Leela Walford
Owner & teacher at SHYAM
Hi, my name is Leela and I offer a range of yoga & mindfulness classes, workshops and events.
In 2024 I was fortunate to take over South Hobart Yoga & Meditation (SHYAM) - a beautiful yoga and meditation studio located within the SOHO Living Arts Centre on Weld Street. It truly is a hidden sanctuary within Hobart.
I have been deeply informed by the Satyananda yoga tradition and my yoga classes include many different elements of yoga - chanting, hand gestures, cleansing practices, breathing practices, yoga postures, movement with the breath, deep relaxation, meditation, yogic philosophy and yogic psychology.
From 2021 my practice and teaching was influenced by the work of international mindfulness teachers Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield when I undertook their two-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program.
And more recently, mindfulness of the many layers and facets of grief personally and collectively has led me to undertake a Grief Ritual Training run by the Centre for Climate Psychology. Much of the training is facilitated by Francis Weller and draws on his rich and insightful book - "The Wild Edge of Sorrow - Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief."
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South Hobart Yoga & Meditation
People of all ages and levels of fitness or flexibility are welcome at SHYAM. Each class blends postures, breathing techniques, relaxation and meditation.
Yoga helps you to be strong, flexible and healthy, physically, mentally and emotionally. It gives you practical tools to manage life, enhancing positivity, overall wellbeing and potential. Yoga is concerned with the human spirit, the subtle part of each person that is a wellspring of inspiration, positivity and resilience.
Where is SHYAM?
SHYAM students love the yoga room! It is in an historic sandstone building that has always been a place for education and community. Built in 1895 as the original South Hobart Primary School, it later became an Adult Education centre. In 2017 it re-opened as SOHO Arts, providing facilities for the arts, culture and community activities.
Conveniently situated on the corner of Weld and Macquarie Streets, with onsite parking, it has a peaceful and gracious atmosphere, perfect for yoga and meditation.
