As the year speeds towards its end, life fills up: work deadlines, social events, and the pre-Christmas rush. It’s usually when our practice slips first, and it’s also when we need it most.
The November Challenge is an invitation to keep showing up for yourself. It isn’t about performance or pushing harder. Your 20 classes could be strong Vinyasa flows, or they could be 20 Yins and a commitment to stillness, quiet, and giving your nervous system space to settle. Pilates, Slow Flow, Restorative, Sound, Yin to Nidra: every class counts.
How it works:
- Add your name to the challenge board in reception.
- Take classes at D-F any time between 1 and 30 November.
- Tick off each class on the board. Two classes in a day counts as two.
- Reach 20 classes by 30 November to qualify.
- Everyone who qualifies goes into the prize draw in early December.
Who can take part?
The challenge is open to members, class pack and casual pass holders, and ClassPass users. Not currently practising with us but keen to join in? Get in touch and we’ll talk you through the options.
The prizes
Top prize: 6 months’ D-F membership
Six months of unlimited classes at D-F Studio. If you’re already on a 12-month membership, we’ll extend for another 6 months!
2 x 90-minute passes to Surge Bath House, Dee Why (Off-peak, Monday to Friday)
Surge is a beachside recovery bath house on The Strand at Dee Why, with a traditional Finnish sauna, infrared heat, a 38-degree mineral pool, a cold plunge, and a recovery lounge. Move between heat, warm water, and cold for a full reset.
1:1 EFT Tapping consultation with Sarina Coventry
Sarina is a holistic mental health practitioner on the Northern Beaches, working online and in person at D-F Studio. She supports women through grief, trauma, and life-altering change, using Clinical EFT Tapping alongside somatic and nervous system work. Her background in clinical nutrition informs her whole-person approach.
1:1 Nutrition consultation with Amanda Powell
Amanda is a Northern Beaches nutritionist specialising in women’s health, including gut health, body composition, and nervous system regulation. Her approach is practical and down to earth, focused on meaningful changes that fit into everyday life, without overwhelm.
1:1 Breathwork Experience with Aimee Robinson-Davey, Alma Therapy
Aimee is the founder of Alma Therapy, a Northern Beaches practice offering soul-centred therapy, therapeutic breathwork, and embodied practice. Her work supports people through life’s transitions, from loss and love to endings, beginnings, and motherhood, as a place to come back into relationship with yourself, with others, and with something greater.
Tips for reaching 20 classes!
- Five a week is all it takes. Aim for 10 by mid-November.
- Double up: Vinyasa then Yin, or Slow Flow then Restorative + Sound.
- Start early: 6am Vinyasa, or 45-minute Pilates with Jess on Wednesdays.
- Use your lunch break: classes at 12:30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
- Tired? Choose Yin, Restorative, or Yin to Nidra. Rest counts too.
- Book your week in the Mindbody app every Sunday.
- Bring a friend and keep each other going.



