Festival Program

Build your flow and move energy; let’s find a peak in our practice and then come back down to stillness and breath

Led by Yihan from Singapore, this empowering practice explores various arm balances with step-by-step guidance, suitable for all levels. Elevate your practice, build mental focus, and break free from limitations as you discover the freedom of flight. Feel energized, grounded, and accomplished after this challenging and inspiring session. Don't miss the opportunity to take flight and connect with your inner strength.

Moving to the rhythm of the waves and drifting and still. A slow flow style yoga class that brings in appreciation of the ocean and our connection to it all. Assessable poses balancing effort and ease whilst focusing on breath. Suitable for beginners to experienced yogi's.

In this session, you naturally invoke your subtle energy channels (Chakras); and reconnect to your ever-present deepest levels of peace (Shanthi). Easy to follow guidance that inspires you to leave mental distractions behind and seamlessly flow through - majestic expressions from ancient practices of dance yoga(Natya); -hand gestures (Mudras); -and tranquil sounds (Mantra and Raga); - infused into traditional yoga poses, breath and deep relaxation. Described as "a blissful meditative dance experience like-never-before!" Suitable for all levels.

Welcome to an hour of Sound, inviting peaceful relaxation and stillness, as you submerge yourself in the sacred vibrations of sound, stimulating natural balance for your mind, body and soul.

Radiate energy with fun vinyasa sequences that strengthen and open your body through fast-paced, total-body flows. Power Vinyasa is a full-body experience that will also provide the mental benefits of a breath-based practice.

A slow, deep and meditative practice, with a focus upon breathing into poses and releasing tension. Suitable for all levels: we all work with where we are at Right Now. No pushing, no straining, no rushing. We look to be deeply relaxed at all times.This session will include appropriate rest, breath training and mind trainin

Start your yoga journey with these simple yet powerful practices that can be done anywhere between 5-21 minutes to stabilise the body, mind and emotions, thus enhancing vitality, focus, memory and productivity. These practices strengthen and stabilise the spine, alleviates stress, anxiety, tension, chronic ailments and improves overall health.

Forrest Yoga, created by Ana Forrest, is a practice that is known for holding positions for a longer period of time and emphasis on the core and breath. In this class Evalina will guide you on how to connect to the feeling of your body through breath, heighten your senses through strength, work with the edges of your practice through integrity and connect to your inner soul through spirit and ceremony. This class is suitable for all ability levels and everyone is welcome.

In this class, we will start with a simple introduction to the three pillars of the Ashtanga Vinyasa practice: breath, internal seals and gaze point. We will then explore a modified section of the Primary Series, the traditional Ashtanga sequence, working through forward folding, hip strengthening, spinal rotation and balance. We will play with variations to suit each Yogi’s individual needs. We will also get to cool down with Pranayama and a short Yoga Nidra meditation. Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is a traditional dynamic Yoga practice that flourished in the Indian town of Mysuru (formally Mysore). It combines vigorous movement and breath in a moving prayer aimed to strengthen and stabilise the physical body in preparation for meditation and Samadhi - equanimity. Through daily repetition of the same series, this practice can gift the modern Yogi with a sense of harmony and inner peace, and become one of the few constants in an ever-changing world.

In this workshop we'll chat about Bakasana, then dive into a short flow to warm up, followed by practising our bakanasa's AKA Crow pose. This workshop is designed for people who want to learn how to do this arm balance or people who have just started incorporating the arm balance into their practice.

Yoga Massage is a delicious practice that combines, yin yoga postures, supported with props, with hands on massages and healing from qualified massage therapists. It’s an opportunity to dive deep into your quite spaciousness, to release tensions and stagnation. The hands-on massage/healing allows for a deeper surrendering into each posture. Based around Traditional Chinese Medicine, 5 element theory. Working with Earth, Metal, Water, Wood and Fire… and their related organs/lines of energy and emotions.

Yin with Alex, explore a series of long-held, passive floor poses that mainly work the lower part of the body – the hips, pelvis, inner thighs, lower spine. Please wear something warm that you can move in. Also I would ask that you bring your own block & bolster if you have them. A rolled up blanket or beach towel can also work and double for keeping you warm in at the end of practice. I will have a limited number of blocks & bolsters that you can borrow for the practice.

The importance of psoas for our health, vitality and emotional well-being. The psoas is the deepest, most stabilizing muscle in the human body, which affects our structural balance, width of movement, joint mobility and functioning of the abdominal organs. It's the only muscle that connects the spine to the legs, responsible for keeping us standing and allowing us to lift our legs to walk. A healthy psoas stabilizes the spine and provides support through the trunk, also forming a good shelf for the abdominal organs. Some recent studies also consider the psoas, a perceptive organ composed of bio-intelligent tissue that literally embodies our deepest desire to survive and thrive. That is, it is the primary messenger of the central nervous system, so it is also considered as a spokesperson of emotions. This is because the psoas is connected to the diaphragm via the connective tissue or fascia, so it is affected in both breathing and reflection fear. An accelerated lifestyle and stress generate adrenaline that chronically strain the psoas, preparing it to run, jump into action or shrink to protect us. If we constantly hold the psoas in tension due to stress, over time it begins to shorten and harden. This will make our posture and the functions of the organs that live in the abdomen difficult, leading to back pain, sciatica, disc problems, hip degeneration, painful periods or digestive problems. On the other hand, a tense psoas sends tension signals to the nervous system, interferes with fluid movement and affects diaphragmatic breathing. In fact, the psoas is so intimately involved in basic physical and emotional reactions, that when it is chronically tense, it is sending the body continuous signals of danger, so it can resonate in exhaustion of l the adrenal glands and immune system. This situation is aggravated by the way we sit or the postures of our daily habits, which reduce our natural movements and further constrain the muscle.

A dynamic slow flow. Join me on the yoga mat as we honour our practice with love and compassion.

"Because we can’t scrub our inner body we need to learn a few skills to help cleanse our tissues, organs and mind. This is the art of Ayurveda.” In this workshop, we'll blend ancient Ayurvedic principles with a modern Integrative Health approach. You’ll explore the power of the liver, cleaning rituals, how to make them appropriate for the modern day yogi, while taking pause to drop out of the mind and into the body with breath and rest.

Bec and Evalina are the Directors of BE Yoga Bendigo. Their passion is in creating a welcoming and inclusive yoga community for everyone. They are interested in who their students are as people, as well as being yoga students. In this class Bec and Evalina will guide you through a yoga practice, group discussion and reflection to help you embrace being part of a caring yoga community. You will learn how to connect with yourself but also others, as we share a profound experience together. You will feel safe and supported as we explore what community means to all of us through the beautiful practice of yoga. Suitable for all ability levels.

Expansion of the dimensions of the breath. Suits all levels.

“Isha” means that which is the source of creation. “Kriya” means an inward action towards that. Isha Kriya is a simple yet powerful tool to move from untruth to truth.” Sadhguru Rooted in the timeless wisdom of the yogic sciences, Isha Kriya is a simple yet potent process created by Sadhguru. This is a guided meditation, it has the potential to transform the life of anyone who is willing to invest just 12 minutes a day. The purpose of Isha Kriya is to help an individual get in touch with the source of existence, to create life according to one's own wish and vision. Daily practice of Isha Kriya brings health, dynamism, peace and wellbeing. It is a powerful tool to cope with the hectic pace of modern life.

Start your yoga journey with these simple yet powerful practices that can be done anywhere between 5-21 minutes to stabilise the body, mind and emotions, thus enhancing vitality, focus, memory and productivity. These practices strengthen and stabilise the spine, alleviates stress, anxiety, tension, chronic ailments and improves overall health.

“Isha” means that which is the source of creation. “Kriya” means an inward action towards that. Isha Kriya is a simple yet powerful tool to move from untruth to truth.” Sadhguru Rooted in the timeless wisdom of the yogic sciences, Isha Kriya is a simple yet potent process created by Sadhguru. This is a guided meditation, it has the potential to transform the life of anyone who is willing to invest just 12 minutes a day. The purpose of Isha Kriya is to help an individual get in touch with the source of existence, to create life according to one's own wish and vision. Daily practice of Isha Kriya brings health, dynamism, peace and wellbeing. It is a powerful tool to cope with the hectic pace of modern life.

ZenThai Flow is vinyasa style class based on the 5 element theory in traditional Chinese Medicine..a fluid class supporting strength and fluidity… A beautiful practice to enhance chi flow and ease the mind fluctuations if the mind

The Garba dance is a traditional Indian folkloric circular dance. Often referred to as the 'Womb' dance to honor womanhood, and pay respect to an array of mother goddesses. Grounded in the feet and hips, it is a spiraling anticlockwise movement meditation that cultivates balance in the flow of change and transformation. It is celebrated at the Navratri Festival's nine nights and dedicated to the different aspects of the divine feminine principle, or 'Shakti'. Come and cultivate your joy

Open your hearts, rebalance the mind, body and soul to reconnect with ourselves through movement, breath and relaxation. Be immersed in sound as we guide you on a deep meditative journey emspired yoga & immerse in sound - a MIND BODY & SOUND collaboration

Discover how to awaken the divine feminine and divine masculine within your asana and meditation practice. Experience this beautiful and nourishing Tantra Flow Yoga workshop, where we learn how to invoke the cosmic dance between Shiva and Shakti within our yoga and our life!

Sustainable Yoga – Staying balanced in Spring. Suitable for all levels including beginners.

Join Sarah for a slow vinyasa flow aimed to open the body and leave you feeling great! Slow doesn't mean easy, we'll be doing some longer holds to really maximize the benefit of strength and length in our asanas.

Wrap up your festival with the opportunity to deeply relax your mind, body and soul. Jen will guide you through gentle hatha inspired movement, synchronised to breath. Her class will include a restorative meditation and savasana adjustment (optional) to drop you into a deeply restful state. Jen's classes are beautifully designed to be accessible to all yogi's so that everyone can enjoy the benefits of yoga.

Why not finish this amazing weekend with a relaxing Yoga Nidra - relax those muscles, relax your mind, and leave with a euphoric sense of peace and calm. Yoga Nidra literally means 'yogic sleep'. It is an ancient technique whereby the participant enters a deep state of conscious relaxation, moving one's awareness from the external world into one's self. A beautiful way to heal and restore body and mind. Please bring a pillow and blanket.

Combine breath, movement and fundamental yoga postures. A great way to start your festival day.

Start your day by taking some time out of the festival, out of the body, and enjoy a relaxing meditation session. During this session we may wander the beach, follow a path through the forest, visit the Akashic library, who knows until the session commences. Whichever meditation we follow, you will connect with your inner self in a calm and relaxing meditation session and you will feel so much better for the next workshops.

Embark on a journey with Matilda for a morning of play, community and deep inquiry. Strengthen the foundations of your yoga practice by connecting to the root and refinement of all action. Unlock a powerful gateway to uplift your physical body, moving through blockages in the mental and energetic body that limit our capacity for expansion. Join us in the radiant Dudley House for an experience of yoga that resonates.

You’re bound to get tangled up in this class. Come play with Jen (and her terrible puns) and learn some fun new ways to work with a strap to open, stretch and strengthen your practice in a vinyasa style flow. Bring a sense of humour. Straps provided.

Hatha yoga is practiced at a slower pace, with focus on the breath, controlled movements, and stretching. Vinyasa yoga focuses on connecting the breath to your movements, which tend to be set at a faster pace. In a vinyasa practice, you can expect to stay in a constant flow of movements.

Come and experience how you can adapt a traditional class to the chair. Why give up your Yoga if you can't get up and down from the mat. With a chair Yoga class asanas can be modified and adapted to suit different abilities. The chair can replace the floor as well as used as a prop. Along with Pranayama, Asana and Savasana you can also bring some fun to the class too.