Yoga Class Timetable

Join our Yoga classes at Hanging Rock Hall in Wadeville (near Nimbin),
easily accessible from Kyogle and Lismore

At Avalokita Yoga, you can choose from three different types of regular classes:

Class Timetable

Mondays

Gentle & Beginners
5:00 - 6:30 pm
Hanging Rock Hall

Wednesdays

Experienced Practitioners
10:00 - 11:30 am
Hanging Rock Hall

Saturdays

All levels
7:00 - 8:30 am
Online

  • There is always something magical about practicing Yoga together!

    These classes are a great opportunity to meet and practice with like-minded members of our community in the serene and beautiful community space of Hanging Rock Hall in Wadeville.

    With two different class times and intensity levels, you can choose a class time and class intensity that suits you best…

    Low to Medium intensity class

    Mondays 5.00 - 6.30pm

    Designed for those who are new to Satyananda Yoga or those who are looking for a gentle class that brings just enough challenge to provide opportunities for growth through Yoga practice.

    Medium to High intensity class

    Wednesdays 10.00 - 11.30am

    Ideal for the more experienced Yoga practitioner and those with a regular Yoga practice, this medium to high intensity class encourages an exploration of the stronger side of Satyananda Yoga.

  • These online video classes are streamed live via Jitsi.meet.

    If you miss the live stream or would like to practice more than once during the week, you also have access to both a video and audio-only recorded version of each week's class as an additional offering.

    Standard equipment for a Satyananda Yoga Class includes a yoga mat, cushions and a blanket for extra comfort (padding, support and warmth). You can also add a meditation stool/cushion, a bolster and/or a chair for extra comfort.

    Try not to eat within 2 hours of the class start time....it's better for your digestion!

    Make sure you wear something comfortable....layers of loose-fitting clothing made of natural fibres are often best so you can adjust your own temperature and move more easily.

    Saturdays 7:00 - 8:30am

  • Designed just for you, a personalised Yoga program can help in targeting specific goals and issues you are looking to address.

    A great way to develop your own home practice and complement your group classes.

    Read more about Personalised Yoga Programs here

Brand new students, please complete
the online enrolment form:

Booking Your Classes

To make sure we have room for you when you’d like to join us, click on the Booking button and send me an email
or phone me on (02) 6689 7238.

  • You’re welcome to pay for your class in whatever way suits you best…although I prefer cash or EFT as I then receive the whole amount. Here are the options available::

    *Payment in cash is warmly welcomed and is the only method of payment available if you wish to pay in person….but we’d still love you to book in so we know you’re coming

    *You can EFT to my bank account. If you’d prefer to pay in this way, simply email me and I can send you through my banking details.

    *If you wish to pay online, you can either pay via Stripe using your Credit/Debit Card

    If you have any questions/concerns about your payment, please get in touch…I will be happy to help!

  • Q: What do I need to bring to class?

    A: When you come along to class, I supply yoga mats, cushions blankets and meditation stools should you need them or you can bring your own.

    I also recommend you bring along your own cushion and a blanket for extra comfort (padding, support and warmth). A water bottle is also a good idea…particularly in the warmer weather.

    Q: What should I wear?

    A: Something comfortable! Layers of loose-fitting clothing made of natural fibres are often best so you can adjust your own temperature and move more easily.

    Q: Can I eat before class?

    A: You can have something light like some fruit but it is not recommended that you eat a substantial meal within 2 hours of the class start time as it’s better for your digestion.

    Q: I’ve just found out I’m pregnant. Can I practice Yoga?

    A: Because of its many benefits and the pleasure derived from its practice, the time-honoured practice of Yoga is becoming increasingly accepted everywhere as part of self-care during pregnancy and preparation for childbirth and motherhood. Yoga can be invaluable at this time by teaching flexibility, strength, self-study, focus, knowledge of energy and Self.

    The first 12 weeks of a pregnancy calls for the most caution.

    If you are already practicing Yoga, you can continue to practice with some modifications…please let your Yoga teacher know so they can advise you accordingly.

    If you are looking to start something new, it’s not recommended to do so in the first 12 weeks. Once you have come through this crucial early stage, you can begin your practice…making sure that you let your Yoga teacher know that you’re pregnant so they can advise you accordingly.

  • I would recommend Jacqui`s yoga class to anyone from a beginner to an advanced student. It has the perfect balance of meditation and physical endurance but is taught in such a relaxing and therapeutic manner that you hardly realize how hard you are being worked.

    Jacqui guides you every step of the way and in each class you become stronger and more flexible than the last. I could certainly feel the difference in my body after my yoga classes. It is unbelievable how something so relaxing as yoga can tone and strengthen your body.

    I wanted to let you know that your yoga-class is helping many people. Please keep up the great work!

    -Beryl McLean

  • I am so grateful for your Mangrove Mountain classes over the years, beginning in the church hall and then at the golf club. I first met you at a difficult time in my life when I was grieving for my Dad.

    I learnt things from you back then that I still use in my yoga practice.  In fact one of my boys and I were chanting together not that long ago, breathing techniques, and off course the netti was is a big one for me.

    The list goes on………..I am truly grateful and look forward to our paths crossing again.

    -Elise

  • Jacqui Fletcher has been working with a few yoga students on a pilot online yoga practice program which has been just amazing.

    You can perform your chanting, Sadhana practices and Yoga Nidra all from the luxury of your own home. I love having the flexibility of performing it anywhere and especially being tutored by such an experienced yoga teacher.

    -Donna Losh

  • Your space is a sanctuary

    -Michelle Price

Find Us at Avalokita Yoga
for face-to-face yoga classes at Hanging Rock Hall, 77 Williams Rd., Wadeville. NSW

 

Our community owned and managed yoga space is nestled in the foothills of the Border Ranges, offering a peaceful setting for your Satyananda Yoga practice.

We welcome students from Wadeville, Cawongla, Larnook, Mt Burrell, Blue Knob, Lillian Rock, Stony Chute, Georgica, Nimbin, Kyogle, and Lismore to join us here for our face-to-face sessions

An Avalokita Yoga class…


  • Is friendly and welcoming
    and usually 90 minutes in length

  • Encourages students to
    explore Yoga as a lifestyle…
    and develop their own
    Yoga Sadhana

  • Empowers students by
    promoting an understanding
    of the uses and benefits
    of each practice

  • Encourages Self-Awareness
    by incorporating space
    throughout the class
    for Self-Reflection


  • Is typical of a class
    in the Satyananda style of Yoga



  • Has a monthly theme
    and a therapeutic focus


  • Builds in depth and intensity
    as the month progresses



  • Is down-to-earth, joyful
    & encourages a sense of community

A typical class in the Satyananda Yoga tradition

celebrates the uniqueness of each individual...
supports students to do what they can in the moment of practice...
encourages students to practice at a level appropriate to their abilities...
incorporates practices that are accessible, adaptable & attainable...
includes options to modify, visualise and increase the intensity as abilities grow...
is carefully designed to take students on a journey from the gross to the subtle...
from the external to the internal...
systematically drawing the awareness inwards...
promoting self-awareness, self-compassion and self-acceptance....and
polishes all the koshas or layers of ourselves into balance and harmony
using a combination of different practices

  • Asanas are the practices many people associate with Yoga.

    By increasing the strength, flexibility and endurance of the body/mind through physical postures, we are working with the physical body during Asana practice to influence the mind and the energy … helping to prepare us physically for meditation practice.

    Read more HERE

  • Through the manipulation of the breath using practises to expand, cool, heat, tranquilise, activate and/or soothe, we can influence the flow of ‘prana’ or ‘life force’ in the body.

    On a purely physical level, any improvement in the efficiency of this essential bodily activity can also assist with heart health, reduce toxins and improve circulation, metabolism and sleep.

    While Pranayama practice can help to prepare us for meditation, it also works beautifully as a meditation practice in itself!

    Read more HERE

  • A combination of subtle physical movements that can deepen awareness and concentration… such useful allies during meditation!

    Once we regularly begin using Mudras as part of our meditation practice, they can become a signal to our awareness that it is time to turn inwards…becoming a very handy shortcut towards an inward focus.

    Read more HERE

  • Designed to capture and re-direct prana, bandhas can be used in conjunction with a range of mudra and pranayama practises to enhance their ‘pranic’ effects.

    Bandhas work on the flow of 'prana' or 'life force' within the spinal column.

    As bandhas help to activate, concentrate and clear any blockages in this flow…. the mind begins to calm to a more balanced and harmonious state and the dissipation of energy is reduced… facilitating greater concentration.

    Read more HERE

  • The Sanskrit language creates particular combinations of sound vibrations that have a powerful and beneficial effect on all levels of our being.

    The effects of the mantra come not only from the vibration of the sounds but also the vibration created by the intention of the person chanting it.

    Singing together as a group works on an emotional level to lift the spirit and is one of the oldest practises known to humankind. While the practice can also be done alone, the act of singing together adds to the vibrational energy created and experienced.

    Read more HERE

  • A favourite practise for so many, Yoga Nidra systematically brings about a profound release of physical, mental and emotional tension through the activation of the parasympathetic nervous system.

    So deep and profound is the level of rest, it is said that 30 minutes of Yoga Nidra is the equivalent of 2 hours of really good sleep!

    Read more HERE

  • Meditation is both a state of mind and a process – a “state” of intensely focused and deepened awareness and a “process” involving practises to help us towards this state of mind.

    Just as the farmer doesn’t grow the plants but simply prepares what he can to enable nature to do the work, meditation is the same........we can use Yoga practice to prepare the body/mind for meditation but then we simply get out of the way and let meditation take place.

    Read more HERE