Some of the Yoga Camp Teachers and Facilitators
Mark Blyss – Satyananda Yoga
Mark Blyss started Yoga Camp in Queensland. He now co-runs the event in Victoria with Rebekah Hayden.
Helping people create well-being and to reach their fullest potential through yogic principles, simple living, diet and lifestyle choices is Mark’s passion.
Mark is a Satyananda Yoga teacher having studied in Indian and Australian ashrams over the past 20 years. His teaching style draws on various systems within the yogic science and other disciplines such as martial arts. Mark teaches dynamic and passive classes which include asanas (postures), pranayamas (breathing practices), meditation, yoga nidra, as well as yoga philosophy. His teaching experience draws from many environments including schools (special education, pre-school, primary, secondary), corporate, correctional institutions and yoga centres.
Contact Mark: 0413 131 580
Jared Osborne – Golden Warrior Qi Gong for Men
Experience the powerful Men’s QiGong practice that is helping men all over the Country to be more grounded, present, alive and potent. Golden Warrior QiGong is a deep journey into your masculine body that will help you overcome sex and performance issues, cultivate vitality & presence, awaken fully-orgasmic lovemaking and create empowering intimate relationships. The QiGong and Tantra practices Jared teaches are powerful tools to rediscover your self-relationship, open the subtle channels & tissues of the body, nurture & strengthen the whole body inside & out through owning all aspects of being a human.
Contact Jared: 0430 172 660; jared@evolvingman.com.au; www.goldenwarrior.com.au
Kimberley Roberts – Satyananda Yoga
Satyananda Yoga combines physical postures with conscious breath awareness and mindfulness. Breathing practices are utilised to activate life-force and develop finer states of awareness. The class concludes with a short meditation to cultivate inner stillness and steadiness. This class is gentle and nourishing and aims to activate vital energy, soothe the nervous system and deeply nurture body and mind.
Contact Kimberley: 0432 057 374; www.yourpeacewithin.com.au
Ostii Ananda – Oki Flow Yoga & Thai Yoga Massage (with Natalie)
Oki Flow Yoga is a dynamic, flowing practice, synchronising movement to breath, with an emphasis on grounding, strength and stability, Ostii’s practice focuses on acceptance and nurturing of one’s own body and being, incorporating massage and self-healing techniques of Oki-do yoga. He promotes mindfulness, chanting, pranayama, right diet and community relationship as the foundations of a strong yoga practice.
Thai Yoga Massage (with Natalie): Thai Yoga Massage utilizes yoga postures, passive stretching, acupressure, energy work, massage and meditation to help reduce tension, enhance flexibility, experience deep relaxation and improve overall well being. This workshop will provide an overview of some of the fundamental TYM techniques. No experience necessary. Bring a towel, yoga mat or sheet to lie on.
To find out about Ostii’s retreats, visit: www.yogacookingretreats.com.au
Contact Ostii: 0424 442 219
Melissa Shemanna – Nectar of Life Yoga
Offering a dynamic Hatha yogic experience, including Pranayama and Bandha concentration. A well balanced Yoga practice open to all.
Contact Melissa: 0432 816 034; omnicultureliss@yahoo.com; www.honeybeetemple.com (Visionary art! & opening the third eye!)
David Naylor – Happy Yoga
Happy Yoga: A cheeky send-up of a Yoga class that is based on a fusion of Yoga and Disco! It involves some simple stretches and fun musical interludes that will help you to open your laughter meridians. Guru Dudu performs Happy Yoga at workplaces, for team-building and at conferences and festivals to help get people into their joyful bodies.
Theatre Games and Play: David Naylor facilitates some fun circle games and playful theatre impro, involving group and pair work.
Contact David: 0422 406 809; www.happyoga.com.au
Billie Atherstone – Kundalini Yoga
Billie is the owner of Kundalini House in Fitzroy North. She is a Kundalini Yoga Teacher, Kinesiologist and Bowen/NST practitioner and studied Kundalini Yoga in Britain at the renowned School of Kundalini Yoga (SKY). She has a passion for the practice of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan, and is always in gratitude and awe of its power to transform the mind, body and spirit.
Intuitive communication: This class will focus on developing our intuitive capabilities so that we can communicate from the heart with depth and truth. I am also teaching another class on Fighting Brain Fatigue. Re-energise your brain with Kundalini Yoga and learn a special pranayam for fighting brain fatigue.
Contact Billie: 0400 604 981; www.kundalinihouse.com.au
Belinda Bailey – Gita, Hatha Yoga
Belinda’s Dynamic Hatha Yoga takes you to your own centre and assists you in finding ways to move through life with ease, strength and grace whilst remaining connected to your truth. With a focus on core strength and personal alignment the physical benefits of yoga are integrated with the deeper practices, creating an overall sense of self and wellbeing. Become present and heal inner conflict through applying yogic philosophy & finding the body’s innate and natural pathways. These classes will leave you feeling physically and emotionally centered.
Contact Belinda: 0425 792 643; www.lifenow.com.au
Muriele Tesauri – Asana Dance
Asana Dance is a journey that takes you to a specific energy centre and starts with a series of yoga postures (asanas) that awakens and activates that particular chakra. It will then flow through into free style dancing starting with slow movements for you to really explore through sound and self expression, and allow what your body needs to shift. We’ll finish with some breathing exercises (Pranayama) and meditation.
Contact Muriele: 0404 709 814
Atira Tan – Anusara-Inspired Yoga Flow – Celebrating the Fullness of Life
Atira Tan is an Anusara Inspired Yoga (500 Hours YTT), Expressive Art Therapist and Sacred Dance Facilitator. Her devotion and joy is to empower those she teaches through embodied practices to listen and awaken to their inner wisdom and joy.
Anusara Yoga is a beautiful heart-inspired practice that weaves in universal principles of alignment, spiritual philosophy, breath and movement. In this class, we will be focusing on connecting to the fullness of life which is present in us, and moving with this presence in our asana flow.
Contact Atira: atira.shri.yoga@gmail.com; www.theart2healingproject.org
Cat McKay
Chi Yoga is based on Japanese Yoga (Oki-do, Ryoho), the meridian system, and TCM 5 elements theory. These fun and dynamic classes are structured with strong intentions based on the seasons, and corresponding meridians and organs. They involve strengthening corrective asanas to stimulate your chi or lifeforce, playful exercises, partner stretching, and massage.
Saturday’s class will focus on the Heart meridian and will be an opportunity to open your heart and playfully meet others at Yoga camp with partner stretching and games. Sunday’s class will focus on the Earth element -Stomach and Spleen, with the intention of establishing positive routines and setting goals for life after Yoga Camp.
Email me if you would like information about upcoming workshops or classes in Melbourne.
Contact Cat: 0403 334808; mckay.cath@gmail.com; Facebook group ‘Chi Yoga’
Dominic McKay – Internal Martial Arts
This class is an introduction to the internal aspects of the martial arts. In it we focus on the importance of breathing, fluidity of movement, alignment, and the mind through a series of safe and meditative practices. It is suitable for beginners right through to advanced students in martial arts. Each student will experience the direct effects of the power generation exercises within the first class.
Contact Dom: 0406 711 494
Arven Alexander – Somatic Explorations and Breathwork
Conscious Relating ‘Connections’ playshop
Dynamic Breathwork – release old emotional restrictions through circular breathing.
Evolving Man – Reclaiming the Sacred Masculine
These workshops are enjoyable opportunities to: be more human, open and real; practice expressing more openly & honestly without dumping or projecting; explore owning our space and being less concerned about what other people think about us; and becoming more fluent in the languages of somatics (feeling & instinct).
Contact Arven: connections555@gmail.com; http://www.yourpeacewithin.com.au/Conscious-Relating.html
Heath Myers – Tibetan Yoga, Meditation
Heath Myers is a Melbourne based transformational practitioner, holistic therapist, speaker, educator and light worker, with a natural propensity to aid the community both at an individual and unified level. His purpose is to assist others in the awakening of their Divine Presence through practices that align awareness and feeling nature with a physical sense of Spiritual Being.
Tibetan Yoga: The Five Tibetan Rites + Meditation
‘The Tibetan Rites’ or ‘The Tibetan Five’ is a practice that activates, stimulates and balances the Chakra System and all of the glands in the endocrine system. Including a specialised warm-up for clearing the 13 articulations as well as a deep group heart meditation at the end, this easy morning combination routine is the perfect way to really open up and start your day with a radiant inner smile.
The Power of Intention
Join Transformational Practitioner Heath Myers (Agent of Change) as he guides a group discussion and meditative journey into the feeling realm of Intention. Transcend your mind and connect truthfully with the inspirational energy that guides you and aligns you with the flow of your personal purpose and path. Behind the activity of the mind, our Spirit’s intention is already guiding us through the process of becoming and experiencing our hearts desires. As you align your awareness with this natural state of flow you are afforded the joy of realising you are right where you’re meant to be, thereby opening you to the infinite possibility of simply Being and receiving.
Contact Heath: www.agentofchange.com.au; heath@agentofchange.com.au; 0409 966 090
Muriele Tesauri
Asana Dance – A journey to rebalance your energy centres. The first part of the practice is a series of asanas related to each chakra followed by slow movements to a more dynamic dance which allows full expression of your body.
Contact Muriele: 0404 709 814
Nashira Carr – Tigress Yoga
Tigress Yoga is based on a Taoist Tantric practice which encourages the intelligent management of women’s natural inner resources. This practice is designed to harmonise the vital treasures of your exquisite female body. Tigress Yoga is a dynamic yin style for women interested in reproductive wellness, female vitality, unlocking the spine and pelvis, opening the heart and cultivating true sensuality as an integral part of your wellbeing.
Contact Nashira: 0429 444 997; www.tigressyoga.com
Sun Hyland – Singing Workshop
Everybody loves to sing, but how often do we find an opportunity to do it? Come into your body. Warm up your voice. Sing some beautiful mantras, and joyful songs. Created in collaboration with Vocal Teacher Carlie Mills, Sun created the simple, fun Let Your Heart Sing workshops.
Contact Sun: 0438 062 634