Beginners Yoga Course – starts Thursday July 14

Join Dee every Thursday for four weeks, starting July 14 (7.30pm-8.45pm), to explore the foundations of yoga in a non-heated room.

Week-by-week we’ll break down elements of the practice, discuss basic yoga terms and establish an understanding of alignment and technique.

Small class numbers will ensure personal attention, and provide plenty of opportunity for questions and review.

This course is perfect if you want to:
Be introduced to yoga in a comfortable & friendly environment.
Gain confidence on the mat.
Build bodily strength & tone.
Better manage stress & anxiety.
Tune into your breath.

Why beginners yoga?
We remember what it’s like to be reluctant to jump into a Hot Yoga or Vinyasa Flow class – or to attend those classes but still feel like a fish out of water. Our beginners course offers a friendly, encouraging environment and is the ideal preparation for our more dynamic offerings. 

Can’t attend every week? No problem – either make-up the class with your choice from our timetable, or re-join a session on the next available course.

PLUS we offer a pricing option with TWO extra classes per week* to encourage you onto the mat to try out your new skills and establish a healthy new routine.

When: Thursday July 14 – Thursday Aug 4, 7.30pm – 8.45pm
Where: Yoga Spot Fairfield, 70 Station St, Fairfield
How much: $139 for 4 week course or $169 for 4 weeks + 2 extra classes per week
* Extra classes option must be used weekly and within course timeframe. Classes cannot be carried over.

CLICK HERE TO BOOK – 4 week course only $139

CLICK HERE TO BOOK – 4 weeks + 2 extra classes p/wk $169

Yin Yoga weekend immersion

Date: Saturday 25 + Sunday 26 June 2022
Time: 8:30am – 4.30pm (In-studio / Online via Zoom)
Where: Yoga Corner, 447 Little Collins St, Melbourne
Investment: $350 (10% off members)

Take a deep dive into the practice of Yin Yoga with one of Melbourne’s most experienced teachers of the method, Megan Gamble.

Megan, who has studied extensively with some of the world’s leading Yin Yoga teachers, will combine her in-depth knowledge of the fascial system with Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory (TCM), giving you a rich experience and deepening of your understanding of both the function and methodology of Yin Yoga.

You’ll discover how all of these topics intertwine as you immerse in the practice.

Across the weekend, you will:

  • Experience and discover a suite of Yin poses and practices
  • Learn how to use props to both support and deepen your experience
  • Discover the important role of fascia in the body
  • Gain insight into Yin Yoga and TCM’s five element theory and our energetic body’s 12 main meridian pathways

This weekend immersion, hosted at Yoga Corner in Melbourne’s CBD, is open to keen Yin practitioners wanting to explore this style of yoga further, and yoga teachers. For teachers, it will equip you with insight required to integrate Yin Yoga theories into your classes and possibly fuel your desire to further explore this unique style of Yoga through continued studies.

All are welcome. Click here to book.

“The Dao is the tranquillity found in the centre of all events, and the path leading to the centre. When we leave the centre, we take on aspects of yin or yang.”

Bernie Clark

Winter Retreat at Shoreham, Mornington Peninsula

Are you ready to shake off the last few years with a restful and indulgent weekend filled with yoga, food, maybe some wine and definitely good company?

We are!

This winter Megan and Dee will be your hosts for our first ever Yoga Spot Fairfield weekend retreat. The dates are Friday July 29 to Sunday July 31. Our destination is Shoreham on the Mornington Peninsula where we have found the most perfect and luxurious of venues – Atlas Retreat.

With places for only 10 yogis, this experience will sell out. If you’re keen to join us for a weekend of rest, yoga and care, don’t delay in booking your spot.

Retreat Program

Friday July 29

Arrive any time from 12noon. Drop off your bags and settle in or go exploring

2pm: Light supper provided

5pm: Welcoming Circle. It’s always good to start by stopping so let’s get acquainted and set some intentions for the space and time. Enjoy some gentle movement and relaxation practices

7pm: Dinner and sunset watching with glorious beach views

Saturday July 30

7am: Silent guided beach walk

8am: Energising morning yoga practice and meditation

9.30am: Breakfast

11am: Free time to explore and/or relax. Your time, your choice

1pm: Lunch

3pm: Asana lab with Megan

6pm: Candlelit Yin and Yoga Nidra

7.30pm: Balinese-inspired dinner

Sunday July 31

8am: Energising morning yoga practice and meditation

9.30am: Breakfast

11am: Check the weather to guide you in your free time

1pm: Lunch

2pm: Closing circle

2.30-4.30pm: Enjoy a late check-out and return to an activity you loved or make plans to explore somewhere new

4.30pm: Retreat ends

Please note: ALL activities are optional.

Retreat inclusions

3 days/2 nights luxury accommodation

Two daily guided yoga classes & optional Asana lab

Nature walks

Fully catered vegetarian meals: 2 breakfast, 2 lunches, 2 dinners with unlimited fruit, tea and snacks. 1 x light supper, morning and afternoon tea also provided, and some wine with dinner (you’re welcome to also BYO).

Free time and full use of facilities

Welcome gift

Rates

Luxury twin share – 4 rooms available, JUST 3 SPOTS LEFT
$1200 per person
 Twin share King single bed and your own bathroom.

Exclusive Double – 1 ROOM AVAILABLE
$1700 for single or $1200 per person for a couple
A super luxurious room with a king size bed, walk in robe, opulent bathroom and peaceful balcony overlooking the pool and garden.

Payment terms

Email us on hello@yogaspotfairfield.com.au to book your spot, please also advise of any dietary requirements

50% deposit required 29/5/22

Remaining balance due 29/6/22

T&Cs

Cancellations are available until 29 June 2022 (less your non-refundable deposit). Full payment for your retreat is also due by the 29th June 2022. We recommend arranging travel insurance to cover your needing to cancel beyond that point for reasons including Covid-related isolation. Should we need to cancel or postpone, you will have the option to join us on our rescheduled dates, take a full refund (including the 50% deposit) if the new dates do not align, or request a credit note towards any other services or future retreats with Yoga Spot Fairfield.

Join our Beginners Yoga Course – starts Nov 18

Join Megan every Thursday for four weeks, starting Nov 18 (7.30pm-8.45pm), to explore the foundations of yoga in a non-heated room.

Week-by-week we’ll break down elements of the practice, discuss basic yoga terms and establish an understanding of alignment and technique.

Small class numbers will ensure personal attention, and provide plenty of opportunity for questions and review.

This course is perfect if you want to:
Be introduced to yoga in a comfortable & friendly environment.
Gain confidence on the mat.
Build bodily strength & tone.
Better manage stress & anxiety.
Tune into your breath.

Why beginners yoga?
We remember what it’s like to be reluctant to jump into a Hot Yoga or Vinyasa Flow class – or to attend those classes but still feel like a fish out of water. Our beginners course offers a friendly, encouraging environment and is the ideal preparation for our more dynamic offerings. 

Can’t attend every week? No problem – either make-up the class with your choice from our timetable, or re-join a session on the next available course.

PLUS we offer a pricing option with TWO extra classes per week* to encourage you onto the mat to try out your new skills and establish a healthy new routine.

When: Thursday Nov 18 – Thursday Dec 9, 7.30pm – 8.45pm
Where: Yoga Spot Fairfield, 70 Station St, Fairfield
How much: $139 for 4 week course or $169 for 4 weeks + 2 extra classes per week
* Extra classes option must be used within course timeframe.

CLICK HERE TO BOOK

Head to toe: staying aligned while online

By Stef Markidis

You’ve found a space between the fridge and dining table to unfurl your mat, you’ve rolled up an old beach towel as your makeshift yoga bolster – you’re ready to go! 

But how to stay aligned without your yoga teacher in your home with you to assist?

Follow this checklist – from head to toe – to develop your own body awareness. You can do it while standing in mountain pose, and check in with each part of your body throughout your practice.

Head and neck 

Relax your face. Unclench your jaw. Tuck your chin slightly to allow your neck to lengthen. 

Yogi tip: Think of your neck as an extension of your spine.

Check your neck in: Baby cobra pose. Keep your neck elongated so your gaze is slightly forward of your mat.

Shoulders 

Relax your shoulders, drawing them down away from your ears. Open your chest to ensure you’re not hunched forward. Imagine the tops of your shoulders in line with your ears. 

Yogi tip: Practice visualisation. Imagine your shoulder blades sliding down your spine. 

Check your shoulders in: Upward facing dog. Keep that space between your shoulders and ears. 

Core

Remember your teacher’s words: ‘core switched on!’. A stablised core helps with overall alignment. 

Yogi tip: Avoid ‘flaring’ your rib cage – draw in your lower ribs. 

Check your core in: every pose. 

Arms and hands

Whether bearing weight or creating a line of extension, don’t forget your arms and hands. 

Yogi tip: practice stacking your joints to avoid injury. 

Remember your arms in: Cat/cow pose. Shoulders, elbows and wrists are stacked in a line. 

Hips

Standing in mountain pose, tuck your tailbone slightly, but be careful not to round your lower back. 

Yogi tip: ‘Pelvis’ means ‘basin’ in Latin – keep a slight pelvic tilt to avoid spillage!

Check your hips in: Chair pose. Tuck, tuck, tuck your tail. 

Feet 

Distribute weight evenly between your feet. Allow your weight to bear downward, while actively pushing your feet into the mat.  

Yogi tip: it’s common to overestimate your ‘hip distance’ stance.

Check your feet in: Extended side angle pose. Your back heel is grounded and a line of energy extends along your side body into your raised fingertips. 

Every time you self-correct your alignment, take a mental picture of how it feels in your body. You’re developing proprioception, an awareness of your body in space that is sometimes known as a ‘sixth sense’!

With practice, your alignment will become muscle memory and you’ll be able to – quite literally – do it with your eyes closed! 

Balance in the playground

By Tamblyn Lord

Remember as a kid attempting handstands or cartwheels in the playground … for fun?

We held no fear, just enjoyment and excitement at the thrill of perhaps balancing for a moment with our feet above our head. Of course, we fell often but we somehow managed to find a way to land safely.

How is it that as adults we have lost that excitement and have become fearful of balancing on our hands? We hold ourselves back thinking the pain of doing it wrong will affect our physical health, and our ego will take a beating. We think our an inability to balance is a reflection of our lack of certainty or a steady character. 

What if we were more aware in our approach to balancing on our hands? What if we enjoyed the challenge of a mindful preparation and the shift of perspective that potentially ‘flying’ on our hands can bring? What if we focused on our breath as well? Why look for the result when the practice can be enough in itself? 

With a steady approach to arm and hand balances, our perceived fears can be shed and our brighter potential may be realised. We can feel more energised, more focused and perhaps even find more of a sense of ‘joie de vivre’. Arm balances can be inspiring, invigorating and insightful – whatever level of ability we may have at the time.

If we’re both mindful and willing to play…

Sometimes when we’re at the beach nowadays, we may venture back to exploring what it is to balance on our hands again. We might cartwheel and try handstands, with the promise of the soft sand to catch us.

In our yoga practice, if we strengthen our upper body and improve our balance on our hands, our confidence can soar. Our fear diminishes and our focus sharpens, as we connect to the powerful life-force within us. As we learn to breathe while holding this space, there is a shift in our conscious awareness. We don’t focus on being able to ‘fly’ anymore, but rather, we enjoy the opportunity to explore the moment. There’s a letting go of who we think we may be and a hearty embrace of who we simply are. Just like when we were kids, having fun cartwheeling and doing handstands in the playground and feeling like we almost flew for a brief moment: a milli-second of lightness and free abandon.

Almost… 

Almost can mean so much more.

Feeling inspired?

Join Tamblyn for Fly Without Fear, a 4-week arm balance series starting May 8. More info and bookings here.

New intake! Beginners Course this May

Join Megan every Sunday for four weeks, starting May 9 (10.45am-12pm), to explore the foundations of Hatha yoga in a non-heated room.

Week-by-week we’ll break down elements of the practice, discuss basic yoga terms and establish an understanding of alignment and technique.

Small class numbers will ensure personal attention, and provide plenty of opportunity for questions and review.

This course is perfect if you want to:
Be introduced to yoga in a comfortable & friendly environment.
Gain confidence on the mat.
Build bodily strength & tone.
Better manage stress & anxiety.
Tune into your breath.

Why beginners yoga?
We remember what it’s like to be reluctant to jump into a Hot Yoga or Vinyasa Flow class – or to attend those classes but still feel like a fish out of water. Our beginners course offers a friendly, encouraging environment and is the ideal preparation for our more dynamic offerings. 

Can’t attend every week? No problem – either make-up the class with your choice from our timetable, or re-join a session on the next available course.

PLUS we offer a pricing option with TWO extra classes per week* to encourage you onto the mat to try out your new skills and establish a healthy new routine.

Already done a beginners course with us?
So you’ve already done our beginners course but want to jump in again? No worries, yoga is a practice after all, and we’d be thrilled to have you back. The $159 extra classes option is only available once, so if you’ve already taken that up that but want to visit more than once a week whilst on the course, please shoot us an email and we’ll detail a different discounted option.

When: Sunday May 9 – May 30, 10.45am – 12pm
Where: Yoga Spot Fairfield, 70 Station St, Fairfield
How much: $129 for 4 week course or $159 for 4 weeks + 2 extra classes per week
* Extra classes option must be used within course timeframe and is only available to those doing course for the first time.


Fly Without Fear: An arm balance series

• Are you looking to take your practice to the next level?
• Been craving more challenges in class?
• Want to balance on your hands but not sure where to start?

Let us introduce you to Tamblyn Lord, your guest teacher for a brand-new four week series focused on arm balancing: Fly Without Fear.

Over four Saturday mornings starting from May 8, Tamblyn will help you build strength and hone your technique towards arm balancing in your practice. This series is open to ALL, from the curious, experienced or any ‘flying’ enthusiast. You definitely don’t have to be an expert in these poses to attend and will be encouraged to practice at your own level.

With Tamblyn’s expert guidance (and 20 years of experience) you’ll learn the basics so you can prepare to take flight in poses such as:
Bakasana (crow/crane and variations) 
Lolasana (pendant pose)
Astavakrasana (8 angled pose)
Koundinyasana I and II (hurdler’s pose)
Galavasana (flying pigeon)
and more…

Too often, fear holds us back from even trying arm balances. This series will encourage you to embrace the challenge of balancing on your hands, and you’ll experience a new-found sense of energy and focus. It’ll be a fun, stimulating, mindful and safe experience for all.

THE DETAILS
When: Saturday May 8 – May 29, 11am-12.15pm
Where: Yoga Spot Fairfield, 70 Station St, Fairfield
How much: $129 for 4 week course, $104 for Yoga Spot Fairfield members

Keen to join but can’t make all 4 weeks? No problem. Those with previous experience can attend casually – email us here to book.

New intake! Beginners Yoga Course, starts Thursday March 11

Join Megan every Thursday for four weeks, starting March 11 (7.30-8.45pm), to explore the foundations of Hatha yoga in a non-heated room.

Week-by-week we’ll break down elements of the practice, discuss basic yoga terms and establish an understanding of alignment and technique.

Small class numbers will ensure personal attention, and provide plenty of opportunity for questions and review.

This course is perfect if you want to:
Be introduced to yoga in a comfortable & friendly environment.
Gain confidence on the mat.
Build bodily strength & tone.
Better manage stress & anxiety.
Tune into your breath.

Why beginners yoga?
We remember what it’s like to be reluctant to jump into a Hot Yoga or Vinyasa Flow class – or to attend those classes but still feel like a fish out of water. Our beginners course offers a friendly, encouraging environment and is the ideal preparation for our more dynamic offerings. 

Can’t attend every week? No problem – either make-up the class with your choice from our timetable, or re-join a session on the next available course.

PLUS we offer a pricing option with TWO extra classes per week to encourage you onto the mat to try out your new skills and establish a healthy new routine.

When: Thursday Mar 11 – Apr 1, 7.30-8.45pm
Where: Yoga Spot Fairfield, 70 Station St, Fairfield
How much: $99 for 4 week course or $139 for 4 weeks + 2 extra classes per week
Note: Class will be capped at 12. Extra classes option must be used within course timeframe.


Mind-Body Connection workshop – Sunday October 18 with Lucy

In this 90-minute workshop, Yoga Spot Fairfield teacher Lucy Galbraith will share her expertise in western mental health and eastern yoga philosophy to explore:

–   The link between our thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations

–   How to move through difficult emotions such as anxiety, stress, sadness and anger

– How to build resilience for dealing with challenge and adversity

It’s the perfect session for better understanding our current situation – dealing with restrictions and a loss of freedoms, whilst experiencing a raft of emotions daily.

This workshop will incorporate a mix of: 

  • Philosophy
  • Psychology
  • Reflection
  • Breath work
  • Asana (yoga poses)

You’ll leave feeling more at ease with your emotions and with better tools for managing the challenges life throws at you.

THE DETAILS
When: Sunday October 18, 10am to 11.30am
Where: Online livestream, via Zoom
Investment: $15 Yoga Spot Fairfield members, $20 full