Byron Yoga Centre

Remedial & Yoga for Seniors Teacher Training | Live Info Session

Curious about how yoga can be adapted to support different bodies, abilities and stages of life?

Join Senior Yoga Teacher Trainer Bec Isaacs for a live online information session about our Remedial & Yoga for Seniors Teacher Training at Byron Yoga Centre.

Tuesday 18 August 2026
3:00pm AEST

In this session, Bec will share:

What to expect from the training, including content and structure
The foundations of Remedial Yoga and Yoga for Seniors
How to adapt yoga for different bodies, abilities and life stages
Who the training is suited to
Certification pathways and how it complements existing yoga qualifications
How to prepare for the training
Plus plenty of time for your questions

Whether you're a yoga teacher looking to expand your skills or a dedicated practitioner wanting to deepen your understanding, this session is a great opportunity to learn more.

Hosted by Senior Yoga Teacher Trainer Bec Isaacs, whose teaching draws on traditional Hatha, Purna alignment, functional movement, breath and her background in Kinesiology, Biology and Psychology.

Register here: https://www.byronyoga.com/free-information-sessions/

India has a way of changing you.

Join us in 2027 for a journey to the heart of yoga — immersing yourself in the culture, traditions and teachings of this incredible country while deepening your own practice.

Held in the sacred surrounds of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, this retreat is an opportunity to slow down, reconnect and experience yoga in a place where its roots run deep.

12–23 March 2027
Guided by John Ogilvie & Marita Dortins

Spaces are limited, and this special journey has sold out in previous years. We’d love to share India with you.

It might look like Tree Pose is all about standing on one leg, but the real practice begins long before perfect balance.

In Sanskrit, Vṛkṣa means tree. Just like a tree, stability doesn't come from being rigid, it comes from having strong roots and the ability to move with the changing conditions around you.

In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali describes the qualities of an asana as "Sthira Sukham Asanam" - a posture should embody both steadiness (sthira) and ease (sukha). Tree Pose invites us to explore this balance. Too much effort and we become tense. Too little, and we lose our foundation.

A few tips for your practice:
• Root firmly through all four corners of your standing foot.
• Soften the standing knee rather than locking it.
• Press your foot into your leg and your leg back into your foot for stability.
• Fix your gaze (drishti) on a steady point to help calm the mind.
• If your foot doesn't reach your thigh, place it on your calf or keep your toes on the floor, avoid pressing directly into the knee.

The beauty of Tree Pose isn't never wobbling.
It's learning to return to your centre every time you do.

Just like a tree, strength isn't about resisting the wind, it's about staying rooted while allowing yourself to sway.

There is something deeply satisfying about harvesting food you've watched grow.
Our gardens offer a quiet reminder of the rhythms of nature. The produce picked fresh from the earth often find their way straight to our kitchen, where they're lovingly prepared into the nourishing meals shared with our retreat guests.

It's more than just fresh produce.

It's a way of slowing down. Of eating with the seasons. Of remembering where our food comes from and the care that goes into growing it.

In yoga, we often speak about connection—not just to ourselves, but to the world around us. Tending the garden and sharing its harvest is one small way we live that philosophy each day.

From garden to plate, with gratitude.

What if you started the year feeling clear, connected, rested and ready?

Before the calendars fill, the routines return and life gathers pace, imagine giving yourself the time to simply pause.

Our New Year Renew & Revive Retreat is an invitation to begin the year differently—not by chasing a new version of yourself, but by reconnecting with the one that's already there.

Choose the experience that suits you:
4 Day Retreat – A nourishing reset over the New Year period.
7 Day Retreat – A deeper immersion to rest, reflect and begin the year feeling grounded.

With daily yoga, meditation, nourishing meals, inspiring philosophy sessions, time in nature, our cedar barrel sauna and magnesium mineral pool, every part of the retreat is designed to help you start the year from a place of balance.
Because the way you begin matters.

How do you want to feel when the year begins?

"The less we try to hold onto, the more space we create to receive."

In the Yoga Sutras, aparigraha is described as the practice of non-grasping — learning to loosen our attachment to outcomes, possessions, expectations and the need to control.

So often, we move through life collecting more:
More responsibilities.
More goals.
More things to achieve.

But yoga reminds us that peace is not found in holding tighter.
Sometimes, it is found in letting go.
Creating space.
Trusting the process.
Allowing life to unfold.

What could you gently release today?

Stop scrolling. Unclench your jaw. And take 3 deep breaths.

Your nervous system will thank you.

Led by Marita Dortins, this 25-hour training explores the science, philosophy, and practical tools to support resilience, regulation, and greater ease — both on and off the mat.
February 25–28, 2027 | Byron Yoga Centre
Early bird offers available.
Learn more via the link in bio or head to byronyoga.com

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