
The Movement Prescription
Movement is Medicine
Yogah cittavrtti nirodhah
Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of mind
Yoga Sutra 1.2 Patanjali
Yoga Therapy
One on One Movement Medicine
Jodie will guide you through a movement based therapeutic session with assisted stretches and breathing techniques. Held therapeutic positional release, myotherapy and energetic techniques will leave you feeling relaxed, reset and rejuvenated.
Vibrational Integration & Sound Therapy . A specific track is chosen for your constitution and therapeutic needs. As you rest in Savasana on a state-of-the-art sound lounge that emits vibrations through your body at a frequency and resonance specifically tailoerd to you. Sinking into a deep relaxation, allowing the nervous system a complete re-set and the body to re-integrate at a cellular level.
Read more:
The Scientific Basis of Integrative Medicine
Possible Mechanisms for the Effects of Sound Vibration on Human Health
The Healing Power of Sound: Psychology Today

Group Classes
Thorneside Community Hall (School Terms)
Mondays
7pm - 8:15pm
Easy
Wednesdays & Saturdays
6am - 7am
Intermediate
Instructed By Jodie Gillam-Pendergast
Yoga Acharya, CM Practitioner & Musculoskeletal Therapist
Classes are progressive = Starting with foundations and opt for stronger variations at your own pace:
* Gentle floor based warm ups to unwind posture
* Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) to improve function no matter what your "flexibility"
* Progressive Vinyasa > To MOVE stagnation and promote the flow of PRANA (life-force) > flow in and out of postures according to your own ability.
* Advanced options given for more advanced practitioners.
*Easeful options given for those who are less mobile, have injury or just want a chilled sesh.
* Each class finishes with relaxation/restorative posture.
$25 flexi drop in rate
Full Term Discounts
1 class per week $200
2 classes per week $380



Private Tuition
Movement Medicine
Jodie fuses neuro-musculoskeletal rehabilitation, contemporary alignment principles and classical yoga seamlessly to create an individual yoga practice that meets you exactly where you are. Yoga should fit the practitioner, not the "school" or style of Yoga!
Jodie works with experienced and aspiring Yoga teachers and practitioners, tired mums and dads, frustrated teens, burnt-out students, anxious preconceives and pregnant women. Jodie's unique skill set also attracts practitioners with debilitating injuries and congenital conditions. If you have ever been to a Yoga class and decided it is "too hard" or not for you; A personal session may change your mind and lead you back to moving like YOU again.
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Natural Medicine Practitioner, Acupuncturist & Musculoskeletal Therapist
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Yoga Acharya in the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Lineage
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Devoted Student of:
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Dr Ray Long Orthopaedic Surgeon & Founder of Bandha Yoga
