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25.01.2022 Michael. 2/2 This is the second part of Michaels story for #storiesofyoga. "People have always asked, how do you stay so calm? Why can’t I annoy you? Don’t get me wrong, I can lose it, but generally I’m pretty relaxed. I remember in my 30’s I took a position with a new company and had to have a medical check, my heart rate was 35, they thought I was dead! I guess I developed an attitude through yoga - I look at the world as a whole and see what are actually the important thi...ngs. I am an accountant by trade, and I have always seemed to gravitate towards very stressful jobs, and I have found yoga serves to clear and relax my mind. Importantly, it stops me from bringing the stresses of the work day home with me. When my daughters were small I would practise in the mornings so they could join in. My eldest struggled to pronounce yoga, so our little daily routine was christened morning yoghurt. All my daughters practise now - ten or twenty years later. I hadn't thought about it, but that's three generations practising yoga. I am glad to think they have a practise they can return to when things get stressful. I have been to classes with one of my daughters, but the studios are so focused on exercise, but I don’t practise yoga for exercise. I am used to it being all about breathing and relaxation, a way of destressing rather than focuses on fitness. For me, it’s about teaching calmness and the ability to truly be with yourself and your feelings. It helps you feel more self reliant and at peace with yourself. Yoga helps you build a sense of identity."

25.01.2022 We cant wait until when we can start running our in person trainings, wellness sessions and events for volunteers again! We have missed you! Stay tuned for when we get the A-OK to go ahead... #yogaservice #yogamelbourne #accessibleyoga #yogainaction #yogahoodaustralia

24.01.2022 Yogahood is excited to welcome our new Volunteer Coordinator, Janita to our team! Janita is a qualified yoga instructor with @crescent.yoga and works with studios across Melbourne helping Victorians achieve a strong body and balanced mind both on and off the mat. ... Janita has ten years experience in organisational roles in the sports and travel industry, and thrives on supporting people in realising their passions. Janita observed that despite 2020’s challenges, we have been granted the opportunity to review our habits and, in some cases, turn to yoga as a source of calm and connection. She is incredibly excited to work closely with all of our valued volunteers, to share the benefits of yoga with neighbourhoods and communities in need. If you’re interested in becoming a volunteer yoga teacher with Yogahood Australia, please email Janita at [email protected]. Please join us in welcoming the lovely Janita to the team! FUN FACT: Janita never holds anything the way it was intended; hand her a pen or a mug if you don't believe us! #yogahood #volunteeryoga #yogaservice #yogainaction #yogateacher #yogavolunteer

24.01.2022 If you can be a linking force between someone with limited options and opportunity that wouldn't otherwise reach them, be that linking force. If you have the privilege of time, use some of it to practice seva, or selfless service. There are many out there who work two or three jobs just to put food on the table. ... And while we may all wish we had more hours in the day, many of us spend way more time scrolling through Facebook than we care to admit. Using some of that time to help others not only uplifts the whole community, but makes you feel good inside and takes the yoga off and away from your mat. Perfectly said @yogamaris in her article, Acknowledging Privilege in the Yoga Community. #yoga #yogainaction #yogaservice #givebacktothecommunity #standup #normaliseequality

23.01.2022 The Yogahood team were delighted to host our first Volunteer Wellbeing Session of the year last week. It was such a joy to catch up with all our volunteer yoga instructors, practice yoga and meditate and enjoy a delicious vegan picnic together post-lockdown. To become a yogahood certified instructor and attend wellness events like this, please email [email protected]. #yogahood #volunteeryoga #yogainstructor #wellbeing #wellbeingsession #yogaforall #yogaforeverybody #parkyoga #yogainthepark #communityyoga #yogahoodvolunteering #mindfullness #yogacharity #charitableyoga #trykindness #melbourneyoga #yogamelbourne #yogaaustralia #charityaustralia #volunteermelbourne #volunteeringwellness

23.01.2022 This photo and partner pose reminds me of what happens when we work together, support each other, and find some kind of joy through a challenge. It also reminds me of working alongside our GM, Mel Cross. While Mel and I havent been physically doing this pose together, it certainly feels like we have been working together in this way! Especially over the last 4-6 months as weve watched so many changes take place within the organisation and externally around us. Weve had to ...keep our balance to keep the organising moving forward and essentially...together. So I want to thank her - for her resilience, strength, determination, commitment, flexibility, adaptability, and courage. We have always been blessed to have her part of the team but I feel especially blessed at the moment knowing that as I step away to go on maternity leave again soon, the Interim CEO will have someone like her by their side. If you are keen to apply for our Interim CEO role, the details are on website > current vacancies. You will be working closely with Mel and supporting each other through this period of change and growth. More details about the role in our downloadable PD... You dont need to necessarily have held senior leadership roles previously. Your commitment to supporting our mission, delivering outcomes, and driving the organisation forward is much more important. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Joe, our Chair, at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you! - Madeleine (Photo from one of our outreach classes at WELS - used with permission).

23.01.2022 As promised, some Pay It Forward inspiration! You know that friend that always makes you laugh? Or that cafe that serves the best breakfast that you cant wait to get back to? Or that colleague that got you out of a tricky situation a while ago? Tell them! We cant underestimate just how far a, hey, youre great can go.

22.01.2022 Do you know a community or organisation that would benefit from our 6 week yoga program? Yogahood believes in #yogaforall and aims to provide inclusive, trauma-informed yoga classes to Melbourne and Victorias at-risk and underserved men, women, and youth. If you know of, or work for an organisation who would benefit from our programs, please get in touch! [email protected].

22.01.2022 Farewell Irene! The wonderful Irene will be stepping down from her role as Volunteer Coordinator after 2 years with Yogahood Australia. Irene says, I will not be leaving Yogahood entirely, Ill be continuing on as a volunteer teacher, however Id like to take this opportunity to thank the core team for their creativity and spirit. Wishing everybody the best in nurturing the growth of this NPO... From the entire Yogahood Australia team, thank you Irene for your passion and dedication and good luck in your future endeavours!

22.01.2022 Today we want to give thanks to Stephanie who nominated us for an Australia Post grant which will allow us to purchase up to 50 yoga mats to donate to participants in our outreach programs. Thank you Stephanie Sta Maria!

22.01.2022 Yogahood would like to extend our sincere gratitude to each and everyone of our incredible volunteers, sponsors and partners for their continued support, despite the challenges presented in 2020. We know the impacts of COVID will be felt for a long time, and we are incredibly grateful for your generous gifts of time, expertise and donations to ensure Yogahood can continue to share the physiological and physical benefits of yoga with communities and neighbourhoods in need post...-lockdown. If you would like to collaborate with Yogahood , or find out more about our yoga programs, please email Gab at [email protected]. Happy New Year from the Yogahood Team #gratitude #yogahood #volunteeryoga #yogafortrauma

21.01.2022 As Victoria announces it will go into lockdown for the next 6 weeks, our thoughts are with everyone including all the yoga studios owners, teachers and students impacted by the change. Please reach out if you need support. There are a lot of agencies who can still help during this time.

21.01.2022 You never know who you will inspire with your story. This is the message we share in our outreach training. Each one of us has a story that has helped us grow, learn, and become stronger in some way. So dont be afraid to show up, be real, and connect with others through your story. People need more people like you. #showup #bereal #vulnerabilityisstrength #haveavoice

20.01.2022 Participants wanted! The ACU is looking for eligible participants in their research into the impact of yoga on mental health. If youre interested in taking part get in touch with Jennifer via [email protected].

18.01.2022 When we awaken there is a moment before we remember the burdens we bear, that yesterday we lost or won a fortune or a battle or a love or that today we must go to work or to court or to hospital or we have a nowhere to go, before we start piecing together who we have been or who we will be, and in that moment we are simply consciousness, sensation, appetite not yet linked to memory or will. I like the way we are in that naked moment before we are defined, in that briefest moment before we don ourselves. Thank you @buddhi_mind for sharing this poem as part of Yoga Australias #internationalyogaday #selfcare event this morning. Thanks to all the teachers involved and giving us a moment to pause in our day.

17.01.2022 As a volunteer organisation we know how important it is to take time out to recharge, reflect and relax. Our friends at Yoga Australia are running a free morning of yoga and meditation to give back this International Yoga Day. We hope youll join us and them for some self care. See details below and click on their Yoga Australia profile and link to sign up This International Day of Yoga we want to take some time to focus on you. ... The last few months have been incredibly challenging for so many people. That's why our special IDY event is themed 'Care for yourself so you can care for others' Let's join together to spend a morning focusing on some self love. Because it's only through self care and strong community support that we can have the energy, compassion and strength we need to continue to be there for those we care about. See more

16.01.2022 The Teams Wellbeing, today brought to you by Tilly, our Communications Coordinator. Tilly has been enjoying spending extra time in the garden, snatching the last few moments of sunshine before Winter arrives!

15.01.2022 Tomorrow is Pay It Forward Day! We will be celebrating all week with some simple ways to Pay It Forward and spread a little kindness Stay tuned!

15.01.2022 Happy Volunteers Week! A great, big, heartfelt thank you to all of the volunteers, at Yogahood and beyond, who keep grassroots organisations like ours building. If you feel like you have a little love to give, why not look into volunteering?!

14.01.2022 We have been shortlisted to the final 24 applicants (out of 430 applications) for the Australian Ethical Super grant! If we are successful, we aim to train over 80 new outreach volunteer teachers and reach over 400 people in the community who could benefit from our free yoga programs. Voting opens on 6 July. Stay tuned on how to vote for us and make a difference. #australianethical #australianethicalsuper #yogaforchange #yogainspiration #yogainaction #gratitudeattitude

14.01.2022 Lucy The first wonderful human to share her story of yoga as part of our Stories of Yoga series. I had always been interested in the benefits of yoga, but somehow, I had always been sceptical. I always tend to gravitate towards exercise which makes me out of breath or sweaty, where I felt I could see my effort. Yoga was something I had dabbled in a few times, but it was always the first thing to get dropped once I became busy, but when lockdown was announced, I didn't have ...that excuse anymore. I work as a Tourism Sales Manager, a fairly stressful job, which became even more difficult once COVID happened. I struggled working from home, all the frustration from the working day would follow me into my living room and I just couldn't seem to switch off. After a few videos from Yoga With Adriene, I found my after-work yoga practice became my way to reset at the end of the working day. Concentrating on the moves and focusing on my breathwork didn’t leave much room to fixate on anything else. I hadn’t planned for yoga to become a daily practice, I didn't participate in a challenge, or even attend a studio, but here I am over six months on from the first YouTube video and I have never missed a day. Even on Christmas day, I was on the mat with my friend’s six year old. I think the greatest revelation for me was that yoga wasn’t so much about the physical, but the mental. I have always been so goal-orientated, I used to become so fixated on perfecting certain moves, but once I got over that mentality, the real changes happened. One day I just found I could do crow pose, I hadn’t been practising this move, but there I was, able to hold it with such ease. That is the joy of yoga, it feels like doing something positive and kind for myself, and everything else, like improved flexibility or fitness, is just a nice, unexpected bonus. I have become such a preacher, I recommend it to everyone, especially my friends with anxiety. I do still love my other sweaty exercises, of course, particularly lifting weights and hiking, but just the other day I noticed, I haven't had a single injury or even major muscle ache in the last six months - yet another unexpected benefit of my yoga practice!" #storiesofyoga #yogahood #yogaforeverybody See more

13.01.2022 Joe The Yoga Lad Construction Carpenter and Yoga Instructor Joe shares his story of yoga. Yoga was purely a physical thing for me at first, I was attending CrossFit in Saint Kilda and they started offering classes. But then I started gradually noticing changes, practising regularly made me feel more stable and grounded. I started attending a hot yoga class here and there, then a studio, then a retreat. A lot of people I met at the retreat suggested I should train as a teacher..., but I held off for a while, I always felt you should have life experience before you teach others. I have been a qualified instructor for four years now, but I am not interested in teaching full time right now, I feel I make the most difference telling people about the benefits of yoga through my job as a carpenter. The culture on construction sites is not conducive to good mental health, there is a lot of old-school masculinity and stigma around expressing your emotions, as well as the constant risk of redundancy and the financial stress that could bring. The construction industry has the highest rates of suicide in Australia, and more needs to be done to address that. We have made some really important steps, like the Bluehat initiative, which ensures every team has a mental health first aider, but that only really helps once someone is already really suffering. We need to change the culture of construction and put greater emphasis on the importance of nurturing staff and showing everyone respect. That's why it’s more important to me that I look approachable than looking like a yogi, whatever that means, tradies want to talk to someone relatable, not preachy. I want the boys at the building site to be able to walk up to me and ask a question. It does surprise some people to hear how much the boys at work ask me about my practice, but at the end of the day we all want to be healthy, it’s just life can get away from us sometimes, and we turn to drink and bad habits to cope with it. I know from experience how hard it can be to break that cycle. Before practising yoga I was trying to hide behind my ego and alcohol, now I think I am a much better person, I have changed a lot. I am mindful of what I eat and drink. I am a calmer, less reactive person. Knowing how much my practice has changed my own life, I am confident by offering tradies access to yoga and mindfulness, financial education and on-site support we can change the culture of the construction industry for the better, and I am looking forward to being a part of it.

13.01.2022 Yogahood Australia is excited to introduce you to our new Interim CEO, Feren Yen! Feren is an advocate for yoga accessibility and inclusivity and has been a volunteer outreach teacher with Yogahood Australia for many years. In addition to her volunteer teaching, Feren has regularly fundraised for us through events held at her studio, Downward Duck & Co. Feren is also a Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator, business owner, Lecturer, and has had many years experienc...e in adult learning and development. We are looking forward to having Feren lead the team to help us continue to work towards our mission. Please help us welcome Feren! #yogaservice #yogainspiration #yogaforchange #yogainaction #yogateacher #yoga!

13.01.2022 Stronger together

13.01.2022 Please join us in welcoming our new Partnership Coordinator, Gab! Gabriella has previously utilized her marketing and advertising expertise supporting both corporate and not-for-profit organisations, including Act for Kids; where she developed a powerful fundraising initiative to support children who had experienced trauma. Gab found yoga during a difficult period in her life, and is excited to collaborate with Yogahoods wonderful volunteers, studios and corporate partne...rs to bring mindfulness-based yoga practise to Australia's at-risk and underserved communities. If your studio or business would like to collaborate with Yogahood, or find out more about our yoga programs, please email Gab at [email protected]. Welcome to the Yogahood team Gab, we are very excited to have you FUN FACT: Gab didn't try peanut butter until she was 28! Don't worry though; she is now well and truly hooked! #yogahood #yoga #yogaservice #yogainaction #supportyoga #yogastudio

13.01.2022 One of our long-term volunteer yoga teachers has just launched @mettaplay - bilingual yoga cards to help kids learn yoga and another language through play. They help promote empathy, cultural awareness and tolerance and also help more kids across Australia learn yoga. #kidsyoga #kidsyogaclass #kidsyogaposes #bilingualkids #bilingualyoga #yogaforall

12.01.2022 One in five Australians will experience a mental health challenge each year, so it is always important to take care of your mental health. As we celebrate World Mental Health Day 2020, take some time to think about what it is that you do for better mental health and wellbeing. And as Mental Health Australia asks, have you made your #MentalHealthPromise yet? . .... . #WMHD2020 See more

11.01.2022 We are looking for a Secretary to join our Board of Directors from November 2020. Visit: https://www.volunteer.com.au//15/board-director--secretary to find out more. #yogaservice #boardofdirectors #yogaformentalhealth

11.01.2022 Did you know that @powerlivingmelbourne run weekly community classes, with all donations coming straight to Yogahood Australia?! Head to @powerlivingmelbourne to jump on-board the generosity express!

11.01.2022 Farewell Shannon! Shannon has been an invaluable member of the Yogahood Australia team as Programs Coordinator. We wish you all the best, Shannon, for all that the future holds!

10.01.2022 Introducing Stories of Yoga! Yogahood is committed to celebrating the diversity of individuals who practise yoga and showcasing the mental health and physical benefits of yoga. So, for the next two months, we will be sharing a series of stories via our social media channels, exploring the unique and interesting ways people first discovered yoga, and how their lives have changed since. From accountants to violinists, teachers to carpenters, we want to share the diverse faces of yoga! Stay tuned to read our first story via Facebook and Instagram, told by the lovely Lucy, a tea-loving Tourism Manager who discovered yoga a mere 6 months ago during lockdown and has practised everyday since.

10.01.2022 TEACHERS: learn how to better incorporate an Acknowledgement of Country in your practice. Congratulations to Yoga Australia for their important initiative and ongoing work on the Yoga Australia Reciprocity Action Plan. They recently held a Yarn Circle on ways teachers teachers can better incorporate an Acknowledgement of Country into their practice. Download it from buff.ly/3dsuRQv and use the code NRW to access for free.

10.01.2022 Welcome to our new Fundraising Coordinator, Elyse! Elyse has an impressive background in not for profits; working in both corporate and private philanthropy for the past five years. She has also held volunteer positions for several Melbourne based charities, including The Smith Family and Melbourne Women's Fund Elyse recently completed her studies in Social Impact at Swinburne University, where she developed her passion for promoting social equality and mental health awarene...ss. Elyse is excited to share her skills and experience to ensure the ongoing sustainability of Yogahood and continue building a culture of giving in our community. If you would like to contact the lovely Elyse regarding fundraising please email [email protected]. Join us in extending a warm welcome to Elyse! FUN FACT: Elyse is a country kid at heart, and grew up motorbiking, camping and fishing in rural Tassie.

10.01.2022 Join our friends Yoga Australia and Accessible Yoga tomorrow at 11am for their weekly forum on Accessible Yoga. Jivana will speak about accessible yoga in this current climate, and how to share accessible yoga online. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/weekly-forum-accessible-yog 4 #yogaservice #yogainaction #yogaforall #accessibleyoga

10.01.2022 This was always our favourite part of our week. Sharing free yoga far and wide across Melbourne. Seeing the benefits of the practice - seeing kids smile, challenging themselves, connecting with each other, learning about trust and working together. Thank you Via Tendon for this photo and all your time serving the community and sharing #yoga at WELS. We will be back running our in-person yoga outreach programs in the near future - stay tuned for when theyll resume. (Photo taken with permission from WELS.) #yogaforyouth #yogaservice #communityoutreach #freeyoga

08.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who has voted for us! Todays the last day to cast your vote to help us secure a grant with Australian Ethical Super. It just takes two minutes: https://www.australianethical.com.au//fo/community-grants/

08.01.2022 How are you? Over the coming weeks we will be sharing some of the ways that the Yogahood team are practicing self care. Wed love to know your tips and tricks for showing a little kindness to yourself

07.01.2022 The mental health impacts of Covid-19 have been huge and we know the calming impact of yoga is as important and needed as ever before. While yoga has been made accessible online for many across this period, it has still been largely inaccessible to those in the community with no income, no access to technology, or no safe space to practice. But with restrictions starting to lift, we are expecting to be able to head back out into the community in term 4 (start of October) and... provide free yoga to these communities once again. This is where we need to hear from you. Do you have one hour spare a week for 6 weeks to deliver an outreach program? Do you have the capacity to dedicate the proceeds of one of your paid classes to help us raise money for items like new yoga mats? Or perhaps you have the time and energy to help us on the core operations team (we need volunteers with experience in Human Resources, and marketing). For those that need to take the time now to rebuild and recharge - whether it be your internal strength, wellness, finance or other - please take care of yourself and do not put up your hand. We realise asking you to give during a time when so many of you have had so much taken away is a big ask. But if you have the energy, time and passion, we are here waiting for you. Please reach out to me directly and let me know how you can get involved. Thanking you, Madeleine (reachable at [email protected])

07.01.2022 Day 1 of The Team's Wellbeing, a way of the Yogahood team sharing how we're looking after ourselves during these strange times. Anneflour, our Volunteer Coordinator, has been taking some long walks through the Yarra State Forest. Anneflour says she is 'keeping it real' whilst looking after her wellbeing. Any other footpath warriors out there?

06.01.2022 Missing your yoga practice? The Down Dog team have made their yoga app free until the first of May! What a generous contribution to keep us all healthy and well during this time. You can download the Down Dog app via the App Store on your phone, or head to their website for more info.

06.01.2022 A MESSAGE FROM YOGAHOOD AUSTRALIA'S CEO At Yogahood Australia, our aim has always been to contribute to a healthy, thriving and peaceful Australia. And that is why we have taken decisive action to avoid contributing to the spread of COVID-19 in our community. From Monday, 16 March 2020 Yogahood Australia will be:... - Pausing all outreach programs, trainings and face to face events - Conducting all team meetings virtually - Conducting all other work remotely While we will be putting a temporary suspension on our face to face services, we will continue to work as a team on critical initiatives behind the scenes including an impact report which demonstrates the benefits of yoga and our outreach programs. With the wellbeing of our staff, volunteers and program participants being our top priority, Yogahood Australia has put a task force together to monitor the situation and provide recommendations based on advice from the World Health Organisation and the Department of Health and Human Services. We will provide you relevant updates as they arise. In the meantime, if you have any questions or concerns please reach out to us at [email protected]. We appreciate your understanding and ongoing support over the coming months. Yours sincerely Madeleine La Ferla

05.01.2022 Michael 1/2 The first part of Micheals amazing contribution to @storiesofyoga. -... My Dad had a massive heart attack in 1961, he was only 41. It was a faulty valve, which would be easily treatable now, but back then there was no cure as such. He was recovering from dengue fever and malaria at the time. He would have huge mood swings, which he knew he needed to find a way to control, but there wasn't much available to help Dad with his recovery in the 60’s, so he started researching himself. He would order books from abroad and research possible treatments to discuss at his appointments. Poor Dr Hamilton must have been driven mad. Eventually he found a study describing the benefits of yoga, and with the approval of long suffering Dr Hamilton, began practising daily, simply copying the moves from the book. My own introduction to yoga was seeing my Dad and our Dog practising a series of poses on the living room floor. I myself struggled with pretty severe respiratory problems as a teenager and my Father thought yoga could help my issues like it had helped with his. Yoga wasn't a big thing then, so every Thursday after school I would get the tram to Collins Street to attend one of the only yoga classes in the city. Everyone in the class was much older, I was only 17 whereas most people were in their 40s or 50s. I’m not really convinced yoga did help with my sinus issues, but it certainly helped with dealing with stress of school and University. Yoga has always helped me put things into perspective, when you slow the world down, you begin to understand what is actually worth worrying about.

05.01.2022 Welcome to our Board of Directors, Shirin Sethna! Shirin studied science and law before working as a lawyer. After deciding to pursue a lifelong desire, Shirin left the law and became a yoga teacher, teaching in multiple studios across Melbourne. Shirin also works as the Community and Campaigns advisor to Adam Bandt, which provides her with the opportunity to work in a role where she can help to create both systemic and local change. Shirin is passionate about s...ocial justice and joined the board of Yogahood because she believes that the benefits of yoga should be available to everyone in the community. Shirin says While I yoga and have felt the benefits that a yoga practise brings, I have also often been deeply disillusioned with the yoga industry. For a number of years, Ive found it difficult to disentangle the wisdom of the practise, from my own discomfort with the commercial insta-yogi culture predominantly made up of affluent white skinny girls and brogas offering up nonsensical spiritual sound bytes and preaching positivity and complacency in the face of a world filled with suffering and injustice. I joined the Yogahood board because I needed to be reminded of the real yoga, the yoga that exists beyond the polished concrete floors and chic minimalist vibes. Im so pleased to be involved with an organisation whose mission is to bring free accessible yoga to marginalised groups and I encourage anyone who had lost faith like I had, or who is looking to add social meaning to their practise and teaching, to get involved. Please help us welcome Shirin to the team! #yogaservice #yogaforchange #yogainspiration #yogateacher #yogainaction

05.01.2022 How Does Yoga Help With PTSD? Syncing awareness of movement with breath has a profound impact on training our nervous systems and can hep survivors of post-traumatic stress disorder reconnect with their bodies. Read the article here: https://apple.news/APk4bUTD3RJyc3Y6BhOd7QQ

04.01.2022 Designed in 1971, the Aboriginal Flag is one of Australia's officially proclaimed flags. However, did you know the Aboriginal flag is copyrighted? Currently a Non-Indigenous company has world-wide licensing rights to the Aboriginal flag and hold the monopoly on the clothing market. This means any one wanting to use the flag has to pay for it. @ClothingTheGap are currently leading the national campaign called Free the Flag and lobbying to free the Aboriginal Flag back to the... people. Yogahood Australia supports this campaign and encourages fellow yogis to read more about this, use your voice to raise awareness about this, and help #freetheflag

04.01.2022 Hi, my name is Jia. I have been a yoga student for the past 10 years, before completing my 200hr RYT 5 years ago. Through my own practice and teaching experience, I have seen how much the practice of yoga can hold so much benefit for people in all walks of life. Coming from a dance background, I have always been aware of the health and psychological benefits of moving the body. However, upon developing a dedicated and consistent Ashtanga yoga practice, I soon realised the imp...ortance of accompanying movement with an awareness of the breath. I strive to centre my practice and classes around establishing a connection between the mind, body and breath; with equal focus on the development of strength and flexibility. Apart from my interests in yoga, I have recently graduated with a Masters in Development Studies, and also have a background in gender studies and psychology. Finding this role as a research coordinator at Yogahood seemed almost too good to be true, as it literally was a combination of all my passionsnamely, in research, psychology, yoga, as well as working alongside communities. I am so excited to take on this role, and am very honoured to be part of an organisation that is doing such great work in making yoga more accessible for all communities.

04.01.2022 Are you ready to rise and shine? Yogahood Australia is on the hunt for two new team members to join its core volunteer team. Each role requires a commitment of 5-8 hours a week for at least 1 year (unless otherwise stated). Our team works remotely which means people from across Australia are welcome to apply. Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity and experience is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you have the time, exper...ience, and interest in the role, we encourage you to apply! Visit: https://www.yogahood.org.au/get-involved-current-vacancies #yogaservice #volunteerwork #volunteermelbourne See more

03.01.2022 Interested in finding out more about Yogahood Australia? Head to the website and have a read of our annual report for info on our most recent programs, partnerships and impacts. Were gearing up for another great year!

03.01.2022 Happy NAIDOC week! This week, as we do every week, we honour our First Nations people and celebrate their culture and their care for this continent for the past 65,000 years. Always was, always will be. From November 8 to 15, @naidocweek will be hosting local community events, both online and in person, celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditions, art and stories. To find events in your area, follow the link https://bit.ly/3padolP... #alwayswasalwayswillbe #NAIDOC2020 #naidocweek #firstnations

02.01.2022 Yogahood Australia is on the hunt for a passionate and enthusiastic Communications Coordinator to join our dedicated team of volunteers. Have a knack for building strong brands and promoting great causes? Put your skills to good use as our Communications Coordinator. The role will suit someone with a background in digital marketing, public relations, communications, media and / or advertising. The role requires a 5 hour per week minimum commitment for at least 6 months. ... Expressions of interest can be sent to [email protected] along with a short bio, and any relevant experience.

01.01.2022 Because our work is not about saving anyone. Its about showing up together, connecting authentically, and sharing yoga. #empowerment #togetherness #empathy #weareallinthistogether #yogaservice #yogainaction Quote: Lilla Watson