11)
🌿 Keon Park Children’s Hub
Thursday 2 - 3pm
October 23 - November 27
🌸 There are lots of other great free classes on the schedule, designed to make movement and exercise accessible to the whole community!
Head to Darebin.vic.gov.au/getactive for more information.

07/10/2025

Join my next Aerial Yoga Retreat at July 15 - 19 2026!
🍃 Float in the aerial hammock looking out at beautiful tropical gardens.
🥗 Enjoy healthy and delicious Balinese food and learn how to cook these dishes yourself.
💍Be inspired by creative workshops like silversmithing.
🧘 Meditate in natures beauty.
🌸 Learn about Balinese culture and experience a Water Purification ceremony.
💆🏽‍♂️ Relax with a Balinese massage.
🪈 Soak up the vibrations of a Himalayan Sound Bath.
🌺 Rest and be in the stunning surroundings of
🌱 I’m so excited to be returning to Floating Leaf in 2026, and I invite you to join me!
✨ Head to the link in my bio to find out more!
Last retreat was such a special experience and this time I’ll be joined by Meah Velik-Lord of and who will be facilitating some creative and nature based meditations.
🌈 This retreat is body positive, trauma informed, LGBTQIA+ and neurodiversity friendly. There’s a maximum of 12 participants and classes for beginners and experienced students.
Please note, access to the yoga studio involves stairs.
Please feel free to reach out with any questions 💕
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!’

Christine Scholes

25/09/2025

The October Floating Sound Session is filling up!
This will be our last one for the year, so book now to secure your spot!
3 - 4.30pm Saturday October 11
🌱 Jo will guide you into supported sitting and laying down positions for meditation in the aerial hammock.
🌿 Kelly .studio will create a harmonic soundscape with gongs, drums, chimes and singing bowls.
🍃 You just settle in and soak up the sound vibrations ✨
Head to the link in my bio for bookings!

24/09/2025

Come do some Chair Yoga with me!!

There's less than a month til Spring 2025 Get Active in Darebin starts! Over the coming weeks, we'll be sharing details of the sessions.

Let's start with a favourite - chair yoga! In Spring, we are offering TWO free sessions -

⭐Chair Yoga at LaTrobe Village from 10.15 - 11.15am on Mondays starting 20 October
⭐ Chair Yoga at Keon Park Children's Hub from 2 - 3pm on Thursdays starting 23 October

No registration required, just arrive a bit earlier to make sure you have a spot.

All details will be posted in the coming weeks

https://www.darebin.vic.gov.au/Events-and-facilities/Sport-in-Darebin/Get-Active-in-Darebin

18/09/2025

Check out our new iPhone app!!
🌱 Browse our library of 250 uplifting and supportive aerial yoga, chair yoga, yin, gentle yoga and nurturing yoga and pilates classes. You can now search by keyword as well as prop and class type. Or 💚 your favorites to curate your own playlist!
Just like our in person classes these sessions have lots of options for different needs and focus on doing what feels right for you 💕
🌿 See our schedule and upcoming events!
🎧 Listen to The Flow Artists Podcast!
🍃 did an amazing job building this app, I’m so happy with how it came out. I’ll pop the link in the comments if you want to check it out (for free) and if you like it too please give us a 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟review 😉
The android version is coming soon!

17/09/2025

Thank you for my amazing Garden of Yoga bracelet! I love it!!
🌱 Our studio hammocks inspired the colour selection, with an extra iridescent sparkle ✨
🌈 Joelle is the creator of our studio selection of fidgets/stim toys - these are all safe to use in the hammock (no sharp edges) and no potentially distracting sounds. It’s an ever evolving selection of colours, patterns and sparkles 🤩
Image ID: First photo, Jo’s arm wearing a beaded bracelet with teal green and orange hammock fabric in the background.
Second photo: the beaded bracelet spread out on a yoga mat displaying the full text - Garden of Yoga.
Third photo: a glazed ceramic bowl filled with a variety of colorful beads woven on cord.