Looking back to go forward in 2025

Through our grant scheme, we attract extraordinary talent, which we’re excited to share with you in our online community classes. If you can’t attend the live session, the recording will be available in our website library for you to watch and practice at your convenience. Many of the yoga teachers leading our online community classes this year have either received or applied for grants themselves.

These outstanding voluntary contributors are worth your time. Following their guidance may offer a slightly different approach to practice, but it will provide the same benefits and more. When we experience the unexpected, we become more self-aware. It’s also interesting to see what teachers trained in different yoga modalities bring to both general and seasoned practitioners.

I am always delighted to meet and host our wonderful teachers, and I thoroughly enjoy participating in the class each time. I encourage you to regularly explore different yoga experiences and to break free from automatic responses in your practice. Be curious and discover the full range of what yoga has to offer—it all stems from the same root yet offers a rich diversity.

Remember to check in with yourself continually during any new movements and feel your way into the mind and body connection. See what happens to your spirit and notice your mood lift. If you miss a class, you can always catch the recording at your convenience.

Our classes provide an opportunity to experience the rich, long history of the traditions of Yoga as an ever-changing art form. The lineages of Eastern spiritual practices generously came West last century, adapting through a spiritual and cultural lens to meet the evolving needs of a lifestyle practice that promotes health and a fulfilling life.

Tempt your curiosity and explore the unique treasures of joining these yoga practices, where each class offers something special for your mind, body, and spirit.

Peta Jolley – We started the year with Peta’s beautiful yoga philosophy. After many studies with masters, Hatha remains close to her heart. This Hatha class is a treasure of self-awareness, a traditional pawanmukta practice for summer nourishment and renewal.

Swami Ahimsadhara, Helen Cushing – With extensive experience and a large following for applying Satyananda teachings to trauma, Helen’s magnetic teaching presence offers a valuable, verbal-only experience for internalising the science of asana, pranayama and yoga nidra.

Angela Baker – With a friendly teaching style as engaging as the movements and breath of Dru Yoga, Angela embodies the Peace Flame initiative, which does impactful work in the world. Dru Yoga harnesses the power of guidance to dissolve resistance, energy blocks and long-held beliefs.

Sri Mathumitha – A picture of poise and the inner beauty of Indian cultural traditions, Sri has a divine voice and concludes this measured journey through asana, pranayama and relaxation with her unique arrangement of the Gayatri Mantra. She is a credit to the Melbourne community she represents.

Ruth Gent – A seasoned yoga educator, Ruth lives a lifestyle dedicated to the Dru yoga tradition, which originated in India and later migrated from Kenya to the UK and beyond. Dru yoga reveals that the many layers of being are accessible through subtle energetics, gentle movements and the meditative still point.

Beata Heymann – Instantly engaging with her smile, Beata radiates genuine joy, making it easy to embrace yoga’s philosophy of transforming our mood into celebration. Her signature Breathwork style is fun, and it demonstrates how we can master ourselves through the power of breath technique.

Melina Murphy – In this class, love infinite takes on real meaning. Starting with self-love, Melina’s instruction encourages us to listen to ourselves and practice kindness and compassion in the present moment. Traditional Satyananda-based asanas are explored in depth to foster a genuine connection. This class will be re-recorded next year to enhance quality. Join her on Insight Timer Live every Saturday at 7 am as part of her Yoga for Everyone project.

Sandra Taylor – Experience the capacity of the science of yoga to work on all layers of existence. With deep knowledge and wisdom, Sandra systematically addresses the tensions we hold, releasing long-held stress from the body, mind and spirit. You’ll literally learn how to laugh it all off. Extraordinary—don’t miss the chance to practice with these long-time favourites.

Amy Brooks – Life experience combines with the nurturing kindness of trauma-informed practice, delivered so expertly that it soothes even the parts you didn’t know needed healing. Amy’s class truly convinced me that yoga instruction can help the helpless as a gift of benevolence for our spirit.

Suze Male – Glow up your orange energy of creativity. Suze demonstrates how a Vinyasa-style class with intention can facilitate our ability to get into the groove, opening the gates of imagination and productivity within the lower Dantian and Sacral Chakra. You’ll also find deeper meaning in Tree Pose.

At Yoga for Good, we’re grateful to everyone who has delivered classes on our platform for the benefit of our yoga community in 2024. We love the individuality you bring and look forward to more amazing classes next year.

A surge in online class delivery has occurred recently with the advent of Zoom communications, and the virtual space has developed considerably over the last few years, making us all less camera shy. If you have a signature style that you would like to share with our community and want to develop a relationship with YFG, meet me as I host you on Zoom.

Contact us at info@yogaforgood.com and provide your mobile number for a follow-up chat if that suits you. We are now planning our Community Classes from April 2025 and would love to hear your ideas for a general class with a theme of your choosing.

Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti

Written by Moira Nirvana Gordon
Executive Director Yoga For Good Foundation

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