BIKRAM YOGA

Our Bikram practice is most definitely aligned with the energies of the SUN. The sun evokes vibrancy, expansion, and lightness.

This practice closely follows the 26 postures and 2 pranayama brought to the West by Bikram Choudhury in the 1970s. Bikram is unique for the addition of 38dg heat to the room when practicing, in our studios we use far-infrared glass panels from Germany.

The Bikram sequence is magical for its movement of the spine and body in all directions, its ability to bring you full face with the present moment, and its phenomenal physiological and spiritual healing. The infrared heat during practice penetrates deep into your cells and opens joints, lengthens muscles, conditions organs, and stimulates your immune system like no other practice does.

A 'Hatha" style practice, the set Bikram sequence is dynamic, grounding, strengthening and invigorating. It is designed to draw spiritual energy (Kundalini) back up the spine toward Shiva above the crown, and in doing so nourish and open the padmas. By building agni, the spiritual flame: karmic debt, samskaras, and vikalpas are burned, and with the use of focused awareness, mirrors, heat, and challenging asana, the dissolution of ego is realised, and spiritual awakening is possible.

Not the best choice of practice if you dislike the heat or perspiring, but amazing if cleansing, refreshing, awakening, opening, lengthening, and releasing are important in your Sadhana.

Arrive at class with all the worries in the world and leave without a care.

What to bring: your yoga mat, mat towel. hand towel, water, no shoes required.
35dg heat

BIKRAM ADVANCED SERIES

Our Bikram practice is most definitely aligned with the energies of the SUN. The sun awakens dormant energies, stimulates the flow of prana throughout the body and enlivens the spirit.

This practice is based on the original sequence taught by Bishnu Gosh, the younger brother of yogi Paramahansa Yogananda. It was from this original sequence that Bikram, a student of Bishnu Gosh, chose the asana to bring to the West and call it Bikram yoga. Like the Bikram series the room is heated to 32dg when practicing, in our studios we use far-infrared glass panels from Germany.

The Advanced series is more challenging than the Bikram series and requires understanding of Bikram asana to attend. It opens with an invigorating pranayama and Gosh style vinyasa (including lunges, kneeling, squatting, and changes in direction), with breath speed movements. The second part of the sequence slows down into longer deeper holds. The infrared heat during practice penetrates deep into your cells and opens joints, lengthens muscles, conditions organs, and stimulates your immune system like no other practice does.

Not the best choice of practice if you dislike the heat or perspiring, or your knees are weak or injured, but amazing if cleansing, refreshing, awakening, opening, lengthening, and releasing are important in your Sadhana.

Arrive at class with all the worries in the world and leave without a care.

What to bring: your yoga mat, mat towel. hand towel, water, no shoes required.
32°C heat

HATHA YOGA

Hatha yoga is one of our MOON yoga practices. The moon embodies a calm, nourishing, grounding, stabilising energy.

Our hatha class is infused with longer held asana, space between postures, smooth fluid breathing, and an embodied sense of presence.
Harmonising internal rhythms and energies is the focus of our hatha class, so as we move throughout the rest of the day we feel more in balance with the world around us.

Expect traditional standing and floor asana, balances, pranayama, meditation, mantra, and a dash of yogic wisdom.

What to bring: your yoga mat, small hand towel. water, no shoes required.
Not heated or gently heated

IREST YOGA NIDRA

IREST Yoga Nidra, the yogic sleep, is our most MOON practice.
The moon embodies a calm, nourishing, grounding, stabilising energy.

IREST Yoga Nidra is a world wide yoga technique designed to welcome you into deep relaxation, self inquiry, and meditation. IREST Yoga Nidra is an invitation into your own divine state of being; all its rhythms, flows, & movements.

A contemporary approach to an ancient practice, IREST Yoga Nidra encourages self inquiry and refection, with open ended guided meditations and sense awareness. This differs from a more traditional Yoga Nidra wherein you are "told" the phenomena to sense and think. IREST encourages you to open yourself to whatever is arising, whatever is present, feeling, sensing, and drifting into altered states of consciousness.

During an IREST Yoga Nidra practice expect to thoroughly relax and unravel. You are guided into a deeply nourishing and restorative conscious yogic sleep, where you are offered meditations that open you inquisitively into your innermost heart felt desire, intention setting, your inner resource, body & breath sensing, welcoming your emotions, witnessing your thoughts, experiencing joy, discovering peace, and reflecting on the practice.

IREST Yoga Nidra is a proven technique to receive daily stress, resolve trauma, decrease depression and anxiety, relieve chronic pain, improve sleep, and awaken you to your true nature. IREST Yoga Nidra is used by the military of the USA to treat post traumatic stress disorder in military personnel.

In an IREST Yoga Nidra you want to be as comfortable as can be, so we encourage you to bring as many comforters with you as you need, and to dress to suit the weather, layers are a good idea.

What to bring: your yoga mat, blankets, pillows, layers of clothing, no shoes required.
No heat

SADHANA

SADHANA is our SUN/MOON yoga practice. The sun evokes vibrancy, expansion, and lightness, whilst the moon embodies a calm, grounding, stabilising energy.

Our SADHANA class or 'practice' is just the right balance of asana, meditation, and pranayama. It is a blend of traditional yoga asana, spaces for rest and deep stretch, and dedicated time for pranayama, meditation, and yogic wisdom.
It will immerse you in a full body, mind and spirit experience, put you in contact with the many rhythms and flows of your inner landscape, and ultimately increase harmony and balance in your life.

The aim of yoga is to prepare all aspects of self for spiritual awakening. Our SADHANA practice encourages involution and self discovery, it opens doorways to "being" as the source; as infinite cosmic consciousness.

A practice to release, realign, and welcome all of who you are.

What to bring: your yoga mat, small hand towel. water, no shoes required.
Not heated or gently heated

SOUND HEALING & YIN

A deeply healing MOON practice. The moon embodies a calm, nourishing, grounding, stabilising energy.

Our sound healing and yin practice offers an opportunity to experience an altered state of consciousness as you drop into a place behind your thinking mind, a place where profound healing and transformation can take place.

Our sound healing uses the soothing and mesmerising tones of quartz crystal bowls to lull you into a peaceful place of 'BE-ing; a quiet and reverent place deep inside the Self, yet as expansive as the Universe.

The pure tones of our crystal bowls vibrate at a frequency that travels through space and meets the vibration of your own body. The vibration of the bowls can influence and affect the vibration of your cells and energies, promoting healing, deep rest, restoration, a sense of calm, inner knowing, self understanding, and positive transformation.

This practice begins with grounding, moves to 20 minutes of YIN yoga, and ends in a body scan relaxation and 25 minutes of nourishing sound healing. This is a floor based practice and suitable for every person.

What to bring: your yoga mat, any personal props you like to use (bolster, strap, blanket, block - we also have them here), no shoes required.
No heat or gently heated

YIN YOGA

Our Yin yoga is our regular most MOON practice. The moon embodies a calm, nourishing, grounding, stabilising energy.

Yoga is an embodied practice that journeys far beyond the physical asana. To practice yoga is to weave its wisdom and tradition through all areas of your life, to nourish your heart and spirit with its nectar, and honour the truth of your dharmic path. In the Bhagavad Gita Krishna tells us "it is better to do ones own dharma poorly than another's perfectly", a wonderful reminder to honour the truth of who we are, and to discover our unique divine purpose in life.

Our Yin yoga is a syrupy sinking into the world of the self. The practice draws you deep into the fabric of your own existence, giving time and space to map and trace your inner topography like no other practice does. We like to think of Yin yoga as mystical nutrition for your entire being

On a spiritual level Yin yoga helps dissolve the physical boundary of your body, merging you with a higher consciousness. The practice guides you into your most subtle layers of being, and in doing so reveals your true nature, your cosmic identity, your dharmic path. Yin yoga is the welcoming of all of who you are, just as you are.

On a physical level Yin yoga invites your body into long tender holds that stir the marrow of your bones, heart of your joints, and fabric of all your tissues. A practice that can release the deepest of tensions through target area stretching, like acupressure for your tissues, Yin yoga is the softening into shapes than honour your body's unique design.

Expect a floor based sequence, long held asana - up to 8mins each, guided meditations, pranayama, and a sprinkle of mudra, kriya, mantra, and ancient yogic wisdom.

What to bring: your yoga mat, any personal props you like to use (bolster, strap, blanket, block - we also have them here), no shoes required.
No heat or gently heat

PRIVATE CLASSES, CORPORATES & YOGA CIRCLES

Becci offers 60m or 90m private or small group personalised classes monday through thursday between 9am & 3pm.
Private classes are the fast track way to developing your own at home sadhana. Private classes are designed in consultation with you, the client, and evolve with you as your practice evolves.

Privates and small group classes are a wonderful way to
1. refine your practice
2. learn new kriyas
3. develop stronger, more meaningful asana
4. receive a personalised mudra or mantra
5. create a safe and inspiring home practice
6. increase strength and stamina
7. discuss yoga philosophy
8. deepen your pranayama practice

Corporate classes are focused on meeting employee health and wellness and team building activities. Corporate classes are held on a regular basis or for one off occasions. We can come to you or you can visit one of our shalas. We will create a practice that meets the needs of your team or objective, catering from small groups to larger groups over 100 people.

Yoga circles are spaces for creativity, intimacy, communion, and self love. They are a spiritually awake alternative to regular parties and gatherings and offer a sharing of hearts and spirits that draw any community closer together.
Yoga circles are adapted to be most meaningful for your gathering, and last anywhere from 2hrs through to a full weekend.
Popular circle themes include hens gatherings, baby showers, welcoming baby, birthdays, engagements, solstice celebrations, graduations, reunions, honouring spirits past, friendship gatherings, wellness retreats, work team building, or any other occasion where a community gathers in respect for sharing and personal growth.

To discuss your private or small group class, find out more about individualised yoga circles, or if improving your employees' mental, emotional, and physical health is important to you call Becci on 0405116211 to discuss options and pricing