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Traditional breath-based Hatha yoga in Warragul. Grounded Man sessions, Private 1-on-1 coaching, and Workplace wellness. No ego, no fluff — just yoga that works.

04/08/2026

Music and Yoga Classes

Many teachers and studios play music in their classes. Sometimes it's gentle, ambient and pleasant, other times it can be downright distracting and overwhelming. Like many things in the modern yoga world - it's horses for courses.

I've been asked on a number of occasions why I don't play music in my yoga classes.

The answer is Pratyahara!

So, what is Pratyahara?

Pratyahara, which can be translated as "withdrawal of the senses," is the fifth limb of Patanjali's eightfold path, and it marks the turning point where yoga shifts from outer practice to inner work.

A more contemporary and poignant framing of Pratyahara could be "freedom from the tyranny of external stimulation". I'll leave that definition hanging there with you for a moment before continuing on.

Rather than shutting the senses down, Pratyahara involves drawing attention away from external stimuli so that awareness can settle inward, and the breath is the natural bridge for this movement.

In a class free of competing sounds, yogis (students of yoga) can hear and feel their own breath, letting it set the rhythm of movement instead of following an external pulse.

Because breathing is both constant and subtle, attending to it gives the mind an anchor that is always available, yet requires genuine sensitivity to perceive: the cool touch of air at the nostrils, the rise of the ribs, the brief stillness between exhale and inhale.

The yoga I have learnt from my teachers, practise myself and teach is grounded in the breath. This is for a number of positive and pragmatic reasons, but one key reason is that breath awareness is Pratyahara in action.

Every time we bring our attention back to the breath, we are rehearsing the very skill that deeper concentration and meditation depend upon.

May your practice be enlightening!

28/07/2026

Hi everyone, I'm excited to announce that I will begin regular Thursday evening classes @ The Creative Wellness Studio from the 6th August onwards. I look forward to seeing you on the mat!

29/05/2026

Hi everyone
Free men's yoga session next Sunday 7th June @ the VRI Hall.
If you know a guy who needs yoga but thinks yoga for ladies only and/or won't take the first step - send them along!
Come along and give it a go. No lycra required.
See ya on the mat!

24/05/2026

Integration of Body, Breath and Mind

“Mastery in asana cannot be achieved by just controlling the body. Only with control over the breath and the mind will asana be mastered.”

This quote comes from the book Krishnamacharya in His Own Words, as related by AG Mohan and Dr. Ganesh Mohan. Thanks again my friend Kael Coster for gifting me this book – gold nuggets galore! 🙏

Mastery requires three things simultaneously: body, breath and mind. Controlling just one isn't enough because if each one depends on the others, then none of them is the true starting point. And any system where outputs feed back into inputs as new conditions is structurally recursive, that is - each step using the last as its new ground.

Recursion is the nature of the practice containing body, breath and mind. A moment of breath awareness creates a flicker of mental stillness. That stillness allows deeper physical release. That release invites more breath. The mind quiets further. You spiral inward, not linearly but in loops. Each layer enables the next, which deepens the first. Many people approach yoga with a linear model in their head. Effort = output. You practice - you improve. There's a starting line and somewhere ahead of it there is a finish line.

We shouldn't view practice as climbing a ladder with fixed rungs and a top to reach. Rather it’s closer to winding inward where each layer of depth only becomes visible once you've arrived at it, and arriving always reveals more. The spiral has no end, it only winds closer to the truth within.

This means the entry point doesn't matter. You can begin with body, breath, or attention; as long as you understand that all three must eventually be brought together. The asana poses, practiced correctly, are the container for that convergence.

Krishnamacharya was talking to Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra 2.47, if anyone wants to explore more.

18/05/2026

Ekagrata

Do you ever feel dissipated, overwhelmed, entangled, fragmented? The ancient teachers knew what our modern life increasingly confirms, that the mind left unchecked will scatter in a thousand directions.

Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, the father of modern yoga, taught: "All mental distractions arise from the free play of the senses — and only through continuing practice can one keep their power in check."

Ekagrata = One-pointedness

The essence of yoga is the single-pointed mind, a mind that can rest on a single object, a single thought, or a single feeling, without being pulled away.

Every time you return your attention to the breath, you are training the mind.
Every time you step back on the mat, you are choosing clarity over chaos.
Every time you sit in stillness, you are reclaiming your inner ground.

The yogi who absorbs themself fully with their practice cultivates ekagrata, removing the distractions that prevent the truth from being seen in its singularity. The truth is not out there — it was always within. Seek it out.

28/04/2026

G'day — I'm Perry, a yoga teacher based in Warragul. I run Prana Vayu Yoga with a bunch of different offerings:

1. Grounded Man Yoga Sessions at the VRI Hall
- a safe and relaxed space for guys come and practice yoga
together
- no lycra required, no experience needed
- flexibility is not a prerequisite - come along and improve your
range of movement with yoga
- traditional, breath-based yoga that genuinely helps with
stress, sleep, stiffness, and energy levels
- at present we practice Wed and Friday mornings, Tuesday nights.

2. Private 1-on-1 sessions
- classes are great however yoga works best when it's yours,
together we'll develop a practice that fits your body, your life,
and your goals.
- this is how yoga was practiced in India for thousands of years
- more details on how we can work together are on my website.

3. Workplace Yoga
- Organisations that invest in employee wellness and stress
management, see the difference where it counts:
* higher energy and focus throughout the day
* fewer muscular skeletal complaints and injuries
* stronger morale and positive workplace culture
* greater discretionary effort and productivity
* reduced absenteeism and WorkCover claims
* better staff retention
- I'm fully accredited with Yoga Alliance, insured to $20MM, will
bring mats and props.
- yoga delivered on-site as a structured workplace wellness
program is deductible.

If you've been curious about anything above, or about yoga generally— head to my website to find out more, or please reach via email, and we can catch up for a chat.

https://www.pranavayuyoga.com.au/

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Warragul, VIC
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https://www.pranavayuyoga.com.au/

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