Yoga in Melbourne Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/yoga-in-melbourne Conversations with the people of Melbourne yoga. Each episode is one person's story, how they found the practice and how they came to teach it, whether that is Yin, Vinyasa, Iyengar or Ashtanga, plus what is coming up in workshops, retreats and trainings across the city. A project of Yoga in Melbourne, a guide to the people and studios of the local scene. Yoga in Melbourne 73a61d2c-1a1c-5364-bfc1-9ec4a87b0755 yes e3ab9da0-9004-11f1-b77e-03500027b373 en Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:34:09 +1000 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:35:16 +1000 https://yogainmelbourne.com.au https://img.transistorcdn.com/QROZmHMxwHuKSDbhod8WYKuO2E46dxNgaG_NxQ_L4nE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iZmNh/NGM3NzlkYjRmNzYw/MTAyZmFmMTJkOWU0/NGNhNC5qcGc.jpg Yoga in Melbourne https://yogainmelbourne.com.au episodic Yoga in Melbourne Conversations with the people of Melbourne yoga. Each episode is one person's story, how they found the practice and how they came to teach it, whether that is Yin, Vinyasa, Iyengar or Ashtanga, plus what is coming up in workshops, retreats and trainings across the city. A project of Yoga in Melbourne, a guide to the people and studios of the local scene. Conversations with the people of Melbourne yoga. yoga, Melbourne, yin yoga, vinyasa, yoga nidra, yoga teacher, yoga studio, teacher training, meditation, Australia Yoga in Melbourne hello@yogainmelbourne.com.au No No Masha Gorodilova - Determination, commitment and a true love of teaching 9 9 Masha Gorodilova - Determination, commitment and a true love of teaching full 51da449f-4eaa-4bee-a6aa-339446f98bdb https://share.transistor.fm/s/7fdb95e7 Masha Gorodilova arrived in Australia at 17. She had practised since she was 13, at home in Siberia with her father, after kidney stones and doctors who wanted to medicate her for life. "For me, it was a game." Listen to Masha';s story, from her arrival in Australia through to owning and teaching at one of Melbourne's most beautiful stusdios, Within in South Yarra.

]]> Masha Gorodilova arrived in Australia at 17. She had practised since she was 13, at home in Siberia with her father, after kidney stones and doctors who wanted to medicate her for life. "For me, it was a game." Listen to Masha';s story, from her arrival in Australia through to owning and teaching at one of Melbourne's most beautiful stusdios, Within in South Yarra.

]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:34:07 +1000 Yoga in Melbourne Yoga in Melbourne 1012 Masha Gorodilova arrived in Australia at 17. She had practised since she was 13, at home in Siberia with her father, after kidney stones and doctors who wanted to medicate her for life. "For me, it was a game." Listen to Masha';s story, from her arrival in Australia through to owning and teaching at one of Melbourne's most beautiful stusdios, Within in South Yarra.

]]> yoga, Melbourne, yin yoga, vinyasa, yoga nidra, yoga teacher, yoga studio, teacher training, meditation, Australia No Rayne Watkin, faithful to her truth 8 8 Rayne Watkin, faithful to her truth full c7842aa9-bcf3-49db-8df5-f9ef26c02d8d https://share.transistor.fm/s/3ee8bcb2 Rayne Watkin came to stillness the long way around. An elite competitive rower
with an athlete's drive, an osteopath with a fast and busy mind, she built a
life on doing difficult things well. Then the practice she had kept at the edge
of that life quietly turned it inside out.

She talks about the mother who was a yogi before yoga was a thing, and the
daughter who wanted nothing to do with it. About the experience that woke her up
to herself, which she keeps private because it is hers. About finding Yin
through Qigong, and what it takes for someone always driven to be told: less.

Teaching was never the plan. She went to a training to keep a friend company.

"I'm not two different people. I don't put on my yoga pants and then just show
up and become a yoga teacher. When I stand in front of people, it's just my
heart."

She teaches Yin, Yoga Nidra and Qigong at Warrior One in Brighton and
Mordialloc, and Inndriya in Highett.

Read her profile, her full schedule and where to book:
https://yogainmelbourne.com.au/rayne-watkin.html

]]> Rayne Watkin came to stillness the long way around. An elite competitive rower
with an athlete's drive, an osteopath with a fast and busy mind, she built a
life on doing difficult things well. Then the practice she had kept at the edge
of that life quietly turned it inside out.

She talks about the mother who was a yogi before yoga was a thing, and the
daughter who wanted nothing to do with it. About the experience that woke her up
to herself, which she keeps private because it is hers. About finding Yin
through Qigong, and what it takes for someone always driven to be told: less.

Teaching was never the plan. She went to a training to keep a friend company.

"I'm not two different people. I don't put on my yoga pants and then just show
up and become a yoga teacher. When I stand in front of people, it's just my
heart."

She teaches Yin, Yoga Nidra and Qigong at Warrior One in Brighton and
Mordialloc, and Inndriya in Highett.

Read her profile, her full schedule and where to book:
https://yogainmelbourne.com.au/rayne-watkin.html

]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:40:30 +1000 Yoga in Melbourne Yoga in Melbourne 1153 Rayne Watkin came to stillness the long way around. An elite competitive rower
with an athlete's drive, an osteopath with a fast and busy mind, she built a
life on doing difficult things well. Then the practice she had kept at the edge
of that life quietly turned it inside out.

She talks about the mother who was a yogi before yoga was a thing, and the
daughter who wanted nothing to do with it. About the experience that woke her up
to herself, which she keeps private because it is hers. About finding Yin
through Qigong, and what it takes for someone always driven to be told: less.

Teaching was never the plan. She went to a training to keep a friend company.

"I'm not two different people. I don't put on my yoga pants and then just show
up and become a yoga teacher. When I stand in front of people, it's just my
heart."

She teaches Yin, Yoga Nidra and Qigong at Warrior One in Brighton and
Mordialloc, and Inndriya in Highett.

Read her profile, her full schedule and where to book:
https://yogainmelbourne.com.au/rayne-watkin.html

]]> yoga, Melbourne, yin yoga, vinyasa, yoga nidra, yoga teacher, yoga studio, teacher training, meditation, Australia No Emma Strembickyj - Healing, Redemption and Love 7 7 Emma Strembickyj - Healing, Redemption and Love full 7cc03396-b5f2-4edb-a0b8-3a7faac9224b https://share.transistor.fm/s/c5602988 Emma Stremickyj's journey through incredible life challenges to a place of healing, redemption and love is truly inspiring. Hear how yoga brought Emma to a place where she is now one of Melbourne's most in demand yoga teachers.

]]> Emma Stremickyj's journey through incredible life challenges to a place of healing, redemption and love is truly inspiring. Hear how yoga brought Emma to a place where she is now one of Melbourne's most in demand yoga teachers.

]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:01:44 +1000 Yoga in Melbourne Yoga in Melbourne 1665 Emma Stremickyj's journey through incredible life challenges to a place of healing, redemption and love is truly inspiring. Hear how yoga brought Emma to a place where she is now one of Melbourne's most in demand yoga teachers.

]]> yoga, Melbourne, yin yoga, vinyasa, yoga nidra, yoga teacher, yoga studio, teacher training, meditation, Australia No Shelley Armstrong - From London to Melbourne 6 6 Shelley Armstrong - From London to Melbourne full d88a4524-9ad0-4170-9f0f-fb7e786abd3f https://share.transistor.fm/s/94045392 Shelley Armstrong began teaching yoga in London after developing a strong practice of Ashtanga and hot yoga. Hear Shelley's story of her journey into teaching, conducting European retreats and building a life as a well established teacher in Australia.

]]> Shelley Armstrong began teaching yoga in London after developing a strong practice of Ashtanga and hot yoga. Hear Shelley's story of her journey into teaching, conducting European retreats and building a life as a well established teacher in Australia.

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:05:26 +1000 Yoga in Melbourne Yoga in Melbourne 1047 Shelley Armstrong began teaching yoga in London after developing a strong practice of Ashtanga and hot yoga. Hear Shelley's story of her journey into teaching, conducting European retreats and building a life as a well established teacher in Australia.

]]> yoga, Melbourne, yin yoga, vinyasa, yoga nidra, yoga teacher, yoga studio, teacher training, meditation, Australia No Janita Doelken, her story 5 5 Janita Doelken, her story full 9b2b6f8d-c2ef-49f4-b57f-f1628607251d https://yogainmelbourne.com.au/conversations.html An injury, a corporate life she never felt at home in, and the long turn toward touch and stillness.

Janita Doelken took a teacher training with no intention of ever teaching. What changed her mind happened during it, and she talks about that moment here. The path from there ran through ZenThai Shiatsu, Thai massage and bodywork, and into a way of teaching where hands-on work is not an add-on but the point. She now teaches at Grass Roots Yoga in St Kilda and at Within, the South Yarra studio she also manages, co-leads The Yin Path teacher training with Alessia Frisina, and runs the Yin and Touch workshops with her.

Read Janita's full profile and current timetable at yogainmelbourne.com.au/janita-doelken.html

]]> An injury, a corporate life she never felt at home in, and the long turn toward touch and stillness.

Janita Doelken took a teacher training with no intention of ever teaching. What changed her mind happened during it, and she talks about that moment here. The path from there ran through ZenThai Shiatsu, Thai massage and bodywork, and into a way of teaching where hands-on work is not an add-on but the point. She now teaches at Grass Roots Yoga in St Kilda and at Within, the South Yarra studio she also manages, co-leads The Yin Path teacher training with Alessia Frisina, and runs the Yin and Touch workshops with her.

Read Janita's full profile and current timetable at yogainmelbourne.com.au/janita-doelken.html

]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:15:55 +1000 Yoga in Melbourne Yoga in Melbourne 1242 An injury, a corporate life she never felt at home in, and the long turn toward touch and stillness.

Janita Doelken took a teacher training with no intention of ever teaching. What changed her mind happened during it, and she talks about that moment here. The path from there ran through ZenThai Shiatsu, Thai massage and bodywork, and into a way of teaching where hands-on work is not an add-on but the point. She now teaches at Grass Roots Yoga in St Kilda and at Within, the South Yarra studio she also manages, co-leads The Yin Path teacher training with Alessia Frisina, and runs the Yin and Touch workshops with her.

Read Janita's full profile and current timetable at yogainmelbourne.com.au/janita-doelken.html

]]> Janita Doelken, Yin Yoga, ZenThai Shiatsu, Yoga, Yoga Teacher No Zoe Kanat... Journey into Rest 4 4 Zoe Kanat... Journey into Rest full 6177727b-f9fe-4f20-a8aa-cae3f66f6081 https://yogainmelbourne.com.au/zoe-kanat.html?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=episode&utm_campaign=zoe-kanat Postnatal depression and the conviction that rest is not a luxury. Zoe Kanat came to stillness the long way — through tea at Sacred Heart Mission, young offenders driven to community work, and a silent retreat where the teachers led the room through Yoga Nidra without naming it. She has been guiding people into rest ever since.

]]> Postnatal depression and the conviction that rest is not a luxury. Zoe Kanat came to stillness the long way — through tea at Sacred Heart Mission, young offenders driven to community work, and a silent retreat where the teachers led the room through Yoga Nidra without naming it. She has been guiding people into rest ever since.

]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:54:47 +1000 Yoga in Melbourne Yoga in Melbourne 1330 Postnatal depression and the conviction that rest is not a luxury. Zoe Kanat came to stillness the long way — through tea at Sacred Heart Mission, young offenders driven to community work, and a silent retreat where the teachers led the room through Yoga Nidra without naming it. She has been guiding people into rest ever since.

]]> yoga, Melbourne, yin yoga, vinyasa, yoga nidra, yoga teacher, yoga studio, teacher training, meditation, Australia No Nova Rosaia, the Warrior One story 3 3 Nova Rosaia, the Warrior One story full e6ac72f2-8a19-4604-a550-94f1fefcc74b https://share.transistor.fm/s/3148e323 Nova Rosaia co-founded Warrior One with sixteen mats in a Brighton room. Today it spans Brighton, Mordialloc and Mornington, with some forty teachers and 140 classes a week. She tells the story of building it class by class, opening a brand new studio three months before COVID, and why the teaching team is the heartbeat of it all. The full feature is at yogainmelbourne.com.au.

]]> Nova Rosaia co-founded Warrior One with sixteen mats in a Brighton room. Today it spans Brighton, Mordialloc and Mornington, with some forty teachers and 140 classes a week. She tells the story of building it class by class, opening a brand new studio three months before COVID, and why the teaching team is the heartbeat of it all. The full feature is at yogainmelbourne.com.au.

]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:56:05 +1000 Yoga in Melbourne Yoga in Melbourne 775 Nova Rosaia co-founded Warrior One with sixteen mats in a Brighton room. Today it spans Brighton, Mordialloc and Mornington, with some forty teachers and 140 classes a week. She tells the story of building it class by class, opening a brand new studio three months before COVID, and why the teaching team is the heartbeat of it all. The full feature is at yogainmelbourne.com.au.

]]> yoga, Melbourne, yin yoga, vinyasa, yoga nidra, yoga teacher, yoga studio, teacher training, meditation, Australia No Alessia Frisina, her story 1 1 Alessia Frisina, her story full d9291942-459f-49ae-ad44-101be63f3099 https://yogainmelbourne.com.au/conversations.html Rishikesh, two pregnancies, and the turn from strong to soft.

Alessia Frisina was twenty-one, studying Chinese and Hindi, and had never practised yoga when a university trip took her to an ashram in Rishikesh. What followed was London, burnout, a return to that same ashram at twenty-nine for a 500-hour training, and eventually Melbourne. Two pregnancies then turned a daily Ashtanga practice toward Yin, breath and touch, alongside the Vinyasa she now teaches across four studios. She co-leads The Yin Path teacher training with Janita Doelken and runs the Yin and Touch workshops with her.

Read Alessia's full profile and current timetable at yogainmelbourne.com.au/alessia-frisina.html

]]> Rishikesh, two pregnancies, and the turn from strong to soft.

Alessia Frisina was twenty-one, studying Chinese and Hindi, and had never practised yoga when a university trip took her to an ashram in Rishikesh. What followed was London, burnout, a return to that same ashram at twenty-nine for a 500-hour training, and eventually Melbourne. Two pregnancies then turned a daily Ashtanga practice toward Yin, breath and touch, alongside the Vinyasa she now teaches across four studios. She co-leads The Yin Path teacher training with Janita Doelken and runs the Yin and Touch workshops with her.

Read Alessia's full profile and current timetable at yogainmelbourne.com.au/alessia-frisina.html

]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:16:05 +1000 Yoga in Melbourne Yoga in Melbourne 670 Rishikesh, two pregnancies, and the turn from strong to soft.

Alessia Frisina was twenty-one, studying Chinese and Hindi, and had never practised yoga when a university trip took her to an ashram in Rishikesh. What followed was London, burnout, a return to that same ashram at twenty-nine for a 500-hour training, and eventually Melbourne. Two pregnancies then turned a daily Ashtanga practice toward Yin, breath and touch, alongside the Vinyasa she now teaches across four studios. She co-leads The Yin Path teacher training with Janita Doelken and runs the Yin and Touch workshops with her.

Read Alessia's full profile and current timetable at yogainmelbourne.com.au/alessia-frisina.html

]]> Alessia Frisina, Vinyasa, Yin Yoga, Ashtanga, Rishikesh, yoga teacher, Melbourne yoga No