Workshops

Lucy is bringing her wonderful Zenthai Shiatsu therapy directly to the Estuary community. In November, you'll be able to book sessions with Lucy right here at the studio. Spots are limited so don't miss out!

Zenthai Shiatsu is a structural and energetic body work which therapeutically addresses the whole person, including physically, energetically, emotionally, mentally. It harnesses an interweaving of Thai massage, Zen Shiatsu, osteopathic techniques as well as Taoist and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) principles, to establish deeper connections and more vibrant flow within the many internal systems of the body mind-spirit.

A single session can offer more calm, ease and embodied awareness. Regular Zenthai treatments are a nourishing way to instil more harmony within our innate ecology, and grow increasing wakefulness to the innate intelligence within, as well as the connections we create with the world. Every session is shaped and attuned to your individual needs, and current season of life.

In Taoist philosophy and Chinese Medicine, Spring is a time connected with the Wood element: generativity, creativity, and a deep rooted sense of community. How can we build a foundation for harmony, while pivoting and flowing with the zig zags of growth and change?

Be immersed in 3 hours of mini-retreat. We begin with lush soundscapes by Emma (Happy Axe), while Lucy guides you through Qi Gong and somatic movement themed to the energetic and philosophical qualities of Spring. A yin yoga practice follows, enriched with hands-on massage from Lucy and fellow zenthai shiatsu therapists. Stay and savour an fresh earthy treat and tea before you drift into the warm evening. Our journey explores an embodied sense of being clear, rooted, and adaptable, so we can carry this integrity into how we connect with ourselves, and the worlds we get to touch.

The Estuary 4x4 Challenge is a four-week invitation to practise regularly - four classes a week, for four weeks. This isn’t about pushing harder. It’s about showing up, again and again, supported by your teachers and community, and experiencing what consistency can offer your body, breath and mind.

Complete the challenge and you’ll go into the draw to win a prize! Each time you practice, you'll gain an entry into the draw (4x per week minimum to qualify), so the more you get on the mat, the more chances you have a winning. This edition of the 4x4 is powered by Lululemon, with our grand prize of a private Fit-Session experience at Lululemon Emporium where you'll take a home a full outfit of the latest gear. Estuary memberships and other great Lululemon merch are also up for grabs.

The $180 general entry fee includes open entry to all timetabled classes for the month of November, for less than the price of a 10-class pack!

Note: for existing All-Access members, your membership will continue as per usual but your entry price is reduced by a commensurate amount to $20.

Join Kara for an extended restorative yoga experience offering ample space to drop into a state of deep relaxation and renewal.  

Restorative yoga is a passive, yin style of practice that focuses on longer-held postures where your body is fully supported and made comfortable through the use of props. These shapes encourage release through the muscles, free of seeking or strain, while calming the nervous system and promoting quietness of mind.  Restorative yoga cultivates the skill of conscious relaxation and can enhance bodymind awareness, support stress reduction, improve pain management, and increase resiliency. From this place, it's possible to experience a greater sense of stability and wellbeing in meeting life's changes.  

Over the course of two hours, participants can expect a session built around a handful of gentle shapes held for five to 10 minutes at a time or longer. Accessible mindfulness and pranayama practices will be woven throughout. Each session is guided with the intention of participants leaving feeling calmer, more grounded, rested, and connected to themselves.

Nurture yourself through the winter with this four-part series on Saturday afternoons, 3pm-5pm. Book in for individual sessions at $50 per experience, or purchase a Full Winter Package at $160 for access to all four workshops (save $40). All-Access members save 15%.      

June 27  |  August 1  |  August 29  |  October 3

MINI DAY-RETREAT at DAREBIN PARK

We are creatures of community. True community is not about surface appearance, but a feeling.
  ~  A feeling that support is sincere, not conditional upon convenience.
  ~  A feeling that you can show up as your truest self, and be held without judgement or comparison.
  ~  A feeling that accountability is shared amongst everyone, and all seasons of individual and collective being are welcomed, in their darkness and their light.
  ~  A feeling that you, real and in process, belong.

Join Lucy for an opportunity to practice cultivating expansiveness in our hearts-mind, bodies and spirit, so we can quieten from the static of the world, and come together with curiosity and in wholeness. Experience the essence of what community can mean, why it matters, and tangible ways we can take this into the world. A few hours of fresh air together, while tending to ourselves and each other, through movement, creative mark-making and practising our attunement with nature - within, and around us. All are welcome, no movement/drawing/nature-connection experience necessary.

Each session with explore different ways of perceiving through presence, play and practice. Each complements and builds on the other so you are encouraged to attend both, but if you can only make one it will still be an incredible experience.

MINI DAY-RETREAT at DAREBIN PARK

We are creatures of community. True community is not about surface appearance, but a feeling.
  ~  A feeling that support is sincere, not conditional upon convenience.
  ~  A feeling that you can show up as your truest self, and be held without judgement or comparison.
  ~  A feeling that accountability is shared amongst everyone, and all seasons of individual and collective being are welcomed, in their darkness and their light.
  ~  A feeling that you, real and in process, belong.

Join Lucy for an opportunity to practice cultivating expansiveness in our hearts-mind, bodies and spirit, so we can quieten from the static of the world, and come together with curiosity and in wholeness. Experience the essence of what community can mean, why it matters, and tangible ways we can take this into the world. A few hours of fresh air together, while tending to ourselves and each other, through movement, creative mark-making and practising our attunement with nature - within, and around us. All are welcome, no movement/drawing/nature-connection experience necessary.

Each session with explore different ways of perceiving through presence, play and practice. Each complements and builds on the other so you are encouraged to attend both, but if you can only make one it will still be an incredible experience.