Yoga Spirit

Yoga Spirit I’m also a certified Cermonial Cacao Facilitator, inducted into Reiki level 1, and trained in Kids Yoga Therapy. See www.yogaspirit.co.nz for more.

Yoga Spirit offers a safe and welcoming space that awakens you to the true light and wholeness within – so you can expand and grow, so you ride the waves of life more smoothly, and so you can be a force of good in the world. Hi there, I'm Simone...

…a yogini, yoga and meditation teacher, Ayurveda wellness lover, cacao facilitator, communications freelancer, Mother…all just labels, but a dedicated student of life without a doubt. Over the last decade I’ve practiced, studied and learnt from some amazing humans in the industry to certify as an advanced Level 2 Yoga Teacher in Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Hatha Tantra, Yin Yoga and Meridians, Mindfulness, Vinyasa Krama, Anatomy and Biomechanics, Vedic Philosophy, Yoga Sutras, Pranayama, Mantra, Meditation, Ayurveda, Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra. Today, my teachings are informed by modern movement and biomechanics practices, as well as the wisdom originating from the great ancient sages of the East. Particularly Vedic philosophy, Tantra Hatha, and Ayurveda, natural scientific systems for living that has enriched my life over the last decade, and which I feel compelled to share with you. As I delve deeper into this rich path of awakening, I discover that the answers to our questions can’t be found externally, and therfore I believe the greatest work we can do is the work on ourselves. The more that we look inwards, the more opportunity we have to connect to realise why we are here and what matters most. Under the brand of Yoga Spirit, I offer private one-to-one and group sessions, and open Vinyasa Flow and Yin Yoga classes each week at my Whanganui-based city studio. I also offer wellness workshops and experiences, events and retreats, often in collaboration with other light workers and practitioners that I have been lucky enough to connect with on my journey. After living in big cities and travelling abroad for almost 20 years, I’m very blessed to anchor my roots (along with my family) to the smaller, yet beautiful and sacred place that is Whanganui. Contact: 021 135 3973
Email: simone@simonegrant.co.nz
Studio address: 198 Somme Parade, Whanganui, NZ (enter riverbank Aramoho Rowing Club). I look forward to welcoming you! With love,

Simone Grant

CERTIFIED 500HR/L2 YT
Yoga | Breath Work | Meditation | Ayurveda | Cacao

🌿✨ Gentle Vinyasa Flow Tomorrow! 🧘‍♀️💫Take a little time for YOU 🌸💖… to breathe, move, and reconnect 🌬️🤸‍♀️. This gentle...
29/10/2025

🌿✨ Gentle Vinyasa Flow Tomorrow! 🧘‍♀️💫

Take a little time for YOU 🌸💖… to breathe, move, and reconnect 🌬️🤸‍♀️. This gentle vinyasa class is all about bringing balance to your body and mind — nurturing your whole system from the inside out 🌱💜.

💪 Move with purpose and strengthen & stretch your muscles 🌀
🧘‍♂️ Flow with your breath and calm your mind, finding focus and clarity 🌺
😌 Let go of tension and release stress, inviting emotional balance 🌊💆‍♀️
⚡ Wake up your energy and boost circulation 🌞🌻
🕊️ Sink into inner stillness and connect with your true self 🌈✨

📅 When: Tomorrow, 9:30 – 10:45 am ⏰
📍 Where: Level 3, 76 Guyton Street, Whanganui 🏢🌿

It’s a space to move gently, breathe deeply, and leave feeling refreshed, revitalised & grounded 🍃💫💜

💌 Book your spot now (https://yogaspirit.co.nz/vinyasa-flow-yoga/)📲 or message me 021 135 3973 🪷💖

Hope to see you there🧘‍♀️💫! 🌿🌸

- Simone

This mindful practice links breath with movement to build strength, flexibility, and inner calm, while reducing stress and boosting energy.

🌸 Unhurried poses. Gentle stillness. The option to do less — so you can be more. 🌸Come dissolve, unwind, and reconnect w...
28/10/2025

🌸 Unhurried poses. Gentle stillness. The option to do less — so you can be more. 🌸

Come dissolve, unwind, and reconnect with yourself tonight in a Yin Yoga practice designed for spring — a season of movement, renewal, and change.

Yin invites us into stillness, helping to activate the parasympathetic nervous system — the place where we can truly rest, digest, and restore.

🕉️ Yin Yoga with Simone
🕠 5:30pm-6:45pm Level 3, 76 Guyton Street
Book below or simply arrive:
👉 yogaspirit.co.nz/yin-yoga

All equipment provided. No experience needed. I look forward to welcoming you!

- Simone

Photo: Sharing a nourishing Yin Yoga practice at the Hawkes Bay Yoga Festival earlier this year.📸

Class passes are now valid for six months. 🙏
09/10/2025

Class passes are now valid for six months. 🙏

Open studio yoga and meditation classes, events and private sessions with Simone Grant to help you feel more alive.

🌿 Update from Yoga Spirit 🌿✨ Class passes are now valid for six months! ✨That means you can purchase a 5-class pass or a...
09/10/2025

🌿 Update from Yoga Spirit 🌿

✨ Class passes are now valid for six months! ✨

That means you can purchase a 5-class pass or a 10-class pass and take your time using it — perfect for when life gets busy. 💛

I know it can be a juggle to fit everything in, and sometimes your well-being slips down the list. But I believe yoga doesn’t take time, it gives it back. 🕊️

📅 Check out the Yoga Spirit timetable: https://yogaspirit.co.nz/timetable/

All classes are held at the Whanganui Yoga Centre, a serene sanctuary high above the city 🌇 — the light, the views, and the calm energy make it such a special space.

You’ll also find other lovely classes there with the wonderful and experienced Martin and Marian. If you haven’t been yet — you must! 💫

💰 Yoga Spirit class pass options:
$160 | 10-class pass ($16 per class)
$90 | 5-class pass ($18 per class)
$20 | Drop-in
🗓️ Valid for six months

🎟️ Use your Yoga Spirit pass for all Yoga Spirit classes.
If you already have a Whanganui Yoga Centre pass, you can use that too!

👉 Please register ahead via www.yogaspirit.co.nz or message me directly.

🌼 Take what you need, move how you feel, and let yoga guide you home to yourself. 🌼

🧘‍♀️ “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.”
– Rumi ✨

A beautiful reminder to follow what nourishes your spirit — your yoga practice included which is always much much more than a stretch! Support for your mind, your health, your emotional wellbeing. 🌸

Open studio yoga and meditation classes, events and private sessions with Simone Grant to help you feel more alive.

🌞 Excited to be back teaching day classes with you tomorrow (Thursday)!You have two beautiful options to choose from — w...
08/10/2025

🌞 Excited to be back teaching day classes with you tomorrow (Thursday)!

You have two beautiful options to choose from — whether you want to energise your morning or unwind at lunchtime. 💫

Please remember to pre-book online or send me a quick message to let me know you’re joining.

💪 9:30 – 10:45am | Vinyasa Flow Yoga
Wake up your body and energise your mind with a dynamic, flowing practice that links breath with movement.
Perfect for a vibrant morning boost and suitable for all levels — with modifications provided. 🌿
👉 Learn more about Vinyasa Flow Yoga: https://yogaspirit.co.nz/vinyasa-flow-yoga/

🧘‍♀️ 12:15 – 1:15pm | Yin Yoga
Slow down, stretch deeply, and release tension with this gentle, restorative lunchtime class.
A nourishing practice to feed your body, mind, and soul amidst the busyness of the day. 🌸
👉 Learn more about Yin Yoga: https://yogaspirit.co.nz/yin-yoga/

✨ “Yoga is the artwork of awareness on the canvas of body, mind, and soul.” — Amit Ray

🙏 With love,
Simone

📸 Spring light, stillness, and serenity pouring through the windows at the Whanganui Yoga Centre. ✨

🌞 Hello, my friends! Spring has arrived, and with it come two new classes on the Yoga Spirit timetable – starting next w...
01/10/2025

🌞 Hello, my friends! Spring has arrived, and with it come two new classes on the Yoga Spirit timetable – starting next week, both on Thursday! ✨

💪 9:30 – 10:45am | Vinyasa Flow Yoga
Wake up your body and energise your mind with a dynamic flowing practice that links breath with movement. Perfect for a vibrant, morning boost and suitable for all levels with modifications given.🌿

🧘‍♀️ 12:15 – 1:15pm | Yin Yoga
Slow down, stretch deeply, and release tension with this gentle, restorative lunchtime practice. A mindful practice that feeds your body, mind & soul from the busy world.🌸

📅 Yin Yoga Tuesday 5:30 – 6:45pm continues as usual!

You can find out more or book online here:
Yin Yoga: https://yogaspirit.co.nz/yin-yoga/
Vinyasa Flow Yoga: https://yogaspirit.co.nz/vinyasa-flow-yoga/

I hope to welcome you at our serene space at the Whanganui Yoga Centre. All equipment is provided. Simply arrive as you are.💫

Reach out if you have any questions. 🙏 Simone

This mindful practice links breath with movement to build strength, flexibility, and inner calm, while reducing stress and boosting energy.

🌸Yes! Yin Yoga is on tonight🌸. I’m looking forward to sharing a gentle practice specifically created to help you stay ad...
23/09/2025

🌸Yes! Yin Yoga is on tonight🌸. I’m looking forward to sharing a gentle practice specifically created to help you stay adaptable and open this spring season. I look forward to welcoming you at 5:30pm - all equipment simply. Simply arrive or prebook here:

https://yogaspirit.co.nz/yin-yoga

A nourishing floor-based practice to help you slow down, release tension, and restore balance in body, mind, and heart. Longer-held poses target the body’s deeper connective tissues, improving mobility, circulation, and posture while calming the nervous system.

11/09/2025

Hello lovelies🌸Only a few days to go until the soulful Spring Awakening event with Simone and Danielle - this Saturday 4:00-6:00pm (apologies for any confusion around an earlier time detailed). Gift yourself a few hours of nourishment. Book your tickets online now!:

https://tinyurl.com/yhp25xkh

Send a message to learn more

26/08/2025

Yin Yoga 5:30pm tonight will be lead by my yogi buddy Martin Nagle while I rest up and recover from a bug. 💛🙏

I'll be teaching at the Hawke’s Bay Yoga Festival this year. ❄️🧘‍♀️Held in Napier, Aug 30–31, its a beautiful weekend of...
14/07/2025

I'll be teaching at the Hawke’s Bay Yoga Festival this year. ❄️🧘‍♀️

Held in Napier, Aug 30–31, its a beautiful weekend of more than 75 classes, workshops, sound baths, ceremonies and more — there's lots to choose from.

✨ I’ll be offering a 75-minute therapeutic Yin Yoga practice that's more than a deep stretch — it’s medicine for staying brave, open and nourished this winter season.

Tickets sold out last year so get in quick if you feel the call to come along. If you can't get there, my Tuesday night 5:30pm Candlelit Yin Yoga class at the Whanganui Yoga Centre is waiting for you!

🎟️ Hawkes Bay Festival tickets here: https://yogafestival.co.nz
🎟️Whanganui Yin Yoga class here: https://yogaspirit.co.nz/yin-yoga/

26/06/2025

I've been hearing the delightful sounds come from the music practice room each week - come and enjoy the vibrations of love this Saturday winters night at the Whanganui Yoga Centre! 🫶

Send a message to learn more

It’s been five weeks since I returned to sharing yoga and It's such a pleasure to be doing this from the Whanganui Yoga ...
26/06/2025

It’s been five weeks since I returned to sharing yoga and It's such a pleasure to be doing this from the Whanganui Yoga Centre. The space has such a warm, welcoming community energy…and it’s not just me feeling it! Here are a few lovely things people have said over the past few weeks:

🧘‍♀️ “We have nothing like this in Tauranga.”
🌿 “It was the highlight of my trip to Whanganui.”
🕖 “I feel like a kid on Christmas Day counting down… 7-6-5-4-3-2-1—it’s yoga time!”
👧 “I didn’t expect the space to be so nice. It’s not like what I imagined from social media.” – Teen trying yoga for the first time
🔥 “I was so warm, I had to take layers off!”

If you’ve been sitting on the fence about coming along—jump off and dive in. You’re so welcome, and I don’t think you’ll regret it.

✨ Check out the full Whanganui Yoga Centre timetable below—and watch this space, more is coming soon!

🧘‍♀️ WINTER YOGA TIMETABLE
June – September

Tuesday:

🪑 9:00 – 10:00am — Chairful Yoga
Gentle movement for seniors and those with mobility needs. Focus on balance, flexibility, and calm.
Teacher: Marian

🕯️ 5:30 – 6:45pm — Yin Yoga
A soft, candlelit winter-aligned practice to find peace in body and mind.
Teacher: Simone

Wednesday:

🔥 9:30 – 10:45am — Core Yoga
A dynamic blend of traditional and modern yoga.
Teacher: Marian

🧘‍♂️ 5:30 – 6:45pm — Yoga for Men
Build flexibility and peace of mind.
Teacher: Martin

Thursday:

🌙 5:30 – 6:45pm — Hatha Yoga
A slow, gentle class. Great for beginners and evening unwinding.
Teacher: Martin

Friday:

🪑 9:00 – 10:00am — Chairful Yoga
Gentle movement for seniors and those with mobility needs.
Teacher: Martin

🔥 12:00 – 1:15pm — Core Yoga
A dynamic blend of traditional and modern yoga.
Teacher: Marian

🎵 5:30 – 6:30pm — 1st Friday Monthly
Mindful Restorative Yoga + Sound Bath for deep healing.
Teacher: Martin

Saturday:

✨ 9:00 – 10:30am — Inner Light Yoga
A gentle Hatha/Vinyasa flow into stillness.
Teacher: Martin

Sunday
🌤️ 04:00 – 05:15pm — Hatha Yoga
The perfect Sunday wind-down.
Teacher: Rachel

💰 Follow the Whanganui Yoga Centre page for more:

Address

76 Guyton Street
Whanganui
4500

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