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the latest at the sudio

BINDU CREATIVE DANCE AND YOGA with Lisa Sommerlad. 
Starts November 16th, 2020.
Private yoga classes are available by request- addressing specific requirements or guidance in a solid foundation for practice. Suitable for 1:1, families, or small groups. Please contact Lisa to discuss:  0431590109
Strengthen & lengthen in body & breath with warming, slow paced asana. Enhance your breath awareness & soften into your true nature through guided meditation & relaxation. Feel revitalised & energetically harmonised with the nourishing sustenance of a whole yoga practice.
Beginners welcome.
Further enquiries via message
www.facebook.com/binducreativedance Contact Lisa for details. ​Info and bookings. ​Call Lisa 0431590109
Expressive and imaginative creative dance and yoga for all boys and girls- Parent/child (18 month-2 years), Preschooler (3-5 years), Preppie/Grade 2 & Primary/ Grade 2+. Creative Dance and Yoga provides opportunities for children's confidence and self-awareness to expand through the joy of individual creativity, strengthening the mind, spirit and physical body. Each class is a balance of dynamic movement, stillness, relaxation and play. Creative Dance has its foundations in yoga. A culturally diverse and rich variation in music genres and styles inspire our artistic responses and imagination. Friendly, non-competitive and non-gender specific with gentle guidance from Lisa. Innovative room set-ups, evocative music and engaging props make for an exciting and fresh creative experience every time!

ONLINE MARVELS

A YOGA SEED
Online Yoga Classes with Tess Healy.
Booking form is available below or via my website.
Online Yoga Booking Form
I will be continuing to offer online yoga and meditation classes, even as restrictions ease across the state. It's been so special to be able to stay connected through this time. The online teachings have also opened up new possibilities, including being able to share classes with those a little further away geographically from my cosy nest in Footscray: (including the Mornington Peninsula, Adelaide and even Sweden!)
My new weekly timetable for online yoga classes is below (all times listed are Australian Eastern Standard Time)
Restorative Yoga (75 minutes) every Sunday 6pm - 7:15pm
Chair Yoga (30 minutes) every Monday 12pm - 12:30pm
Yoga Nidra (45 minutes) every Monday 7:30pm - 8:15pm
Flow & Yin Yoga (60 minutes) every Saturday 9:30am - 10:30am
In an effort to make these classes as accessible as possible, I'm offering a few options for class fees. Choose from a single casual class at $10 (full price) or $5 (concession). You can also purchase a 5 or 10 class pack, which works out more economical, long term.
Booking form is available below or via my website.
Online Yoga Booking Form
Each time you'd like to sign up for a class, simply complete the booking form at least 30 minutes before class starts, and you'll receive a confirmation and Zoom invite link ahead of time.
If you're wanting to sign up for a class, and still have a valid class pack, just leave the payment section blank when you're booking.
If you have any questions or feedback, feel most welcome to contact me directly. I look forward to connecting again, virtually, soon. :)
For more info contact Tess: Phone, email, Website

THE THINKING BODY with Shona Innes. Shona is offering a couple of different types of lessons. The first is the usual hands-on lesson and the second a hands-off lesson (in Alexander language called a "talkthrough".) A "Talk through"  can accomodate social distancing  and is something which is standard practice for Shona. Hands washing and usual precautions apply.
​Alexander Technique lessons, Experiential Anatomy and Todd Alignment are Shona's areas of expertise.
Find out how Alexander Technique can help you with Pain Posture Performance Stress Management,
2019 by appointment. Shona's website. Shona 0421285338 or shona.alextech@gmail.com

the regulars

SUN YOGA with Lisa Worley. Tuesdays 6.30 to 7.45pm. Classes recommence in Term 3 2020.
General Hatha yoga classes for adults. They are gentle and slow paced, developing a deep meditative focus that nourishes your body, heart and mind. You will strengthen and stretch, relax and focus, slow down and breathe...
Casual attendance welcome. First class FREE :-) Join anytime.
​Info and bookings call Lisa 0411 111 794

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HULA HOOP DANCE CLASSES with Donna Sparx. Donna is now teaching her hoop classes online. Please contact her for information. 
Do you feel like it’s time to inject some fun, fitness and flow into your world?
Needing to tone up, tune in and take some time out for you?
This Melbourne hula hoop class will get the body moving and grooving with a hula hoop.
If you are looking for new ways to get fit, relax, have fun, connect with other awesome people and play, then Hoop Sparx classes are for you!
Our hula hoop classes are a combination of inspiration, fitness, tech, flow, play and dance. Classes include instruction, practice and challenges for everyone at all levels.
There are 5-10 hoopers in every class aged from about 20-65!
Each term runs for 8 weeks and each class focuses on different moves, tricks, drills, transitions and concepts. Classes don’t add on to each other so you can join at any time although, people who come more regularly do start to get comfortable in the hula hoop and begin to pick things up a little quicker. 
What you will learn: This term we are focussing on combos! We'll cover:

• Concepts of flow
• Hoop tech and how to break things down to work them out yourself
• On-body hooping (waist, chest, knees, neck, foot, arms)
• Off body tricks (weaves, isolations and more)
• Twin hooping
• Transitions that will open up your flow and allow you to find and express your own style of hoop dance
• Every move gets broken down to its foundations then built up through variations. This is what makes it a beginner and intermediate hula hoop class

Classes will be taught by Donna Sparx and you will learn foundational and cutting-edge innovative moves to take your hooping to the next level.
The Hoop Sparx All Levels class is a beginner and intermediate hula hoop class in one. Classes focus on finding a connection with the hoop and self as a means to discovering your own flow and creating new hoop dance moves and tricks. Participants will be encouraged to play, explore, discover and develop their own individual hoop dance style. Using group and individual instruction, choreography, improvisation, practise and games, these sessions are suitable for beginner and intermediate hoopers.

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What you get: 

• A place to play, laugh, get fit and have fun. That’s what hula hoop class is all about!
• A holistic class for your mind, body and spirit – that’s right, hooping exercises both sides of the brain, the whole body and it’s meditative.
• Hoops are provided in all different sizes and weights so you can experiment. See what feels right for you and the way you like to move.
• A class that is suitable for all levels in the hoop.
• Accessible class for all ages and all fitness levels.
• Access to free online Hoop Sparx tutorials, tips and tricks.
• Access to the Hoop Sparx hoopers online community.
• Discounted hula hoops.

Donna Sparx is a professional hula hoop dancer who is passionate about bringing the dance into the hoop and sharing the freedom found in play and flow. Recognised globally for her creativity, innovation, flow facilitation and playful approach, she has shared the hoopla with thousands of people aged 2 to 72! Donna has performed with the Women’s Circus and at many festivals and events. She brings a passion and playfulness to her work that is infectious.
Her motto: Do it ‘til you can.
What to bring: All hoops provided. BYO playfulness, water bottle and wear comfy clothes.
Web: www.hoopsparx.com.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/hoopsparx
Instagram: @donnasparx