ASSISTED YIN with Tori and Jordan

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Sometimes stillness is the best movement. In a fast-paced, online world, we often miss the benefits of stillness and touch without feeling like we must give back or catch up. Deep healing happens when we can step back and receive. This extended Yin class includes hands-on assists from teachers, with prior consent. Using touch to adjust and add gentle pressure, our teachers can ensure your body gets the best possible outcome from the practice, experiencing release and softening in new ways. Hands-on assists can help stretch under-nurtured areas of the body, calming the nervous system. Expect to feel held, nurtured and at ease in your body, mind and spirit.

 Who is this for?

• Everyone

• Excellent for parents, carers, frontline workers, social workers or anyone who devotes time to nurturing others.

• Those feeling stressed, who may struggle to wind down, or may experience burnout.

 What to expect:

• 90 mins of Yin yoga, with holds up to 7 mins, accompanied by 1:1 assists and tactile support.

• Deep, nourishing stretches and breathwork to gently shift physical and emotional tension.

• Switch off from overwhelm and recalibrate the nervous system.

 You’ll walk away with a renewed sense of calm and care, inspiring you to welcome more regulating practices into your life.

Saturday, May 10

2:00 – 3:30 pm

Investment: $45

Spaces are limited, so booking is essential

Move + Tunes with Jen

Feel-good movement with an uplifting soundtrack.

Move + Tunes is a 45-minute class. Inspired by yoga and Pilates, expect to move your body in fun and creative ways.

You will feel welcome and supported no matter your level of fitness or coordination. This class is all about experiencing freedom and joy through movement, paired with a playlist designed to lift your spirits and set you up right for the weekend ahead.

Assembly After Hours

We’ve teamed up with West Footscray Wines to bring you the perfect post-class social!

Join us for Move + Tunes on the first Friday of each month, and receive a Free Drink Card to enjoy at West Footscray Wines that evening.

WHEN:

Friday 2 May
5:00pm - 5:45 pm

 INVESTMENT:

Free for members
Standard casual pricing applies

Bookings HERE, on the app - walk-ins welcome.

Brain health and cognitive longevity with Anzari

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There is so much research on the tools we can use to optimise brain health and maintain cognitive longevity (memory, attention, reasoning etc. as we age). This research highlights how much control we have in not only shifting how our brains work but helping it in the long-term. It’s never too late to start and all it takes is an open mind and a little curiosity of getting to know your brain better.

This 2-hour workshop is curated to give you an insight into how you can add simple tools to your everyday life for better brain health and function. The workshop will begin with a mini neuroscience session where you will learn about the latest research on cognitive longevity. To retain this information and to practise what the research on brain health has shown us, you will be guided through a gentle flow and a yoga nidra practice. At the end of the session, there will be some time to connect with others over treats that nourish and protect the brain.

 Who is this for?

• Anyone curious about practices for brain health and cognitive longevity

• Anyone wanting a deeper sense of connection to themselves and their community

• Those wanting a grounding and calming practice

What to expect

• An insight into maintaining brain health for cognitive longevity

• Gentle flow and yoga nidra (iRest)

• Connect with the community

• Treats that nourish and protect the brain

You’ll walk away with

• A calmer nervous system

• A deeper understanding of how the brain works

• Learnings you can implement in your own life for better brain health

Date and time:

Saturday, 12 April 1:00pm - 3:00PM

 Investment: $50

Spaces are limited, booking is essential.

Facilitator bio

Anzari is a yoga and iRest yoga nidra teacher with a PhD and research background in Neuroscience. Her practices and offerings merge science and spirituality, allowing both to become more accessible forms of accessing well-being.

Community Kirtan with Cecily, son Cassius and special guest Lydia.

7:30 pm - 8.30 pm
Friday 11 April

BOOK IN HERE

Join Cecily, Cassius and special guest Lydia, for an uplifting evening of music and mantra.

Kirtan, is a form of call-and-response chanting. Together, we unite our voices in celebration of life and enjoy story-telling in song form.
The vibration of mantra can be a powerful form of meditation and Kirtan can be an elixir for challenging times, providing freedom from a busy mind.
We hope you can join us for this special evening! No prior chanting or Kirtan experience is necessary, and there is no requirement to join in the chanting. You can simply let the sounds of the evening wash over you.

What to expect

• Traditionally, Kirtan is a coming together of people where chants are usually sung in Sanskrit in a call-and-response style.

• Cecily will be playing the harmonium and will be accompanied by her son Cassius on the African drums.

• Bring your friends and family and get ready for a very special community event.

Who is this for

• Anyone and everyone!

• No experience is needed to join us.

Bookings
We appreciate you booking at this link or the Mindbody app.

Suggestion of cash donation of $10 at the door

Move + Tunes with Jen

Feel-good movement with an uplifting soundtrack.

Move + Tunes is a 45-minute class. Inspired by yoga and Pilates, expect to move your body in fun and creative ways.

You will feel welcome and supported no matter your level of fitness or coordination. This class is all about experiencing freedom and joy through movement, paired with a playlist designed to lift your spirits and set you up right for the weekend ahead.

Assembly After Hours

We’ve teamed up with West Footscray Wines to bring you the perfect post-class social!

Join us for Move + Tunes on the first Friday of each month, and receive a Free Drink Card to enjoy at West Footscray Wines that evening.

WHEN:

Friday 4 April
5:00pm - 5:45 pm

 INVESTMENT:

Free for members
Standard casual pricing applies

Bookings HERE, on the app - walk-ins welcome.

Breathwork Decompression Session with Ben Jenkins

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 The stresses of life come at us thick and fast in the modern day. Family life, work life, and the driver who cut you off in traffic this morning are all capable of triggering us into states of fight, flight and freeze throughout the day.

Having our sympathetic nervous system respond in such ways is not a problem – it’s a survival mechanism. However, not completing these cycles of stress is a problem.

Our bodies aren’t designed to maintain the cortisol spikes, the high resting heart rate and shallow breathing that come with it.

In these breathwork sessions Ben takes people through the science of breathwork and how to maintain proper functional breathing. He will also guide the class through a breath flow that consists of multiple breathwork techniques – old and new – to decompress and blow off the stress that accumulates in the body.

This results in a completion of these stress cycles and a significant reduction in cortisol with an engagement of the parasympathetic nervous system. 

 Who is this for?

• Anyone finding the stress of day-to-day life overwhelming

• Those who currently find it difficult to regulate their emotions, struggle with sleep or want to learn new ways to cope with anxiety

• Those looking to release tension and trapped emotion held in the body

• Those who are intrigued and want to know more about the power in breathwork

 What to expect:

• An understanding of proper functional breathing and how to use the breath to change your state of being day to day.

• A restorative, deeply relaxing guided experience that will directly innervate your parasympathetic nervous system

• A release of blockages and tension built up in the body

 You’ll walk away with:

• A greater understanding of how to support yourself, your nervous system and how your breath can be medicine for modern life.

• Tools and techniques you can use day to day to help you relax, feel energised and improve your focus.

Date and time:

Saturday, 29 March 2:00pm - 3:30pm

 Investment: $50

Spaces are limited, bookings are essential.

Facilitator Bio:

Ben Jenkins is a Breathwork Facilitator who studied under Johannes Egberts from Breathless – a student himself of Wim Hoff’s. Ben has now started his own facilitation practice and is the Co-Owner of Online Wellness hub - The Well Hub.

14 years ago, Ben had a wakeup call after being diagnosed with cancer. When he didn’t find the answers externally as to why this path presented itself, Ben regularly turned within. Using time in meditation, Ben soon came to recognise that past traumas and experiences prior to having cancer had never been properly processed. And he sought to learn techniques to help clear these blockages.
Ben soon discovered Breathwork and the power it had to make space almost instantly. The sense of calm it presented was infectious.

After reading “Breath” by James Nestor, Ben started to understand the true power of breathwork and how it has been revered across the ages as an essential tool for finding balance, as well as emotional, mental, and physical regulation.

Today Ben uses techniques old and new to construct breath flows for his clients. Techniques grounded in science but that also recognise the power that lies within. Techniques to help decompress from the high stress states we regularly find ourselves in and expand our window of tolerance day to day.

Move + Tunes with Jen

Feel-good movement with an uplifting soundtrack.

Move + Tunes is a 45-minute class. Inspired by yoga and Pilates, expect to move your body in fun and creative ways.

You will feel welcome and supported no matter your level of fitness or coordination. This class is all about experiencing freedom and joy through movement, paired with a playlist designed to lift your spirits and set you up right for the weekend ahead.

WHEN:

Friday 7 March
5:00pm - 5:45pm

 INVESTMENT:

Free for members
Standard casual pricing applies

Bookings HERE, on the app - walk-ins welcome.

Soothe: a nourishing practice to soothe your nervous system with Camille

This extended practice is all about creating space to slow down, take a deep breath and lean into the practices of yoga to soothe both body and mind.

Press pause with us for an extended 90 minute practice including a grounding gentle flow, breathwork, meditation and journaling.

Who is this for:

• Anybody who is feeling stressed / overwhelmed

• Students wanting to create a self-care practice

• Anybody wanting to treat themselves with some time out

 What to expect:

• Gentle movement, pranayama, meditation and journaling

• A welcoming, spacious and relaxed session with an experienced teacher

You’ll walk away with:

• Feeling well rested - and in for a good night’s sleep!

• Inspired by having 1.5 hours of time to reflect and dream   

• New learnings around self-soothing practices

When:

• Thursday 6th of March

• 7:30 - 9:00pm

Investment:

• Free for members

• Standard class pricing applies

Bookings:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

You can book online through our CLASS SCHEDULE page or the Mindbody app.

Yin + Acupnture

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This special yin yoga and acupuncture event with Dr Karina Smith, will be a great opportunity to pause, slow down, reflect and rejuvenate your energetic system.

The workshop will start with a guided yin yoga practice to help slow down and soothe the nervous system, followed by a guided Yoga Nidra accompanied by a small selection of rejuvenating acupuncture pins, with the intention of bringing balance and harmony to the body/mind.

Karina will be guiding you through the entire process, and will be ready to help support you, especially if this is your first experience of receiving acupuncture.

Karina is an AHPRA registered Acupuncturist and a well-known Yin Yoga teacher and educator.

These are her two loves; Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, and she is so excited to bring them together into one very special event for the Assembly community.

Who is this for:
• Yin Yoga enthusiasts
• Yogi’s interested in their own energy systems
• People needing deep rest and recharge

What to expect
• The workshop will start with some information about Acupuncture and the points selected for the workshop
• Enjoy a guided yin yoga practice
• Acupuncture will be given while you relax into a guided Yoga Nidra

You’ll walk away with
• A curiosity about your own Qi (energy system)
• A deep sense of calm and relaxation
• Some simple breathing exercises to help regulate your nervous system

When
Saturday 15th February
1pm - 3pm

Investment
$70 

Facilitator bio

Karina's two big passions in life are Yin Yoga and Chinese Medicine.

She operates a home-based Acupuncture clinic in Newport, and has loads of articles and helpful training courses on her website: www.drkarinasmith.com

Karina has been teaching Yin Yoga in Melbourne for over 9 years, and has been in clinical practice as an Acupuncturist for the past 3 years.

She regularly facilitates her own 50hour Yin Yoga training program for yoga teachers in Melbourne.

Karina also has a long history of teaching anatomy to yoga teachers, and feels very motivated to support and mentor new yoga teachers that are developing their teaching skills.

Some of Karina’s credentials include:

2019 Bachelor of Health Sciences Chinese Medicine Major
Yoga Alliance Australia ERYT 500 plus
Yoga Alliance Yin Yoga 100

Spaces are limited, bookings are essential.

Move + Tunes with Jen

Feel-good movement, with an uplifting soundtrack.

Move + Tunes is a 45-minute class. Inspired by yoga and Pilates, expect to move your body in fun and creative ways.

You will feel welcome and supported no matter your level of fitness or coordination. This class is all about experiencing freedom and joy through movement, paired with a playlist designed to lift your spirits and set you up right for the weekend ahead.

WHEN:

Friday 31st January
5pm - 5:45pm

 INVESTMENT:

Free for members
Standard casual pricing applies

Bookings HERE, on the app - walk-ins welcome.

Move + Tunes with Rebecca

Feel-good movement, with an uplifting soundtrack.

Move + Tunes is a 45-minute class, run on the first Friday of each month. Inspired by yoga and Pilates, expect to move your body in fun and creative ways.

You will feel welcome and supported no matter your level of fitness or coordination. This class is all about experiencing freedom and joy through movement, paired with a playlist designed to lift your spirits and set you up right for the weekend ahead.

WHEN:

Friday 6th December
5pm - 5:45pm

This class will run on the first Friday of the month.

 INVESTMENT:

Free for members
Standard casual pricing applies

Bookings HERE, on the app - walk-ins welcome.

Move + Tunes with Rebecca

Feel-good movement, with an uplifting soundtrack.

Move + Tunes is a 45-minute class, run on the first Friday of each month. Inspired by yoga and Pilates, expect to move your body in fun and creative ways.

You will feel welcome and supported no matter your level of fitness or coordination. This class is all about experiencing freedom and joy through movement, paired with a playlist designed to lift your spirits and set you up right for the weekend ahead.

WHEN:

Friday 1st November
5pm - 5:45pm

This class will run on the first Friday of the month.

 INVESTMENT:

Free for members
Standard casual pricing applies

Bookings HERE, on the app - walk-ins welcome.

Move + Tunes with Rebecca

Feel-good movement, with an uplifting soundtrack.

Move + Tunes is a 45-minute class, run on the first Friday of each month. Inspired by yoga and Pilates, expect to move your body in fun and creative ways.

You will feel welcome and supported no matter your level of fitness or coordination. This class is all about experiencing freedom and joy through movement, paired with a playlist designed to lift your spirits and set you up right for the weekend ahead.

WHEN:

Friday 4th October
5pm - 5:45pm

This class will run on the first Friday of the month.

 INVESTMENT:

Free for members
Standard casual pricing applies

Bookings HERE, on the app - walk-ins welcome.

FREE COMMUNITY KIRTAN WITH CECILY

Join us for a free community event with Cecily Chun and special guests.

Details

Friday 13th September

7.30pm - 8.30pm

FREE - all welcome

Join Cecily and her son, as well as special guest Lydia, for an uplifting evening of music and mantra.

Kirtan, is a form of call and response chanting. Together we unite our voices in celebration of life and enjoy story-telling in song form. The vibration of mantra can be a powerful form of meditation and Kirtan can be an elixir for challenging times, providing freedom from a busy mind.

We hope you can join us for this special evening! No prior chanting or Kirtan experience is necessary, and there is no requirement to join in the chanting. You can simply let the sounds of the evening wash over you.

What to expect

• Join us for a free community kirtan event - an evening of chanting, connection and celebration.

• Traditionally, kirtan is a coming together of people where chants are usually sung in Sanskrit in a call-and-response style.

• Cecily will be playing the harmonium and will be accompanied by her son Cassius on the African drums.

• Bring your friends and family and get ready for a very special community event. 

Who is this for

• Anyone and everyone!

• This is a free event and zero experience is needed to join us.

Bookings

Spaces are limited, and booking is essential.

Move + Tunes with Rebecca

Feel-good movement, with an uplifting soundtrack.

Move + Tunes is a 45-minute class, run on the first Friday of each month. Inspired by yoga and Pilates, expect to move your body in fun and creative ways.

You will feel welcome and supported no matter your level of fitness or coordination. This class is all about experiencing freedom and joy through movement, paired with a playlist designed to lift your spirits and set you up right for the weekend ahead.

WHEN:

Friday 6th September
5pm - 5:45pm

This class will run on the first Friday of the month.

 INVESTMENT:

Free for members
Standard casual pricing applies

Bookings HERE, on the app - walk-ins welcome.

Soothe: a nourishing practice to soothe your nervous system with Jordan

As we near the end of the year, social events ramp up and there’s a sense of urgency to tick off the to-do list before the new year. This extended practice is all about creating space to slow down, take a deep breath and lean into the practices of yoga to soothe both body and mind.

Press pause with us for an extended 90 minute practice including a grounding gentle flow, breathwork, meditation and journaling.

WHO IS THIS FOR:

• Anybody who is feeling stressed / overwhelmed with the silly season

• Students wanting to create a self-care practice

• Anybody wanting to treat themselves with some time out

 WHAT TO EXPECT:

• Gentle movement, pranayama, meditation and journaling

• A welcoming, spacious and relaxed session with an experienced teacher

YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH:

• Feeling well rested - and in for a good night’s sleep!

• Inspired by having 1.5 hours of time to reflect and dream   

• New learnings around self-soothing practices

WHEN:

• Thursday 29th August

• 7.30 - 9.00pm

INVESTMENT:

• Free for members

• Standard class pricing applies

FACILITATOR INFO:

Jordan believes yoga is a multifaceted practice that provides a platform for self-inquiry. Her purpose as a teacher is to create a space where students can explore the relationship between breath and movement. With sequencing influenced from a background in dance combined with her soft spot for flow practices, Jordan encourages her students to do what feels good for them in any given moment. Offering ideas around slowing down, taking stock, and becoming more present - her hope is for individuals to apply what they learn on the mat into their daily life. 

Spaces are limited and bookings are recommended, save your spot HERE.

YIN + ACUPUNCTURE

This special yin yoga and acupuncture event with Dr Karina Smith, will be a great opportunity to pause, slow down, reflect and rejuvenate your energetic system.

The workshop will start with a guided yin yoga practice to help slow down and soothe the nervous system, followed by a guided Yoga Nidra accompanied by a small selection of rejuvenating acupuncture pins, with the intention of bringing balance and harmony to the body/mind.

Karina will be guiding you through the entire process, and will be ready to help support you, especially if this is your first experience of receiving acupuncture.

Karina is an AHPRA registered Acupuncturist and a well-known Yin Yoga teacher and educator.

These are her two loves; Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, and she is so excited to bring them together into one very special event for the Assembly community.

Who is this for:
• Yin Yoga enthusiasts
• Yogi’s interested in their own energy systems
• People needing deep rest and recharge

What to expect
• The workshop will start with some information about Acupuncture and the points selected for the workshop
• Enjoy a guided yin yoga practice
• Acupuncture will be given while you relax into a guided Yoga Nidra

You’ll walk away with
• A curiosity about your own Qi (energy system)
• A deep sense of calm and relaxation
• Some simple breathing exercises to help regulate your nervous system

When
Saturday 10 August
1pm-3pm

Investment
$70 

Facilitator bio

Karina's two big passions in life are Yin Yoga and Chinese Medicine.

She operates a home-based Acupuncture clinic in Newport, and has loads of articles and helpful training courses on her website: www.drkarinasmith.com

Karina has been teaching Yin Yoga in Melbourne for over 9 years, and has been in clinical practice as an Acupuncturist for the past 3 years.

She regularly facilitates her own 50hour Yin Yoga training program for yoga teachers in Melbourne.

Karina also has a long history of teaching anatomy to yoga teachers, and feels very motivated to support and mentor new yoga teachers that are developing their teaching skills.

Some of Karina’s credentials include:

2019 Bachelor of Health Sciences Chinese Medicine Major
Yoga Alliance Australia ERYT 500 plus
Yoga Alliance Yin Yoga 100

Spaces are limited, bookings are essential and can be made here.

Move + Tunes with Rebecca

Feel-good movement, with an uplifting soundtrack.

Move + Tunes is a 45-minute class, run on the first Friday of each month. Inspired by yoga and Pilates, expect to move your body in fun and creative ways.

You will feel welcome and supported no matter your level of fitness or coordination. This class is all about experiencing freedom and joy through movement, paired with a playlist designed to lift your spirits and set you up right for the weekend ahead.

WHEN:

Friday 2nd August
5pm - 5:45pm

This class will run on the first Friday of the month.

 INVESTMENT:

Free for members
Standard casual pricing applies

Bookings HERE, on the app - walk-ins welcome.

Move + Tunes with Rebecca

Feel-good movement, with an uplifting soundtrack.

Move + Tunes is a 45-minute class, run on the first Friday of each month. Inspired by yoga and Pilates, expect to move your body in fun and creative ways.

You will feel welcome and supported no matter your level of fitness or coordination. This class is all about experiencing freedom and joy through movement, paired with a playlist designed to lift your spirits and set you up right for the weekend ahead.

WHEN:

Friday 5th July
5pm - 5:45pm

This class will run on the first Friday of the month.

 INVESTMENT:

Free for members
Standard casual pricing applies

Bookings HERE, on the app - walk-ins welcome.

Soothe: a nourishing practice to soothe your nervous system with Jordan

This extended practice is all about creating space to slow down, take a deep breath and lean into the practices of yoga to soothe both body and mind.

Press pause with us for an extended 90 minute practice including a grounding gentle flow, breathwork, meditation and journaling.

WHO IS THIS FOR:

• Anybody who is feeling stressed / overwhelmed with the silly season

• Students wanting to create a self-care practice

• Anybody wanting to treat themselves with some time out

 WHAT TO EXPECT:

• Gentle movement, pranayama, meditation and journaling

• A welcoming, spacious and relaxed session with an experienced teacher

YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH:

• Feeling well rested - and in for a good night’s sleep!

• Inspired by having 1.5 hours of time to reflect and dream   

• New learnings around self-soothing practices

WHEN:

• Thursday 27th June

• 7.30 - 9.00pm

INVESTMENT:

• Free for members

• Standard class pricing applies

FACILITATOR INFO:

Jordan believes yoga is a multifaceted practice that provides a platform for self-inquiry. Her purpose as a teacher is to create a space where students can explore the relationship between breath and movement. With sequencing influenced from a background in dance combined with her soft spot for flow practices, Jordan encourages her students to do what feels good for them in any given moment. Offering ideas around slowing down, taking stock, and becoming more present - her hope is for individuals to apply what they learn on the mat into their daily life. 

Spaces are limited and bookings are recommended, save your spot HERE.

Inversions MasterClass with Cecily

Enjoy a 90 minute practice with time to prepare, explore and play with inversions.

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL HERE

• This is a chance to work the poses you can't quite do yet, or are too scared to try, with the support of a highly experienced and knowledgeable teacher

• Learn how to use props, and enjoy the benefits of inversions safely and in a way that suits your body

• Poses covered include shoulderstand, headstand variations and forearmstand

WORKSHOP DETAILS

WHEN:

Sunday 15th June
2:30pm - 4:00pm

 INVESTMENT:

Member pricing $25

Non-Member pricing $35