At The Open Space we invite you to explore yoga, deepen your practice, journey inwards, and find your community.
Show up wholeheartedly
WE BELIEVE IN A HOLISTIC APPROACH
Welcome to our urban sanctuary. A warm, inviting yoga studio nestled in the banks of the Yarra River and surrounded by nature, located on the border of Abbotsford and Richmond. Here you will find a community space, dedicated to an authentic and integrated practice of classical yoga.
We offer a range of transformational workshops and experiences to expand your wellbeing with wisdom, joy, inspiration. The Open Space is a healing space where you will find body work therapies such as Massage, as well as Clinical Psychology and group work.
We believe in the uplifting power of music on body, mind and spirit. Vital to our blissful offerings are Kirtan nights, resonant sound healing sessions, and regular sacred music events.
Yoga, Transformation & Sacred Ceremony in Mystical Bali
April 25 to May 3, 2026 | 8 Nights / 9 Days
Step away from the ordinary and journey to Balian, a tranquil coastal village known as the Land of Healers, where the ancient spirit of Bali still flows through its black sand beaches, big ocean, rivers, and rice fields, for your one of a kind Cultural Immersion & Yoga Retreat
This journey invites you to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with your inner light while going deep into authentic Bali. The days unfold with yoga, meditation, and soulful exploration, complemented by deeply transformative Balinese ceremonies. Each evening, we will eat delicious healthy Balinese food and immerse in curated events.
25 April to 3 May 2026
Bali, Indonesia
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Yoga Asana Practice
Asana (posture) practice is designed to align mind, body and breath, promoting physical and psychological well being. Our classes are suitable for all levels and ample options will be provided for different levels of experience. Classes will typically include asana, pranayama (breath work), chanting and meditation or relaxation practices.
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Mat Pilates (New)
This is a Pilates based class with focus on core, glute and hip work to build a strong, stable base and full-body sequences that get your heart rate up and muscles working from head to toe. With bands, sliders and plenty of pulses, this class brings the conditioning in all the right ways, leaving you feeling energised and more connected to your posture and movement.
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Kirtan
At The Open Space one of our primary loves is the practice of kirtan - a call and response form of singing/ chanting - no experience is necessary. Kirtan is a form of Bhakti (devotional) yoga and we offer a Saturday night event - check our event page for upcoming dates. All kirtan sessions are by donation, please register for catering and organisational purposes.
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Music and Sound
We host some of Australia’s best known sacred music performers as well as uniquely curated events. These evenings are great opportunities to join our community in uplifting embodiment.
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Meditation
Meditation is offered as an integrated part of yoga classes and as standalone classes and workshops. We are committed to making this practice available to all and offer a free community meditation class every Saturday morning.
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Improvisation and Dance
The Open Space surrounds were created with dance in mind. We want you to come and let go in both ecstatic dance experience and improvisation. We will be inviting guest DJs and improvisational facilitators to come in and get us into the flow of joyous free movement.
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Sound Healing
Sound healing is an ancient practice throughout all wisdom traditions based upon the resonance of our bodies and their sensitivity to sound. It creates a deep relaxation state where the body healing can take place through the realignment of our deepest somatic experience.
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Massage and Body Therapy
At The Open Space, a holistic approach to health is of primary importance. Massage therapy can not only smooth the body from aches and pains but is also a way of working on emotional release via the somatic experience.
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Psychotherapy and Group Work
The founders of The Open Space (Michael and Karen) are both Clinical Psychologists with many years of experience in working with individuals, couples and groups. Combining training in yoga and somatic work, the mind-body connection is now at the forefront of their practice.
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Workshops
We are committed to personal growth and embodied learning. We host a range of workshops that will introduce students to many facets of yoga and beyond, and encourage students to deepen their personal yogic journey within a safe and connected space.
START YOUR JOURNEY WITH OUR $35 UNLIMITED MEMBERSHIP
$60 - for 6 yoga classes
Enjoy access to an expansive range of classes over a 3 week period for just $60. This is a great way to trial a variety of our transformative classes before anchoring your practice at The Open Space.
OPEN SPACE MEMBERSHIPS
Cultivate your practice & deepen your exploration
Maintain a regular yoga practice and become a member with one of our class packs or our $35 Unlimited access membership packs. Our memberships include the added bonus of a free one on one yoga session to help you cultivate your practice. So join us and enjoy our unique studio and blissful offerings.
WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
Our philosophy at The Open Space is to open our hearts and minds to experiences that enhance bodily, emotional and spiritual transformation. We regularly hold a range of blissful music events, immersive workshops and courses and free community. events.
SUPPORT ON YOUR JOURNEY TO WELLBEING
The Open Space practice is based upon the integration of mind, body and spirit. Our therapies are offered by highly experienced bodywork practitioners, with psychological therapy provided by Clinical Psychologists.
These services are mostly rebatable on Medicare or private health.
Upcoming Events
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Whispering Sky - Tenzin Choegyal in Concert
Friday 6 February
7.00 pm - 8.15 pmA special concert with Tenzin Choegyal, one of the world’s most celebrated Tibetan musicians.
A master of traditional instruments, but best known for his extraordinary vocal ability, Tenzin’s unique style embraces joyful folk tunes, meditative mantras and spoken word and a unique blend of east-west sounds. Tenzin’s music is infused with the essence of Tibetan wisdom and a sound as expansive as the Himalayas. His obvious joyfulness is infectious and his message is uplifting.
Tenzin’s performance is equal parts folk storytelling, sonic meditation and spiritual offering, infused with the essence of Tibetan wisdom and a sound as expansive as the Himalayas.
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Dancing Freedom
Sunday 22 February
5.00 pm - 7.00 pmDancing Freedom is a practice of liberation. It is a somatic, ecstatic and shamanic dance practice supporting the emergence of living oneness. Connecting people to their bodies, hearts, each other, the earth and the cosmos. It heals. It reveals. It welcomes.
Within a ritual of sacred ceremony, we enter a dance portal ~ an elemental wave of Earth ~ Water ~ Fire ~ Air ~ Ether.
A space whereby all parts of you are welcomed and explored through the medicine of dance, ceremony and common-Unity.
Awaken Your Body. Open your Heart. Express your essence. Love your shadow. Expand your light. -
Half Day Urban Yoga ReTreat
ALIGNED
Living in rhythm with the seasons
Autumn's graceful releaseSaturday 28 February
12.30 pm - 5.00 pmRetreat yourself into an afternoon of nourishing Yoga with Julia Jones.
The half day yoga retreats offer an afternoon of balancing, nourishing and purifying Yoga. Open to new and long-term yoga practitioners the retreat will allow you time to deepen and fully integrate all aspects of Yoga Asana (physical movement), Pranayama (energetic breath work), deep Relaxation and Meditation.
This seasonal retreat series is a cyclical journey through the wisdom of nature and the subtle layers of yogic practice, inviting you to attune to the rhythms of the year and the intelligence within.
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Foundations of Yoga
The Eight Limbs (Astanga) Philosophy & Practice
(10 Week Course)Saturday 14 March - 23 May
12.00pm - 1.30pmA 90-minute foundational class, offered in packs of 10 sessions, grounded in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
This class offers a structured and accessible introduction to Astanga Yoga as a complete and integrated system of practice, rather than a collection of separate techniques. Participants are guided step by step through the essential elements of Hatha Yoga, while learning how the broader Aṣṭanga framework naturally includes the principles of Raja Yoga — the path of meditation and inner refinement.
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Yoga, Transformation & Sacred Ceremony in Mystical Bali
25 April to 3 May
8 Nights / 9 DaysStep away from the ordinary and journey to Balian, a tranquil coastal village known as the Land of Healers, where the ancient spirit of Bali still flows through its black sand beaches, big ocean, rivers, and rice fields, for your one of a kind Cultural Immersion & Yoga Retreat
This journey invites you to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with your inner light while going deep into authentic Bali. The days unfold with yoga, meditation, and soulful exploration, complemented by deeply transformative Balinese ceremonies. Each evening, we will eat delicious healthy Balinese food and immerse in curated events.