At The Open Space we invite you to explore yoga, deepen your practice, journey inwards, and find your community.
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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.
Sunday 21 June
9 am - 10.15 am
Meditative Yoga
10.30 am - 11:45 am
Pure Yin
Karla Sutcliffe
3.15 pm - 5.45 pm
Dance of the Deities
The Dance of Kali Shiva
Andrew Mournehis
International Day of Yoga
We are celebrating yoga!
Practice yoga with us at 9am meditative yoga and 10.30am yin and bring a friend for free!
Enjoy yoga with a friend for free and join us for a deserved chai after yin class. Just Register for one of you and turn up as two.
The Dance of Kali Shiva
This is an amazingly fun and engaging way to learn a bit of yoga philosophy through choreographed dance.
Tickets are selling fast for this event with our fav, Andrew Mournehis.
Chai and snacks served afterward.
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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 1 month 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 & Reiki practitioners, with psychological therapy provided by Clinical Psychologists.
These services are mostly rebatable on Medicare or private health.
Upcoming Events
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The Dance Of Kali Shiva
With Andrew Mournehis
Sunday 21 June
3.15pm - 5.45pmAn evening Yoga, Mythology, Mantra and Dance!!! “Dance of the Deities” is a powerful ceremonial space to honour Deities within - held on the WINTER SOLSTICE!!!
This will be one of the RARE opportunities to connect, learn and practice with Andrew Mournehis, who will not be returning again to teach in Melb until 2027.
Its been a while since dances, so we hope you can take up this opportunity to immerse yourself into his always TRANSFORMATIVE OFFERINGS… DANCE OF THE DEITIES !!!
So here is the INVITATION TO JOIN Andrew FOR THIS NIGHT OF MANTRA, MOVEMENT, STORYTELLING and the LATEST BRAND NEW “DANCE OF THE DEITIES” honouring the TWO most powerful TRANSFORMATION DEITIES KALI and SHIVA within.
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Melbourne Kirtan & Workshop with Edo
Saturday June 27
Workshop: 2:30-5pm
Kirtan: 7-9pm
Join internationally renowned musician, yogi and A Sound Life charity co-founder Edo on a journey into the heart through the power of Kirtan and Sacred Sound at the Open Space
About Edo's Sacred Sound Workshop - Wisdom, Abundance and VitalityThis deeply restorative experience includes learning rare and sacred mantras that awaken a sense of peace, grounding, wisdom, vitality, abundance and spiritual connection. Specifically You’ll then immerse yourself in a soothing Vedic Sound Bath, blending sound and mantra (Nada Yoga) for deep relaxation, mental clarity, and emotional rejuvenation.
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Honest Body
Bodywork is a 3-hour monthly session held in Abbotsford
Sunday 28 June
2.00pm - 5.00pm* 4th Sunday of every month
Atlas is back with a monthly offering: Honest Body, where meditation, embodiment and honest human interaction meet.
The next session is Sunday, 28 June, from 2-5pm, and will continue every fourth Sunday of the month.
Perfect for those ready for deep somatic enquiry and a commitment to being more honest with themselves, their bodies and others.
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Half Day Urban Yoga ReTreat
Saturday 11 July
12.30pm - 5.00pmALIGNED
Living in rhythm with the seasons - Winter's inner sanctuary
Retreat 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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Omnisutra Haoma
Sunday 5 July
4.00pm - 5.15pmA Zoroastrian song from the Avesta's (15th century BC), in the original Avestan language, an adoration to the plant, entheogenic drink and angel known as Haoma (Soma in Sanskrit).
Haoma is believed to be the first angel to make itself know to humanity in and through the Haoma plant in the Haoma ceremony. It introduced humanity to the art of angelology, the ability to commune with god, Ahura Mazda, through angels which enhanced the human capacity for creative intelligence. It inspire writing, architecture, religion, good conscience, prophecy, science, art and so much more...
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Sounds of Varanasi
Sunday 19 July
2.00pm - 4.00pmThe Open Space is delighted to welcome back three of our most cherished exponents of Indian classical music for a very special concert this July.
Bound by friendship since childhood and shaped by the sacred musical lineage of Varanasi, Sangeet Mishra and Vinod Prasanna return to share an evening steeped in the timeless beauty of Hindustani classical tradition, joined by the brilliant tabla artist Pranav Ramji. Together, these three exceptional musicians invite us into a rich and immersive sound world where melody, rhythm, and emotion unfold in deep conversation.This will be a rare and deeply moving opportunity to experience the meditative grace, emotional richness, and transcendent beauty of Indian classical music in the hands of true masters, performing as one.
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Mind-Body Connection Retreat
A Day of Healing, Nervous System Regulation & Inner Reconnection
Sunday 2 August
10.30am - 4.30pmHeld @ Vine & Branches
- Lower Plenty, VictoriaIn our fast-paced world, many of us live disconnected from our bodies—caught in cycles of stress, anxiety, and self-limiting patterns that can feel difficult to shift.
This immersive one-day retreat at the Vine and Branches Retreat Centre set in beautiful surrounds on 10 acres in the inner east of Melbourne, offers an opportunity to slow down, reconnect, and gently reset.
Throughout the day, we’ll explore practical and compassionate ways to work with stress, emotional patterns, and the deeper beliefs that shape our inner lives.Together, we explore how the mind and body are deeply interconnected—and how working with both can support meaningful, lasting change