Now more than ever we have abundant resources and support to connect us to the wisdom and potency of yoga to help reduce overwhelm and anxiety.

Use these postures as a gateway into feeling more easeful in the present moment, helping you to find clarity during those turbulent times.

Allow these words and guidance to act as a remedy anytime you are beginning to feel anxious and in those times – we begin to focus firstly the breath, locating where the breath resides in the body and from here adopt a rhythmic pace of breath and tend to its natural orientation.

Amongst the fast paced activity we do in our external living, amongst the changes and adapting we are doing right now, this is space for you that you get to participate in the ritual of arriving on your mat to the space inside of you that is still, that is unchanging, the part of you that knows its centre.

Drip feed our consciousness into the body and disperse it into movement with these postures to down regulate the nervous system and create your own YIN or Slow Flow practice before bed.

Childs Pose – a sense of coming home to your body

Knees wide to the edges of your mat

Arms forward and pelvis heavy

Just as much as you lengthen the spine sense a possibility of expanding laterally.

Cat & Cow – Flush the cerebral fluids of the spine to refresh

Move as if to integrate, bend to express and notice all parts of the body becoming online.

Inhale surrender abdomen tail lifts and wrap outer biceps back

Exhale Dome the upper back and push the floor away

Optional: make this into a circular rotation of the hips

Melting heart pose – The heart offers energetic priority

From all hours walk knees back and slightly wider sending arms forward

Hips lift upward as chest moves down and forward.

Chin or forehead to the floor

Chest, Shoulders

Reclined Butterfly – Start to gather yourself towards the pulse of breath

Lie down on your back and join the soles of your feet together creating a diamond shape with your legs.

Hands rest on your lower belly – observe the belly rising and falling

Supine Twists – Energise and Harmonise the body vessel

Start with both knees in the chest rocking from side to side

Let go of the left leg and twist right knee over to touchdown or hover and extend right arm out to the side – optional: gaze to follow.

Repeat on the left side.

Radha Vine

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.

Olivia Kerr

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

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.