The Yoga Hive

my beautiful mumma fly free 🕊️ 16.05.1931-01.07.2026

i apologise in advance for any class changes over the next two weeks while i take time for myself and my family 🤍

The World is a Guesthouse 🕊️
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“Everyone you love will arrive, stay for a moment, and eventually leave. Their presence is a gift not a possession.
Let their visit fill you with gratitude, not attachment …. for nothing here is ours to keep, only ours to cherish whilst it is here” ~ Buddha SG




- image courtesy of Mongolia

SKY MIND YOGA RETREAT 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

join me in April 2027 for 2 weeks exploring Bhutan - practicing asana, mantra & meditation & learning about the deities, Buddhas & beliefs of Vajrayana - The Diamond Vehicle

Bhutan is a stunning Kingdom nestled in the Himalayan mountains - rich in traditions and Tibetan Buddhism. Bhutan has never been attacked by another territory, never endured the destruction of war or occupation so its splendid architecture - monasteries, palaces & forts remain intact- abundant & tranquil with spiritual energy

Bhutan’s enigmatic landscape is bliss for the soul. lush green valleys, winding rivers, rolling hills, dense vibrant forests and sweeping majestic mountain ranges, act like nourishing potions to busy minds

On retreat we trek up to spectacular Tigers Nest Monastery and receive blessings, visit a Buddhist nunnery, stay overnight in a monastery guesthouse, visit a wild life park to see Bhutan’s national animal the Takin (found nowhere else in the world), visit the fertility village & temple, explore local culture in villages & cities, stop in at the Nakula dog rescue and meet the dogs (Bhutan rescues all its homeless dogs), listen to the monks chanting at the spectacular Buddha statue and escape into nature on a 5 day mountain trek over passes, past lakes & through yak herding pasture

please note our trek takes us to 4520m altitude with an option to slowly climb up to 5050 if you choose - the energy and the views on this immersive 5 day trek are amazing 💙

we begin & end our retreat in one of my favourite places in the world Kathmandu - where we are blessed with a local Hindu puja and visit Sadhguru’s tranquil Linga Bhairavi Devi temple

spots are filling for this remarkable spiritual adventure - to secure yours only a $1000 deposit is required & you have until Feb 2027 to pay the balance

for details & to book www.namastayz.com.au or DM me and we can chat :)

namastayz yoga retreats ~ adventures for spiritual seekers 🕉️

book your free practice at our brand new shala this sunday 21st june - only a few spots left 🕉️

we have relocated back to 119 Kembla St - so looking forward to the super vibes of our beautiful new space 🙏🏼🔥🙏🏼

sunday 21st our classes are free so head over to the website or find us on the studio bookings app to book your FREE practice
8am Bikram Hot Yoga
9.30am Bikram Hot Yoga
4pm Yin Yoga

Regular classes start monday 22nd june

Wollongong’s only hot yoga studio - powered by far-infrared glass panels that deepen your practice in so many ways

please bring your mat, towel & hydration & arrive 15mins early so you have time to slow down, settle, and be present before your practice

street parking is easy to find ;)

www.theyogahive.com.au

New Shala Coming 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

after a little delay with lease preparations finally we have the keys and your toasty hot shala is on the way 💙

even while im travelling Mongolia walls are going up and the space is coming together - thanks to my lovely friend and most talented Chinese medicine and acupuncture therapist Kay , who will be continuing her offering out of the new shala 🕉️

for those of you who have practiced at the shala you will remember where we started over at 119 Kembla Street, well…we are moving back - this time to the other, larger side

i am super excited because the shala heats up beautifully for your hot classes, theres a shower for after class, & parking is easier too !! 🙏🏼

we will continue to offer far-infrared heated practice for the 11th year running. hopefully shala doors will open within 2 weeks 🙌🏼

join us in our beautiful new shala for ~
Bikram hot yoga
Hot mat pilates
Hot flow
Vinyasa
Hot cardio pilates
Yin Yoga
Pilates WUNDA classes
Meditation practice

stay tuned for our opening day soon ☮️

this photo is taken in the mini Gobi desert Mongolia 🐫🐫🐫

today is the most auspicious day in the Tibetan Buddhist year - Saga Dawa

This year Saga Dawa falls on May 31st - the full moon of the 4th month in the Tibetan calendar

Saga Dawa (or Vesak for Theravada Buddhists) is a sacred month for Buddhists as they celebrate the birth, enlightenment & passing of our Buddha - Shakyamuni

Saga Dawa is a time for acts of compassion and kindness as merit is accumulated 100,000 times that of any other time. Buddhists also believe the opposite is true, so any act of cruelty or bad intent will impact your karma negatively to the same amount!

Buddhists take time over this period to offer Buddha their gratitude and reverence and in return receive Buddhas blessings that are offered as merit out toward all sentient beings

Puja, fasting, temple and monastery visits, meditation, prayer, chanting, time with family & friends & spiritual contemplation fill this sacred time

This year I feel very blessed to be in Mongolia for this auspicious time. Mongolian people follow Tibetan Buddhist and Shamanic beliefs & practices

Today I choose to fast and visit a much revered 17th C monastery (home to thousands of monks over the years) to make offerings to Buddha, to meditate, and deepen my understanding of Tibetan Buddhist wisdom

I invite you on this day to slow down & gift yourself some time in stillness and silence. offer a smile to a stranger, give an extra hug to a love one, act with kindness toward animals - choose to be vegan for the day (or 4eva!), call a friend to check in, give to your favourite charity, forgive someone from your past & say kind & inspiring words to yourself

OM GATE GATE PARAGATE PARASAMGATE BODHI CHITTA SOHA - OM gone gone, gone to the other side, gone to the other side to join with compassion & kindness - the awakened, enlightened heartmind 🩷🙏🏼

visit Mongolia, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan & Nepal with NAMASTAYZ yoga retreats - adventures for spiritual seekers @ www.namastayz.com.au link in bio

Faces of Northern Mongolia

we have spent the last week travelling into the Northern most region of Mongolia up near the Russian border

we’ve met so many friendly people along the way. Nomadic horse herders, nomadic reindeer herders, a village shaman, farmers, & local families

we have been invited into their homes, fed until we are too full to move, laughed, and shared stories

these people are people of the land and sky. their spiritual beliefs and practices are a mix between local shamanic and Tibetan Buddhist traditions

they are tough, life is short, they worship their land and animals, they live in strong family groups, and have powerful community connections. they are open, friendly, funny, and content with the very little they have

because educating girls is considered more important than educating boys (boys can do manual work), girls head to the cities and dont want to return to the country - so many young men remain single unable to meet the education or financial needs of the citified girls

but these guys gallop through rivers and over mountains on wild horses, they build houses from the trees around them, they round herds of reindeer & yak on motorbikes, they can read the land and sky blind folded yet they are sensitive, gentle & caring

the women who choose nomadic life, choose a life of harsh conditions, constant movement, very few possessions. there is no running water or electricity. they have a courageous and determined spirit

the children growing up in nomadic families may not attend school, they sleep and live in the one room with the rest of their family, they have one or two toys and a change of clothes, yet they laugh, play, enjoy the gifts of the natural world, and have spirits that run wild and free

join me on a yoga adventure to Mongolia this August. head to the NAMASTAYZ website (my yoga travel company) link in bio for more details or DM me anytime

ps Im vegan and I’ve def put on a few kilos!!!

practice yoga and meditation daily, travel to sacred places, be inspired by amazing landscapes, meet the wildlife

MONGOLIA 🩷🩷🩷💗

what a soul filling experience Mongolia is. never in your wildest dreams can you imagine how beautiful and powerfully energetic this land is

after days of driving north and half a day on horseback we reached a nomadic reindeer family in the deep mountains of Mongolia near the border to Russia

we had snow falling, drove over mountainous fields with no roads, camped by frozen lakes and stopped to pray at shamanic kairns

the nomadic reindeer herders move camp season to season so after riding through snow fields, across rivers, up streams, and through pine nut forests we eventually COO’D to find the reindeer family

these nomadic people are shamanic. they live a totally natural life in harmony with nature. they believe in spirits and the energies of the sun, moon, earth, waters, mountains, animals & nature

life is harsh for nomads. my bed is cut from fallen trees, water is sourced from the local stream,, and there no electricity bar a small portable solar panel

yet life is profoundly beautiful and peaceful

i experienced the most impactful practice of my life, by the stream, on the snow soggy grassland, between the mountains- reindeer and horses nearby…the spring sun so warm on my face, the ground undulating and wet, sounds of nature all around. i have never been so far into the wilderness in my life, yet never felt so connected with life

Mongolia is a spectacular adventure… not to be missed in a lifetime. there is still a few weeks left to book NAMASTAYZ yoga adventure to Mongolia via Beijing in August this year. head to the NAMASTAYZ website - link in bio www.namastayz.com.au or DM me for details

practice yoga daily, meditate in sacred places, visit Tibetan Buddhist temples, travel the wide open countryside, see the mini gobi, yaks, wild horses, vultures, eagles and so so much more. and yes VEGANS please join me - there is waaaay too much food



Mongolia is magic 💙💙💙💙