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. 

 

In 2025, I completed a Grief Ritual Training run by the Centre for Climate Psychology. Much of the training was 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.  This humble book is filled with compassion and wisdom.  I come back to it time and time again to explore the many layers and facets of personal and collective grief. 

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Now, in 2026, to satiate my love of stories and ritual, I am currently undertaking a year-long immersion program called The Mythic Body, hosted by Josh Schrei (creator of The Emerald Podcast), that blends mythology, animism & somatic practices.​

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