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30 Days of the Practice of Creation 🌱💫I have been thinking lately about creativity and how good it feels to make somethi...
17/09/2026

30 Days of the Practice of Creation 🌱💫

I have been thinking lately about creativity and how good it feels to make something without needing it to lead anywhere.

I wonder whether we have lost some of this in the pursuit of what we think we should be creating, something purposeful, productive, polished or ready to share. When every idea is immediately asked where it is going, we leave little room for curiosity, play and the pleasure of creating simply because we want to.

There is a particular kind of presence that comes when we become absorbed in creating. Our attention gathers around what is in front of us, the clock recedes and, for a while, the process itself is enough.

For a modern nervous system accustomed to constant input, interruption and anticipation, this offers a very different internal experience. Rather than dividing our attention between multiple demands or continually scanning ahead, we spend time with one thing. Nothing is asking to be resolved, we are simply participating in the experience as it unfolds.

For the month of October, I am setting aside 20 minutes each day for a creative pursuit, and I am inviting you to join me. You might return to something you once loved, remain with one idea for the month, explore something different each week or try something new each day.

There is nothing you are expected to finish, publish or sell. Something larger may emerge, or it may not. The intention is simply to create for the pleasure of creating.

**This is a free 30-day practice beginning Thursday 1 October. **

What would you love to create? Comment creatives pursuits you would love to revisit or begin.

Sam 🌿

There is a reason The Daily Practice begins at 5.30 each morning.It gives us time to practise while the house and the wo...
15/09/2026

There is a reason The Daily Practice begins at 5.30 each morning.

It gives us time to practise while the house and the world around us are still quiet, before the day begins drawing our attention in multiple directions.

You join live online from your own home, and by 6.15am your movement, breath and meditation are complete.

The Spring Daily Practice begins Monday, 21 September and continues for 40 days. We will practise Kriya for Elevation followed by a Meditation for Prosperity, live from Monday to Friday at 5.30 am Brisbane time.

Booking link in bio.

Sam 🌿☀️

Kundalini Yoga is still unfamiliar to many, but I do not think it will remain at the edges for much longer.As more peopl...
14/09/2026

Kundalini Yoga is still unfamiliar to many, but I do not think it will remain at the edges for much longer.

As more people look beyond exercise alone and seek practices that work with attention, energy, habits and internal capacity, the relevance of Kundalini Yoga becomes easier to see. It brings movement, breath, mantra and meditation together, giving us a practical way to work with ourselves rather than trying to think our way into change.

This is why I often describe Kundalini Yoga as a technology for modern life. It is not simply something we do on the mat; it is a practice that can influence how we meet pressure, make decisions, use our energy and participate in our lives.

Its real power is revealed through consistency. When we return each day, our patterns become clearer and we have repeated opportunities to meet them differently.

I believe this is a practice for the time we are living in, not because it is new, but because its relevance is becoming increasingly apparent.

The Spring Daily Practice begins Monday 21 September at 5:30 am Brisbane time. You will move, breathe and meditate from your own home, and by 6:15 am your practice is complete.

Forty days of beginning the day with yourself.

The Daily Practice. Begin the day differently.

40-Day Daily Practice – Spring 🌿
Renewal + Prosperity
Commencing Monday 21st September
5:30am to 6:15am (Brisbane time)
Online Private Facebook Group - Studio Avasa Community
Recordings available
40-day guided practice
$88

Booking link in bio.

Booking link below.
https://studioavasa.as.me/40DAYS

Sam 🌿

Kundalini Yoga is a practice for people living fully engaged lives.It is often known as the householder practice, a prac...
10/09/2026

Kundalini Yoga is a practice for people living fully engaged lives.

It is often known as the householder practice, a practice for those of us living within family, work, relationships, creativity and responsibility, rather than withdrawing from the world.

I often refer to it as a technology rather than simply a form of yoga. It is a practical technology for working with the nervous system, energy, breath, attention and internal organisation, one that feels particularly relevant to the lives we are living in the modern world.

As the internal system becomes more organised, the external impact becomes visible in how we communicate, make decisions, relate to others and participate in our lives.

We practise so that we can bring more of ourselves to the lives we are already living.

If you practise Kundalini Yoga, I’d love to know what the practice has changed for you, and where you notice its impact most in your everyday life.

Sam 🌿

This Friday evening, I am offering another free meditation at Studio Avasa.We will practise the Meditation for Beaming a...
09/09/2026

This Friday evening, I am offering another free meditation at Studio Avasa.

We will practise the Meditation for Beaming and Creating the Future, a Kundalini meditation traditionally used to strengthen projection and bring our energy, attention and intention into greater alignment.

Taking place just after the new moon and ahead of the spring equinox, this is a meaningful moment to consider the direction you are moving in and what you would like to participate in creating next.

Friday 11 September
5:30–6:15 pm
Studio Avasa, Freshwater
Free to attend
Limited Spaces

Booking link in bio

Booking link below

https://studioavasa.as.me/fridaymeditation

Come as you are. No previous meditation or Kundalini Yoga experience is needed.

Sam 🌱🌸

Have you been wanting a new direction? 🌿Perhaps there is something you want to change, begin, create or give more of you...
06/09/2026

Have you been wanting a new direction? 🌿

Perhaps there is something you want to change, begin, create or give more of your attention to.

Have you tried Kundalini Yoga?

Kundalini Yoga combines movement, breath, mantra and meditation. When we bring a clear intention to the practice and return to it consistently, we are not working with the mind alone. The body becomes part of the process too.

Through repetition, we begin to work with our habitual patterns of thought, behaviour and response, creating greater agreement between the direction we consciously want to move in and the way we are thinking, feeling and living.

This spring, I’m beginning a new 40-Day Daily Practice, with a focus on renewal and prosperity.
Each morning we will practise Kriya for Elevation, followed by a Meditation for Prosperity, where we will chant the mantra Har Haray Haree, Wahe Guru.

Spring is a season for planting new seeds. These forty days are an opportunity to consider what you would like to grow, where you want to direct your energy, and what you are ready to give consistent attention to.

We are not looking for a quick fix. We are choosing a direction, bringing intention to it and working with the body and mind through a consistent daily practice.

40-Day Daily Practice – Spring 🌿Renewal + Prosperity
Commencing Monday 21st September
5:30am to 6:15am (Brisbane time)
Online Private Facebook Group
Recordings available
40-day guided practice
$88

Booking link below.

https://studioavasa.as.me/40DAYS

Sam 🌿🤍

Over the past year, much of my work has been quietly evolving beyond the walls of Studio Avasa. 🌿Behind the scenes, I ha...
31/08/2026

Over the past year, much of my work has been quietly evolving beyond the walls of Studio Avasa. 🌿

Behind the scenes, I have been creating The Gentle Return, an online space that brings together many of the things I have become most interested in through my years of teaching Kundalini Yoga: the value of a consistent personal practice, the extraordinary intelligence of the human system, and the way small, intentional practices can influence how we experience and participate in our everyday lives.

The Gentle Return has grown from a desire to make this work more accessible within real life. Practice that can happen at home, early in the morning before the day begins, in a quiet space while the children sleep, or at a time that works around the natural rhythms and responsibilities of your life.

It will be a place for Kundalini Yoga, breath practice, meditation and reflection, with a gentle return to more intentional living at the heart of it all.

Studio Avasa has given me an incredible space to teach, experiment, learn and refine what matters most to me.

There is still more to come, but I am looking forward to beginning to share The Gentle Return and some of what I have been building quietly in the background.

A different way to practice, a different way to participate and, perhaps, a return to something much simpler.

Sam Thackray
www.thegentlereturn.co

with love
Sam 🤍🌿

A little Studio Avasa update… It seems Studio Avasa and I are not quite finished with each other yet. 🌻I had genuinely t...
29/08/2026

A little Studio Avasa update…

It seems Studio Avasa and I are not quite finished with each other yet. 🌻

I had genuinely thought I would be stepping away from the physical studio as I moved more of my work online. That direction hasn’t changed, I’m continuing to build my online work, while also choosing to pivot and look at Studio Avasa differently.

In many ways, this is exactly why I practise Kundalini Yoga, life changes, plans change, and things don’t always unfold according to our preferred timeline.  The practice gives me the capacity to respond, make new decisions and keep moving in the direction that feels right.

So, I’m still here, but Studio Avasa is evolving.

I see it as more than a yoga studio, Studio Avasa will be a considered movement and practice space for women, bringing together different modalities and teachers to create a place to move, strengthen, breathe and replenish.

The studio will be moving towards a term-based membership model, with a regular weekly timetable designed around the school-term rhythm.

And I’m looking to grow the Studio Avasa teaching team.

I would love to hear from experienced teachers across Mat Pilates, yoga, strength and movement, stretch and other complementary modalities who would love to become part of the studio.

If you’re based in Cairns and feel your work could be a good fit, please DM or email me with what you teach, your qualifications, experience and availability.

[email protected]

All practitioners will be required to hold relevant qualifications, current First Aid certification and appropriate professional insurance.

Sam 🙏🏻🌻💛

Monday Morning Kundalini Yoga - 9:15amJoin me Monday morning for Kundalini Yoga at Studio Avasa. We’ll move, breathe, me...
22/08/2026

Monday Morning Kundalini Yoga - 9:15am

Join me Monday morning for Kundalini Yoga at Studio Avasa.

We’ll move, breathe, meditate and give the whole system a little time and attention before stepping into the week ahead.

The 9:15am start gives you time to get through the morning and school drop-off before coming in for yourself.

No previous experience with Kundalini Yoga is needed. Come along and give it a try.

Monday - 9:15am to 10:30am
Studio Avasa - Freshwater
$25

Booking link below

https://studioavasa.as.me/themorningclassmonday

Sam 🌻

FRIDAY AFTERNOON - FREE KUNDALINI YOGA MEDITATIONThere is a reason I have chosen Kirtan Kriya for the Friday afternoon m...
22/08/2026

FRIDAY AFTERNOON - FREE KUNDALINI YOGA MEDITATION

There is a reason I have chosen Kirtan Kriya for the Friday afternoon meditation, and not just because it is one of my favourites. Kirtan Kriya is one of the more widely researched meditation practices within Kundalini Yoga, with studies exploring its relationship with memory, cognitive function, stress, mood and brain health.

Beyond the research, it is also a deeply restful practice. The combination of mantra, sound, rhythm and repetitive finger movements gives the busy mind something simple to focus upon, allowing the whole system an opportunity to settle.

For women who spend so much of the week thinking, organising, responding, caring and doing, it is a beautiful way to draw the week to a close and create a little space before moving into the weekend.

You don’t need any previous experience with Kundalini Yoga or meditation.

Simply come as you are, take your seat and give yourself 45 minutes where very little is required of you.

We will practise Kirtan Kriya for 31 minutes, with time either side to arrive, settle and relax.

Start your weekend with a quieter mind and a little more space.

Fridays - 5:30pm
45 minutes - Free
Studio Avasa - Freshwater
Limited spaces

Booking link below

https://studioavasa.as.me/fridaymeditation

Sam 🌻

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