Jivana Yoga Studio

Last weekend, I was fortunate to attend a workshop with my teacher Eileen Weinronk. I’ve been attending online classes with her and when I heard she would be teaching a Remedial Workshop in Joburg, I was super excited.
One of the things we explored was doing ‘standing poses’ on the floor.
Eileen taught us to do floor work where you can assist someone into the standing asanas should they be unable to stand or move easily or at all.
Working with the floor, the wall and simple props isn’t just about making a pose more accessible. It changes our relationship with gravity, invites a different quality of extension, and allows the body to soften where it needs to, so it can truly open where it is ready.
During the floor work, we worked in partners and I had a good giggle when after I assisted and adjusted Rochelle into the pose and she was able to just be in the pose and let go completely, she replied dreamily that she herself is going to be doing asanas this way from now on 😁
The floor work provided maximum support, an awareness of your alignment and your proprioception., a different sense of the body in space, our relationship to gravity. Doing an asana with the floor support helped us to stay a little longer in the asana, in order to fully open up by letting go.
By using the support of the floor, Eileen reminded us that sometimes the greatest expansion comes from the fullest and deepest support. The letting go and allowing yourself to be fully you, by taking up all your space, to extend into every extremity with quiet awareness. Without striving, without performing, just being the fullest expression and expansion of you.
These supported practices give us permission to simply be.
For those beginning to move again after illness or injury, this can be profoundly healing. And for teachers, it’s a beautiful reminder that yoga isn’t about doing more; it’s about creating the conditions in which presence can unfold.

Before Covid I used to teach children’s yoga. One of my students asked that seeing as I no longer teach children, that I post some children’s classes on my YouTube channel. Storytime yoga was super popular with kids but I couldn’t very well record classes using other children’s stories so I decided to write my own. This gave me the opportunity to write about mindfulness topics that are important to me, such as kindness and forgiveness and self love. And so, the Puff the Dandelion series was born. There are other topics I’d like to write about, but for now am focussing on promoting the four books that are currently available. Each book has a QR code that links to a recorded yoga class.
The stories would appeal to children ages 4-8, and the yoga classes up to age 12ish.
If you’d like to invest in a set, mail me at [email protected].

Before Covid I used to teach children’s yoga. One of my students asked that seeing as I no longer teach children, that I post some children’s classes on my YouTube channel. Storytime yoga was super popular with kids but I couldn’t very well record classes using other children’s stories so I decided to write my own. This gave me the opportunity to write about mindfulness topics that are important to me, such as kindness and forgiveness and self love. And so, the Puff the Dandelion series was born. There are other topics I’d like to write about, but for now am focussing on promoting the four books that are currently available. Each book has a QR code that links to a recorded yoga class.
The stories would appeal to children ages 4-8, and the yoga classes up to age 12ish.
If you’d like to invest in a set, mail me at [email protected] o.za

✨ Step away from the noise and reconnect with yourself ✨

Imagine waking up to the quiet beauty of the Garden Route, beginning your day with a mindful yoga practice, breathing deeply, moving gently, and allowing the noise of everyday life to fall away.

From 23–28 September 2026, I’ll be hosting a small and intimate Yoga & Mindfulness Retreat in Sedgefield, designed to help you reset, reconnect and return home renewed.

Over five nourishing days we will explore the powerful combination of Iyengar Yoga, breathwork, mindfulness and meditation, alongside time in nature and moments of deep rest.

What’s Included:
🧘‍♀️ Daily yoga practices (morning asana & evening restorative)
💫 Mindfulness, breathwork and meditation
🌳 A guided walk in the indigenous forest
🎨 Sedgefield’s famous mosaic tour
🌊 A guided ocean walk
🛌 Luxurious 4-star accommodation
🍲 Delicious meals and peaceful accommodation

Held at the beautiful In Toto Retreat, this experience is designed to help you rest, reset, reconnect and return home refreshed.
If you feel called to take this time for yourself, I would love to share the journey with you.

📅 23–28 September 2026
📍 In Toto, Sedgefield – Garden Route

Spaces are limited to keep the experience personal.

📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.jivana.co.za

I am so excited to announce that we will once again be hosting our Yoga and Mindfulness retreat in Sedgefield.
Each day we will have a yoga practice, discuss various mindfulness practices, explore a variety of meditations and do restorative yoga and Pranayama (breathwork).
This retreat is also a holiday, where we will explore the beautiful town of Sedgefield. We will enjoy a guided ocean walk, a guided forest walk and seek out the town’s most popular mosaic artworks.
Fee includes 5 nights’ accommodation at the magnificent InToto Retreat guesthouse and almost all meals are included.

So excited to introduce Puff the Dandelion, a series of children's books I've been working on. Each story has a full yoga class on YouTube that you can follow along with.

For more info - [email protected]