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WHAT IS RESTORATIVE YOGA?

Restorative Yoga is a deeply supportive, prop-based practice designed to help the body to rest, the mind to slow down, and the nervous system to settle. Postures are held for longer periods with full support, allowing you to soften, release, and experience a different quality of rest that is centred on ease rather than effort. At D-F Studio, Restorative is designed to improve joint mobility, enhance connective tissue health, and deeply soothe the nervous system – making it ideal for those seeking a mindful, healing practice.

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Restorative yoga in Brookvale

Our Restorative classes offer a calm, welcoming space to step out of the pace of everyday life. Using props to fully support the body, each class invites stillness, comfort, and deep relaxation in a way that feels gentle, spacious, and unhurried. Some Restorative classes at D-F Studio include elements such as a sound bath or guided Yoga Nidra, adding another layer of softness and helping you settle even more deeply into stillness.

Why practise Restorative Yoga?

Restorative Yoga offers a powerful counterbalance to the busyness of modern life. It can help ease physical tension, support better sleep, reduce stress, and create a greater sense of calm and steadiness. Rather than asking more of you, this practice offers a chance to pause, be supported, and let the body unwind in its own time.

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If you are looking for a gentler, more nurturing class, Restorative Yoga offers a simple and deeply supportive place to begin. At D-F Studio, our intentionally smaller classes, thoughtful teaching, and calm studio environment create a more personal experience — one that allows you to truly slow down and feel looked after.

What are the benefits of Restorative Yoga at D-F Studio?

Support rest, recovery, and nervous-system balance

Restorative Yoga helps create the conditions for the body to rest more deeply. With longer-held, fully supported shapes, this practice can help settle the nervous system, release accumulated tension, and support a greater sense of ease. For many of our members, it becomes an important part of maintaining balance in a busy week.

A gentle remedy for stress and fatigue

If you are feeling depleted, overwhelmed, or mentally overstretched, Restorative can offer a much-needed pause. The gentle pace and supportive use of props make it a soothing practice that helps you slow down without pressure. When included, practices such as sound bath or Yoga Nidra can deepen that sense of rest, offering a more immersive experience of stillness and relaxation.

A slower way to reconnect

In a culture that often rewards doing more, Restorative offers something different: a chance to stop, breathe, and reconnect with yourself. It is a practice of softness, stillness, and allowing, and that can be deeply valuable in itself.

Is Restorative Yoga right for me?

A supportive class for all bodies and abilities

Restorative Yoga is accessible to everyone, regardless of age, mobility, or experience. At our Brookvale studio, we ensure every student feels welcome and supported, using props to adapt poses to suit individual needs.

At D-F Studio, props are used to make each posture more comfortable and adaptable, helping every student feel supported in a way that works for their body. This class can be especially helpful for beginners, those feeling run down, people managing stress, or anyone wanting a gentler and more nurturing practice.

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Which instructors teach Restorative Yoga?

Our Restorative classes are taught by experienced, caring teachers who bring warmth, presence, and thoughtful guidance to the room. Each teacher brings their own style, but what they share is a commitment to creating a calm, inclusive, and well-supported class experience where students can truly settle.

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Aimee Robinson-Davey

Imogen French

Sophie Pantcheff

Lailla Sena

Radha Vine

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Yoga nidra class with students seated in meditation, following guided relaxation session in a quiet, spacious studio.

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Aimee Robinson-Davey

Yin | Restorative | Yoga Nidra

Aimee was first introduced to yoga in her early twenties, during a time when she was experiencing debilitating panic attacks. While most doctors referred her to endless tests, it was Dr. Ebba who prescribed something different — yoga. Stepping into a studio for the first time changed her life, sparking a deep curiosity about how movement, breath, and stillness could so profoundly change her life. 

That curiosity became a lifelong journey. Aimee has trained with influential teachers in Rishikesh, London, and Sydney, and her practice continues to evolve alongside her lived experiences of grief, loss, pregnancy, and motherhood. Having personally experienced yoga’s profound therapeutic effects, she teaches from that space of lived wisdom.

Over the years, the deeper Aimee has gone into her practice, the slower her teachings have become. Once believing that the advanced yogi was one who could master headstands, she has since come to see the advanced yogi as one who can rest deeply in stillness — connecting with the quiet within and around them. This insight informs her classes in Yin, Restorative, and Yoga Nidra, where she gently guides students into the deeper layers of the body — inviting curiosity about how the body speaks to us and encouraging connection with the whisper within.

Her path has also led her to study Yoga Therapy, Trauma-Informed Yoga, Holotropic Breathwork, and Psychotherapy, each a reflection of her commitment to understanding the mind–body connection. In her classes, Aimee blends this training with her own journey, creating supportive spaces for students to explore their inner world and develop a relationship to the whisper within. She’s forever thankful for Dr. Ebba, for seeing beneath the symptoms and guiding her to this sacred practice that changed the course of her life.

Imogen French

Yin | Restorative | Yoga Nidra

Imogen is an experienced Reiki Master and multidisciplinary yoga teacher with a deep passion for supporting others on their journey to healing and inner peace. Imogen’s warmth and approachability make her classes a deeply nurturing and centring experience.  She aims to celebrate and support every person who makes the decision to invest in their own self-healing journey by taking time to practice yoga and meditation, whether they are a complete beginner to the practice or an experienced yogi.

Imogen believes in the transformative power of both yoga and energy healing, guiding students toward a deeper, more compassionate and loving connection with themselves and to help them to access their innate ability to heal. With a welcoming, intuitive style, she fosters a warm, inclusive environment where each person feels supported on their unique path.

Sophie Pantcheff

Vinyasa | Slow Flow | Yin

Sophie has a background in education, working as a high school teacher and university tutor for over 15 years. Her passion for teaching has taken many shapes and forms over the years, and she loves that this path has now led her to teach yoga at D-F Studio. Sophie believes that yoga is for everybody and always ensures that everyone feels welcome and supported in her classes, regardless of experience, fitness, or flexibility. 

Sophie’s passion for yoga started when she was struggling in life, trying to find the right path, looking for peace in a busy world. She could barely touch her toes and never considered that turning up to a yoga class would have such an impact on her life. The spiritual side of yoga is most important to Sophie, and she believes passionately in the power of yoga to open our lives and our souls to our divine essence. 

As the studio owner, Sophie is currently living out her dream life – running her own business as well as teaching yoga is the perfect fit! She still gets to enjoy the numbers side of business management but is also passionate about offering the best Yoga & Pilates offering to the community. Her favourite things about D-F are chatting with the D-F community and planning the D-F workshops and events – always looking for something new and engaging for our members.

Lailla Sena

Vinyasa | Slow Flow | Yin | Restorative | Yoga Nidra

Lailla Sena brings over 20 years of personal yoga practice and more than 7 years of teaching experience to her classes. She views yoga as a doorway to reconnecting with our innate wisdom.

Her classes are thoughtfully designed to both challenge and nurture students, offering a space to deepen their connection with their bodies and explore intuitive movement. Drawing from her studies with master teachers in Brazil, Costa Rica, and Australia, Lailla blends traditional yoga principles with somatic awareness to create a well-rounded and intentional practice.

As a breathwork facilitator with a background in studying ancient traditions, including shamanic practices, Lailla weaves these diverse influences into her teaching. Her classes extend beyond the physical, guiding students to release tension, cultivate presence, and explore self-awareness. Each class offers a unique journey of challenge, softness, and an opportunity for self-discovery.

Radha Vine

Yin | Restorative | Yoga Nidra

Radha is a spiritual aspirant and yoga teacher with over 30 years of practice and teaching, rooted in the Satyananda Yoga tradition. She offers a gentle, embodied approach to every yoga class— including asana, pranayama, meditation, and philosophy — guiding students to explore presence, ease and awareness within their own body, mind and spirit.

Her work as a somatic practitioner naturally flows into her teaching. Drawing on private clinic healing sessions, Radha helps students tune into their bodies and individual needs bringing a compassionate and responsive energy to every class.

Through her life as a mother, mentor, and lifelong student of yoga, self‑study, and spiritual growth, Radha brings warmth, curiosity, and presence to her teaching. She encourages students to move mindfully, feel fully, and connect with their own inner strength, creating a safe and welcoming space for exploration and growth.

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Olivia Kerr

Vinyasa | Pilates

Olly has been teaching and practicing yoga on the northern beaches for the past 10 years. She loves teaching and being part of the yoga community and is grateful for the friends, connection and lessons that she has gained along the way. 

Olly is passionate about helping people to move their bodies in a way that is wise and intuitive to them. She believes that movement is medicine and with each class her intention is for students to connect deeply to their body, mind and breath using strong but simple movements.

Olly is also a Chiropractor and has had experience working with people of all ages from all walks of life. During Olly’s chiropractic education she has extensively studied movement, physiology and the nervous system. She loves incorporating her knowledge into thoughtful movement practices. She is trained in Pilates, Vinyasa and Yin.

 

Elise Griffin

Vinyasa | Strength + Soul

With over 17 years of personal yoga practice and a strong background in the fitness and wellness industry, Elise brings a depth of experience, intelligence, and embodied understanding to her teaching. With a Bachelor’s degree in Sport & Exercise Science and more than a decade working as a personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and movement coach, Elise bridges the gap between strength, mobility, and mindful movement.

Elise discovered yoga as a powerful complement to her athletic training, and over time it became a central pillar in how she moves, lives, and connects. Her approach is informed by both science and lived experience, blending functional strength, breath awareness, and fluid sequencing. Her classes invite students to feel strong, capable, and supported – meeting their edge with curiosity rather than force.

Elise is deeply passionate about the way yoga supports not only physical health, but nervous system regulation, emotional resilience, and connection. Her classes offer a space that encourages students to build trust in their bodies and confidence in their practice.

Above all, Elise is committed to creating a welcoming environment where students can deepen their relationship with movement and carry the benefits of their practice beyond the mat and into everyday life.

Jess Verdier

Yin | Vinyasa | Pilates 

Jess is a Yoga and Pilates instructor with a passion for helping people move well and feel supported in their bodies and lives.

With an active background and a long-standing love for yoga and Pilates, Jess’s teaching blends functional movement, mindful awareness, and breath-led flow. Her classes are thoughtfully designed to build strength and mobility while also creating space to slow down, reconnect, and regulate the nervous system.

Jess is known for her calm, grounding presence and inclusive teaching style. She encourages students to trust their own intuition, honour their energy, and meet themselves with compassion, both on and off the mat. Her intention is to support students in feeling strong, steady, and more at home in their bodies.