Karuna Yoga

Practicing yoga with compassion means being aware of your body and its needs, while engaging in gentle extensions of your body’s ability to develop strength, flexibility and balance. Regular yoga practices creates the energetic benefits that can flow into other aspects of your life.

I teach small classes designed to respond to the needs and energy of the people in the room. I welcome women over 50 years old – I have lived experience in adapting to physical changes post menopause and also know that  you don’t have to be bendy to get the benefits of yoga

I look forward to welcoming you at the beautiful yoga studio at Be Well.

General classes
7:15am – 8:15am Tuesdays
@Be Well Health Group

298 Surfcoast Highway Grovedale
Wadawurrung country (Geelong, Victoria).

$20/single or $100/six-class pass

Private, trauma-aware classes available by request

 

 

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The light that yoga sheds on life is transformative. It does not just change the way we see things; it transforms the person who sees.

– BKS Iyengar

My yoga journey
Yoga has been an important part of my own personal healing from trauma and distress. Through my 20 years of yoga practice, I have learned to connect with my body, understand my mind, and grow in benevolence of spirit. After 500 hours of teacher training, combined with my practice as a clinical psychologist, I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to bring these two streams of wisdom together, in a healing space.

Yoga and psychology group therapy

ACT & yoga group therapy
This eight week course is based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, an evidence-based therapy that helps you to “unhook” from unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and build fulfillment through values-based actions. This group therapy will supplement the ACT processes with gentle yoga practice that is designed to unlock depression and anxiety symptoms in your body. The therapy will also build understanding of the relationship between physiology and psychology. The combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with gentle yoga practice, will offer you exercises and skills to begin or continue your healing journey with karuna (compassion).

The ACT component of the group therapy will qualify as eight sessions under a Mental Health Treatment Plan. You will need to check with your GP whether you are eligible for a MHTP, and, if so, ask them to send a referral to my clinical psychology practice at reception(at)kimina.com. Most MHTPs entitle you to 10 group sessions on top of your 10 individual sessions. (Please note, medicare rebates are only payable for the sessions you attend.) There will be a maximum of 6 people in each group.

“Kimina has over 20 years experience no knows the benefits yoga has for individuals.
She is always interested in how she can help you gain strength and knowledge but in a gentle way.”

– yoga client