Gentle practices of breath, meditation, mindful movement & deep rest
from melurkedee country,
the Huon Valley Southern Tasmania
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Join the Natural Calm community, a unique blend of on-demand practices, customised program and full teacher support.
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Gentle breath-based yoga, meditation and guided deep rest for a whole luxurious afternoon in the peaceful Yoga Cabin, Geeveston. Themed along the cycles of the year to cultivate well-being for each season.
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Come to a term of classes or a Guided Deep Rest session in the Huon Valley, or attend via Zoom from anywhere in the world. Click here to learn more
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Tailored, individual gentle yoga & meditation practice via Zoom or in person at the Yoga Cabin. Click here to learn more
Afternoon seasonal Yoga & meditation retreats at the peaceful Yoga Cabin, Bonnie’s Bowl, Geeveston Tasmania
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The “about me” bit …
Hello!
I’m Alison and my pronouns are she/her.
I’m a Level 3 (Senior) Registered Teacher with Yoga Australia and a Mental Health Aware yoga teacher.
My way of practising and teaching is gentle and easy-paced. After all, most of us have already had enough practice at pushing ourselves and rushing around, and we don’t need any more of that.
My moving meditations are within a normal range of movement. The power of the practice comes from mindfulness of the breath and in cultivating kind, non-judgemental attention.
I’m 53 years old and I’ve been sharing yoga and meditation for just over 20 years.
What I love most is sharing practical, useful yoga, meditation & deep rest practices for self-care & replenishment.
I came to yoga with back injuries and chronic pain & mental health struggles (I'm hypermobile, and autistic), so I never take for granted the ease, mobility, and stability my practice has given me.
Thanks to yoga I can lift my grandchildren, tend my tiny farm, roam up a mountain, or even just get up easily out of a chair - all things I’d have found nearly impossible when I was in my early 20s.
I work from a little yoga cabin in southern Tasmania with Elvis the Therapy Dog in training.
When I’m not sharing my deep love of yoga & meditation with my local & online yoga community, I’m usually happily lost in the wilderness of “Bonnie’s Bowl”, my market garden that was named after our first Labrador, Bonnie.
I am so grateful that I can share this practice, thanks to the wisdom, knowledge and generosity of the teachers who have shared their knowledge and inspired me.
I am deeply inspired by the nature and landscape of the Melurkedee land that I live and work on in the Huon Valley, lutruwita (Tasmania) and I respectfully acknowledge the palawa/pakana people as the Traditional Custodians of lutruwita. I pay my respects to elders past and present, and acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded.