Yoga Walks on Country are an embodied awareness practice immersed in nature. Unlike a yoga class, this experiential movement practice requires no equipment. Yoga Walks offer participants a guided awareness experience, utilising various yoga techniques, including yoga āsanas (physical movements), prānāyāma (breathing practices) and mindful walking meditation.

Yoga Walk leader Auntie Jacqui Jarrett Jacqui facilitates a connection to Country with the combination of a grounding yoga practice, incorporating “junga-ngarraanga miinggi” (hearing, listening, learning, feeling, thinking, understanding. Knowing from the heart.). This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about how First Nations people perceive Country, nature and our environment.

Each 60 minute walk is unique, based on participants’ experience and ability, along with the season and current weather conditions, with the intention to support individual awareness and greater ease of self-regulation, in relation to to inner and outer conditions. No prior experience of yoga is necessary, as each walk is adapted to the individual needs of walk participants. If participants have mobility issues, walks can be adapted to meet their needs: Yoga Walks are designed to be inclusive of all, and ideal for seniors. We take small groups of up to 10 people only.

Yoga Walks start and end at The Gunyah, 335 Old South Head Road, Watsons Bay and the walk follows some of the Tramway Path, Gap Park. This activity is ideal for seniors.

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This is a free activity. Yoga Walks on Country is proudly supported by Woollahra Council. We are very grateful for their support of this project.

Facilitators

Jacqui Jarrett: Jacqui is a First Nations Yoga teacher and a proud Dharawal and Gumbaynggirr woman and Elder, known to have multiple kinship and clan links in the Sydney basin as a Sydney coastal woman.

Mischa Telford: Senior Yoga teacher & IAYT accredited Yoga Therapist. Mischa has designed and refined this experience over three years.