The Yogapod Sydney

✨✨✨Not to be missed!! ✨✨✨

✨5-day, 4-Night Bush & Beach Immersion ✨

September 4 - September 8, 2024
Crescent Head, NSW
Experience the power of total immersion in this unique retreat.

True metamorphosis in yoga and bodywork comes from an all-encompassing dive into new practices.

This specially curated ‘Assists Artistry’ training offers ritual, connection and reverence through touch and movement.

and .structural.energetics are masters of and yoga, blending the two modalities to refine the art of powerful assists and energetic guidance.

I’m biased because these are my dear friends, my wise teachers .structural.energetics and I love spending time in space they create for their people.

If you’re considering deepening your practice or you’re a teacher looking to experience an immersion unlike anything else, this is the one!!

Come join us for this Artistry of Assists ❤️Comment below or dm / .structural.energetics if you want to know more.

There will be carpools from Sydney and Byron x

My very glamourous mates happen to spend their lives helping others to live vibrantly!

Connect with and .soulbreath if you’d like to join the best communities on the Northern Beaches ❤️

2 visits to today! Buster doing a good job of looking like he doesn’t pull me over in the mud, leap at joggers or bark aggressively at other dogs 🤜🐕

Daph was too busy for a 📸

Matchat - Part 2

Is it true you can practise asana without a mat?

Yes, of course!! But if it’s a heated studio and a standing practice requiring foundations - nah!

Movement, breath and mindfulness are achievable anywhere. That’s the beauty of this practice and allows us to be free range yogis - BUT a sweaty flow needs stability.

Studio yoga usually requires a mat, blocks and straps. They support our practice, often making it more accessible and enjoyable.

Why should we use our own mat?
Depends on whether we want to put our face and chin where someone’s feet have been! There have been a few cases of yogi chin rash - it’s not great.

How should we clean our mats?

I personally don’t clean mine if it’s not super dirty. The more wet it gets, the quicker it loses its grip
If I want to remove marks with a soft sponge and diluted (spray and wipe) and dry naturally - but oils and make up are hard to shift.
I also like Yoga mat spray for a freshen up

If it’s super moist, dry naturally, flat! Always roll up with the practice side facing outwards.

As a regular practitioner, you WILL have to replace your mat - they don’t last forever. Every 6 -12 months if you sweat heaps and practise more than 3 x per week. Every 12-24 months if you are not regularly making it wet.

Your mat is as much of an investment as your membership. Consider getting your own blocks and straps for the reasons I have included here.

Model: Mahalia Coulibaly 💜

Let me know your thoughts 🫶

Let’s talk mats

Last week I went to a heated yoga class during a work trip. I usually take my own mat but I knew this studio provided mats and I was travelling light so I decided to use theirs. How bad could it be?

The mats were thick, easy to clean and durable ✅
But - completely unsuitable for heated yoga because they had little grip when dry and zero grip when moist. This room was HOT and SWEATY 🔥💧

The teacher, sequencing and music were great but my experience was not. I couldn’t find stability, my hands and feet slid out of position and I saw other students with towels under their hands and feet in strange shapes as they tried to balance without sliding into injury. Once I knew my foundations were compromised, I avoided some poses but the students who were being cued slipped around during wheel pose and warriors. Unsafe!

It’s difficult to find a perfect mat and most have great qualities with challenges. But here are some things to look out for:

GRIP
Stability is important. To focus in flow while finding balance and alignment, strength and ease, you must have a stable foundation. If your hands or feet slide around in standing poses or balances, your presence will be compromised and you’ll become increasing frustrated. Grip is essential!

SIZE, WEIGHT, THICKNESS & SOFTNESS

Comfort when kneeling or laying down is a nice to have so consider the depth (podmats are 5mm and soft to touch)
Ensuring the mat doesn’t move around or curl up is a must so light mats may be too flimsy.
A large mat to accommodate the space required to extend and expand is key (especially for longer limbs)

SURFACE MATERIAL:
Cork - great for sweaty hands and feet but can pool sweat if it gets very moist. Naturally anti bacterial. Comfortable and warm for yin. Rubber bottom.

PU - Super grippy, anti microbial. Great for beginners and experienced yogis alike. Comfortable!
Stain and mark easily (oils, cremes, make up) so lighter colours require care.
Super sweaty practitioners will have to rotate mats so they dry and replace more often as the surface can erode more quickly losing essential grip.

Microsuede, natural rubber & Jute are also great options.

Yogis thoughts?

So my comeback starts tomorrow! I’ve registered, committed and will attempt to not die in the first week of training.

Luckily I’m beginning this journey with the best! and her team at .training.kensington are hosting a run club tomorrow. 6am at their amazing new facility on Anzac Parade followed by sunrise and whatever distance we can do around the magic kingdom

This is your sign from the universe (and me) to join us for the early stages of the best City2Surf campaign ever launched.
training.kensington 6am Saturday 11 May

Have returned to Sanskrit studies, Ayurveda and Kundalini.

And for the first time in forever, I’ll be in my 2nd home, Ubud during my favourite time of year () with my fave breathbud in tow to catch up with my global yogabuds.

Thank you to everyone - teachers, students and friends who have given me permission to dabble in this incredible world. I bloody love it and you’ve ALL contributed to whatever it is I’ve become 🕉️

We’ll be in Bali at the end of the month - I’ll be at making my way through the elixirs or busting a tune at Kirtan if you wanna catch up. 🍸

Last Tuesday for the year tomorrow !

Let’s move, breathe and activate our morning together at Cloey and close off our year of being the best Global Yoga Tuesday tribe of 23!

6am and 7.15
See you on the Podmat ❤️

Back to enjoying a lil jogstroll again!

Not super far or super fast but without injury and nasal breathing only.

Aiming for consistency and teeny improvements to pace, cadence and at some point, distance!

Don’t know where to start? Here are some communities and supports that could get you going and I can highly recommend 🏃🏼‍♀️
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For information about nose breathing and why - has all the answers 👃🐽👃🐽

I’ll be doing the odd lap of Centennial most days! Gimme a clap if you see me - I need lots of encouragement.

Moving into Xmas and New Year, I’ll be teaching my regular Tuesdays at Clovelly and a few Randwick covers here and there so check the schedule and be sure to book in ✌️🎄🤸

We have a face to face Sydney Ice Bath Instructor course this weekend - get qualified, be safe, increase cold confidence 🧊

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It’s been a while 🧜‍♀️

Stretching in the infrared yoga shala with the queen of mobility and movement !

Hometime 💜

Love and his captures
So excited to be spending time with him in LA in August!

He was the first person who drew my attention to and specifically (please check out his incredible shots of the incarcerated yogis and indeed wardens in the US and Mexico)

This is an epic streetshot of - I love it ❤️

Follow him, engage with his posts and I hope you enjoy as much as I do

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MELBOURNE CERTIFIED ICEBATH INSTRUCTOR TRAINING by

March 2023
Dm for deets

HEALTHSPAN!!!!

My focus as I move into my fifties!
My longevity will be gruelling if it isn’t physically and cognitively in tact.

I now (mostly) live a life that rejects the mainstream narrative of medical intervention and toxic food/alcohol. I reckon I have a much better chance of living well - lowering my risk of heart issues, cancer, chronic illness and inflammation by embracing tools and techniques often mocked by the establishment.

Exercise (strength and mobility) filtered water, organic unprocessed food, breathing well, direct sunlight (no sunscreen) going to bed early are all habits I don’t even think about now.

I check my HRV and heart rate to ensure my nervous system is balanced and I connect, meeting new people and doing new things!

I’m far from perfect - I binge eat, watch tv and look at random s**t on my phone for too long, I compare myself to others and worry about what people think of me. I buy too much activewear and wish I was taller, thinner and had better hair.

At my age, we aren’t expected to be energetic, strong, sexual or vibrant. It’s kind of easier to disappear as we wrinkle and sag. There are days where I feel flat, fat and sad.

Partly because we have been shafted by the system with birth control from a young age, hideous mismanagement of childbirth, a complete lack of conversation around menopause AND pushed to drink wine to manage stress and celebrate. Partly because we rarely see examples of us - young people in our 50s!!!

My plan for this decade is to be mostly energetic, sexy, confident, curious, and very very resistant to the s**t sick system. I wanna be proud of how I navigate this time so I look back with no regrets. I’ll probs watch telly a bit and do some napping but now I know what I know, I’ll be vibing and thriving!

This is the year of ocean swims, 80s aerobics, bush doofs, lots of loving and adventures in nature 🧊❤️🙏

Hope I see you guys on the way 🤙

Our love and passion for wellbeing alongside years of hard work, study and in-depth experience has evolved into this incredible holistic offering which we are so proud of (and continues to grow)

Full retreats, workshops, training courses and community classes are a sign that we are on the right road! We definitely feel fully aligned with our teachings.

Our amazing students are seeing incredible health, lifestyle and performance improvements which we can explain not just energetically but scientifically! Managing and understanding stress using breath, movement and hot:cold therapy is a one way ticket to thriving and it’s never too late to start.

Our Ice Bath certification course is attracting the best Ice Bath Facilitators in Australia and we are ensuring a safe and supportive Cold Therapy experience for everyone when they are coached by a Certified Instructor!

Check deanogladstone.com for upcoming events and if you are keen to work with us, get in touch!

Yogapod mats are back in stock in a new range of colours!

What a time to be alive, nasal breathing, practising yoga and getting into buckets of ice 🥳🥳🥳🥳

From me, him and revolved trikonasana, may ‘23 be full of movement, breathing, sleep, health and love!

I hope to be better at stillness, listening and organisation 🤦‍♀️

And as I happen to be 50 this year, I hope to remain young, vibrant, curious, funny and willing to grow!

Keep sharing your yoga on my mats, showing up to retreats, workshops and icebaths with and meeting the best tribe with the best vibe

Early nights, rescue dogs and yoga are the answer 🥳

Only 6 weeks until Xmas school holidays - whaaaaa!!

Can’t tell you how much we appreciate the love and support this year - those of you showing up to yoga, Power of the Breath events, helping look after our mad dogs and sharing your experiences!

We work and study hard to keep our offerings fresh, fun and safe. We know there are lots of wellness experiences around so your participation in our passion projects is crazy rewarding.

has some great offerings leading up to the holidays!

Power of the BREATH (Deano)] Ocean Confidence Course 13/11/22

Certified Instructor Training
16/12/22 - 18/12/22

2 Power of the BREATH (Deano)] retreats in 2023 at Hunter Valley!

12-14 February 2023
2-4 June 2023

Book early to reserve your spot!

Please keep the feedback and stories coming! Or anything you’d like to see more of from us.

Hope you’re all enjoying the Spring sunshine - happy November y’all 🥰

Yoga has been the backbone of my life for a pretty long time now. Supporting me in all the ways!

Some of the vast gifts I’ve been given through this practice are:

Consistency/discipline
Vulnerability
Acceptance
Flow
Strength
Mobility
Breath

The biggest gift without a doubt, is community, friendship and love. There isn’t a place in the world I have not been welcomed warmly by other yogis! My fellow teachers and students are my world! Some are lifelong family.

And I pinch myself because I get to offer my take on this incredible journey to others. Even during hard times, holding space for others’ practice lifts me like nothing else. It’s wild!!

So to all my teachers (some faves pictured here) and my students, thank you for cocreating my abundant life. I love you all immensely and I hope that you feel that love from me ❤️



Come practise with me this week
Monday and Tuesday
6am and 7.15 Clovelly

Sunday:
workshop 9am

Banter and chaturunga game will be strong 💪

Happy sun rotation (yup - we spiritual) to the bin to my bang, the fin to my fang and the yin to my yang!

Thank you for leaving the house, being tall and untraining our dogs. Our simple life amongst the madness is pure joy!

Don’t ever be normal - we like you extraordinary 🔥❤️

POWER OF THE BREATH RETREAT

Friday - Sunday
14-16 October
Hunter Valley

The stars have aligned and we are pumped to offer this incredible weekend of breath, movement, vibrance and relaxation in a stunning setting just 2.5 hours from Sydney!

Luxury Accommodation 🏡
Chef prepared meals 🥑
Daily Breathwork 👃🫁
Daily Yoga 🧘‍♂️
Hot/Cold Therapy 🔥❄️
Bodywork 💆
Special Guests 🦄

Come join us
DM to reserve - be quick
It’s your time to thrive 💫

INHALE / EXHALE 😍👃

Sat Nam 🔥🍑🧘‍♂️

Loving my practice at the moment focusing on , our second primary chakra.

Overcoming fear, manifesting creativity, desire and freedom!

Limited edition Orange mats (IYKYK) available for a short time only.

Other colours in stock so DM me or the original colours available for purchase at 💥🍊🧡

Weekend at

Filling our cups with breath, connection, movement, nature, adaptogenics, dance, poetry, music, friendship, new love and true love!

Rarely had our phones so these snaps don’t quite capture the absolute banger of an experience

So good to see old faves and new faves - I love my tribe so so hard. Gratitude to my heart ! Doing this mad life with you is everything ♥️

Special mentions to .structural.energetics .108 and all of you who aren’t on the gram! We felt the gift of your prana 🕉🧘‍♂️☕️🎧🎶

End of an Yoga at Bondi Era

After many years practising and teaching in this space with my yoga family, tomorrow I teach my last class at before it closes forever 😭

Experience moving and breathing here as a celebration of all the yogis who have passed through….

With me (6am Wednesday) or one of our fab faculty - check the schedule for the rest of the week.

Book in via or the website 🧘‍♂️

Let me know if you need a mat too as we are selling out fast 🕉

Easter Sunday 🐰🧘‍♂️

Bondi Junction 🕉

8am 🐣

With meeeeeeee and a very very fun playlist 🕺

See you on the mat before I see you at the beach 🤟🏼☀️🕶