Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda Gold Coast

I love this photo of my teacher A. G. Mohan (on the left) with Desikachar as they receive teachings from Sri Krishnamacharya.
Mohanji's body language shows the same earnestness and attentiveness that, now in his 80s, he continues to bring to his yoga teaching 🙏

Yoga has now been reinstated as a recognised natural therapy under Australian private health insurance.

I have been approved as a Yoga Australia Private Health provider, meaning you may be able to claim rebates from your health fund towards the cost of your sessions with me.

Please check with your private health fund for the item codes 700 - claimed as a line item for an individual yoga session or 1-1 therapy session held in studio; and 701 - for an in-studio yoga class of up to eight people (this is usually part of your Extras cover and requires a recommendation letter from your GP).

Warmly, Paula Carey 🙏

How wonderful to have Nitya Mohan on Australia’s east coast this July! Please follow the link for dates and details of her yoga and mantra program ❤️🙏🏼 If you’re a Svastha Gold Coast student please contact Paula for the booking pathway 😊

Strength through Mantra with Nitya Mohan — abhyasa yoga Transform Your Inner Landscape: 3 Days, 3 Pathways with Nitya Mohan Strength Through Mantra Yoga, as we know, extends far beyond the physical postures we practice on the mat. It’s a holistic system designed to support every dimension of our wellbeing—body, breath, mind, and spirit. This July, we...

I’d love you to give this a read! Such subtlety in the practice of yoga depending on the person (their unique makeup, strengths and weaknesses), and their purpose (what do they want to achieve).
And ultimately, with self-knowledge and awareness, understanding that the practice itself is the teacher.

Sri Krishnamacharya never taught yoga as a fixed method. For him, yoga was a way of moving toward svastha—a state of holistic well-being. In Ayurveda, health is not defined simply as the absence of disease, but as a sense of balance in the body, breath, senses, and mind.

Seen this way, yoga has to be practiced holistically and individually. It brings together movement, breathing, attention, and self-awareness, and it is not about performing postures or copying a teacher. Within the framework of svastha, the aim of yogic practice is self-regulation: learning to sense what is happening internally, to adapt practice intelligently, and to take responsibility for one’s own health.

When the focus shifts from external form to internal regulation and awareness, yoga becomes a practical support for lifelong well-being rather than a routine to be imitated.

⭐️ New Book: Krishnamacharya in His Own Words. See more at: geni.us/3Rl088
👉 In-depth Svastha Yoga Therapy training (300 & 800 hours) is now online. Learn more at: svastha.net/svastha-yoga-therapy-foundations/

Thank you to each of my students for a wonderful year of yoga! I look forward to seeing you all again in 2026. Om śānti śānti śāntiḥ | peace, peace, peace 🙏

I recorded a class for (and with) my students this morning. Lucy joined us partway through, showing by example how to step into a space and make it your own with relaxed ease! She’s such a chilled yoga cat 🐈‍⬛🧘‍♀️☺️🙏🏼

Lucy welcomes you to yoga! ❤️