Hatha Yoga

Traditional yoga asanas (poses) spiced with each teacher’s unique approach. A practice that builds strength, flexibility and balance.

Hatha yoga is often considered the foundation of our asana practice (the physical pose practice) and can be taught in a slow gentle way to a more dynamic flow (vinyasa) way.

Hatha yoga uses the asanas (poses) to stretch and strengthen the body together with a great emphasisis on breath awareness. Hatha yoga is largely about moving the body with awareness of the breath, uniting these two forces.

Hatha yoga is practiced to bring balance, mobility, flexibility and a sense of openness for the body, mind and heart. A powerful and often challenging practice, at The Sanctuary we aim to guide each individual to practice at their level of ability while being challenged to explore (with love) further, deeper and, at times, out of your comfort zone – this is where we grow.

Every Sanctuary teacher offers their individual style that is derived from the foundation of the Hatha Yoga teachings and lineage. A Hatha yoga practice may therefore be slow and gentle, deep and strong or more towards a faster vinyasa (flow) practice – depending on each teacher’s approach.

All our classes are set up to guide everyone through the practice regardless of your level of yoga experience, so we do suggest to try the different classes and the different teachers to see what suits you the best at this moment in time.

A Hatha yoga practice is suitable for all levels of students.

Vinyasa

Vinyasa Yoga is Hatha yoga taught in a dynamic yoga way with asanas (poses) flowing from one to another – building strength, heat and flexibility.

Some of our teacher’s style of Hatha Yoga is what is often referred to as Hatha Vinyasa or Vinyasa Yoga.

The word Vinyasa means “flow” in Sanskrit. A Vinyasa practice consists of Hatha Yoga poses put together in a sequence that flows with the breath, one pose leading to the next. This practice is dynamic and strong.

Try the different teachers and explore their classes to feel your way into your practice and enjoy the process of finding your individual way of practicing yoga. You will explore that some of our teachers are teaching more a vinyasa (flow) style and others a more gentler version of yoga. Enjoy your exploring!

Yin Yoga

Yin Yoga takes us deep. The purpose of this practice of long-held poses is to create space and freedom deeper than the superficial muscles. To elongate the deep fascia to assist joint mobility, health and strength. A perfect Yin to your daily Yang!

This yoga practice is the Yin to balance out all the Yang in our life!

The Yang would include all the fast-moving activities such as Hatha yoga, gym sessions, running, surfing and all other fast movements of life.

Through the practice of long-held postures targeting the deeper fascia (connective tissue) of the body, Yin Yoga invites you to slow down and create space for stillness while nourishing tendons, ligaments, joints, and bones – where many of us experience pain or injury as a result of too much Yang.

The Yin practice includes powerful mental and emotional benefits as its practitioner is lovingly challenged by the power of the asanas.

Give yourself this opportunity to experience and benefit from Yin Yoga – a perfect complement to a Hatha or Vinyasa flow class and other challenging practices and exercise regimes.

Yin Yoga is suitable for all levels of students and you will be guided to your own individual edge by your teacher so you can benefit the most out of your practice.

Yin/Yang Yoga

Yin/Yang Yoga is a combination of a challenging flowing movement practice and the power of Yin Yoga.

This practice will take you through an organically flowing sequence of moving asanas, where your heart rate will be raised and all your muscles naturally challenged, into the slower and more meditative, yet deep and powerful practice of the long-held poses of Yin Yoga.

The Yang sequences that we start this practice with are largely about challenging your body to move with flow and strength but also with lightness and ease in your movements. It’s about moving your muscles, increasing your heart rate and boosting your blood flow.

The Yin sequences that follow and close the practice are designed to connect you to the deeper parts of the self. We slow down and hold poses for several minutes to elongate deep-set tissues in our bodies and to nurture our mind, calm our heart and integrate the energy flow that we cultivated in our Yang practice at a deeper level within.

Our Yin/Yang Yoga is suitable for all levels of students.

While in a group setting, you will be guided to work to your own individual capacity and edge.

Hatha and Yin – A Balanced Practice

Our bodies require both Hatha (Yang) and Yin Yoga practices as each style works our bodies in different ways.

Our Hatha practice both lengthens and strengthens the muscles of the body, whereas our Yin practice works into the deeper tissues – ligaments, tendons, joints, fascia (connective tissue) creating space and hydration.

In deciding what your body needs each time you practice, consider your energy levels and patterns of movement, your overall health and wellbeing, and any injuries you may be nursing.

Both these forms of yoga complement one and other and work together to provide your body with different types of movement bringing health, vitality and mobility.

Yoga Nidra

A horizontal form of meditation that uses your whole body to develop a deeply focused awareness, leading to complete relaxation.

Yoga Nidra is a deep, ancient relaxation practice where you are guided to focus on your whole body and feel your entire Being.  A powerful body and mind connection provides your entire Being with a ‘re-set’.

It is said that thirty minutes of Yoga Nidra provides similar rest and stress relief to an entire night’s sleep.

Enjoy this relaxing yet energy-boosting meditation that gives you a complete sense of rest, leaving you invigorated and refreshed.

Yoga Nidra is suitable for all levels of students.

Meditation

A mindful practice to journey inward and sit in stillness. In each meditation class you will be guided through the practice to explore and feel You. Maybe your exploration will take you to other places too. Meditation is a beautiful way to take a well deserved pause from our fast-moving life.

There are many forms of meditation practices and many different ways to meditate. Different traditions from around our world provide endless varieties. In our meditation classes we will explore some of the many ways to meditate. These meditation classes are here for you to be guided into stillness.

Whether you are a beginner to meditation or are a regular meditator, this practice is a wonderful way to connect with self and at the same time feel the energy of your fellow meditators in a group setting.

The benefits of meditation are endless and we hope that these classes allow you to enjoy your own inner company and explore your inner world.

Suitable for anyone that would like to learn and feel the power of meditation.

Organic Strength and Mobility Practice

Organic strength and mobility is designed to challenge our standard sterilised movement diet.

It’s a supportive and playful class designed to help you explore and build on your body’s full range of movement.

This class is for you if you find yourself feeling stiff and sore; wishing to groove like you used to; wanting a challenge but bored of exercise; seeking a deeper connection with your body; or looking to connect to our local community!

Pricing and Passes

To make sure that our yoga at The Sanctuary is available for everyone, we have a variety of options when it comes to yoga passes. You can choose to simply buy an Introduction pass, a one off  ‘Drop-in’ class pass, or a Monthly Unlimited pass.

We recommend that you start with the Introduction pass. This pass gives you unlimited yoga classes to use within 14 days at a cost of $49. The Intro pass is a great way for you to ‘get a feel’ for The Sanctuary and for your teachers. It gives you the opportunity to try different classes and get to know what suits you best.

The Intro Pass is valid for 14 days and cannot be extended after the 14 days. Activation of the pass is at the time of the first attended class. This pass can only be purchased once.

After the Intro Pass you can choose to continue with any of the options below, depending on how frequently you would like to practice. Once per week we’d recommend the 5 or 10 class passes; two to three times our Empower Pass, and three or more our Monthly Unlimited.

We have tried to make coming to class really available and easy for you. With many classes per day, seven days a week and all bookings and most passes available online. If you’d like to set up the Empower Pass please email us at thesanctuary108@gmail.com.

Need to cancel your class? No worries! Once you have booked yourself in to a class (on your pass or if you have paid for a drop in class), please make sure to cancel that class 2 hours prior to class start. This way your booked class will not be deducted from your pass and you can use it later, within the date of your pass duration.

Please bring your own yoga mat to class, if you have any other yoga props feel free to bring them too, though we have props at the studio available for you to borrow if you need them!