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Online courses, individual sessions worldwide via Zoom, and in-person teaching in the Huon Valley. My way of practising and teaching is gentle and easy-paced.

I am deeply inspired by the nature and landscape of the Melurkedee land of the Palawa people that I live and work on (the Huon Valley, lutruwita/Tasmania). My practice over the years has been an oasis for me, and is a calm centre in the midst of change and challenge. I spent my younger years chronically ill, stressed, and in pain, so every day I appreciate the mental and physical ease and strength that my practice has given me. I am so grateful that I can share this practice, thanks to the wisdom, knowledge and generosity of the lineage of teachers who have shared their knowledge and inspired me. After all, most of us have already had enough practice at pushing ourselves and rushing around, and we don’t need any more of that. Despite what you see in popular media, finding calm, ease and courage doesn’t need to involve fancy Yoga poses. Yoga & mindfulness can be a practical, useful, and very nurturing part of your every day life. My moving meditations are within a normal range of movement. The power of the practice comes from mindfulness of the breath and in cultivating kind, non-judgemental attention. I offer courses and private sessions for my local community, as well as online worldwide. I also grow food for my local community on my small farm, where I live with my husband Tom and Bonnie the Dog. I’ve been a Yoga & meditation teacher and a food grower for more than 16 years, and I’ve been a nature lover my whole life. I’m deeply interested in how the practice of Yoga and our belonging with nature can support, comfort, nourish and inspire us in these challenging times. Living and working on Melurkedee country, I respectfully acknowledge the palawa/pakana people as the Traditional Custodians of lutruwita (Tasmania) . I pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging and acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded. My new offering, Calm & Courage is now available at https://alison-eastland.thinkific.com

31/10/2026

How much do you reckon Elvis loves Kat of Canine & Co Therapy ?
This Good Boy works and plays hard, so I want to set him up well for his middle years. We’re so lucky to have Kat in the Huon Valley, she is amazing.

25/10/2026

How would you like to feel a lot more relaxed as you head toward the end of the year?

There’s just one more afternoon retreat spot left for 2026, so if you’re quick, you can join us for a whole nurturing afternoon of gentle breath-based yoga, meditation and guided deep rest on Saturday Dec 12th, 1 to 4:30pm in my yoga cabin in Geeveston.

Beginners are always welcome, and the group is never any larger than 8 people (plus Elvis the yoga dog).

Our little yoga community is very friendly and welcoming!

Every retreat includes a delicious and nourishing afternoon tea.

Details and bookings at https://alisoneastland.com/afternoon-retreats

04/10/2026

When life gets you down, Elvis and I are here to lift you up! With gentle, replenishing meditative breath-based movement and guided deep relaxation (sorry about the vertigo at the end though).
Term starts Oct 19th, and I’m extending the early bird special to Wednesday because I keep forgetting to tell people about it.
All info and bookings at alisoneastland.com/huon-valley-yoga-meditation
* Elvis is in attendance at the Wednesday evening and Thursday 4pm sessions here in the cabin, but not the Monday nights in Huonville because I don’t like keeping him out & about too late.

27/09/2026

Elvis has been enjoying a new hobby in his free time! Very grateful to Michael at Southern Obedience Club for the opportunity to do scent training, which so calming for dogs and great for their brains. He is such a good hardworking boy when he’s being my assistance dog and part time yoga therapy dog, I wanted him to be able to enjoy something for himself. He absolutely loved it.

21/09/2026

It felt like we were all collectively holding our breath with yesterday’s fires popping up in the gale force winds.
Have you ever noticed that it’s really hard to just “take a deep breath” to feel more calm? Taking a deep breath can be impossible if our Psoas musculature, and the areas around our chest and ribs have tightened up with worry.
So we start with gently releasing those areas first.
This week in yoga we’ll get our breath back, starting with Psoas musculature releasing to naturally encourage full deep breaths, gentle side openers and as usual, having prepared our bodies, we’ll then finish with a guided deep relaxation to return to calm.
Want to join us next term so you have something nurturing and restorative every week, no matter what life throws at you?
We have limited places left.
https://alisoneastland.com/huon-valley-yoga-meditation

14/09/2026

Today it was sunny, rainy, windy, warm then cold all at once like a typical Tassie spring.
For humans it can be a bit ungrounding.
Personally, I get a bit clumsy and scatty when the wind picks up.
This week in yoga we’ll enjoy simple, quiet, grounding breath based practices to feel as unbothered as a serene sea eagle watching the changing weather go by.
And don’t forget the open meditation by donation session 12:30 to 1pm on Wednesday.
All details on the website, including term 4 bookings now open at alisoneastland.com

13/09/2026

I first learned how to meditate thanks to the generosity of Buddhist monks from Nepal nearly 30 years ago. It was life-changing, and I don’t think I’d be teaching yoga and meditation today if I hadn’t met them.
Sadly, Nepal is now especially vulnerable to climate disaster.
So this practice is open to everyone, by donation to the Nepalese flood recovery. There’s a link provided to Unicef Australia on booking, or feel free to choose your own aid organisation.
Beginners are welcome; no previous meditation experience is required.
You’ll be able to enjoy the meditation sitting or lying down, however you are most comfortable.
The meditation will include grounding and gentle breath & body mindfulness, with the theme of compassion, inspired by the Buddhist meditations I was originally trained in.
You’ll be left feeling more relaxed and positive while also helping with ongoing assistance for essential services, food, shelter and clean water.
Everyone will receive a recording via email, whether they can attend or not, so please share with anyone you think might be interested.
To book, send me a message with your email address before Wednesday or go to https://alisoneastland.com/huon-valley-yoga-meditation and scroll down to “meditation classes via Zoom”.

31/08/2026

Our Huon Valley winter was beautiful.
As we say goodbye to it, we practice slow flowing moving meditations and guided deep rests that give us mental & physical stability as the season changes, with gentle nudges to get our energy flowing and circulating for spring.
If you'd like to practice in a gentle, accessible and nature-inspired way, based on traditional Ayurvedic principles and in tune with natural cycles and seasons, term 4 classes are open for bookings now at alisoneastland.com, or my core online membership program opens for annual enrolments in only 7 weeks.

27/08/2026

In the week of the full moon we enjoy practices that are expansive, spacious & releasing.

I’ve just sent out a newsletter with two full moon practices: a mindful movement practice and a guided deep rest.

If you’d like to receive it, sign up at https://alisoneastland.com/newsletter and before Monday and I’ll make sure you get it.

The practices are both from my core program, Gentle Practices for Natural Calm, which opens for annual enrolments in less than 7 weeks!

I haven't always designed yoga practices around the lunar cycle and seasons.

As a trainee teacher (over 25 years ago!) I was taught to teach poses in categories.
We’d have standing poses week, or forward folds week, or back bends week, and they didn't need to align with anything else.

But then I started to wonder about things.
As a gardener, I know that growth speeds upward at the full moon and slows down at the dark moon.
The seasons are more defined here, and I don't want the same practice in the brightness of summer that I crave in the dark of winter.

I explored Ta**ra yoga, which as an indigenous tradition was richly connected to cycles, nature, plants and the moon, and I've studied Ayurveda which has always been interwoven with the cycles of the moon and the seasons.

It all made sense of why a practice that seemed perfect for everyone one week might fall completely flat another time.
I wondered, why did we lose this connection to natural cycles in many modern yoga classes?

Is it perhaps something to do with bringing yoga into a culture that doesn't honour rest, or natural fluctuating cycles, because worthiness is perceived to be dependent on productivity?

I think it's time to reclaim our natural cycles.

You don’t have to wait for a full moon to enjoy the practices in my newsletter though.

They’re gentle and adaptable and you can use them anytime you'd like to enjoy themes of lightness, spaciousness, ease and open-heartedness.

If you feel drawn to the idea of practising with natural cycles & seasons, check out Gentle Practices for Natural Calm at alisoneastland.com

24/08/2026

I've designed our yoga & meditation practices this week to leave you feeling expansive, spacious and clear.
We can tell that the season is shifting. The fruit tree buds are starting to open, the jonquils are up, and the wattles are starting to turn pockets of the valley golden.
Our Thursday afternoon practice is finally finishing in sunlight instead of candlelight.
So in our practices, we'll gently invite energy to shift, cultivate space to breathe and move, and let go of the heaviness of winter.

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