Southern Yoga and Health Centre

After many weeks of being sick, so unexpectedly, time in hospital, more unexpected issues, I'm back home and I've been coming back into the studio to do some light reception work for our psychologists in the back rooms. Will take time for my energy to be back to normal but every day feeling a bit stronger. The years of doing traditional yoga plus the example of my teacher Shanti Gowans has taught me to go with the flow, no point fighting change. Not just giving lip service to it but living it made things a lot easier, it's all about letting go. That letting go enables inner strength and peace to shine through and ultimately we can experience the truth that we are so much more than anything that happens to us. So much love and support from our lovely students and the teachers, feeling blessed.
Here's a quote I saw, it's Zen: "The key in letting go is practice. Each time we let go, we disentangle ourselves from our expectations and begin to experience things as they are."

Dorothea Lucaci runs very popular Sound Immersions at the studio. Before she became interested in sound she worked for 10 years in the fashion industry in New York. But wanting to experience something deeper developed an interest in sound, and wanted to learn about the instruments from their source. She studied with Silvia Nakkach in New York at The Open Centre, a place of holistic learning and Inner growth, learning about voice, toning and Icaro - sacred medicine songs used by Indigenous people. She learnt about tuning forks with John Beaulieu and other modalities with other teachers there. She traveled to India and studied Dhrupad, classical Indian singing, and on returning to Australia spent 12 months doing workshops with a Tibetan Buddhist monk in Frankston learning the Tibetan Singing Bowls. She brings many years of experience to her sessions, and people feel it, they love them.

Yoga Nidra, Yoga Relaxation. Students often say this is their favorite part of the class! Usually practised at the end and often the beginning of classes, the literal translation of Yoga Nidra is Yogic sleep. It's a guided relaxation session starting at the physical level of the body, going deeper into the mental level, and deeper again into the subconscious mind. It's at this level we start to see any limiting beliefs, conditioning, mind sets and once aware of them we can change them or let them go. This has permanent results and affects every aspect of our life. We can feel very rested, after a session, enjoying a state of deep stillness and clarity.

Students immersed in one of Ellen's Restorative Mini Retreats. Ellen creates a gentle space for people to rest, restore and reconnect, to come home to themselves. Next one is Sunday May 24th, and they usually fill up. Bookings via the Events page of our website.

Pada Hastasana. Standing forward bend. This posture makes your spine and all the back muscles supple, hamstrings too. It also directs a good flow of blood to your brain and facial muscles.

People love the idea of attaining great spiritual heights. But we can gain a lot of peace and awareness from the acceptance of life as it is.

Life is not a series of events, but a series of revelations about truth. Gandhi

Autumn Restorative Mini Retreat with Ellen Laarhoven. Sunday 24th May, 3 - 5pm. $50. Letting go, slowing down. A gentle space to rest, restore and reconnect. A coming back home to yourself. This retreat combines gentle and yin yoga, yoga nidra, meditation, pranayama and mantra. These mini retreats usually fill. Please arrive 10 minutes early, the door will be locked after the retreat starts. You're welcome to use our mats, blankets, bolsters and cushions. BOOKINGS: Please transfer $50 to: Ellen Laarhoven, BSB 733243 A/c no. 707375, putting your name as reference. Looking forward to holding space with you.

We had another beautiful Sound Immersion last Friday night with a very full room. We created an intention, chanted and breathed together then lay down and entered a field of sound letting the vibrations bring us back into balance, harmony and wholeness. Thank you Dorothea Lucaci.

5 - 9pm. $150. Join Dalia Granot, Medicine Woman and Sifu Sean Grame - Qi Gong Master for a guided meditation journey to unlock your intuition and rediscover vital energy, clarity, courage, confidence and wellbeing. We will start with Qi Gong and Shamanic movement to open your body and energetic system. Then through music, relaxation and guided visualisation you'll connect with Mother Earth, receiving messages and insights that help you move forward. You'll be able to discover how animals can be the symbols of power and strength that have been waiting to guide you and support you. BOOKINGS: www.secretanimalwisdom.com/events