Otways Forrest Yoga

11/11/2024

Thank you to all the participants who joined the yoga retreat in Forrest this weekend🙏 we all together created a sanctuary for a deep & soulful dive into the Self through the practices shared.
Thank you Peter, Rozzy and Lizzi for sharing your wonderful practices with us all.
Hari 🕉 om

05/11/2024

Yoga classes on Wednesday mornings @9.10am in Forrest and Deans Marsh @ 6pm continues until December 18th.....

My practice has taken on a different shape......

I've been immersed in breathwork BBTRS and Somatic movement ( training with Somatic Groundwork teacher Kaila June) for last couple of years.

More, recently connecting with some Key ideas from Osteo yoga teacher Viktor Radionov. My body feels stronger, holistically moreso.

Underlying the above....is the original training I did in the Shivananda lineage 30 years ago. But Iyengar was my original way of connecting was with yoga.

I worked with an Iyengar buddhist nun in her stunning warehouse studio near Victoria Station, London in 1993.

I connected to yoga through theses two styles.

I also practiced Ashtanga with Peter Day, and others.

Peter introduced me to Shadow yoga and i trained in that school for 10 years. Shandor, founder of Shadow yoga was a student of B.K.S Iyengar. My shadow yoga teachers were awesome.

And i didn't end up being a Shadow Yoga teacher.

I did end up diving into other types of related teachers.
Dove into the amazing teachers of Non~dualism. I go 'Still' around them, and when i practice their teachings 🙏 and try to live them every.moment.

My Fate was to find my own way/style as a teacher ~ fashioned by the gifts bestowed in the wisdom and ways of these great teachers.

Bessings on our teachers 🙏 and all fellow living Beings in all dimensions, here and beyond❣️now and forever.

So grateful 🤍 thank you

04/11/2024

Been thinking about yoga this morning and how it's my 'haven', my refuge - especially child pose. Balasana works on backs, hips, thighs and ankles. It also puts me in a receptive state of mind. Where gratitude and connection to the earth are gently coaxed by the magic of gravity 🙏

My two dear yogi friends and I are running a yoga retreat next weekend and we invite you to join for one or more classes. Brief over-view:

Saturday -
Morning - i will be teaching a Breathwork and Balancing class
Evening - Peter will be teaching a twisting class and
Rozzy will take us through a yoga nidra.

Sunday
Morning - We will take you through a class (a surprise one)
Followed by Lizzi Gage and her beautiful Crystal Healing Bowls. Magic ✨️✨️✨️
Text Amanda on 0439 999 941 if you'd like to join any of these classes.
Blessings for your day 🙏

30/10/2024

05/03/2024

Yoga class on tomorrow morning 9.10am - 10.30am.
Blessings
Amanda

27/01/2024

Breathwork @ the Otway Wellbeing Centre
Introduction to Breathwork and Pranayama techniques
6 weeks – 02/02/24 – 01/03/24
8.45am – 9.45am
$120 (6 weeks) 0r $25 casual

Breathwork is a marvellous way to land in presence and, over time, spend more time in the Now! And according to research, breathwork may:
• *Boost mood.
• *Deepen relaxation.
• *Promote meditation
• *Help with symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• *Improve alertness, focus, and memory.
• *Increase heart rate variability (a metric associated with longevity,
• fitness, and mental health)
• *promote creativity.
• *help lower High Blood Pressure if moderately elevated.

Through this 6 week course I will introduce you to a range of practices that you can take on as a commitment to develop a practice that suits you. I will also include some movement practices. The final two weeks we will be exploring movement and breath together using the circular breath.

Call or text Amanda on 0439 999 941 with enquiries and/or to book into the 6 week course. Casual attendance welcome.

This class is not suitable for: pregnancy, recent surgery, eye conditions, anyone with severe heart issues – including cardiac arrhythmia, slow heart rate, high blood pressure, angina or chest pain, a recent heart attack, heart disease, or any other heart condition

23/01/2024

2024 🙏 Greetings

My yoga and breathwork Offerings:

Wednesday 9.10am - Yoga in Forrest commencing 24/01/24

Wednesday 6pm - Yoga in Deans Marsh commencing 24/1/24

Friday 8.45am - 6 week breathwork course Colac commencing 2/2/24

Saturday 8.30am - Yoga in Colac already started !

Please message or call 0439 999 941 for further clarification 🙏
Amanda 🩷

29/10/2023

🙏yoga on tomorrow morning @9.10am - 10.30am
@ Forrest Neighbourhood House
🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️
A six week Foundational Practice Course
$15 casual
$80 for six weeks
Hope you have a peaceful week
Amanda 🪷

19/10/2023

Greetings all yoga and movement enthusiasts and sound healing lovers.......
We are running Spring Yoga weekend @ Lavers Hill Hall this weekend 20-22 October🌺

5 yoga classes with Roz, Pete and Amanda
Chakra healing singing bowls with Lizzi Gage
Morning tea x 2 and Saturday evening dinner (vegan) cooked by Annie
$120 for the whole weekend* Saturday only $85
Friday Yoga 9-10.30 & 5-6.30pm
Saturday Yoga 9-10.30am 4-5pm Yoga followed by singing bowls relaxation
followed by shared dinner
Sunday morning yoga 10-11.30 am
*please contact me for concession rates
Any questions call Roz O'Loughlin 0429355099
Bookings essential for catering purposes.

17/10/2023

The lovely Suha has requested a 2nd morning yoga 🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️class in Forrest and said some others are also interested!
My preference is Tuesdays ?
Let me know your interest, day and time preferences and maybe get this show on the road! Amanda 🌺

29/08/2023

As the saying goes......"Yoga is not about touching your toes, it's what you learn on the way down" !

The practice is multi-faceted and dimensional and opens up to us individually each time we participate☆

Some weeks participants say to me:

"I just couldn't get there this week"! As if there were a goal?

Others say:

"I fell into bliss from the first breathwork we did this week!"

Some just come for the exercise and to stay supple and strong, etc and love movement! With no expectation?

There are many reasons why we do Yoga (and breathwork) ~ and all of them are valid and welcome in my class🙏

Reach out if you feel curious? Or with any requests or questions♡

Much love
Amanda ~ Yoga Teacher and Breathwork practitioner
🙏

26/07/2023

Deans Marsh Cottage Yoga 🧘‍♂️ 🧘‍♀️ on tonight @ 6pm - 7.30pm
$5
Thank you to the DM Community Cottage for
Subsidising this activity - only $5 !!!!
🙏
So grateful.
Amanda