EVENTS
Tune In | Radiant Rest
✨A candlelit evening of restorative yoga and live cello music ✨
WHEN: Friday 17th November 2023
Time : 8.15-10pm (arrive 8pm for 8.15pm start)
Guided by Ling, accompanied by Deborah Adelin (on cello)
Investment : $65 or
- *$52 for Unlimited Members (this includes direct-debit memberships and upfront memberships 3 months and more)
- If you would benefit from this offering, but experiencing financial hardship, please apply promo code: KINDNESS for a 20% discount.
RADIANT REST
An invitation for deep inner nurturance.
What to expect:
You will be be guided into progressive relaxation with restorative yoga postures that release physical tension and are deeply healing and nurturing for the nervous system.
Soothing cello music, specially composed for this immersion, will be played live, taking you deeper into the experience.
Imagine attending a candlelit cello concert, lying on a nest of supportive bolsters, yoga props and blankets, guided into a state of radiant rest.
You will leave with a renewed sense of well-being, clarity, ease and radiant calm.
Date : Friday 17 November 2023
Time : 8.15-10pm (arrive 8pm onwards for 8.15pm start)
Investment : $65 or
- $52 for Unlimited Members (this includes direct-debit memberships and upfront memberships 3 months and more)
- If you would benefit from this offering, but experiencing financial hardship, please apply promo code: KINDNESS for a 20% discount.
All welcome.
No experience necessary.
Come in comfortable warm clothes.
Bring your favorite socks, eye pillow, blankets and towels (to place over studio bolsters and props as covid-safe measures are in place).
Bring also your journal or paper and pen.
Do you know:
The deep resonance of the cello creates wave patterns measurable and equivalent to brain pattern alpha waves (8 to 12 Hz), present when our brains are in idling default-states typically created when we’re daydreaming or consciously practicing mindfulness or meditation. In this state, we can not only listen with our whole body, but tap into powerful healing channels.
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About Ling
Ling is on a mission to calm and steady nervous systems.
Ling’s classes are particularly grounding. Her approach is to empower personal practice, making deep connections and coming to yoga with enjoyment from the heart. Ling teaches intuitively and adapts to the group and energy at the present moment.
About Deb Adelin
Deb has been playing cello for 33 years. Classically trained, Deb composes and plays her bespoke cello composition specifically for yoga and meditation events. Her composition also features in an internationally award winning humanitarian documentary that promotes understanding and acceptance. From Flow to Yin, Deb’s music speaks to the vast experience of being human; the ups, downs and in-betweens. She believes that music touches humans in ways that words may not, using musical story-telling and exploration to support participants’ through their yoga and meditation practises.
Summer Shiatsu Yin Immersion
WHEN: Saturday 16th December 2023
Time : 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (arrive 6:50 pm for 7:00 pm start)
Guided by Jana Higgs (Yoga Teacher and Shiatsu Therapist),
with Shiatsu touch provided by professional Shiatsu Therapists
Investment : $65 or
$52 for Unlimited Members (this includes direct-debit memberships and upfront memberships 3 months and more)
This immersion involves touch.
No yoga or fitness levels required – all welcome
Limited to 15 participants.
Shiatsu Yin 2 hour Immersion
In Shiatsu Yin we incorporate the two practices of Yin Yoga and Shiatsu touch to offer you a deeper and more nourishing experience while holding Yin postures.
Shiatsu is a Japanese form of body work. Shiatsu has adopted the same philosophy and principles of East Asian Medicine. This form of bodywork creates flow and balance of Qi and allows release for any physical or emotional holdings.
Yin poses are held for 4 – 5 minutes. In which each pose helps open and release the deepest layer of the muscle, the fascia, where the meridian lines lie. East Asian Medicine works towards and into Meridian Lines to support the body’s functioning. Both Shiatsu and Yin Yoga marry up beautifully to target the meridian lines and assist in nourishing and strengthening the areas of focus.
When holding these Yin Yoga postures an experienced Shiatsu practitioner will come around to the area and meridian of focus and offer Shiatsu touch, including palming, finger pressure, and acupressure holds to enhance the Yin Yoga postures.
With the increase of longer and warmer days, lighter nights, we can feel the lean towards the season of Summer. While winter draws our attention inwards and Spring brings our focus to action. The Season of Summer gives us the invitation to move outwards and towards each other.
Summer is nature’s season of growth and maturation. Flowers and Fruits are all around us in abundance. There is a feeling of growth,expansion and playfulness in the long warm summer days. We have this growth and maturation within. As the yang exuberance of summer calls us to be outdoors, being active in lots of recreation and absorbing the sun’s radiant energy.
This is a season of the Fire Element which offers us through the Sun’s warmth and vitality, connection, gatherings, communication and play.
In the Chinese Health Theory of the Five Elements we learn to flow as Nature does, and can see nature and bodies mirror each other as we adapt with the seasons .Energy must stay in motion within us and in our lives to continually nourish ourselves and create harmony.
When the Fire Element is in harmony and engaging in this heightened Yang period of the year, we engage in enriching connections, uplifting gatherings and activities, and share our playful joyous Hearts.
Shiatsu Yin offers restoration to the body and emotional balancing for the mind. By encouraging movement and flow within our internal, we can more purposefully create flexibility and flow within our external.
All levels of fitness and flexibility are welcome and anyone that loves to receive a little bit of touch.
(We recommend eating a light meal 2 hours before the event)
Date : Saturday 16th December 2023
Time : 7-9 pm (arrive 6:50 pm for a 7:00 pm start)
Investment : $65
- 20% discount for Unlimited Members (this includes direct-debit memberships and upfront memberships 3 months and more)
No yoga experience required, all welcome.
Limited to 15 participants
MINDFUL SOMATIC YOGA THERAPY
A COURSE FOR EMBODIED HEALING: ANXIETY & TRAUMA
Mondays, 11-12:45, 13 November – 18 December
MSYT is a 6-week, experiential and embodied journey, integrating mindful meditation, yoga, somatic therapy and psychotherapy techniques.
We explore practical tools, tips and experiences to help us work through the symptoms of anxiety, stress, trauma and grief. These techniques shed light on how to regulate our emotions and nervous system, connect to the wisdom of our body, mobilise stagnant energy, release deeply held tension and allow stuck processes to move forward. Through this embodied, trauma conscious experience we learn to approach ourselves with kind curiosity opening to a deeper understanding of ourselves and leading to greater self-acceptance, self-kindness and ease. A little about my recent journey: In 2019, after reading The Body Keeps the Score, I travelled to Massachusetts to study with Bessel van der Kolk (the author, and a leading expert on trauma). Bessel’s teaching gave me so much insight into myself, it was an invitation to learn more and it changed my life. It allowed me to feel deeply and to find compassion for myself, more compassion for others and a deep desire to support trauma survivors on the challenging journey to becoming whole.
I have since studied with exceptional trauma specialists including Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing), Stephen Porges (Poly Vagal Theory) and Tara Brach (Radical Acceptance) and completed a certificate in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy. MSYT is an integration of ancient and modern wisdom, yoga and Somatic Therapy.
This is an experiential course where we put theory into practice. We will establish safety through self-regulation practices, build resilience as we grow our capacity to be with more, and attune to the wisdom of our body to discover true self-compassion and connection.
It is not a replacement for therapy, but holistic support for your healing journey.
All welcome. No experience required.
Heart Song
💛 A beautiful evening of restorative yoga and live singing, chanting & mantra 💛
WHEN: Saturday, 9th December
TIME : 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm (arrive 7:20pm for 7:30pm start)
Guided by Emma Gilmartin.
Emma is a passionate yogi, professional singer
and a
Singing Teacher and Music Lecturer at Monash Univerity and Boxhill Institute.
INVESTMENT: $60 ($48 for Retreat Members)
HEART SONG
with Emma Gilmartin
An evening of yin/restore yoga accompanied by Emma’s beautiful singing, to relax and to unwind.
Join Emma for this evening yin/restore class, with the added benefit of live singing (mantras and improvisations). No previous experience required.
Yin and Restorative yoga will be used to connect with the body and cultivate an inner awareness. The practice will deepen connection to the internal state and calm the nervous system, promoting the effects of conscious relaxation and bringing you into the healing capability of your own body. Accompanied by chanting, the body and inner landscape will drop deeper into relaxation and you will feel your mood enliven.
Date : Saturday, 9th December
Time : 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm (arrive 7:20pm for 7:30pm start)
Investment : $60
*$48 for Unlimited Members (this includes direct-debit memberships and upfront memberships 3 months and more)
All welcome.
No yoga or singing experience necessary.
What to expect:
*Welcome and Introduction
*Yin/restore class accompanied by Emma’s singing
*Tea
*Emma will then teach a few simple chants and mantras
Do you know:
chanting can decrease stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms, as well as increase positive mood, feelings of relaxation and focused attention. You might be interested in learning more here.
About Emma:
Emma found yoga to be a tremendous support for her career as a singer and a singing teacher. She experienced many improvements, including reduced performance anxiety and a much greater sense of ease whilst on stage. For Emma, the practice of yoga is the perfect accompaniment to a career in singing. Emma performs regularly with vocal group Coco’s Lunch, and with her jazz quartet in venues throughout Australia and beyond. Emma is a music lecturer at Monash University and Box Hill Institute and teachers yoga here, at The Retreat Yoga Studio (usually accompanied by her beautiful chants).
Flow into the New Year with Intention
💛 Reflection, Mantra, Intention 💛
WHEN: Sunday 31 December
TIME : 9:30 – 11:00 am
Guided by Emma Gilmartin.
INVESTMENT: $30
(Available with all memberships and passes (excluding the Intro Pass))
Join Emma for a gentle embodied flow and mindful yin class woven with reflection, mantra and intention setting.
Please bring a journal and pen.
(not included in Intro Pass)
Date : Sunday 31st December
Time : 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Investment : $30
(Available with all memberships and passes (excluding the Intro Pass))
No yoga experience necessary.
SOMATIC REST & ACUPUNCTURE
✨A night to relax, re-balance, restore & rejuvenate✨
WHEN: TBC
Time : 7pm-9pm (arrive 6:50pm for a 7pm start)
Guided by Pru & TCM Drs. Andre & Javier
Investment : $65 or
- $52 for Unlimited Members (this includes direct-debit memberships and upfront memberships 3 months and more)
- If you would benefit from this offering, but experiencing financial hardship, please apply promo code: KINDNESS for a 20% discount.
- acceptance and observation of the self (lung and kidney)
- digestion and filtration of experiences (spleen, stomach, small intestine)
- guiding the spirit destiny (liver and gallbladder)
- letting go of what’s not benefiting the self (large intestine, bladder)
- reintegration of the spirit (pericardium/heart)
Limited to 12 participants
Date : TBC
Time : 7-9pm (arrive 6:50 pm for a 7:00 pm start)
Investment : $65 or
- $52 for Unlimited Members (this includes direct-debit memberships and upfront memberships 3 months and more)
- If you would benefit from this offering, but experiencing financial hardship, please apply promo code: KINDNESS for a 20% discount.
All welcome.
No experience necessary.
Come in comfortable warm clothes.
Please bring 2 towels (to place over studio bolsters and props)
Please note that a no skin penetration alternative will also be offered
Chakra Flow and Sound Healing
Date : TBC
Time : 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm (arrive 6:50 pm for a 7pm start)
Investment : $60*
*($48 for Unlimited Members (this includes direct-debit memberships and upfront memberships 3 months and more))
*If you would benefit from this offering, but experiencing financial hardship, please apply promo code: KINDNESS for a 20% discount.
CHAKRA Flow and Sound Healing
with Pru Trundle
In this practice, you will embark on a journey through the chakras, the energy centers that govern your physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Through gentle movement, somatic release and sound healing, you will release tension and blockages in your energy body, and cultivate a deeper connection with yourself.
Pru will guide you through a practice that enlivens your energy body, supports your nervous system, and culminates in a deeply restorative yoga practice accompanied by the sublime sound of crystal bowl healing. Toning the vagal nerve, activating your parasympathetic nervous system, and working on a deep cellular level to promote relaxation, balance, and well-being in the body and mind.
Whether you are seeking to connect with your inner sense of aliveness, restore balance to your energy body, or find a sense of deep inner peace, this workshop is the perfect opportunity to rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit. Join Pru for this embodied exploration, and experience the profound benefits of Chakra Flow and Sound Healing.
All Welcome, no yoga experience required.
In 2019, I had the pleasure of spending a week studying with Anodea Judith (Eastern Body, Western Mind) at Kripalu in Massachusettes. She opened my eyes to the energy body, Chakra Psychology, and using Somatic Therapy to shift stagnant energy. I am grateful to have learned so much from my time with Anodea as her student, and as her assistant when she was in Melbourne. Her insightful teachings inform many of my own.
Date : TBC
Time : 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm (arrive 6:50 pm for a 7pm start)
Investment : $60*
*($48 for Unlimited Members (this includes direct-debit memberships and upfront memberships 3 months and more))
*If you would benefit from this offering, but experiencing financial hardship, please apply promo code: KINDNESS for a 20% discount.
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