Eastside Yoga Ballarat

Spring has arrived at Eastside Yoga 🌿
As we welcome Poorneet (tadpole season) across September & October, we’re leaning into themes of emergence, renewal, movement and connection - without any pressure to rush.

This September, our studio is alive with opportunities to learn, deepen your practice, explore something new and gather in community.

Here’s what’s coming up:

〰️Women’s Health Week - Navigating Perimenopause & Yin
Saturday 12 September | 11:30am–1pm | $55
In collaboration with Women’s Health Clinical Naturopath | Kassandra Peterson, join clinical naturopath Kassandra Peterson to explore perimenopause, hormonal changes, symptoms, nutrition and lifestyle support, followed by a nourishing Yin practice with Shani. Plus goodie bags & door prizes!

〰️Asana, Meditation & Breath with Freya
Sunday 13 September | 12–2pm | $55 / Free for Eastside Members
A practice of spring-cleaning for the body, mind and spirit, exploring meditation, pranayama and asana to move from busy thoughts into emotional grounding and connection with self.

〰️ Choice & Decision Making: Taking the Body Into Account
Saturday 19 September | 12–3pm | $90
Join Renée from Trauma-Informed Yoga Australia for a 3-hour exploration of the nervous system, agency, choice and embodied decision-making through movement and somatic practices.

〰️ Yin + Intentional Touch with Shani & Cass
Saturday 26 September | 4–5:15pm | $40 / Free for Eastside Members
A deeply thoughtful 75-minute practice pairing Yin shapes with therapeutic, consent-based touch to explore connection, awareness and grounding. Places are extremely limited.

And there’s more to come…

We’re also approaching 12 months of movement, practice and connection at Eastside - so keep an eye out for our birthday celebrations! 🎂✨Hint: Saturday 3 October.

Come as you are this spring. Move, learn, connect.

Book your spot via the link in bio.

The Eastside Team x

Happening this Sunday 🤎

This Sunday something so unique and special is coming to Eastside ✨ Our very own Michaela McCaw brings us this special learning event, the Practice of Teaching.

Her intention with this workshop is to validate teachers in their own unique approaches, experiences and offerings, as well as share evidence based teaching strategies that we can add to our toolkits - particularly when it comes to teaching to diversity through inclusive practice.

Bringing together her work as a yoga teacher, a middle-senior secondary school educator, and her educational background which includes a Masters degrees in teaching and in inclusive education; everything she shares is based in research and considered best practices in teaching.

The workshop has a sliding pay scale between $80-100, however if cost is a barrier please reach out. We have the ability to support scholarship positions.

Just a reminder that there is no Baby on Mat this week as Shani is away. It will recommence Tuesday 1st of September 🤎

Snaps from a weekend full of workshops, community, care and learning. Moments that remind us of why Eastside was created. Huge thank you Annie Crosby - Acupuncture and Renée Robson | Trauma-Informed Leadership for trusting us to collaborate on such important events that ensure our community can be held in meaningful ways.

✨ Happening this Saturday: Trauma Informed Yoga & Movement Facilitation ✨

We’d love to see you at our upcoming Trauma Informed Workshop facilitated by our good friend Renée Robson | Trauma-Informed Leadership.

In this 3-hour workshop, we’ll delve into how trauma and chronic stress hold space within the physical body, and how to integrate meaningful choice-making and interoception into your guidance. Learn to navigate the subtle ways nervous system dysregulation shows up in an Asana class, allowing you to support your students deeply without the need to identify or know anyone’s specific history. Take your facilitation to the next level by increasing somatic awareness, developing a process-oriented approach, and creating a truly inclusive, accessible environment.

These workshops were designed to support yoga and movement facilitators, as well as healthcare, community, and support professionals interested in exploring somatic physical practice for chronic stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and complex PTSD (CPTSD).

Over the course of these workshops, we will explore how trauma and chronic stress affect the mind-body complex, practical tools to help create supportive environments for people to explore their own personal safety and promote active choice making and reflective frameworks to explore the scope and boundaries of your role.

Key details:
Dates: Aug 22
Time: 12-3pm
Investment: $90

We would love to see you there, reach out if you have any questions.

First workshop happening this Saturday! Join us 🤎

Instagram Live with Renee Robson, Monday August 17, 7:30pm 🌿

If you are curious about, or have any questions, about our upcoming trauma-informed movement facilitation workshops and other learning opportunities, we’d love for you to join us for an Instagram Live with our friend Renee Robson.

These 2 workshops are designed for yoga and movement facilitators, as well as healthcare, community and support professionals interested in exploring somatic practices for chronic stress, PTSD and CPTSD.

In the workshops. we’ll explore:
〰️How trauma and chronic stress affect the mind-body complex
〰️Practical tools for creating supportive environments that encourage safety and choice
〰️Reflective frameworks to explore the scope and boundaries of your role

Come and hear more from Renee about the workshops, what you can expect, and how these learning opportunities can support your practice, work, and life outside of these spaces.

Monday 17 August | 7:30pm | Instagram Live 🤎

We’d love to see you there! If you have any questions, send us a message.

Community Movie Night is back this Saturday, August 15 with the help of our friends Gardening for Days 🎥

This months film is an absolute classic, ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ and is suitable for all ages. We supply mats, bolsters, blankets, tea and some snacks — feel free to bring anything else you’d like.

We’d love to see you there 🤎 This is a family friendly event. Drug & alcohol free.

Book here: https://momence.com/l/ymhaAd0w