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Restorative

This class encourages physical, mental, and emotional relaxation. Appropriate for all levels, restorative yoga is practiced at a slow pace, focusing on long holds, stillness, and deep breathing. You can expect to hold a pose for 5 minutes or more, only performing a handful of poses. Gentle, supportive, and therapeutic. A practice of passive healing restoring the body to its parasympathetic nervous system function, which, in turn, helps the body rest, heal, and restore balance.

Self-Defence: 8 week series

Casual drop in class into a series of 8, designed to match the NSW school term structure, our program allows you to maintain your practice while taking school holidays into account.

The series is designed as a progressive 8-week journey, with each session building upon the foundations established in previous classes. Due to the structured nature of this curriculum, we are unable to offer refunds, credits, or make-up sessions for any missed classes. By enrolling, you are committing to the full 8-week program, which ensures the continuity and integrity of your learning experience.

Week 1: Introduction to Movement, Balance & Situational Awareness
Establishing the foundation: proper movement, balance, and the importance of spatial and situational awareness.

Week 2: Foundational Techniques & Standing Poses
Combining basic physical self-defence techniques with essential standing poses for stability and readiness.

Week 3: Legal Understanding of Self-Defence
Education on the legal framework surrounding self-defence and the ethics of personal safety.

Week 4: Use of Everyday Weapons & Practical Application
Understanding how to utilize common, everyday objects for self-protection.

Week 5: Defences Against Armed Attacks
Introduction to defensive tactics specifically used against armed threats.

Week 6: Intermediate Attack Defence
Advancing beyond basics to address more complex attack scenarios and defensive responses.

Week 7: Practical Scenario-Based Training
Increased intensity with realistic attack scenarios to test and refine your defensive skills.

Week 8: Integration & Lifestyle
Consolidating all learned skills and understanding how to maintain this practice as a lifestyle.

Flow

Vinyasa yoga is a dynamic style of yoga that links breath with movement through continuous, flowing postures. It features varied sequences, an athletic pace, and a focus on smooth transitions between poses.

Core Characteristics:
Breath synchronisation: Inhales guide upward or expanding movements, while exhales guide downward or contracting movements.
Creative variety: Design of unique, changing sequences for every class with or without a specific repeating mini-flow.

Main Benefits:
Cardiovascular workout: The continuous movement builds internal heat and elevates the heart rate.
Strength and flexibility: Flowing through asanas tones muscles while improving joint mobility.
Mindful focus: Rhythmic breathing acts as a moving meditation to calm the mind.

(Some) Experience required.

Restorative

This class encourages physical, mental, and emotional relaxation. Appropriate for all levels, restorative yoga is practiced at a slow pace, focusing on long holds, stillness, and deep breathing. You can expect to hold a pose for 5 minutes or more, only performing a handful of poses. Gentle, supportive, and therapeutic. A practice of passive healing restoring the body to its parasympathetic nervous system function, which, in turn, helps the body rest, heal, and restore balance.

Gentle Flow

During this ALL levels class you can expect breath-work, simple and easeful movements, relaxation and meditation.

"Hi & Hello from your teacher Denise, Engadine local and passionate yoga devotee. However, this wasn't always the case as over the past 15 years I had inconsistently dabbled with yoga, swooping in and out of regular classes and practice.
In 2024, looking at first to increase my flexibility and carve out some time for myself, I returned again to my faithful friend yoga and classes at the Engadine Yoga Centre with Michelle and Sabina.
Once I started to commit to regular practice at the studio, I felt a shift in my appreciation of yoga and realised it was about so much more than postures!

The breathing techniques that help calm the nervous system! The strength achieved through asanas that can be applied to everyday life! Meditation that ensures that you can access rest and relaxation! I see yoga now as a way of being and living in the world.

In 2025, I undertook a 200 hour yoga teacher training course and have been lucky enough to find a renewed passion for the magic, wisdom, learning and healing that this ancient practice of yoga can bring.

I now have the opportunity to invite you to find balance between the mind, body and spirit through yoga for yourself.

In 2026, I chose to take a break from my professional secondary school teaching career and now am enjoying myself reading, swimming, walking and reconnecting with my long lost embroidery skills.

Join me in this gentle community class, hopefully either reconnecting to yoga or embracing a new adventure."