Masterclasses & Events

The Yoga Impact Charity partners with our sister organisations, Body Mind Heart Training, to host a range of Masterclasses & Community Events

  • Wild & Precious Resilience

    WITH SARAH WILSON

    SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY 6-7:30 PM

    NORTH BONDI SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB

    Join New York Times & Amazon best-selling author, podcaster, philanthropist & climate change advisor, Sarah Wilson for an evening of hacks, tips and responsibilities that she has researched and experimented with that are vital for flourishing in a fragmental, uncertain world and for navigating staff, peers and loved ones to a more connected and hopeful future. She shares the latest science on dopamine fasting, resilience, decision theory, “soul nerding”, forest therapy and more.

    “Sarah Wilson is a force of nature – quite literally. She has taken her pain and grief about our sick and troubled world and alchemized it into action, advocacy, adventure, poetry, and true love. She’s a great teacher and a great leader, and I admire her with all my soul.”

    – Elizabeth Gilbert, Author of Eat, Pray, Love

  • Sex, Relationships & Pleasure

    WITH SOMATIC SEXOLOGIST GEORGIA GRACE

    THURSDAY 30 MARCH 6:30 - 8 PM

    RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK

    Have the opportunity to ask questions & gain insight from one of Australia's leading sex & relationship experts. Join Somatic Sexologist Georgia Grace in Conversation with Body Mind Heart Founder Danielle Begg for an evening discussing sex, relationships & pleasure. Georgia will explore some of the most common sexual concerns & challenges, libido, pleasure 101 & pleasure anatomy, somatic & mindfulness approaches based on the latest research, and answer pre-submitted questions from the audience. All levels of experience welcome, no prior learning needed.

    Georgia supports individuals, couples and groups to become more aware of their bodies, sex and sexuality. She has developed and facilitated multiple online educational platforms for sexual wellness brands and Universities, reaching thousands of participants globally. Georgia works as an advisor for innovative and pioneering sexual wellness companies and leading brands supporting them to educate and inform their audience on a variety of topics.

    She’s NORMAL’s in-house sex coach, an Australian sexual wellness company revolutionising sex-tech and has also worked with TOM Organic, TedX, Bras N Things, David Jones, Durex, Nova, Keep it Cleaner, Kin, Pilot, KIC, Australian Opera, UNSW, Oz Health and Beauty, and We-Vibe.

    Please Note - A link will be shared the day before the event via email for virtual attendees

  • Chair Yoga Teacher Training

    WITH CHAIR YOGA EXPERT CLAIRE CUNNEEN

    SATURDAY 2 & SUNDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 8:30 AM - 5:30PM

    TEMPLE ON THE PARK, NEWTOWN & ONLINE

    This 32 Hour Chair Yoga certification will teach you everything you need to know about teaching Chair Yoga within diverse populations, safely and effectively.

    You’ll learn how to adapt Yoga to the chair, as well as techniques to help you work with everyBODY, and make your classes inclusive and supportive for everyone who attends. This training will cover single, double, pair chair, wheelchair yoga, breathing techniques, meditation, philosophy, language and other practical tools that you can use in your own practice, in classes, with clients or others in your community.

    Yoga & non-yoga teachers​ are welcome - 32hrs CE/CPD.

    Claire holds a Bachelors Degree in Sport & Exercise Science and is a qualified Yoga Therapist. She has been teaching Yoga and specialising in Chair Yoga for the past decade, where she has trained yoga teachers and health professionals in Australia and around the world in how to safely adapt yoga classes for every body.

  • Free Community Event - Walking Meditation & Yarning Circle

    WITH AUNTY JACQUI JARRETT

    SATURDAY 14 OCTOBER 7:30 - 9 AM

    BONDI BEACH

    On the morning of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum, join Aunty Jacqui Jarrett for a Walking Meditation & Yarning Circle.

    Aunty Jacqui was born on Gadigal land with Gweagal, Bidigal, Gadigal, Wangal and Dharawal among other Sydney clan bloodlines and kinship links.

    Aunty Jacqui is a Faculty member of the Body Mind Heart 200 Hour Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Training and shares Yoga in community through her business Nura Yoga.

    Her connection to country creates a significant cultural & spiritual realm to her yoga practice. Aunty Jacqui wishes to elevate the presence of first nations people in the domain of yoga, through educating that First Nations peoples spiritual & cultural practices that date back over 40,000 years intrinsically align with many aspects of yoga philosophies.

  • The Healing Power of Movement & Sound

    WITH MIRANDA CAREY & LIVE DJ TOTAL HOLIDAY

    FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER 7:00 - 8:30 PM

    CHURCH ST STUDIOS, CAMPERDOWN

    Join us for a night of movement and sound with yoga teacher and musician Miranda Carey accompanied by DJ and upcoming ambient music act Total Holiday.

    Miranda is a Sydney based singer and yoga teacher. She has performed as a backing vocalist with many iconic Australian artists and international acts. Having entered the Australian music scene at the age of 16, her career has brought many incredible experiences and taken her to the most beautiful places in Australia and all over the world. Miranda is currently balancing touring and session work with family life and her latest passion - teaching yoga in the community.

    Total Holiday is an ambient music duo composed of Benjamin Corbett and Nicholas Meredith. The pair creates soundscapes inspired by 1980s marine documentaries, tropical stillness, and damp forests.

  • Celebrating 100 Yoga Teachers

    WITH BODY MIND HEART ALUMNI

    SATURDAY 16 DECEMBER 4:00 - 5:30 PM

    Alumni from the 200 Hour Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Training are invited to join us for a special event celebrating the graduation of over 100 Yoga Teachers from the Body Mind Heart 200 Hour Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Training!

  • Plant Based Medicine

    WITH DR JAMIE RICKCORD

    EVENT DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON