Welcome to Body Awakenings, my name is Rachael Farrelly and I am passionate about providing a space and practice where every person that visits this studio feels welcome and supported. I hope that your experience with us is one in which you can learn more about building a state of health and well-being through breath focus techniques, mindfulness and the physical practice of yoga. I believe yoga is for every body type, age and level of fitness. Beginners can attend all our classes as our experienced teaching can provide modifications for each student in our small group setting. We frequently hold beginners workshops and can notify you of the next date.
x Rachael
“Yoga is an integral part of my ancestral heritage. Having being born and raised in a western culture, I vicariously imbibed the philosophy of the eastern culture in which I was raised in. My experience then was mostly of Bhakti & Karma Yoga.
“My asana practice began just over 12yrs ago, as part of a holistic regimen & management for my asthma that developed a few years earlier when I moved to Sydney. A consistent meditation practice was soon included & the health benefits were immense and life changing. I loved it!”Premy has a Masters Degree in Special Education and works as a Teacher Consultant for students with disabilities at TAFE NSW. Among her many other teaching qualifications, she has also completed a 150hr IYTA Yoga Nidra course for Mental Health Providers in addition to the 270hr yoga teaching training in Vinyasa, Yin and Pranayama Yoga practices she completed through Yoga Alliance at HYA Yoga.
Having 30 years of experience in education and training she is adept at using her teaching skills in furthering her students growth and developing their practices of yoga and meditation. She engages her students to find inspiration and understanding of the quieter more reflective yoga practices, to harmonise the body and mind, and embody this connection in their daily lives. Her own inspiration is through nature and the healing nature of pranic energy. The interconnectedness of ourselves and the natural world is oftentimes lost in our western lifestyles. In Eastern practices, this connection has been beneficial for millennia.