The Retreat YOGA

The Retreat YOGA From the beautiful oak floors and soft linens to the organic yoga props, every element has been mindfully selected to enhance peace and relaxation.

Trauma-informed yoga studio: A sanctuary where you can build vitality and empowerment through movement, restore your energy through rest, and reconnect with your embodied self so that you can meet life’s demands with strength, clarity, and ease. Our studio in Camberwell is nestled in a beautifully restored, industrial warehouse on Through Road, offering peace and sanctuary within its tranquil, light-filled surrounds. Catering to all ages and abilities, we promote the alignment of body and mind through our comprehensive selection of Vinyasa, Yin and Meditation classes. In our intimate classes, our experienced instructors are here to support you through every step of your practice. This is yoga for everyone. Through our range of casual and membership options, we’ll tailor a plan that’s just for you – ensuring you enjoy the endless benefits of yoga and meditation.

On August 11, 2015, we got the keys to what used to be a dark, tired little fruit shop.Low ceilings. Fluorescent lights....
13/11/2025

On August 11, 2015, we got the keys to what used to be a dark, tired little fruit shop.

Low ceilings. Fluorescent lights. Scuffed lino floors and green walls.

It was far from what you see today—but we saw its potential.
We stripped it back.
We rebuilt it gently.
We created what we longed for: a light-filled, grounding space. Minimal. Nurturing. A space to come home to yourself.

✨ For 10 years, we’ve been supporting people to feel welcome—especially those who arrive feeling stretched too thin, anxious, or unsure if they belong.
You do.

Transformation is hard.
But it’s also deeply beautiful.
And like this studio, you are allowed to change. To soften. To rise. To come home to what’s been within you all along.

"The willingness to show up changes us. It makes us a little braver each time." Brene Brown

To everyone who’s walked through the yellow doors—thank you.
You’ve brought this space to life.

Here’s to ten years of calm, courage, and connection - and to the many quiet transformations still to come.

💛 The Retreat

Meet Satvir, one of our deeply thoughtful and trauma-informed teachers whose classes invite curious exploration, connect...
12/11/2025

Meet Satvir, one of our deeply thoughtful and trauma-informed teachers whose classes invite curious exploration, connection to self, and the wisdom of nature and tradition.

Q: What does yoga mean to you?
Yoga is a pathway — one that helps me explore and deepen into the many layers of self. It’s been a long-standing practice that continues to shape how I relate to myself, the world, and my South Asian roots. It helps me connect to something bigger — a steady thread through both the highs and lows of life.

Q: What can students expect in your classes?
Each class is guided by a meaningful intention — often drawn from nature, yoga philosophy, or life itself. My aim is to hold space gently, and support people in tuning inward, with curiosity and compassion.

Q: What informs your teaching style?
A strong commitment to trauma-informed practice. That means creating a space where everyone feels welcome and empowered to explore at their own pace. I believe the way we practice on the mat shapes how we move through the world off the mat — and that union is what yoga is all about.

Q: What’s one thing you hope students take away?
A sense of befriending their own inner core — the part of us that stays steady through it all. If people leave feeling a little more connected to themselves, I feel the practice has done its work.

Satvir’s classes are poetic, spacious, and deeply intentional — a gentle call inward. Join her to move, reflect, and remember who you are. 💛

✨ Step Through the Yellow Doors into Your SanctuaryWelcome to The Retreat Yoga Studio — a beautiful sanctuary in leafy C...
10/11/2025

✨ Step Through the Yellow Doors into Your Sanctuary

Welcome to The Retreat Yoga Studio — a beautiful sanctuary in leafy Camberwell, lovingly created from an old industrial building.

Through our yellow doors, you’ll find:
✨ Divine oak floorboards under your feet
✨ Handmade encaustic tiles
✨ Soft linen sheers + abundant natural light
✨ Bespoke oak furniture + organic yoga props

Every detail is chosen to soothe your senses and make you feel at home.

Here, everyone is welcome.
Our exceptional teachers share their love of yoga through authentic movement, deep contemplation, and a trauma-informed approach that meets you where you are. We offer Embodied Flow, Mindful Yin, Somatic Rest, Gentle Mobility, and Mindfulness — each designed to help you move, breathe, and be with more ease.

We blend traditional yoga with somatic and functional movement to build strength, mobility, resilience, and nervous system calm. Every posture is an invitation, every class a space to listen deeply and grow in understanding and compassion for yourself.

Your mat is ready.
Try our Intro Pass, or Supported Start - four weeks of unlimited yoga to experience the magic for yourself.

See Links in Bio:
Supported Start: https://momence.com/m/509864
Intro Pass: https://momence.com/m/491584

If you’ve been feeling tired but can’t seem to switch off - you’re not alone.So many women who find their way to The Ret...
08/11/2025

If you’ve been feeling tired but can’t seem to switch off - you’re not alone.

So many women who find their way to The Retreat tell me the same thing:

they’re doing everything for everyone else, finding it hard to prioritise their own self-care - and end up feeling wired, flat, and disconnected.

They want to start yoga, but don’t know where to begin.

They worry they’re too stiff, too old, too anxious — or that they won’t fit in.

That’s exactly why we created 𝕊𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥.

A gentle, 4-week beginning designed to meet you where you are, with everything provided - including guidance, care, encouragement, and space to breathe.

We’ll help you find classes that suit you where you are, so you can start feeling grounded, rested, and more like yourself again.

Because when your nervous system feels safe, and your vitality grows, your capacity for life — and the everyday — expands. 💛

✨ Supported Start — your first step back to ease.
See Link in Bio: https://momence.com/m/509864

🌙 Get to Know Yuliya — Teacher Spotlight at The Retreat Meet Yuliya — one of our vibrant and soulful teachers whose clas...
06/11/2025

🌙 Get to Know Yuliya — Teacher Spotlight at The Retreat

Meet Yuliya — one of our vibrant and soulful teachers whose classes invite play, presence, and a deep connection to breath. Let’s learn more about Yuliya’s journey and what she brings to the mat…

Q: How did yoga first come into your life?
About ten years ago, I came to yoga for the physical practice — but very quickly realised it was so much more. The mental clarity and soulful connection it offered kept drawing me back. I knew it was something I’d be doing for life.

Q: What’s the heart of your teaching?
It always starts with the breath. Breath is the thread that weaves through every pose, every moment. My classes aim to create balance — strong, flowing yang practices and slow, nourishing yin sessions. Both have their own kind of magic.

Q: What can students expect in your classes?
In flow classes, we play! It’s all about trying things, seeing how it feels in your body, and building strength without taking it all too seriously. In yin, we use props creatively to support the body, soften the mind, and come home to stillness.

Q: What’s your intention for your students?
To help them feel connected — to breath, to body, and to this moment. And to remind them that laughter is always welcome on the mat.

Yuliya’s classes are equal parts playful and grounding — a space to explore, unwind, and be with what is. Come breathe and move with her this week. 🌿

Get to Know Hanna — Teacher Spotlight at The Retreat 💛Meet Hanna, one of our trauma-informed teachers whose classes blen...
05/11/2025

Get to Know Hanna — Teacher Spotlight at The Retreat 💛

Meet Hanna, one of our trauma-informed teachers whose classes blend modern psychology, somatic wisdom, and ancient yogic traditions. With a presence that feels both grounding and expansive, Hanna offers a space where healing and self-integration can truly unfold.

Q: What guides your approach to teaching yoga?
My work is rooted in compassion, deep listening, and presence. I aim to create a safe and nurturing space for students to reconnect with their bodies, their breath, and their inner world — especially through the lens of nervous system awareness and trauma-informed care.

Q: What inspired your path?
Yoga became a way for me to understand and regulate my own nervous system — and from there, I felt called to share that with others. I’m currently studying a Master’s in Psychology, which helps me weave Western science with Eastern wisdom in my classes.

Q: What can students expect in your classes?
Gentle, embodied movement. A slower pace that allows space for feeling and inquiry. I want students to feel safe, seen, and supported as they explore their inner world. The real journey is about coming home to yourself.

Q: What do you love most about this work?
Watching people reclaim their power, softness, and connection. Supporting others to become their own healer is the heart of what I do.

Hanna’s classes are trauma-informed, heart-led, and deeply restorative — a space for gentle transformation and true connection. Join her on the mat and take a breath closer to home. 💛

You don’t need to bring anything with you to classes at The Retreat - everything is provided.We know how hard it can be...
04/11/2025

You don’t need to bring anything with you to classes at The Retreat - everything is provided.

We know how hard it can be to carve out time just for yourself. There’s always someone else who needs you first, or a voice in your head that says, “I should be doing something else.”

That’s why we’ve created a space where all you need to do is arrive.

Here, you’re guided gently back to your body, your breath, and the simple truth that self-care and rest isn’t selfish - it’s essential.

Come experience what it feels like to be completely supported - Because when your body feels supported, your whole system begins to trust that it’s safe to rest, and your capacity for life - and the everyday - expands.💛

If you’ve been wanting to try yoga but aren’t sure where to start — if you’re looking for a non-performative, non-intimidating place where you’ll feel like you belong — our ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ is for you.
We’ll align you with classes that meet you where you are and support you toward where you want to be.

See Link in Bio: https://momence.com/m/509864

When you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or ready for change, it can be hard to know where to turn.✨ Integrative Somatic ...
08/10/2025

When you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or ready for change, it can be hard to know where to turn.

✨ Integrative Somatic Psychotherapy ✨

Psychotherapy offers a space to explore what lies beneath the surface—past experiences, unconscious patterns, and the nervous system responses that shape how we feel, relate, and move through life.

It’s often the right fit when you’re navigating:
🌿 Trauma, anxiety, or depression
🌿 Attachment wounds & relational struggles
🌿 A sense of shutdown, overwhelm, or just feeling… off

For many of us, coping meant disconnecting—from ourselves, our bodies, our needs. But healing is not meant to be done alone.

As an Integrative Somatic Psychotherapist, I walk beside you as you learn to:
🌿 Regulate your nervous system
🌿 Process emotions safely
🌿 Reconnect with your body’s wisdom

Together we weave somatic therapy, EMDR, and parts work—honouring your mind and body as an integrated whole.

You don’t have to push through, perform, or carry it all on your own.
You get to heal—in connection, with care.

If you’re ready to move from survival into deep, embodied presence—this space may be for you.

(Trauma-informed and Master’s-qualified, I uphold integrity through ongoing clinical supervision and advanced training.)

💛 A fortnightly session has become a available - Maybe I can walk beside you on your journey to wholeness (if you’re on the waitlist, please check your email)

I never imagined I’d be here - holding space for others, guiding them through their healing, and creating a sanctuary wh...
08/10/2025

I never imagined I’d be here - holding space for others, guiding them through their healing, and creating a sanctuary where safety and connection can be felt.

Before The Retreat opened its doors 10 years ago, yoga had already begun teaching me there was another way to live. Not just to survive, but to move, breathe, and feel in a more embodied way. It showed me glimpses of ease, wholeness, and vitality beneath the layers I had built to cope.

Then, in 2017, when my brother Brendan died by suicide, my world cracked open. Everything I had buried - grief, anger, fear - rose to the surface. Yoga steadied me, but I knew I needed to go deeper. I turned toward psychotherapy, completing a master’s degree and studying with some of the world’s leading trauma and somatic experts. I learned what Bessel van der Kolk describes so clearly: the body keeps the score. Healing has to include the body - it cannot happen through words alone.

Through yoga, movement, somatic practices, and the wisdom of the nervous system, I discovered that growth isn’t about “fixing” ourselves - it’s about remembering who we are beneath the layers of survival. That loss, as painful as it was, also let the light in and grew a deeper compassion in me - for myself and for others.

This is what shapes The Retreat. Our classes have been created with this intention: to bring together yoga, movement, somatic practices, and nervous system wisdom. They are designed to support not just the body, but the whole self - helping us find ease, build vitality, feel more motivated, and experience the connection that reminds us we don’t have to walk through life alone.

Because here’s what I know:
💛 You are not broken.
💛 You don’t need to do this by yourself.
💛 Life can feel lighter, stronger, and more connected.
💛 Ease, vitality, and motivation are closer than you think.
💛 A steadier, more spacious way of being is possible.

At The Retreat, we’ve been walking this path alongside our community for 10 years - a space of connection and belonging, where you can come home to yourself and remember what it feels like to be supported, steady, and whole.

Pru x

🏡 “𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 — 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘶𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢...
05/10/2025

🏡 “𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 — 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘶𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩.”

Address

184 Through Road
Camberwell, VIC
3124

Opening Hours

Monday 9:15am - 8:45pm
Tuesday 5:50am - 8:40pm
Wednesday 6:45am - 8:40pm
Thursday 5:50am - 8:40pm
Friday 6:45am - 7:15pm
Saturday 7:50am - 6:45pm
Sunday 9:15am - 6:40pm

Telephone

+61419419707

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