Yoga

What happens in a first yoga class in Australia. Format guide, class structure, what to wear, savasana etiquette, and how to pick the right style.

Yoga Australia 350-hour registration vs the 200-hour RYT, what each path costs, what you can earn, and which one Australian studios recognise.

Yin yoga holds poses for three to five minutes to work connective tissue, not muscle. What a class feels like, who it suits, pricing, and how to find one.

Hatha yoga is the slow, posture-by-posture style studios start beginners in. What a class feels like, how it differs from vinyasa, pricing, and how to find one.

Match the right yoga style to your goal before you book a class. Hatha, vinyasa, yin, hot, restorative, power, Iyengar and Ashtanga compared for beginners.

Ashtanga yoga runs the same sequence every class, breath linked to movement. What a class feels like, how it differs from vinyasa, and who it suits.

Power yoga is a vigorous, fitness-focused flow that came out of ashtanga. How it differs from vinyasa, what a class feels like, who it suits, and pricing.

Restorative yoga props your body up so you can hold a few poses for ages and fully relax. How it differs from yin, what a class feels like, and who it suits.

Does yoga actually make you more flexible, and how long does it take? What the evidence shows, a realistic timeline, and how to start safely. Find a class.

Yoga is one of the cheaper studio formats in Australia, and community and donation classes cost less again. Casual rates, packs, memberships and intro offers.

Somatic yoga is slow, internal movement where how a pose feels matters more than how it looks. What a class is like, who it suits, and how it differs from yin.

The 12 yoga poses for beginners you will meet in a first class, with English and Sanskrit names, a simple cue for each, and an honest note: don't memorise them.

What hot yoga is, the different styles (Bikram, hot vinyasa, infrared), safety tips, and how to find a studio in your city.

What vinyasa yoga is, how it compares to hatha and ashtanga, what a typical class looks like, and finding classes near you.