ABOUT US
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Calm Heart Yoga Studio is a space of happiness, peace, inspiration and relaxation. We offer small group and private yoga and meditation classes weekly in a cosy studio in Frankston South as well as a group class in Hampton. In addition, we now offer regular live zoom classes, so you can practice at home.
Everyone is welcome. We are an inclusive, supportive and body positive space. We believe yoga is more about how you feel in a pose and less about how you look and we embrace individuality and adapt practices to suit you.
We have a deep love and respect for the practice and philosophy of yoga. Our core philosophy is ahimsa, non-violence, and we encourage the practice of loving kindness toward ourselves and others. We invite you to come and experience a heart-based approach to yoga and meditation to nourish your body, mind and spirit.
All of our yoga classes include breath practice and meditation as we believe these techniques are equally important to the physical practice of yoga. We are also available for private classes and can come to your business or school to run mindfulness, yoga and meditation workshops.
Sally MacGowan
Founder of Calm Heart Yoga.
Sally is a devoted teacher, trainer and life student of yoga. She attended her first yoga class at the St Kilda Iyengar Yoga School in 1996 and was drawn to the deeper connection and calm she felt through the practice.
Sally is a registered Level 3 Senior Yoga Teacher with Yoga Australia and began teaching yoga and meditation in 2008 after completing a comprehensive two year teacher training with teacher Maya Hansajati at the Victorian Institute of Yoga Education and Teacher Training. She has completed over 1300hrs of Teacher Training including:
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VIYETT Advanced Diploma of Yoga Teaching
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Byron Yoga Graduate Teacher Training (India)
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Bliss Baby Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training
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Experential Anatomy with Judith Lasater
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Yin Yoga Teacher Training (currently completing)
Sally has been teaching at VIYETT for over 10 years and continues to run yoga and meditation classes at the centre in Hampton. She has been a senior teacher trainer on the VIYETT Diploma and Certificate courses for several years and is dedicated to sharing her wealth of knowledge and experience.
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Sally sees yoga as a way of life. A way of seeing and experiencing the world in each moment and in each breath. Her classes are meditative, therapeutic, nurturing and often theme-based incorporating her knowledge of yoga philosophy and physiology in a safe and supportive space.