Home of Yoga Studio

Welcome to Home of Yoga Sam runs an ongoing Mentorship Yoga Teacher Training Program, he is the Senior Teacher at “The Home of Yoga”. Sam also holds periodic workshops on Meditation and Breath-Work as well as his continuing studies and development of Transformational Alignment Based Yoga and its benefits. He also studies the history and meaning of all that is Yoga and weaves relevant bits into his classes. He has been teaching for 40+ years and practicing for over 45 years. He studied in with B.K.S. Iyengar and in U.S.A. with Swami Pujari Ed Keays and holds degrees in Education, Sports Ed. and Family Counseling amongst his studies. Sydel runs regular Mindful Living Programs and Mental Health First Aid Courses. She has been studying Yoga and Meditation for over 40 years in, USA and Australia. She holds a degree in Medical Sociology. A space of acceptance and kindness to support you in your yoga journey. Our yoga journey began in the 1970’s searching the yoga ashrams of. Today our school is a place to practice yoga in traditional styles with heart and community. Our philosophy strongly supports “Unconditional Acceptance” and “Love of Yourself and Others”. On a practical level this means we encourage you to only go to your edge in all the Poses – breathe through any stiffness or tightness, watch and witness the feelings that come. We believe in our students and we work at providing a space to practice that is safe and welcoming to everyone and all body types. Big,Small,Skinny,Large. This includes all types of people whether they are Anglo,Asian,African,Indigenous Australian, Native American,n,Chinese, Muslim,Jewish,Christian,Pagan,Hindu,Buddhist,Men,Women,and of course LGBTQIA. Unconditional Acceptance and Love for everyone. We love to make Yoga fun and use it as a building block for a peaceful Community. What is Mindfulness ? Mindfulness is a natural skill available to us all, a way of taking care of ourselves and coming ‘home’. It is the simple practice of engaging all our senses and bringing full attention to whatever is there for us in the present moment without judgment. Through consistent practice and awareness of body, breath and mind, emotional stability, grounding and freedom is experienced. Mindfulness is a way of directly experiencing the body and our inner being-ness. By listening and attuning in this way we can re-establish a whole new way of relating with our self and bring unity to the body and mind. We can find a way of being at peace, of discovering a renewed sense of compassion and empathy for our self, and others. “It helps to make the point there is nothing particularly mystical about meditating or being mindful. All it involves is paying attention to your experience from moment to moment. This leads to new ways of being in your life because the present moment whenever it is recognized and honoured, reveals a very special magical power; it is the only time that any of us ever has. The present is the only time we have to know anything. It is the only time we have to perceive, to learn, to act, to change, to heal. That is why we value moment to moment awareness so highly. While we may have to teach ourselves how to do it through practicing, the effort is its own end.” - Jon Kabat–Zinn (Full Catastrophe Living)