Shellharbour City Yoga Welcomes You
Yoga for Everybody
Welcome to our yoga and movement studio! We are happy to offer an inclusive and welcoming space where everyone is invited to participate, regardless of age, body type, ethnicity, sex, gender or any other factors. Our studio is designed to be a space where you can come and let go of the stresses of daily life, and find a sense of belonging in our community. We believe that yoga and movement are for everyone, and strive to create an environment where you feel comfortable, supported and empowered to explore your practice. Whether you are a seasoned yogi or just starting out, we provide classes to suit all levels, and welcome you to join us on your journey towards greater health and wellness. We offer a variety of styles of yoga, plus Pilates mat, Yogalates, Animal Flow, Mobility, Meditation and Breathwork classes, as well as Sound baths and other events and retreats. Come as you are, and leave feeling refreshed, renewed and ready to take on the world!
Please note studio parking is on the street not in the downstairs car park which is limited to 30 minutes. Please bring your own mat and towel. All other props are supplied.
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About
Shellharbour City Yoga provides yoga for everybody, we are an inclusive studio for every fitness level, shape, age, ethnicity, and gender. We value community and substance and love helping people feel better in their bodies. From better posture to improved mental health, the world of yoga offers all of us a unique chance to connect with ourselves one breath at a time.
Our approach is a mindfulness-based practice. The body and mind are intrinsically connected, practicing yoga, Pilates, and animal flow with the intention to move the body through all ranges of motion with control, encouraging you to listen to your body as your guide to let you know when to ease off and when to go deeper. By learning to connect mind, body, and breath, you will release blockages on a physical and energetic level finishing your practice feeling amazing.
Services
Flow
Yoga Open
Yin/Restorative Yoga with Meditation
A 60 minute general Hatha class that builds your strength and mobility while creating a feeling of calm. Poses are generally held for a few breaths. Most classes will start with a breath practice and incorporate a blend of standing postures, forward and backbends, and twists. All levels
A gentle flowing practice to help you move fluidly, breathe and release tension while increasing mobility and sense of wellbeing. You will leave feeling supple, relaxed and energised. All levels.
Yin Yoga is a deeply relaxing class that works on the connective tissues and joints of the shoulders, hips, pelvis, and lower spine. It also works with the energetic body, restoring balance. Poses are generally held for 2 to 5 minutes to allow the muscles and tissues to slowly let go and release built-up tension as you relax your mind. 90-minute classes are accompanied with a beautiful 30-minute guided meditation, incorporating sound. All levels.
Yogalates
A fusion of yoga and Pilates to tone, strengthen, stretch and mobilise your body and build body awareness. All levels
Pilates Mat
Pilates mat classes build correct postural alignment, core strength, and muscle balance. They increase coordination and make day-to-day activities easier as you strenthen your body. It can be of help to those who have chronic back pain through muscular imbalance and restriction. All levels.
Gentle Yoga
A gentle class designed for the over 50's who have less mobility than they used to. This is a good place to start when recovering from injury or illness or for seniors returning to exercise or starting for the first time.
Animal Flow
Animal Flow is an innovative bodyweight movement class that combines ground-based movement with elements of various body-weight training disciplines to create a fun, challenging workout that emphasizes multi-planar, fluid movement.
Mobility - Stretch, Release,
Move
A great class for all those who are stiff and tight whether from sitting all day or from the gym or sport. We look at imbalances in the body and work to re-align and find balance. It's a fusion of mobility work with foam rollers, bands, and balls, breathwork, and movement. This class is suitable for everyone who wants to realign and release areas of restriction. Improve your quality of life as you unlock tension and free up connective tissue.
Private Sessions
These sessions will explore different modalities to help you find more ease in your body and to work on imbalances that accumulate from daily life and past trauma. The first session will include an analysis of your posture, your range of movement, and movement patterns. It may include hands-on neuromuscular activations to help free up blocked areas.
Hypnotherapy and Health Coaching
Online Classes
Sound Baths, Workshops and Retreats
Transformative sessions that incorporate various modalities including Neuro Linguistic Programming and mindset coaching. We can work on the body all we like but if we don't work on our minds we will always have limitations. The mind and body are intrinsically linked and past traumas and the stories we tell ourselves play out in the body, showing up in imbalance and restriction. By discovering your own unique strengths and working with the unconscious mind we can reprogram your mind as you learn to let go of self-limiting beliefs. Working together we can uncover your essence making room for you to live life to your full potential.
Coming soon. Select classes will be live-streamed so you can practice from home. We will also be offering an online membership with a library of classes to choose from.
Gift Vouchers Available
Contact the studio to order
Come along to a sound bath and be bathed in sound, as the waves wash over you. It is a deeply meditative practice as you lie comfortably and become immersed in the sound waves created by various instruments like gongs, singing bowls, tuning forks, chimes, and rattles. Held monthly.
We will be running various workshops, including mindfulness meditation, self-hypnosis, breathwork, women's circles, yoga, and art
Check back for the dates of our next retreat
Meet the Team
Kat West
Kat is the owner of Shellharbour Yoga. Starting in the wellness area as a Personal Trainer Kat began her yoga practice to bring more balance into her life. She enjoys teaching different styles of yoga from dynamic Vinyasa to a restorative yin class with a clear focus on breathwork and mind-body connection. Kat also teaches Animal Flow, Pilates mat, Yogalates, and Mobility classes. Believing strongly in the power of sound vibrations to change people's state, Kat uses crystal bowls and other sound instruments in most of her classes. She is level 2 certified. She also does private sessions of bodywork, assessing and balancing the body through Neuro-muscular activation. Her other passion is helping people regain their personal power with Hypnotherapy. Shellharbour Yoga gives Kat a place to build community and to give members a space to belong, thrive, and grow. Whether you want to change some unhealthy habits, challenge yourself to move more and feel stronger, or find balance in your life, Kat’s calm and compassionate approach to yoga, mindfulness, hypnotherapy, and health coaching will encourage you to reach your goals and feel better in your body.
Sofia Andersson
Sofia began her Vinyasa and Hatha teacher training in Sweden in 2009 with Lariella Antonsdotter. She later completed her Yin training in 2016 under Tara Fitzgibbon in Byron Bay. Sofia began her Yoga journey when she wanted to honour her life and bring more love and compassion into her body and create a happier healthier lifestyle. In her classes you can expect to step inside the layers of your body, challenge yourself and reach outside the limitations of your mind. Sofia brings joy and light to your practice and guides you to find your own body’s intelligence. With 10 years expertise in teaching her aim is to make yoga accessible for everyone. Sofia is a master musician and mum, when she is not on the yoga mat, you’ll find her in the studio jamming on her instruments recording and creating her music on her yoga/music project called PilaFlow. Find that on Spotify and social media platforms.
Leanne Morland
Leanne discovered Yoga's true power about 10 years ago during a practice. She was suffering from back and neck pain from injuries she had sustained. Yoga supported her through her recovery as she became stronger and more focused on true health and balance. Leanne has continued to evolve and grow since her initial teacher training in 2015. She has since studied Yin Yoga, Meditation, and Trauma Sensitive Yoga for Anxiety, Depression, and Body Image. This experience evokes a sense of internal empowerment in each student when they attend Leanne's classes. As a teacher, Leanne loves to focus on alignment and tuning awareness into deep feeling within the body to unlock and release tension. Her style of teaching is warm and informative with a sprinkle of playful challenges.
Julie Rast
Julie has been in the fitness industry for over 36 years. She took up yoga 12 years ago
when she was in a stressful occupation. She studied yoga 10 years ago and has been teaching a variety of yoga styles, including vinyasa flow, yin yoga, and hatha yoga for over 9 years. Julie has been teaching Pilates for the last 4 years and loves the strength side of Pilates, incorporating a fair bit of strength work into her classes. Julie also teaches Qigong, a form of Tai Chi. It helped her personally with stress and various health issues. This led her to do the teacher training, to pass the benefits on to others. Julie has done her level 1 Crystal Bowl training and is soon to do level 2 and incorporates them into her classes when she has time. Julie loves all things fitness and, being in her 60s, attributes her good health and wellbeing to keeping fit and active.
Joanne Doherty
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