Teachers
The teachers who carry the scene, each profiled in their own words, with where and when they teach.
Alessia Frisina
India, motherhood, and the turn toward softness.
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Zoe Kanat
Rest is medicine for the modern world.
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Emma Strembickyj
From a dancer at war with her own body to teaching from wholeness.
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Janita Doelken
A weaver of modalities, her practice come to rest in Yin.
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Rayne Watkin
Osteopath of two decades, teacher of rest. Yin and Nidra, paired.
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Shelley Armstrong
Twenty-five classes a week in London, and the long turn into stillness.
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The rooms where it happens, studio by studio, with their teachers, timetables, and stories.
Conversations
The podcast →Masha Gorodilova - Determination, commitment and a true love of teaching
A living room in Siberia, a back room behind a gym on Collins Street, and the conviction that a class is judged by how you leave it.
Rayne Watkin, faithful to her truth
The rower and osteopath who came to stillness the long way around, and who teaches as exactly who she is.
Emma Strembickyj - Healing, Redemption and Love
A journey into light. How Emma overcame her life’s challenges, and the transformation that evolved.
Shelley Armstrong, from London to Melbourne
A church hall at fourteen, twenty-five classes a week across London, and the long turn into stillness.
Janita Doelken, her story
An injury, a corporate life she never felt at home in, and the long turn toward touch and stillness.
Zoe Kanat… Journey into Rest
Postnatal depression, discovering Yoga Nidra and the conviction that rest is not a luxury.
Nova Rosaia, the Warrior One story
Sixteen mats in Brighton, a new studio three months before COVID, and the team that holds three studios together.
Alessia Frisina, her story
Rishikesh, Beijing, two pregnancies, and the turn from strong to soft.
Journal
The Practice of Spring
Three Melbourne yoga teachers on energy, expansion and allowing change to unfold.
The rise of the day retreat
One day, close to home, a few hundred dollars rather than thousands. As the city comes out of winter, it might be the most sensible eight hours you can buy.
Less is More, inside Melbourne’s Yin teacher trainings
Yin classes across the city now fill, waitlist and multiply. Four teachers, two trainings, and one question underneath: how is a practice this quiet passed on properly?
Why Yoga in Melbourne exists
A studio-agnostic publication for a scene that has never had one, and an invitation to the people who make it.
Events & Workshops
What's on across the city, workshops, gatherings and one-off classes from the teachers and studios we feature.
The Subtle Body: 4 week immersive course
Grass Roots
An Evening of Yin and Cello
Kozen Yoga
Spring Resonance
A spring sound and slow flow journey with Nat and Dan Byrne of Cymatic Harmony.
Retreats
Where the practice goes further, retreats near and far, led by the teachers and studios we feature.
Within, Sri Lanka
Retreats with Melbourne teachers, Within takes the practice to the coast of Sri Lanka for a week of yoga, rest and travel.
Yoga + Surf, Sri Lanka
Grass Roots heads to Sri Lanka with Polly Schaverien and Kellee Lewis, six days of yoga, surf and slow mornings.
Deep Rest Retreat
Five nights beachside with Massage Yoga, slow practice, Qigong, Yoga Nidra and daily Massoga sessions, led by a Melbourne teacher of deep rest.
Teacher Training
Where to study next, trainings and immersions from the teachers and studios we feature.
Yin Yoga Teacher Training
A 25-hour immersion in the art of Yin, weaving myofascial release and the anatomy of the long hold.
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Warrior One's flagship Yoga Australia accredited certification, running across weekends.