There are a number of different options available
to you as a new student, depending on your
experience level and your preferred approach to
learning.
Beginners Classes
Foundation Course
General Classes
Individual Tuition
Yoga Principals
Beginners
Classes
Our beginners classes are "easy" versions of our general classes. They include more dynamic warm ups, simplified sun salutations and beginning level pranayama and meditation and chanting.
if you are a general level student getting back into yoga or you feel like a more gentle practice come along and give a class a try. (There is an old Zen saying - the key to being a learner is to maintain a beginners mind)
Take advantage of our special offer to new students - $20 for unlimited classes for one week to try your options and feel the benefits!
Wear something easy to move in and bring water and a towel if you sweat a lot. You can use one of our mats for your first week if you don't have one.
Check out the timetable for a time that suits you.
Our beginners classes are "easy" versions of our general classes. They include more dynamic warm ups, simplified sun salutations and beginning level pranayama and meditation and chanting.
if you are a general level student getting back into yoga or you feel like a more gentle practice come along and give a class a try. (There is an old Zen saying - the key to being a learner is to maintain a beginners mind)
Take advantage of our special offer to new students - $20 for unlimited classes for one week to try your options and feel the benefits!
Wear something easy to move in and bring water and a towel if you sweat a lot. You can use one of our mats for your first week if you don't have one.
Check out the timetable for a time that suits you.
YOGA
FOUNDATION COURSE
Run over 6 weeks, the Yoga Foundation Course will take you step by step through the basics of Krishnamacharya vinyasa yoga and the universal principals of alignment of Anusara yoga. This is an good starting point if you like a course structure.
If you want to start right away, feel free to join us in our beginners classes or general classes - you can attend an Principles class or Foundation course later if you want to go deeper into the practice.
The Foundation Course Classes are held on Tuesday night 8.30-9.30 p.m., and on Saturday mornings 8.45-9.45 a.m.
The next Foundation course dates can be found here.
The course will cost you $125 if you attend one class a week or $210 for two classes a week.(This price includes a yoga mat - you can deduct $25 if you have one already)
We recommend two classes a week for maximum benefit.
You will need to pay a $50 deposit with the balance payable at the first class.
Call us on 9555-7544 to book your place or send us an email
Run over 6 weeks, the Yoga Foundation Course will take you step by step through the basics of Krishnamacharya vinyasa yoga and the universal principals of alignment of Anusara yoga. This is an good starting point if you like a course structure.
If you want to start right away, feel free to join us in our beginners classes or general classes - you can attend an Principles class or Foundation course later if you want to go deeper into the practice.
The Foundation Course Classes are held on Tuesday night 8.30-9.30 p.m., and on Saturday mornings 8.45-9.45 a.m.
The next Foundation course dates can be found here.
The course will cost you $125 if you attend one class a week or $210 for two classes a week.(This price includes a yoga mat - you can deduct $25 if you have one already)
We recommend two classes a week for maximum benefit.
You will need to pay a $50 deposit with the balance payable at the first class.
Call us on 9555-7544 to book your place or send us an email
GENERAL CLASSES
This is the general level of class we teach at The Yoga Place.
Our philosophy, in the tradition of Krishnamacharya in his later years, is that yoga should be adapted to the needs and capabilities of the students and not the other way around. With this spirit we teach the class with variations and adaptations and encourage students to work with awareness in a way that honours where they are at and that creates the balance of stability and freedom, lightness and energy that is the result of aligned action and an attitude of connecting from the heart.
Classes are a combination of asana (postures), pranayama and mindfulness meditation.
The asana part of the class uses the flowing breath centred vinyasa and sequencing principles of Krishnamacharya using the languaging and universal alignment principles inspired by Anusara Yoga. In this way asana becomes dynamic meditation.
You can start at any time.
Beginners and new students are welcome and we hold regular yoga principles classes as an alternative and/or complimentary way to deepen the practice. For beginners who prefer a structured course approach we also have 6 week Yoga Foundation courses.
You can attend and pay for this class casually (cash, tickets, membership) or in six week blocks. Some students prefer this method because it helps them with commitment and structure. The dates of the blocks are on the courses page (you can still start at any time if you wish to pay this way).
Mats are available for $25.
Call us on 9555-7544 if you have any questions or send us an email
This is the general level of class we teach at The Yoga Place.
Our philosophy, in the tradition of Krishnamacharya in his later years, is that yoga should be adapted to the needs and capabilities of the students and not the other way around. With this spirit we teach the class with variations and adaptations and encourage students to work with awareness in a way that honours where they are at and that creates the balance of stability and freedom, lightness and energy that is the result of aligned action and an attitude of connecting from the heart.
Classes are a combination of asana (postures), pranayama and mindfulness meditation.
The asana part of the class uses the flowing breath centred vinyasa and sequencing principles of Krishnamacharya using the languaging and universal alignment principles inspired by Anusara Yoga. In this way asana becomes dynamic meditation.
You can start at any time.
Beginners and new students are welcome and we hold regular yoga principles classes as an alternative and/or complimentary way to deepen the practice. For beginners who prefer a structured course approach we also have 6 week Yoga Foundation courses.
You can attend and pay for this class casually (cash, tickets, membership) or in six week blocks. Some students prefer this method because it helps them with commitment and structure. The dates of the blocks are on the courses page (you can still start at any time if you wish to pay this way).
Mats are available for $25.
Call us on 9555-7544 if you have any questions or send us an email
ONE ON
ONE
Yoga was traditionally taught one to one with practices tailored to individual needs.
If you are looking to deepen your practice or work on specific issues, you may want to take this option.
These sessions may include Ayurvedic advice if you are open to it.
A one hour session costs $100.
Call us on 9555-7544 to make an enquiry, or booking or send us an email
Yoga was traditionally taught one to one with practices tailored to individual needs.
If you are looking to deepen your practice or work on specific issues, you may want to take this option.
These sessions may include Ayurvedic advice if you are open to it.
A one hour session costs $100.
Call us on 9555-7544 to make an enquiry, or booking or send us an email
YOGA
PRINCIPLES CLASS
Refine and deepen your practice
As yoga has become more popular a lot of the growth has come from exercise or stretching style classes re-badged as yoga. While there are many valid approaches to yoga, real yoga uses your body and breath to train your mind so that you can discover and express your unique self..
In this 2 hour class we break down and practice the principles from Krishnamacharaya and Anusara that we use in our yoga classes to capture the power that yoga has to offer.
These include:
Alignment, Awareness, Attitude, Action. The primary and support Bandhas, the breathing method, the foundation, focal points. Connecting to and moving from the centre, creating stability without strain, expansion and relaxation without collapsing, spirals, loops, muscle and organic energy, balance and transformation. Developing and working from the "witnessing state", observation and connection vs doing, an experimental attitude, the principles of dynamic and static meditation and pranayama.
These are the same principles we teach in the foundation course.
The class runs from 2.00-4.00 p.m. on the Saturday afternoon immediately preceding the start of 6 week level one Astanga and Astanga Foundation yoga courses.
The class costs $40.
Call us on 9555-7544 to book your place or send us an email
Refine and deepen your practice
As yoga has become more popular a lot of the growth has come from exercise or stretching style classes re-badged as yoga. While there are many valid approaches to yoga, real yoga uses your body and breath to train your mind so that you can discover and express your unique self..
In this 2 hour class we break down and practice the principles from Krishnamacharaya and Anusara that we use in our yoga classes to capture the power that yoga has to offer.
These include:
Alignment, Awareness, Attitude, Action. The primary and support Bandhas, the breathing method, the foundation, focal points. Connecting to and moving from the centre, creating stability without strain, expansion and relaxation without collapsing, spirals, loops, muscle and organic energy, balance and transformation. Developing and working from the "witnessing state", observation and connection vs doing, an experimental attitude, the principles of dynamic and static meditation and pranayama.
These are the same principles we teach in the foundation course.
The class runs from 2.00-4.00 p.m. on the Saturday afternoon immediately preceding the start of 6 week level one Astanga and Astanga Foundation yoga courses.
The class costs $40.
Call us on 9555-7544 to book your place or send us an email