Kefi Yoga

29/03/2025

Hello dear Kefi Yoga peeps. Just dropping by to let you know that I'm jumping off Meta social media for good at the start of April. You'll still be able to contact me via Messenger or www.kefiyoga.com.au . Reach out in the next few days if you'd like to connect on WhatsApp.

Thanks for being such lovely supporters of me/Kefi. I'm still teaching twice a week at Monash Aquatic and Recreation Centre, and practicing a LOT at (Here) Yoga in Malvern.

Keep breathing, keep practicing and see you out there IRL.

Big love and gratitude xx

Movement for your body and stillness for your mind

04/09/2024

International yoga teaching goals unlocked!

After 10 days on the road on a tour of Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo, there are 8 of us staying an extra 2 nights at a stunning resort north of Kota Kinabalu.

This morning I was granted the use of this beautiful shala to teach a private class for them. It was gentle in the early morning heat and I think/hope they all left both soothed and energised.

I could get used to this.. 🤔 😉

21/06/2024

Today is International Day of Yoga. It’s also the Winter Solstice. Luckily I got to spend some of it teaching and I planned a water element themed sequence to go with the solstice and full moon.

I am covering a Friday night restorative yoga class for three weeks at CAHC, and tonight was my first night. Although seven students were booked in, only one arrived for class. He’s a regular student of mine on Wednesday nights at Monash Aquatic and Recreation Centre. I wasn’t disappointed - it gave me the opportunity to curate a class specifically with him in mind.

This is the first time I’ve been able to teach Viparita Karani/waterfall/legs up the wall with a wall, as usually there are too many students and not enough wall. Not tonight!

It was a lovely, bespoke, deeply restful class and I’m very grateful to be able to teach this beautiful practice on such a special day.

19/06/2024

Just dropping in to let you know I’m still teaching even though I’m back in full time work. Here’s my Wednesday night Yin class at Monash Aquatic and Recreation Centre experiencing the pranayama (breath control) technique known as Brahmari or Humming Bee. 🐝

You can also find me there on Sundays at 5pm for vinyasa. 😊🧘‍♀️😊

26/05/2024

A little under 11 months ago, I taught my first yoga class to my fellow students at Yoga Union in Greece. It was nerve-wracking, exhilarating and deeply satisfying.

Since returning to Australia, I have taught almost 1900 students and over 180 classes. I haven’t felt this inspired by gaining competence in something completely new in as long as I can remember. It’s been an incredible 10 months, and I thank all my teachers and students for their role in this experience.

This coming Tuesday I return to full time employment and will be stepping back from most of my yoga teaching. I taught my last class at Crunch Fitness Mentone this morning and at Crunch Fitness Springvale on Thursday night. I’ll be forever grateful to Crunch for giving me the opportunity to teach for them.

I’ll continue teaching my Wednesday night yin and Sunday afternoon vinyasa classes for Active Monash, and stay on the covers list for Crunch and YOGAMIGOS too.

Thank you for following me and my exploration into yoga teaching thus far. Your support and interest means the world. ❤️🧘‍♀️🧘❤️

19/05/2024

In-between the poses there is a whole world of intention, presence and discovery. How we approach those moments of transition is just as important as the state we moved out of and the state we are moving towards.

The usual classes this week - see you there 🙂🧘‍♀️🧘🙂

12/05/2024

An extra class on Saturday morning at Crunch Mentone this week.

This week's vinyasa theme is going beyond the physical shapes. Every body is different and, as our bodies age, many yoga shapes are unachievable and sometimes not even advised.

But the mind’s ability to grow and transform is unlimited - this is yoga’s deeper essence and its gift.

See you on the mat 😀🧘‍♀️🧘😀

05/05/2024

You need to go for what you want, right? Not always...

This week's vinyasa classes explore how to embrace what you usually avoid and forego what you usually prefer, finding contentment in any offering.

I've also got an extra chair yoga session this morning back at the delightful Warrawee Community, with thanks to YOGAMIGOS. 🪑

🙂🧘‍♀️🧘🙂

28/04/2024

Yoga isn’t about changing the externals of our life - the way our body looks, fancy yoga clothes, special tattoos, burning palo santo, etc. It’s about changing our character so that we’re in a more even state of mind, less reactive and less subject to our self-inflicted suffering. It’s about discovering ourselves on a deeper level.

That's the theme of classes this week. 😊🧘‍♀️🧘😊

28/04/2024

After quite a long period of not going to yoga classes myself (the ones I teach don't count), I'm absolutely loving rediscovering my own practice with the beautiful teachers at (Here) Yoga in Malvern.
If any of my followers would like to try (Here), I have two free classes to gift.
Check out their timetable at the link and message me with the class you'd like to book into and your email address. I might just see you there!

23/04/2024

After 6 months of 8am classes, I said goodbye to the gorgeous team at DDEG this morning. What a treat it’s been to teach them this beautiful practice. ❤️
Thanks to YOGAMIGOS for making it happen.

21/04/2024

It's business as usual this week except for ANZAC Day, with the regular class at Crunch Springvale cancelled.

This week will focus on the opportunity yoga provides to make a promise to yourself to create a more peaceful, easeful life. And who wouldn't want that?

😀🧘‍♀️🧘😀

14/04/2024

On top of my usual classes, an extra opportunity to flow with me this week - Saturday morning at MARC. Last Saturday the room was packed and it was so much fun.

This week's vinyasa theme is - YOGA! Sounds a bit obvious, but all will be revealed...

If you're coming to yin, we're doing the spine 6 ways!

😉🧘‍♀️🧘😉

13/04/2024

Back at the end of June 2023, in gorgeous Greece, I completed my yoga teacher training certification.

This morning I taught my 150th class to date and so far this year I have taught over 1000 students (almost 1500 to date).

I am so grateful to every person who has been part of this story for me, including Donald Trump, whose election spurred me to seek out the path to greater inner peace and reduced rage/suffering through yoga in the first place. True story.

😊🧘‍♀️🧘😊

07/04/2024

I've picked up an extra gig this week, with thanks to YOGAMIGOS - can you spot it? Will I need to practice my cues in German? I'll let you know. 😉

This week's vinyasa class theme is Prasada, or grace - the cultivation of equanimity when you don't get what you want and finding gratitude for what you already have.

See you on the mat 🙃🧘‍♀️🧘🙃

07/04/2024

Transitioning between yang and yin in my class at Crunch Fitness Mentone this morning. A rainy day brought a few extras into the space and we opened our hearts in a gorgeous backward bend themed class before going within. I love all the different versions of Anahatasana/puppy pose in pic 2. ❤️😊❤️

01/04/2024

My usual classes this week, with a strong theme of Prema/love for all vinyasa classes. Plus another ladder flow, back by popular demand, with an emphasis on heart-opening backward bends.

I've also got a yin class with some spicy, unusual options to activate every part of the body (well, almost..). 😉🧘‍♀️🧘😉

28/03/2024

For the past 6 months I’ve been teaching first one then two voluntary classes for the U3A Port Phillip, a Yoga for Beginners and a Yin Yoga class.

Today we had our final classes together and I gotta say it was bittersweet. I couldn’t resist taking a photo of each class as a memento. Thank you to everyone who attended - you made me a better teacher. Special thanks to Lyn Place for bringing us together.

❤️🧘🧘‍♀️❤️