QLD RURAL AND REMOTE
FULLY FUNDED ONLINE YOGA
At The Yoga Partnership we are passionate about providing the benefits of yoga and mindfulness to people who do not have access to a regular class and sometimes that is because there is not a physical class offered in close proximity to your location. So our solution is to take the yoga online, with a dedicated class schedule into the lounge rooms, farm yards, works sheds and back verandas of people living outside of Queensland’s major cities.
We are grateful for the support of the Rural Doctors Foundation and the Grants for Good Health for making this possible, running 2 online classes each week throughout 2021 and 2022, adding specific short courses throughout 2022. Term 4 of 2022, as well as the first term of 2023, were funded by North QLD Pipeline and Community Enterprise Foundation™. Rural Doctors Foundation have generously funded the remainder of 2023 for our two weekly classes. We are very grateful to these funding partners making these classes possible.
Come and meet people living rurally from all over the state, enjoy some movement and calming breathing, have a few laughs and stay online for a cuppa after class. Come as you are, where you are and who knows where you will meet people from. If you are pregnant, please contact us before signing up for the general classes.
Please know we are working behind the scenes to gain extra funding through grants, corporate sponsorship and donations to expand this program. We hope to open up more places by adding extra weekly classes and offer more short course. We appreciate your patience.
Meet the teachers
Meet Katie Thomson teaching Thursday 6.15am class
Yoga Teacher
I am a yoga teacher and yoga therapist who grew up in Northwest NSW and have been teaching full time for 9 years now.
One of my favourites sayings is ‘if you can breathe, you can do yoga’ and as such you will find my classes friendly, welcoming and inclusive.
The hardest thing you will do is make the commitment to join in, from there we will move with the breath to unravel, to relax and to steady the mind as you know that is where peace lies.
I will be live-streaming from my new adventure which is 22 acres in the Mary Valley – it’s back to the country for me! I look forward to seeing you there.
Meet Katie Finch – Teaching Sunday’s at 8.30am
Yoga Teacher
The benefits of yoga have helped me navigate around some of the challenge’s life has thrown at me.
Katie’s classes are suitable for all levels and all ages. For people who have been practicing for years or for those who have not tried it before. Don’t worry if you have never done yoga before. One should expect the classes to be chilled out, with lots of mindfulness woven through.
Katie wants to show everyone that yoga not only helps you age gracefully, gain flexibility and build strength, but also demonstrate how amazingly good it is for your mental health. Katie lives in Erakala – North Queensland and can’t wait to connect to people from all over regional Queensland through this program.
Practicing yoga just does not happen on the mat, we can incorporate yoga off the mat into our everyday lives. This is where the magic really happens!