Yoga Day 2026: Full Schedule

9:00am AEST

Sunday May 31, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am AEST

This nourishing Yin Yoga practice is designed to support women’s health across all stages of life. Supportive for women navigating hormonal changes, stress and nervous system overload, perimenopause and menopause, fatigue or burnout, a desire for deeper connection to the body.

Speakers

Jolan Tassone

Om Yoga

Jolan is a senior level registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Australia, with over 1000 hours of accredited Teacher Training, 20 years experience in teaching meditation, running workshops and facilitating circles, and over 15 years teaching & sharing her passion of Yoga with the greater... Read More →

Sunday May 31, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am AEST
Great Hall

Yin, Women's Health

10:00am AEST

Dru Yoga Dance- A fusion of dance moves & yoga to music

Sunday May 31, 2026 10:00am - 10:45am AEST

Great Hall

Dru Dance is a fusion of dance moves and yoga choreographed to music. It's fun, energetic and focuses on dynamic and flowing movement to create both strength and suppleness.
In this class you will be introduced to the beauty and grace of movement to music and the yogic archetype that underpins the sacred flow of one of Dru's signature creations.

Speakers

Joanna Bencke

Dru Yoga Australia

Joanna is a long‑time Dru Yoga teacher, teacher trainer and lover of movement, music and embodied wellbeing. Drawn to the connection between body, mind and spirit from a young age, she first studied nutrition and psychology at university before travelling the world and eventually... Read More →

Sunday May 31, 2026 10:00am - 10:45am AEST
Great Hall

Dru Yoga, Dance

All Levels all levels

11:00am AEST

Strength Inside the Stretch - Intellegent loading for longevity

Sunday May 31, 2026 11:00am - 11:45am AEST

Great Hall

Yoga often celebrates flexibility — but longevity requires more than range. In this practical, evidence-informed session, physiotherapist and yoga therapist AJ explores how subtle anatomical refinements and intelligent loading can make your yoga practice strong, safe, and resilient for decades.
You’ll learn how to balance mobility with stability, protect joints, and apply practical strategies that keep your practice sustainable while maintaining suppleness. This session is ideal for yoga teachers of all levels who want to move beyond alignment dogma, teach with confidence, and support a lifelong, resilient practice.

Speakers

Anna-Jane Peterson

Founder, Physio Therapy Yoga

AJ is a physiotherapist, musculoskeletal therapist, and yoga therapist with decades of experience helping people move well, recover from injury, and maintain strength and flexibility for life.Practising yoga since 2000 and working extensively with students recovering from injury... Read More →

Sunday May 31, 2026 11:00am - 11:45am AEST
Great Hall

PhysioTherapy yoga

All Levels all levels

12:00pm AEST

Psoas Release for Anxiety & Back Pain Relief - doing deeper

Sunday May 31, 2026 12:00pm - 12:45pm AEST

Great Hall

Experience how easy it is to lengthen your psoas to relieve back pain, improve your posture and create better hormone flow. Learn how this deep core muscle is related to anxiety, your adrenal glands and reproductive system and how working this muscle with Zen Ki Yoga can put everything back into balance and leave you feeling lighter, taller and calmer.

Speakers

Janie Larmour

Founder, Zen Ki Yoga

Janie is the founder of Yoga Day and has a wealth of experience teaching at yoga festivals, expos and conferences all over the USA, Australia, New Zealand and the UK.She has 32 years of experience in health, fitness and training clients with 27 of those years teaching yoga, clocking... Read More →

Sunday May 31, 2026 12:00pm - 12:45pm AEST
Great Hall

Meridian yoga, Japanese yoga

All Levels all levels

1:00pm AEST

Yoga & Inflammation: making it work together

Sunday May 31, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm AEST

Great Hall

Chronic inflammation is at the root of many diseases, from heart disease and diabetes to Alzheimer’s and arthritis. As we age, managing inflammation becomes essential for long-term health, vitality, and disease prevention.

Develop an understanding how yoga movements are used both for prevention of and reduction of any inflammatory processes within the body.

Students will move through some yoga movements and the benefit is explained, as well as how to modify these movements, to have a positive effect on any inflammatory process in the body.

Speakers

Lizzie Williams

Leading Yoga Therapy Educator and Medical Trainer, Positive Ageing Yoga

Leading Yoga Therapy Educator and Medical Trainer I am an experienced medical trainer and accredited Yoga therapist. I have been working in the health sector for over 40 years. For the past 20 years, I have trained Yoga therapists, Yoga teachers, and allied health and medical staff.I... Read More →

Sunday May 31, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm AEST
Great Hall

Yoga therapy, Movement & lecture

All Levels all levels

2:00pm AEST

Yin & Fascia Release

Sunday May 31, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm AEST

Great Hall

Yin & Fascia Release are the perfect pairing for all bodies whether you move lots or not, whether you're an athlete or injured. It is appropriate for all levels of practice and increases your range of movement, releases tightly held tension in hard to reach places and hydrates your myofascia (connective tissue) making them more resilient..

Speakers

Vicky Chapman

Founder, Yoga Loft

Vicky found Yoga when she was 20, and has been sharing her passion for Yoga in it’s many forms for 15 years. Making yoga relatable and playful with her focus on technique with an anatomical and therapeutic approach. Vicky’s classes empower students with a sense of curiosity and... Read More →

Sunday May 31, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm AEST
Great Hall

Yin, Fascia Release

All Levels all levels

3:00pm AEST

Deep Rest: Yoga Nidra & Sound Bath

Sunday May 31, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm AEST

Great Hall

Let every part of yourself deeply relax and enter a state of rest and restore with yoga nidra and a sound bath. Connect to your breath as you are guided into yoga nidra through soothing voice and crystal singing bowls.
Then allow the ethereal sound waves to wash over you with a harmonious sound bath of crystal singing bowls, chimes, tuning forks and more. Afterwards, you'll feel rested, renewed and uplifted.

Speakers

Lindsay Simoncavage

Nature to Soul

Lindsay is holds 200hr Yoga Teacher Training from Akasha Janine Leagh and over 100hrs in continuing education including yin yoga and restorative. She also holds 100hr in Breathwork and Shamanic Meditation Facilitator training, is certified in Level 1, Level 2 and Master Reiki and... Read More →

Sunday May 31, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm AEST
Great Hall

Yoga Nidra, Sound Bath

All Levels all levels

4:00pm AEST

Sacred Rest: A Yoga Nidra Journey for Inner Transformation

Sunday May 31, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm AEST

Great Hall

In this session, you will be guided to release physical tension, calm the nervous system, and access deeper layers of awareness. Through intention (Sankalpa), breath, and conscious relaxation, Yoga Nidra becomes a powerful tool for transformation, supporting emotional balance, mental clarity, and inner connection.

Speakers

Cristina Berrios

Cristina Berrios is a yoga teacher and retreat facilitator with over 20 years of dedicated practice and a decade of teaching experience. She has led more than 40 wellness retreats, sharing yogic wisdom in ways that are both accessible and deeply transformative for modern life.

Known for her calm, grounded presence, Cristina creates immersive spaces where people can slow down, reconnect, and move beyond the mind into a more embodied experience. Her teaching blends Yin, Hatha, meditation, breathwork, and philosophy, with a strong focus on the energetics of... Read More →

Sunday May 31, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm AEST
Great Hall

Yoga Nidra

All Levels all levels

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