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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 🌻

🙏🏻✨🌿Kundalini Yoga classes with Sam are returning next Saturday, 22 August, with a new start time of 9am.A little update...
15/08/2026

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Kundalini Yoga classes with Sam are returning next Saturday, 22 August, with a new start time of 9am.

A little update for our weekday class: Monday morning classes will resume on Monday, 24th August at the usual time of 9:15am, making it a little easier for mums to get through school drop-off and make their way to class without the rush.

If you’ve been curious about Kundalini Yoga but have never tried it, you are very welcome to come along, no previous experience is needed.

Over the coming weeks, as we move towards the Spring Equinox, the classes will focus on renewal, prosperity and creating the conditions for what we would like to grow next.

Within Kundalini Yoga, this time of year is a beautiful opportunity to explore practices traditionally associated with prosperity.

Prosperity is about much more than money, we’ll work with practices that explore our energy, projection, openness to opportunity and our capacity to recognise and participate in what is available to us.

Come along and learn some of these practices as we head into spring.

Saturday 22 August - 9am
Monday 24 August - 9:15am
All levels welcome, including complete beginners.

Booking link below

https://studioavasa.as.me/saturdaykundalini

Sam 🙏🏻✨🌿

40-Day Daily Practice - Spring EquinoxThe Auric Upgrade 🌿💫As winter begins to give way to spring, nature reminds us that...
31/07/2026

40-Day Daily Practice - Spring Equinox

The Auric Upgrade 🌿💫

As winter begins to give way to spring, nature reminds us that every new season begins with preparation. Before new growth appears, the foundations are quietly strengthened beneath the surface.

Over the forty days leading into the Spring Equinox, we will practise a Kundalini Yoga sequence designed to strengthen and stabilise the aura, the electromagnetic field that forms the interface between ourselves and the world.

Beginning with a Kriya to strengthen the electromagnetic field, followed by 11 minutes of Sat Kriya, this daily practice cultivates vitality, resilience and the capacity to meet life with greater intention.

Through consistent practice, we develop a stronger, more stable human system, supporting greater perception, discernment and the ability to participate in life with confidence.

This is an opportunity to establish a daily rhythm, strengthen the human system, and consciously prepare for the season ahead. Rather than seeking quick change, we will cultivate the qualities that allow meaningful and lasting change to take root.

Commencing Monday 10th August
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 🌿💫

One year apart.These two Aura photographs were taken one year apart, during a period in which daily Kundalini Yoga pract...
25/07/2026

One year apart.

These two Aura photographs were taken one year apart, during a period in which daily Kundalini Yoga practice became one of the most consistent parts of my life.

What interests me about the difference is not simply what we can see, but what the Aura represents within Kundalini Yoga.

We are living with increasing amounts of information, stimulation, technology, opinion and influence competing for our attention. Maintaining a strong relationship with our own sense of self, our perception and our inner knowing is becoming increasingly important.

Within Kundalini Yoga, the Aura is understood as something we can consciously work with and strengthen, supporting our capacity to interact with the world without allowing everything around us to become interference within us.

For me, this is why understanding the Aura matters now. You are the highest technology.

The Aura: A Technology of Human Potential
Commencing Thursday 30th July 2026
Live Thursdays at 10:00am Brisbane time
Six weekly 90 - minute online workshops
Dedicated 40 day practice included
Replay access to every workshop
$244 AUD

Booking link below

https://www.studioavasa.com.au/the-aura

Sam 💎

Why would someone spend six weeks learning about the Aura? 💫The Aura isn’t really the destination, it’s one of the techn...
04/07/2026

Why would someone spend six weeks learning about the Aura? 💫

The Aura isn’t really the destination, it’s one of the technologies through which we begin to understand what we’re truly capable of.

Over six weeks, my hope isn’t simply that you’ll learn about the Aura, my hope is that you’ll discover greater courage, stronger self-trust, clearer perception and healthier boundaries. That you’ll become less easily influenced by the world around you and more able to recognise opportunities, lead with confidence, create intentionally and participate more fully in the life you’re here to live.

More than anything, I hope you’ll leave with a deeper understanding of yourself, practical technologies you can continue working with, and a new perspective on the human system that has the potential to profoundly change the way you experience and participate in your life.

That’s why this conversation matters to me. 💫

Online - Recordings will be available.

Booking link below

https://www.studioavasa.com.au/the-aura

Sam 🙏🏻🌿

How do we remain deeply open to life without becoming overwhelmed by it?It's a question I find myself returning to often...
28/06/2026

How do we remain deeply open to life without becoming overwhelmed by it?

It's a question I find myself returning to often.

Within the teachings of Kundalini Yoga, women are described as having a more porous Aura than men. This is not presented as a weakness, but as part of a unique design that supports our natural capacity to nurture, connect, create and hold others. At the same time, these teachings suggest that this openness carries a responsibility to consciously care for and strengthen the Aura.

I find that perspective incredibly empowering because it changes the question entirely. Rather than asking how we protect ourselves from life, we begin asking how we develop the strength, resilience and presence to remain open without becoming overwhelmed by the world around us.

Perhaps that is one of the great invitations of the woman's path, to cultivate an Aura that allows us to remain deeply connected to life, whilst also remaining deeply connected to ourselves.

This is one of the conversations we'll be exploring in The Aura: A Technology of Human Potential.

Sam 🙏🏻🌿

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