YOGA Bayside

YOGA Bayside A sanctuary away from your life stresses, a place where you can relax and rejuvenate

23/01/2026

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This should be your new mantra.I mean it. No one is your boss. Not your yoga teacher. Not your partner. Not your friends...
22/01/2026

This should be your new mantra.

I mean it. No one is your boss. Not your yoga teacher. Not your partner. Not your friends. (Maybe your actual boss đŸ€Ș but that has limits too).

So many of us grow up learning to hand our power away. To other people. To expectations. To productivity. To approval. To doing things the “right” way.

We even do it when we come to yoga. We look around the room and compare, thinking we have to be doing exactly what everybody else is doing. We start believing unquestioningly what the yoga teacher says, even when our body is telling us something different. We push, we force, we compare, and we forget to notice how we actually feel.

One of the most important aspects of teaching for me is empowering students. I believe you don’t need to hand your power over to anyone, including your yoga teacher. Yoga should teach you to tune in. To notice your own energy. To sense your own limits. To trust what your body is telling you. To take options, rest when you need to, or skip something entirely, without guilt or explanation. Your teacher’s role is to guide you into this awareness, to support you, not to enforce dogma or tell you there is only one way.

Over time, the way you practice on the mat starts to shape the way you move through life. You notice when you’re tired and actually give yourself a break instead of pushing through. You recognise what drains your energy and make different choices. You stop comparing yourself to others and trust that your way of doing things is enough. You notice the small moments where you can pause, say no, or adjust expectations, at work, at home, or in your relationships.

Those small choices build trust in yourself, help you feel more grounded, and make life feel a little lighter and more manageable.

So remember, only you are the boss of you 😊 Give yourself permission to make the choices that feel right for you. Trust yourself.

If this feels like the kind of practice you’d like to explore, come join us on the mat.

21/01/2026

Doesn’t everyone have 360 degree neck rotation? đŸ€Ș

20/01/2026

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Half-assed yoga (Yes, we’re joking. Kinda. Mostly.)I notice this all the time in classes,some people arrived energised.S...
20/01/2026

Half-assed yoga (Yes, we’re joking. Kinda. Mostly.)

I notice this all the time in classes,
some people arrived energised.
Some arrived half asleep.
Some arrive grumpy, sad or angry.
Some lay down and immediately question their life choices.

And all of it was yoga.

Not the Instagram version.
Not the flexible bodies and fancy poses version.
Just real humans turning up as they are.

Yawning.
Stretching.
Moving.
Breathing.
Letting the nervous system unclench a little.

If you came in stiff, scattered, grumpy, frustrated, anxious or unsure, you were doing it perfectly.

When we say half-assed yoga, we mean it lovingly.
Because we do not expect you to be energetic,
bright,
bubbly,
positive,
and happy all the time.

That is not real life.

Some days yoga is strong and flowing.
Some days it is lying down, breathing, and doing the bare minimum.

If it met your needs today, that was enough.

This is yoga. Join us?

Sometimes, your mind doesn’t need tricks or hacks to calm down. It just needs a different way to show up to life.There i...
19/01/2026

Sometimes, your mind doesn’t need tricks or hacks to calm down. It just needs a different way to show up to life.

There is a Yoga Sutra for this, Yoga Sutra 1.33

MaitrÄ« karuáč‡Ä muditā upekáčŁÄáč‡Äáč
sukha duáž„kha puáč‡ya apuáč‡ya viáčŁayāáč‡Äáč
bhāvanātaƛ citta prasādanam

Translation:
When we bring friendliness when things are easy, compassion when things are hard, joy when we see goodness, and steadiness when life challenges us,
the mind becomes calmer and clearer.

This isn’t about being perfect or controlling yourself.
It’s about how you show up, moment to moment.

Friendliness is noticing your own tiredness, frustration, or boredom, and meeting it gently instead of bracing against it.
Compassion is letting your own pain, or someone else’s, be there without judging it or trying to fix it. Joy is noticing what’s good or kind, even when life feels messy. Steadiness is staying present and balanced when things get tough, instead of shutting down or reacting automatically.

Practicing these things isn’t a one-time thing.
It’s in all the little choices:
how you talk to yourself when you’re exhausted,
how you respond when someone frustrates you,
how you carry yourself when life isn’t going your way.

Yoga helps you practice this. Through movement, breathing, and stillness, it teaches you to notice where you’re tense, where you’re reacting without thinking, and where you’re closing off.

Over time, something quietly shifts. Your nervous system calms down. Life inside your head feels a little less harsh.
You meet yourself, and the world, with more space. Life doesn’t suddenly become perfect, but it becomes a little easier to handle.

This is what yoga is really about. NOT shaping your body into something impressive, but changing how you respond, so life feels a little more doable.

This is the kind of practice we offer here. Join us?

This phrase may be said to be helpful. But the way most of us interpret it is not. For many people, “your best” has come...
18/01/2026

This phrase may be said to be helpful. But the way most of us interpret it is not. For many people, “your best” has come to mean effort at all costs, even when the cost is exhaustion, anxiety, stress and overwhelm.

Doing your best does not mean pushing until you’re exhausted.
It does not mean overriding your nervous system.
It does not mean putting your mental and physical health at risk.
It does not mean forcing yourself through when your body is clearly saying no.

Doing your best means working within your capacity on any given day.

Some days your capacity is high. You feel energised, steady, and ready to move.

Other days your capacity is low. You’re tired, overwhelmed, or stretched thin.

If your capacity today is 50 percent and you show up with 50 percent or even 49 percent (or 30 percent đŸ€Ș), that is your best for today. Not a lesser version. Your actual best.

This is something yoga teaches us over and over again.

Yoga isn’t about doing the hardest pose, pushing the furthest, or choosing intensity for the sake of it. It’s about awareness. About responding to what’s happening in your body and nervous system in the moment, not what you think should be happening.

Some days, doing your best might look like a vinyasa flow, a slow flow, or a pilates class because you have the energy and it feels supportive.

Other days, doing your best might look like a gentle flow, yin, or restorative practice because that’s what your system needs to settle and recover.

Neither choice is better. They’re just different responses to different days based on your capacity.

This is exactly what we offer at the studio. A place where you don’t have to perform, push, or prove anything. Where you’re encouraged to choose the practice that meets you where you are.

Your best is not fixed.
It changes.
And yoga gives us permission to honour that.

If this way of practising resonates, come join us for a class.
Show up exactly as you are. We’ll meet you there.

It’s Sunday, and I woke up tired.Not the gentle, cosy kind of tired.The kind where your first thought is, ugh.Ugh, I fee...
17/01/2026

It’s Sunday, and I woke up tired.
Not the gentle, cosy kind of tired.
The kind where your first thought is, ugh.

Ugh, I feel exhausted.
Ugh, I don’t have much in the tank today.
Ugh, how am I going to get through everything I need to do?

And for a moment, that familiar pressure crept in.
The idea that I should feel better before I do anything.
More energy. More motivation. More readiness.

Lying there, I realised how often we bring that expectation into yoga too. That we need to arrive feeling switched on, positive, capable. That yoga is something we do once we’ve already pulled ourselves together.

But yoga was never meant to be the reward for feeling good.

Some Sundays you wake up heavy, flat, foggy, already tired of the day ahead.

Yoga still meets you there.
Not to fix you.
Not to fire you up.
Not to turn you into a better version of yourself.
Just to help you breathe a little deeper.
Soften what’s tight.
And feel a bit more at home in your body again.

If all you’ve got today is tired yoga, that’s more than enough.
We’ll meet you there.

Link in bio for classes or visit yogabayside.com.au

16/01/2026

Trust me, it will be fun she said đŸ€Ł

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