YOGA with Stef

20/11/2025

The yoga path was not designed to be walked alone…

It was meant to be lived in a community that holds you on the path, offers you perspective and enriches your understanding.

The Deepening Yoga Mentorship is exactly that: A circle of sincere seekers, a sanctuary of time and space for inquiry where practice rises beyond shapes to become a living breathing contemplation of yogic philosophy.

Together we will explore, challenge, laugh, sip tea and love yoga.

If you feel the call to go deeper… into the roots of yoga and your own inner wisdom…answer the call.

The next intake of Deepening is open now.

Visit https://www.yogawithstef.com/mentoring-program to learn more and apply today!

11/11/2025

My heart is overflowing with inspiration to share as the next cohort opens up for a very special series designed to evolve your yoga practice:

DEEPENING Yoga Mentorship 2026

If you love yoga and if you’re feeling the pull,it is time to go deeper...

If you have a yoga practice, you’ve got everything you need.

Over the course of 6 months you will learn:
- Foundations of History, Mythology and Philosophy
- Anatomy of Asana
- Pranayama and Subtle Anatomy
- Nervous System and Mindfulness
- Practice Methodology and Ethics
- Personal Evolution and Professional Development

The format includes:
- Hands-on in-person training
- 1-on-1 with Stef
- Group accountability

I am offering you first chance to sign up and get an early bird place in the program. We are limiting the program to a small cozy group to make sure you are fully supported in the process of developing your yoga practice.

Join the waitlist, enrolment opens tomorrow 🦅

Stef xx

PS Happy to answer any questions here or DM me to organise a call✨

09/11/2025

What makes a truly great yoga teacher?

It's not the perfect demo or the fancy sequences.

What I admire most in truly great yoga teachers is their presence.

The way they hold space, speak with care and move with intention.

The way they meet people, as they are.

Being a teacher isn't about mastering tricks but learning to articulate what moves you in a way that touches the universal human experience.

A great teacher is a lifelong learner who will never stagnate in assumptions.

Humble and willing to discard the stability of what was known in order to grow into deeper understanding.

Teaching is not about performing perfection but cultivating a presence that facilitates transformation.

This is the foundation of our approach to The Deepening - a Yoga Mentorship Program for Teachers & Seekers.

Deepening Your Practice starts in May 2026.

Early Bird Applications open this November 12th.

Are you ready to take the next step in your yoga journey?

Join our waitlist today and be one of the first to secure your spot in the 2026 program.

A very special offer will only be available to waitlist members, so don't miss out!

Visit yogawithstef.com or send me a DM to join the waitlist.



Yoga Mentorship For Seekers and Teachers | 2026 Yoga Program | Study at West End Yoga

01/11/2025

Thanks for your interest in Yin & Piano. This is our last session for the foreseeable future as Momo ventures forth into new career opportunities ✨If you ever thought one day... Sunday 9th of November is the day!

Sunday 9th of November 2-3:30 pm Thomas Dixon Centre Somatic unwinding with yin yoga and Momo Hamada on grand piano. Momo (music teacher and sound artist) Stef (yoga teacher), golden afternoon light and decadent savasana assists to make sure you bliss out. *PLEASE BRING A YOGA MAT &am

15/10/2025

YIN & PIANO✨ It is SO important to find little cracks for light to shine in. Moments outside of routine where we get a taste of heaven on earth. Mark your calendar for the next Yin & Piano. Momo Hamada on grand piano and you unwinding toward a luxurious shavasana.

📆9th of November
⏰ 2-3:30pm
📍 Thomas Dixon Centre
🎟️ Tickets Link in Bio

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09/10/2025

The thing nobody tells you about yoga:

⭐ The poses were never the main event.

Sure you will get disciplined in the process, you might enjoy the brief satisfaction of mastering a pose, but for me, the real prize is a sense of comfort in my own skin.

⭐ You can get realtime insight into your nervous system through your breath.

Just by regulating my breath I can regulate myself efficiently.

⭐ Don’t forget, the lofty goal of yoga is LIBERATION!

Yoga philosophy is not a complicated mystery, this pathway to liberation is something all you can learn about too.



Yoga Mentorship For Seekers and Teachers | 2026 Yoga Program | Study at West End Yoga

06/10/2025

Hint: It is usually less about how it looks and more
about supporting your nervous system.

Some practices will feel instantly grounding.
Others might stretch your edges.

Like a nourishing buffet:
Not everything will be your flavour.
You won’t be able to digest everything at once.
You’re here to taste, notice, reflect.

What builds resilience?
What will ease your nerves?

All are invitations to meet yourself in wholeness.
You don’t need to find the one right way.

Because there are “Many paths—but one truth.”
— Satchidananda



Yoga Mentorship For Seekers and Teachers | 2026 Yoga Program | Study at West End Yoga

01/10/2025

The whole is much bigger than the sum of its parts✨

We are hardwired to connect human to human through moving, breathing and listening together.

In yoga practice, I feel this truth so deeply as bodies move to the same breath, synchronicity arises. Beyond exercise, this is a visceral reminder of what it means to be human.

Research tells us that:
🫀 Heartbeats synchronise when we make sound or move together
👀 Eyes read movement as a language beyond words
🧠 Brains mirror each other’s patterns, weaving auniversal language of movement and sound, a legacy of culture and our sense of belonging.

I am SO grateful I get to walk the yoga path with YOU!

Here are some being collaborations on the horizon:

7/10 Tuesday Night Restorative
Special Guest .end.yoga

9/11 Yin & Piano with Momo Hamada


2026 Move & Connect Retreat with Linda Lounature.within

Read more: Brain Waves Synchronize When People Interact (2023, SciAm, Denmark).

15/09/2025

Yoga is in the way you breathe through challenges, the way you connect with yourself, the way you carry this presence into the whole of your life.

The Deepening Yoga Mentorship is here to support you in exploring yoga beyond the poses, so you can feel more connected to your practice, grounded in community, and inspired in your life.

Your yoga practice has already given you so much - strength, flexibility, calm. But there is still MORE waiting for you…

The waitlist for our 2026 program is open now.

Link in bio to register!



Yoga Mentorship For Seekers and Teachers | 2026 Yoga Program | Study at West End Yoga

26/08/2025

🌱 Spring unfolding with boundless inspiration... mark your calendars for beautiful lineup of spring workshops...

🌀 Zenthai Workshop
Saturday, August 30 at West End Yoga
Explore Zenthai Shiatsu in a two‑hour session with Linda. Expect to deepen your body‑mind connection through therapeutic movement and hands‑on connection.

🧘 Yoga Teaching Methodology & Ethics
Friday, September 5 at West End Yoga
Delve into the heart of yoga with a workshop that weaves together ethics, inclusivity, and into intelligent asana sequencing.

📜 The Yoga Sutra Conversation with Dan Alder
Saturday, September 6 at Academy of Grounding Curious about the Yoga Sutras? Dan Alder, a true aficionado of Patanjali is ready for your questions. Q&A from vrittis to samadhi and everything in between.

💐Something special about to bloom for students and colleagues in far off lands...

Tell your yoga buddy, save your spot and get ready for real connection and deep learning ✨

DM me or jump onto www.yogawithstef.com

Thank you for your beautiful photography 📸

05/08/2025

YOGA CONFESSIONS: What is the wildest thing that ever happened to you in a yoga class?

Gosh I have some stories...I am writing for next module of my mentorship program: Teaching Methodology & Ethics. As I write, soooo many stories are coming up... I can't wait to hear yours! If it is too saucy to share here in the feed, send me a DM 💌

I will start the yoga confessional in the comments ✨

29/07/2025

Mark your calendar 🙌

It’s time to save the dates for the annual Zen Festival! This year we are celebrating 25 years of Zenthai Shiatsu!! It’s going to be big 😍