Respond: Physio-led Hatha Yoga and Slow Vinyasa
with yoga instructor and physiotherapist, Jane Leslie
Respond: Physio-led Hatha Yoga and Slow Vinyasa
Open to all, beginners welcome.
“Respond” classes with Jane Leslie are Physio-led Hatha Yoga with modification options to meet changing needs and slow Vinyasa optimal for joint health.
Respond Yoga classes are designed to meet you right where you are, responding to your ability in each asana (pose). This is an enjoyable practice where you are working to your edges WITH, not against yourself.
Whether recovering from surgery or an injury, managing arthritis or osteoporosis, or just looking for guidance to maintain a healthy lifelong practice, Jane will guide you in moving safely to calm, open and strengthen body and mind.
With an alignment-oriented approach, Jane incorporates, strength, balance and flexibility in asana and sequences to promote joint health. Mindfulness and breathing practices flow the class together and we relish in some restorative time and meditation at the end.
The Respond classes have both strong and gentle elements, with options to do more or do less as suitable for you. They are open all levels of experience and beginners are welcome.
Props (chair, wall, blanket, straps, blocks, bolster etc.) are used where necessary to facilitate correct alignment and thus develop more body intelligence and balance. While there are lots of chair options in the class, you will need to be able to get up and down from the floor (using a chair as support to do so will work, too).
Term Time: Mondays 5.15pm - 6.30pm and Wednesdays 4pm – 5:15pm
What to Bring: Please bring a thick towel (bath or beach). For other equipment, you are welcome to use that at the studio or bring your own. Upon registering for your class, you will receive an Intake form, please read and complete it and bring it to your first class.
Enquiries and bookings: Please SMS 0429 922 883 or email: jane@yoyana.com.au at least 24 hrs prior before the class.
New students / casual students must arrive 15 min early to complete forms.
Payments: Cash or direct debit
Acc. Name: Jane Leslie BSB: 063 179 Acc. #: 1049 1385 REF: Your name
JANE LESLIE
Jane is a physiotherapist, Clinical Pilates instructor and yoga teacher. She has extensive movement therapy training and 20 years of rounded experience.
Jane is dedicated to helping clients post injury or surgery, peri-natally, or with chronic conditions to recover their strength and mobility with a holistic, movement-based approach. She draws from her broad skill base to engage her clients in a program that meets them right where they are and is the best fit for their lifestyle.
With a strong physiotherapy foundation, Jane’s deep respect for yoga philosophy is underpinned by a commitment to evidence-based practice.
She graduated from the University of Sydney in 1998. Having initially worked in hospital, military and overseas aid physiotherapy, Jane moved into private practice in 2001 with a focus on Clinical Pilates and mind-body approaches to treatment. Being trained in several styles of Clinical Pilates, the neuromuscular approach of DMA Clinical Pilates, woven with pain science, functional rehabilitation principles and knowledge of yoga, now forms the core of her physiotherapy practice. She has worked with this style of movement therapy in private practice in Hong Kong, Melbourne, and Perth since 2002.
Jane became a Yoga Alliance registered yoga teacher in 2008 while living in Hong Kong and has completed Yoga for Arthritis ™ and Yoga for Pain Practitioner training. She brought Yoga for Arthritis ™ to Australia in 2014; has instructed arthritis modules at Yoga for Pain Care teacher trainings; and continues to provide an evidence-based yoga program for Arthritis WA. Jane has taught specialised yoga for peri-natal women; teens with joint conditions; and groups with arthritis, osteoporosis and chronic pain and she is always thrilled to witness the positive changes in both physical function and quality of life in her clients.
As a yoga teacher, Jane invites students to explore their abilities and find enjoyment in their practice and the wide-reaching benefits of regular yoga. Her teaching approach concentrates on precision and alignment on a base of functional core stability.
Jane has a strong belief in both supporting and empowering each person with the tools needed to create positive changes in lifestyle, posture and movement.