BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Yoga Australia - ECPv6.13.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Yoga Australia X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://yogaaustralia.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Yoga Australia REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Brisbane BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251202T093000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251202T103000 DTSTAMP:20260412T070609 CREATED:20251007T234722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T234725Z UID:10002402-1764667800-1764671400@yogaaustralia.org.au SUMMARY:10 Weeks of Yoga Philosophy Themed Classes DESCRIPTION:At Tania Alexander Yoga there are only 10 weeks of yoga left for this year!\nAnd… there just happens to be five each of the Yamas and Niyamas\, the moral and ethical observances\, disciplines and duties of a yogi.\n\nSo\, each week I will be introducing a different topic to theme our classes around with the intention that you gain greater curiosity\, awareness and insight into your own way of being in the world.  It is from this place that we each have the capacity to learn\, grow\, and heal\, and become our authentic selves.\n\nThis October we will start with the five Yamas:\n\n Ahimsa – non-harm\n Satya – truth\n Asteya – non-stealing\n Brahmacarya – self control\n Aparigraha – non-grasping\n\nIn November/December we will visit the five Niyamas:\n\n Sauca – cleanliness\n Santosha – contentment\n Tapas – discipline\n Svadhyaya – self-study\n Isvara Pranidhana – surrender (to Source)\n\nThese 10 weeks will take us all the way to the final Hatha75 class of the year on Saturday 13th December\, after which you are very welcome to stay and celebrate with our TAYoga Break Up Picnic!\nBeginner yogis will be warmly welcomed!\nThere’s no need to commit to all 10 weeks and you won’t be locked into any subscriptions. \nCome as a casual drop-in\, or try a Class Pass and book the days that suit you.\nMats and props are available to borrow at the studio\, should you desire.\nFree parking is available at both Amrita Yoga and Oakleigh Hall.\nFind out more information and book your sessions at www.tayoga.com.au\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-\nCLASS SCHEDULE:\nTUESDAYS\n9:30am – SLOW FLOW @ Amrita Yoga\, Dingley Village\n11:00am – YIN YOGA @ Amrita Yoga\, Dingley Village\n\nFRIDAYS\n9:30am – GENTLE YOGA @ Oakleigh Hall\, Oakleigh\n\nSATURDAYS\n9:00am – HATHA 75 @ Oakleigh Hall\, Oakleigh\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-\nABOUT TANIA:\nTania Alexander is a bubbly\, easy-going yoga teacher based in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne.\n\nWith over a decade of practice and 1300+ hours of teaching experience\, Tania interweaves music\, mindfulness\, breath control and movement into all her sessions. Her students attest to the physical and psychological health benefits they have gained through Tania’s approach to yoga.\n\nBy blending relatable Aussie language and mannerisms with traditional yogic wisdom\, and with a passion for mental health management and a neuro-affirming approach\, Tania empowers her students to breathe • move • soothe their way to feeling better.\nTania teaches accessible in-person group classes and workshops for all abilities.\nThere’s no touching\, no chanting\, no headstands. URL:https://yogaaustralia.org.au/event-course/10-weeks-of-yoga-philosophy-themed-classes/2025-12-02/ LOCATION:Amrita Yoga\, 30 Centre Dandenong Road\, Dingley Village\, VIC\, 3172\, Australia CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://yogaaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Yama-Niyama-Yoga-Aust.png ORGANIZER;CN="Tania Alexander Yoga":MAILTO:tania@tayoga.com.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251205T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251207T150000 DTSTAMP:20260412T070609 CREATED:20251126T032004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T032008Z UID:10002466-1764954000-1765119600@yogaaustralia.org.au SUMMARY:SILENT MEDITATION Retreat DESCRIPTION:Be ready for the Christmas marathon with peace in your soul.Join us for a weekend in-depth silent meditation retreat. \nIt’s not just about what you think\, it’s about that you’re thinking all the time.Silence brings the answers.Silence brings everything you need\, even the things you don’t yet know you need. URL:https://yogaaustralia.org.au/event-course/silent-meditation-retreat-2/ LOCATION:Nirvana Wellbeing Retreat\, 87 Binna Burra Rd\, Beechmont\, Queensland\, 4211\, Australia CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://yogaaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Peace-in-every-breath-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Shanti Gowans":MAILTO:admin@healthinstitute.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251206T083000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251206T093000 DTSTAMP:20260412T070609 CREATED:20250328T015808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T015814Z UID:10002205-1765009800-1765013400@yogaaustralia.org.au SUMMARY:VEDIC CHANTING CLASSES DESCRIPTION:Improve your memory and focus. –  Reduce mental agitation  –  Increase your breath capacity. –  Improve listening and communication skills –  Find and refine your own voice  –   Increase your self confidence. –  Strengthen you spiritual connection  –  Gain an overall sense of well-being!! \nVedic Chanting is yoga\, it is concentration\, meditation\, it is prāṇāyāma\, it is jñāna and it is bhakti. It is a commitment to learning something very deep. \nI am asked what the Vedas have to do with Yoga. Well\, the Vedas contain it\, the Vedas are themselves Yoga. That is what this is all about. \nThat said\, you don’t need anything to practice and learn. If you want to know something in you that will surprise you a lot\, this will surely interest you. It is not easy\, but it is enriching. It is not quick\, but it is one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. \nChanting controls and transforms the Prāṇā\, it is a feeling of merging with the Universal vibration\, and it is rediscovering oneself anew in a practice very little known in the West. \nIn these classes you will learn how to pronounce Sanskrit\, you will learn the correct way to recite some Vedic mantras\, such as the popular Gāyatrī\, as it was taught in ancient times\, unchanged\, orally and following the rules of a South Indian lineage. \nYou don’t need to know how to sing\, or how to tune\,  in Vedic Chanting we only use 3 notes not 7 as in music \, this makes it accessible to everyone! \nChanting classes are conducted seated\, either on the floor or on a chair. It is important to feel comfortable so that you are able to focus only on the sound.  All chants will be taught through a “call and response” methodology\, using the aid of chant texts. The basic rules of Chanting\, along with general meanings of chants will be explained. \nThese classes are for you if you want to learn more about mantra practice. If you are a yoga teacher or student and you want to introduce Chanting in your classes or you want to work with mantras in your personal practice \nhttps://dendupratyoga.com/vedic-chant/ \n  URL:https://yogaaustralia.org.au/event-course/vedic-chanting-classes/2025-12-06/ LOCATION:DenDuprat Yoga Studio\, 1/96 mimosa road\, melbourne\, VIC\, 3163\, Australia CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://yogaaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/chanting-mantravalli-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Denise Duprat":MAILTO:dendupratyoga@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251209T093000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251209T103000 DTSTAMP:20260412T070609 CREATED:20251007T234722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T234725Z UID:10002403-1765272600-1765276200@yogaaustralia.org.au SUMMARY:10 Weeks of Yoga Philosophy Themed Classes DESCRIPTION:At Tania Alexander Yoga there are only 10 weeks of yoga left for this year!\nAnd… there just happens to be five each of the Yamas and Niyamas\, the moral and ethical observances\, disciplines and duties of a yogi.\n\nSo\, each week I will be introducing a different topic to theme our classes around with the intention that you gain greater curiosity\, awareness and insight into your own way of being in the world.  It is from this place that we each have the capacity to learn\, grow\, and heal\, and become our authentic selves.\n\nThis October we will start with the five Yamas:\n\n Ahimsa – non-harm\n Satya – truth\n Asteya – non-stealing\n Brahmacarya – self control\n Aparigraha – non-grasping\n\nIn November/December we will visit the five Niyamas:\n\n Sauca – cleanliness\n Santosha – contentment\n Tapas – discipline\n Svadhyaya – self-study\n Isvara Pranidhana – surrender (to Source)\n\nThese 10 weeks will take us all the way to the final Hatha75 class of the year on Saturday 13th December\, after which you are very welcome to stay and celebrate with our TAYoga Break Up Picnic!\nBeginner yogis will be warmly welcomed!\nThere’s no need to commit to all 10 weeks and you won’t be locked into any subscriptions. \nCome as a casual drop-in\, or try a Class Pass and book the days that suit you.\nMats and props are available to borrow at the studio\, should you desire.\nFree parking is available at both Amrita Yoga and Oakleigh Hall.\nFind out more information and book your sessions at www.tayoga.com.au\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-\nCLASS SCHEDULE:\nTUESDAYS\n9:30am – SLOW FLOW @ Amrita Yoga\, Dingley Village\n11:00am – YIN YOGA @ Amrita Yoga\, Dingley Village\n\nFRIDAYS\n9:30am – GENTLE YOGA @ Oakleigh Hall\, Oakleigh\n\nSATURDAYS\n9:00am – HATHA 75 @ Oakleigh Hall\, Oakleigh\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-\nABOUT TANIA:\nTania Alexander is a bubbly\, easy-going yoga teacher based in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne.\n\nWith over a decade of practice and 1300+ hours of teaching experience\, Tania interweaves music\, mindfulness\, breath control and movement into all her sessions. Her students attest to the physical and psychological health benefits they have gained through Tania’s approach to yoga.\n\nBy blending relatable Aussie language and mannerisms with traditional yogic wisdom\, and with a passion for mental health management and a neuro-affirming approach\, Tania empowers her students to breathe • move • soothe their way to feeling better.\nTania teaches accessible in-person group classes and workshops for all abilities.\nThere’s no touching\, no chanting\, no headstands. URL:https://yogaaustralia.org.au/event-course/10-weeks-of-yoga-philosophy-themed-classes/2025-12-09/ LOCATION:Amrita Yoga\, 30 Centre Dandenong Road\, Dingley Village\, VIC\, 3172\, Australia CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://yogaaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Yama-Niyama-Yoga-Aust.png ORGANIZER;CN="Tania Alexander Yoga":MAILTO:tania@tayoga.com.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251213T083000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251213T093000 DTSTAMP:20260412T070609 CREATED:20250328T015808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T015814Z UID:10002206-1765614600-1765618200@yogaaustralia.org.au SUMMARY:VEDIC CHANTING CLASSES DESCRIPTION:Improve your memory and focus. –  Reduce mental agitation  –  Increase your breath capacity. –  Improve listening and communication skills –  Find and refine your own voice  –   Increase your self confidence. –  Strengthen you spiritual connection  –  Gain an overall sense of well-being!! \nVedic Chanting is yoga\, it is concentration\, meditation\, it is prāṇāyāma\, it is jñāna and it is bhakti. It is a commitment to learning something very deep. \nI am asked what the Vedas have to do with Yoga. Well\, the Vedas contain it\, the Vedas are themselves Yoga. That is what this is all about. \nThat said\, you don’t need anything to practice and learn. If you want to know something in you that will surprise you a lot\, this will surely interest you. It is not easy\, but it is enriching. It is not quick\, but it is one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. \nChanting controls and transforms the Prāṇā\, it is a feeling of merging with the Universal vibration\, and it is rediscovering oneself anew in a practice very little known in the West. \nIn these classes you will learn how to pronounce Sanskrit\, you will learn the correct way to recite some Vedic mantras\, such as the popular Gāyatrī\, as it was taught in ancient times\, unchanged\, orally and following the rules of a South Indian lineage. \nYou don’t need to know how to sing\, or how to tune\,  in Vedic Chanting we only use 3 notes not 7 as in music \, this makes it accessible to everyone! \nChanting classes are conducted seated\, either on the floor or on a chair. It is important to feel comfortable so that you are able to focus only on the sound.  All chants will be taught through a “call and response” methodology\, using the aid of chant texts. The basic rules of Chanting\, along with general meanings of chants will be explained. \nThese classes are for you if you want to learn more about mantra practice. If you are a yoga teacher or student and you want to introduce Chanting in your classes or you want to work with mantras in your personal practice \nhttps://dendupratyoga.com/vedic-chant/ \n  URL:https://yogaaustralia.org.au/event-course/vedic-chanting-classes/2025-12-13/ LOCATION:DenDuprat Yoga Studio\, 1/96 mimosa road\, melbourne\, VIC\, 3163\, Australia CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://yogaaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/chanting-mantravalli-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Denise Duprat":MAILTO:dendupratyoga@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251213T160000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251213T210000 DTSTAMP:20260412T070609 CREATED:20251128T010450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251128T010453Z UID:10002469-1765641600-1765659600@yogaaustralia.org.au SUMMARY:Woodcroft Christmas Festival DESCRIPTION:Come join in the fun and celebrate Christmas at the Woodcroft Festival\, Woodcroft Oval (Burragorang Street)\, Woodcroft NSW 2767. Family fun\, stalls\, food\, rides\, trackless train and more! Come say hello the Yoga Eden stall! A real community vibe bringing families together at this special time of year. URL:https://yogaaustralia.org.au/event-course/woodcroft-christmas-festival/ LOCATION:VIC CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251220T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251220T160000 DTSTAMP:20260412T070609 CREATED:20251105T233144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T233148Z UID:10002450-1766239200-1766246400@yogaaustralia.org.au SUMMARY:Yoga Sound and Breath Retreats DESCRIPTION:A two hour event where we explore Gentle Slow Flow Yoga to open the body and create space for release with the Breath whilst being immersed in the healing vibrations of Sound. Concluding with open conversation and connection over light refreshments including Pruffels with gluten free options.\n\nThird Saturday of every month\n2-4pm\n\n314 Church St\, Richmond\nThe iconic hall behind Gallery 314\n\nGeneral Tickets: $55\nFirst Nations Tickets: $25\nSeniors/Concession Tickets: $40\n\n\nBYO: Yoga Mat\, Blanket\, Pillow\, Water bottle or any other props to enjoy you experience. URL:https://yogaaustralia.org.au/event-course/yoga-sound-and-breath-retreats/2025-12-20/ LOCATION:Clifton Hall\, 314 Church St\, Richmond\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3121\, Australia CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://yogaaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/YSB.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Georgina Mangan-Georgiou":MAILTO:goo.goona@hotmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251221T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251221T193000 DTSTAMP:20260412T070609 CREATED:20251012T234029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251012T234033Z UID:10002409-1766336400-1766345400@yogaaustralia.org.au SUMMARY:Giving Thanks '25 & Planting Karmic Seeds '26 DESCRIPTION:Are you looking for a meaningful way to honour and close out this year?  Would you like support connecting to your highest resolutions as you head into another new year?\n\nDuring this event\, you’ll be guided to give thanks for the journey of 2025\, and sow beneficial intentions for the future year 2026\, in a very heartfelt\, connecting and embodied way – including a guided gentle yang and yin session with Erin Lee featuring incredible live music from internationally renowned musician Tenzin Choegyal.\n\nWhat you’ll experience:\n\n Be guided to reflect on the year that has been\, through a contemplation meditation exploring acceptance\, compassion\, forgiveness\, and peace.\n Enjoy a Q&A with Tenzin Choegyal prior to dropping in deep to his incredible sounds which he plays live throughout the yoga offering.\n Move through a gentle yoga flow\, offering space and wakefulness to the body – and presence to the mind. Then drop into longer-held restful yin/restorative poses supporting you to feel your highest intentions awaken in real-time.\n Allow your intentions to become a lighthouse for all your 2026 aspirations\, set through a final guided mediation.\n\nFeaturing live music by Tenzin Choegyal\n\nHe’s one of the world’s finest musicians in the Tibetan tradition. As a son of Tibetan nomads\, he feels a particular connection to the music of the high Himalayan plateau.\n\nIn a career spanning 20+ years Tenzin has performed at festivals across Australia and curated numerous events and concerts including Brisbane’s annual Festival of Tibet. Internationally he has performed in New Zealand\, Japan\, India\, Germany\, Bangladesh\, Russia and USA\, including performances at New York’s Carnegie Hall. He has also opened many of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Public Talks in Australia\, New Zealand and Japan with his musical offerings.\n\nHosted and Yoga Guidance by Erin Lee\n\nThis is Erin’s sixth year of hosting this beautiful event. She’s the Founder of The Mindful Yoga School\, Author of The Little Book of Big Intentions\, and\n\nErin guides students into the heart of yoga and mindfulness as pathways for personal and collective awakening into presence and wisdom. With a compassionate presence and open heart\, Erin weaves together ancient wisdom and modern practice\, activating your inner steadiness\, presence\, compassion\, and joy.\n\nEvent intention:\n\nTogether\, we expand our capacity to accept what has been\, awaken fully to the present moment\, and open our intentional hearts to possibilities ahead—for our own lives and the world we share.\n\n“Energy flows where intention goes.”\n\nWe are energetic beings. As we move towards the turn of the year\, let’s infuse ourselves with higher intentions that are beneficial to us\, and all those around us.\n\nGratitude to these event sponsors:\n\n\n\nDedicated to the ongoing growth and sustainability of the Yoga profession within Australia. Yoga Australia is the peak body for yoga teachers\, yoga therapists\, yoga teacher trainers\, and yoga therapy trainers in Australia. We lead\, set\, and uphold industry standards\, advocating for the principles of yoga and supporting the professional development and personal well-being of our members.\n\n \nWHEN:\nSunday 21st December 2025\, 5pm – 7:30pm\n\nAim to arrive 445pm so you have plenty of time to lay down your mat\, enjoy a cup of vegan caffeine-free chai from Fresh Chai Co ($3) and settle in for a 5pm sharp start.\nWHERE:\nCoolum Civic Centre\n2-4 Park Street\, Coolum view map here\nWHAT TO BRING:\n\n Yoga mat\n Comfy cushion/pillow or yoga bolster\n Warm blanket\n Any other yoga props you enjoy using\n Pen to write on (paper provided)\n Warm layers as the yoga practice slows down\n\nTICKETS:\n$55 + booking fee (early bird – first 30)\n$59 + booking fee thereafter\n\n  URL:https://yogaaustralia.org.au/event-course/giving-thanks-25-planting-karmic-seeds-26/ LOCATION:Coolum Civic Centre\, 2-4 Park Street\, Coolum\, Queensland\, 4573\, Australia CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://yogaaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GTPKS_25_26-scaled.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Mindful Yoga School":MAILTO:ask@themindfulyogaschool.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR