Tapestry Yoga Studio

About Us

Tapestry Yoga Studio was envisioned as an oasis for those seeking peace in an increasingly noisy world. For the last 2 years Tapestry Yoga Studio has been located at 440 George Street in Downtown Sydney. The studio favours warmth, comfort and value over flash and slickness. What began as a place to practice yoga has evolved into a community of friends willing to share, learn, laugh and grow together. Classes are grounded in the Astanga tradition of Pattabhi Jois but have evolved to include an informal mix of vinyasa and chakra yoga. Small classes allow for attention and guidance on an individual level. New comers are always welcomed into the Tapestry family.

About Our Instructors

ANJU VIRICK has been a student and teacher of yoga for 15 years and counting. Her training began with Beryl Bender and Tom Birch. While their Ashtanga style provides the foundation for Anju’s teaching, she continues to explore other traditions and styles, most recently the Vinyasa yoga of Shiva Rhea. Anju has a special affinity for the chakra system and has designed a practice to move energy through our 7 vital energy enters. She believes that yoga should be fun, so her classes are informal and unpretentious. Anju insists that while her respect for yoga is serious, her practice is not.

MARIANNE SHALEWA holds a Bachelor of Physical Education and Recreation Degree in Active Living, Health, and Wellbeing. Marianne is also a certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor and has been teaching and practicing for 6 years in the health and fitness industry. Marianne is a certified Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher and has taught a wide range of classes and workshops from Restorative Yoga to Acro Yoga. Currently Marianne is highly interested in Pilates and Core Yoga to strengthen the core for a deeper yoga practice. To Marianne yoga is about playing within the possibilities of your own body, exploring through your body to connect with your mind and your spirit.Marianne hopes to share her playful spirit with you through a relaxed safe environment for practicing yoga.

RHODA MACCORMICK holds a Bachelor of Physical Education and Home Economics Minor from the University of British Columbia and a Master’s in Education from University of Toronto. Rhoda has been teaching and practicing fitness related activities for over 30 years with yoga poses an essential component. In 2004 and 2005 Rhoda received her Ashtanga Flow Level 1 and 2 Instructors Certification from Flow Yoga Studio in Vancouver, BC. Since receiving her certification, Rhoda has taught yoga, attended workshops in PEI, North Sydney, Vancouver, Victoria, and Halifax as well as regularly attending yoga classes to stay current and fit. Rhoda believes a consistent yoga practice improves flexibility, strength, balance and mindfulness.

BRENDA EMANUELE has been teaching yoga for 8 years, and is a Certified Integrative Yoga Therapy Teacher. Her interests in yoga vary, with a strong interest in restorative yoga, stress reduction, and teaching yoga to cancer patients. Brenda has studied in various lineages of yoga throughout the years, and continues to study yoga and make it adaptable to all levels. Brenda has traveled extensively to study with some of the world's most renowned yoga teachers.

About Our Classes

POWER YOGA is a class built on the foundations of Ashtanga yoga, but incorporating other styles and inspirations such as Vinyasa, Kundalini and Tripschore. The “power” derives from the movement of energy through a dynamic class that flows and moves. Don’t be intimidated. There is always room for rest. You will stretch, sweat and laugh. Guaranteed.

CORE YOGA is a class that focuses on the center of the body and the center of the being. By toning, stretching and listening to the belly, we tap into our truest power. A shorter class than most at Tapestry, each moment is filled with body awareness and joy.

CHAKRA FLOW is a class that focuses on the movement of energy through the 7 vital energy centers (chakras) of the body. Using poses, breath, mantras and mudras, stagnant places are lightened and weak places are strengthened. The result is harmony and balance that moves well beyond your yoga mat.

INTRO ASHTANGA Distilling traditional Ashtanga yoga for those who seek a physical flowing practice. This class will introduce the fundamental components of Ashtanga yoga; focusing on purification and strengthening of the body through sweat and increased flexibility, resulting in stabilization of the mind.

RESTORATIVE YOGA is gentle flowing yoga to restore the body, this is a quiet class focusing on reestablishing body awareness through movement. This soothing class is ideal for all who seek an hour of peace and quiet at the end of the work week.

DAY	TIME	CLASS	INSTRUCTOR

MONDAY	5:30pm-7:00pm	Power Yoga	Anju

TUESDAY	5:30pm-6:30pm	Beginner Yoga Class	VARIOUS

WEDNESDAY	5:30pm-6:30pm	Core Yoga	Anju

THURSDAY	5:30pm-7:00pm	Restorative Yoga	Marianne

FRIDAY	-----	------	-----

SATURDAY	8:30am-10:00am	Chakra Yoga (all levels)	Anju

WHAT	HOW MUCH
Single or Drop-in class	$10
5-class stamp card	$35
1-month Membership (unlimited classes)	$55
3-month Membership	$150
1-Year Membership*	$550

01 "Sunbear/Ohm Mani" ARTIST: Tribe ALBUM: Tribal Groove	(my favourite song from this compilation, it mixes Native American rhythms with Eastern mantras. One of the most requested songs at the studios.)
02 "Mahatma's Message" ARIST: MC Yogi ALBUM: Elephant Power	( I love MC Yogi. He brings a modern rap approach to traditional Vedic myths and mantras. In this song he mixes in the wisdom of Mahatma Gandhi in his own voice.)
03 "Ishq" ARTIST: Manish Vyas ALBUM: Sattva	(Ishq means "love" and I love the gentle flow of this song.)
04 "Red Rhythm Dragon" ARTIST: James Asher ALBUM: Trance Yoga	(I play more James Asher than probably any other artist. I could have chosen any number of songs but I chose this one because of the strong beat, powerful but not overwhelming.)
05 "Banghra Brothers" ARTIST: Firewater ALBUM: The Golden Hour	(It's just fun!)
06 "Send in the Drums" ARTIST: James Asher ALBUM: Shaman Drums	(See? I love this guy. Another powerful beat that helps drive the main body of our practice.)
07 "Dinner at the Sugarbush" ARTIST: Brent Lewis ALBUM: DrumSex	(Drum beats are grounding and fortifying. His rhythms are less Eastern flavoured than Ashers but I love them together.)
08 "Lovin' (Banghra Flava)" ARTIST: Apache Indian ALBUM: Real People	(Again, this song is fun and infectious. Perfect when you are starting to flag!)
09 "Mahadeva" ARTIST: Anoushka Shankar ALBUM: Rise	(The daughter of sitar legend Ravi Shankar, she is often overshadowed by her famous father, but her music is unique and beautiful. This powerful song will feed and sustain you during the apex of a vigourous practice.
10 "Tara Mantra" ARTIST: Gabrielle Roth & The Mirrors ALBUM: Refuge	(A gentle beat underscored with an hypnotic mantra helps us begin to come down from the apex of our practice.)
11 "Peace Call" ARTIST: Eliza Gilkyson ALBUM: Land of Milk and Honey	(A simple sweet song with a blue grass vibe. The name says it all, it's a call for peace.)
12 "God is God" ARTIST: Joan Baez ALBUM: Day After Tomorrow	(No playlist is complete without Joan. She is the godmother of all us seekers and dreamers.)
13 "One Day" ARTIST: Matisyahu ALBUM: One Day- Single	(Such a beautiful song that dares to imagine a world without war.)
14 "Closing Prayers" ARTIST: Bhagavan Das ALBUM: Love Songs to the Dark Lord	(This song will hypnotize you! A stunning prayer for compassion and peace. THE most requested song in my class.)