Durbanville Yoga Centre

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has been supporting the studio this month. 💙 Your continued presence on the mat means so much.

If you've been thinking about joining us, there's still plenty of time! Remember, we're also offering a R180 drop-in class, so you're welcome to pop in whenever you can.

***Please note that, with a few gatherings taking place to remember and celebrate Sandra, there will be no Saturday classes on 11 July or 18 July.***

We look forward to seeing you in class soon. 🌿

🌿 Drop-In Classes Available 🌿

If you'd like to pop in for a class but can't commit to the full month, no problem!

Drop-in rate: R180 per class.

See you on the mat 💙

July Class Teacher Schedule 🧘‍♀️

🌿 Monday evenings – Angeni
🌿 Tuesday mornings – Lizette
🌿 Tuesday evenings – Birka
🌿 Thursday mornings & evenings – Elise
🌿 Saturday mornings – Helen

If you've been thinking about returning to the mat, or would like to join us for the first time, we'd love to have you.

If you may be interested in teaching a class or two in the coming weeks, we'd also love to hear from you. Every bit of support helps.

For class information, or if you'd like to help teach, please email [email protected].

Thank you for continuing to be part of this journey with us. 🤍

Durbanville Yoga Centre Update

We are so grateful to the wonderful teachers who have stepped in to continue Sandra's classes throughout June and July, ensuring that her love of yoga continues to be shared.

Our classes are continuing as follows:
🧘‍♀️ Monday evenings
🧘‍♀️ Tuesday & Thursday mornings & evenings
🧘‍♀️ Saturday mornings

Our Goedgedacht Yoga Retreat is also going ahead from 16–18 October, and we look forward to sharing a special weekend together in Sandra's honour.

Our July rates are:
• R680 – Once a week
• R890 – Unlimited classes

If you would like to join us, or if you are not yet on our email mailing list for updates (including banking details, retreat information and future communications), please email [email protected].

Thank you to everyone for the love, support and sense of community that continues to surround Durbanville Yoga Centre.

🕊️ In Loving Memory of Sandra 🕊️

It is with great sadness that we share the news of Sandra's passing.

Sandra was more than just a yoga teacher. She was the heart of our studio and a friend to so many. She created a space where everyone felt welcome, whether they had been practising for years or were stepping onto a yoga mat for the very first time.

One of the things so many of us loved about Sandra was that she was unapologetically herself. She taught, lived and connected with people in a way that was uniquely Sandra. She touched many lives through her yoga, her wisdom, her humour and her authenticity.

She loved yoga, all things spiritual, meeting new people and bringing them together. Many friendships were formed through the community she built around the studio, and many of us found ourselves on courses, retreats, workshops or trying something new simply because Sandra suggested it.

Our hearts go out to Christopher, her family and all those who loved her.

A few of us are currently trying to honour Sandra's wishes of keeping the studio, classes and upcoming retreat going, and we will share updates as soon as we can.

If you would like to be kept informed, please send the page a private message with your email address so that we can keep in touch.

Rest peacefully Sandra. Thank you for all that you gave to us. 🤍

🌿✨ YOGA WEEKEND RETREAT ✨🌿

Join us for a nourishing weekend of yoga, relaxation, connection and self-care at the beautiful Goedgedacht Estate.

📅 16–18 October 2026

Take a break from the busyness of everyday life and enjoy a peaceful weekend filled with yoga, fresh air, delicious meals and time to simply slow down and reconnect.

💫 All-inclusive weekend rates:
🛏️ Single Room: R4,105 per person
👭 Sharing Room: R3,405 per person

Spaces are limited and early booking is essential.

For more information or to reserve your place, please contact us.

🧘‍♀️ Breathe. Relax. Restore.
🌿 We can't wait to share this special weekend with you.

Moving into your Yoga Practice ✨🧘‍♀️

As you give yourself your full attention, become aware of what you feel, as though you are shining a light on yourself.

What am I feeling, what am I thinking? Allow it and breathe with it.

Effortlessly keep your intention in your body — notice the temperature of the air on your skin and the clothes on your body.

Observe the effortless pause between the breaths. Each time your breath turns the corner, there is a pause preceding the next breath.

Each breath arises out of this pause.

Feel the sensation in the throat, rather than in the nose. Inhale for 6 counts, hold for 4 counts, exhale for 6, hold for 4.

Now bring your awareness to your feet, your toes, soles and heels. Expand this awareness through your legs to your torso, arms and head.

Allow your body to be just as you find it.

Now practise Viloma (split breath) on inhale and exhale. Sense the oxygen and prana available to nourish your cells and organs.

Move into your asana practice…… ✨

May you be peaceful and joyful. May your senses always enable you to celebrate the mystery of your presence here in the universe. 🌙

🌿 Teacher Training Course Starting in July 🌿

We are excited to announce that a new Teacher Training Course will be starting in July.

📚 Lectures take place on Saturday mornings
📅 3 Saturdays per month

Whether you are looking to deepen your knowledge, grow your confidence, or begin your teaching journey, we would love to welcome you.

Please contact us for more information or to reserve your place.
[email protected]

🧘‍♀️ Sit to begin your Yoga Practice…

Allow your breath to be an anchor for your consciousness.
Attend to nothing else.

Let your legs fall into the ground like rain falling into the earth.

Your consciousness is now gathered, concentrated and turned inward as you chant the Aum, the eternal sound heard in all natural phenomena:

⛈️ the thunder
🌊 the roar of the ocean
🌳 the wind in the trees

Now be aware of the Muladhara Chakra, the energy centre at the base of the spine in the subtle body.

This is the energy of your physical body, your safety and survival, your right to be here.

Scan your physical body and breathe into the centre of any tension.

Now feel the tension melting, flowing down your arms, through your elbows, swirling through your palms and hands and releasing into the earth.

Rub the grooves between the small bones on the back of your hands to regulate blood pressure.

Practise Yoni Mudra to withdraw from the outside world.

✨ Now begin your asana practice.

✨ As you sit quietly, waiting to begin your yoga practice… ✨

Imagine gently drawing back the energy you’ve given out over the last few days.

Pull back the energy that has gone into encounters at work, and into time spent with family and friends — the emotional pull of others. 🤍

Now imagine a circle of protective energy around you…
like a thick ribbon of light, emanating from your heart and wrapping around you like a cocoon.
A shield that allows in the energies that belong, and keeps out those that don’t.

Bring awareness to your body —
the sides of your waist,
the centre of your chest,
the centre of your head.

Begin your breath:
Inhale for 8…
Hold for 4…
Exhale for 8…
Hold for 4…

As you exhale, gently narrow the breath — like the nozzle of a hosepipe — directing your prana (life force) to where it is needed most.

When you stand up again, picture soft swirls of light leaving the soles of your feet and flowing into the earth 🌿

Send energy into the earth, and enjoy this exchange.

✨