All About...

About me: 

Namaste! 

I am Minette, I live a happy life here in the regional town of Myrtleford, in north east Victoria, on native Waveroo country. I live with my family, our chickens, rabbit and our cat on a small acreage. We are super lucky to have a view of Mt Buffalo from our garden.

I spend my time mostly outdoors. I love being surrounded by nature. And family, I love family. We have a big family whom I love dearly and love being close to. We are so grateful for what we have and where we live.

I have enjoyed travelling to many different places overseas and I've had amazing experiences living abroad. I have thoroughly enjoyed studying, learning and teaching different languages and cultures. I am so lucky I've had these experiences to teach me all about life. Every journey of my life thus far (the good and the bad. There's a lesson in everything!) has in some way had an important role in shaping who I am today and eventually, to how I came to find my love for yoga....

Ah... my love for yoga 

I still remember my first ever yoga class. In an apartment in Beijing China in 2006. Yan Hui was my teacher, she was amazing. I knew instantly there was something special about this yoga. It is deep. It has so many layers. It is a journey of self discovery. It takes practice, regularly, and most importantly, it takes patience. Your practice develops gradually, over time. And it is a beautiful thing to watch.

About: Dru Yoga! What is Dru Yoga?

I love teaching yoga. I teach Dru Yoga. It is a gentle and graceful form of yoga, yet it's effects are powerful and potent. It follows the principles of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, the 8 limbs of yoga. 

More specifically Dru yoga works alongside modern day injuries ...

 Injuries and illnesses are very common in our society today, so being able to offer a modified pose for eg so every student feels safe, comfortable and supported allowing them to safely progress through their yoga is very rewarding.

We live in the western world. We (unfortunately) are not raised with yoga as part of our lives like many Eastern countries where they are introduced to yoga as young children. We need to show respect, kindness and patience to ourselves and our bodies and allow time to develop your practice gradually.

Dru yoga offers many modifications and variations to warm ups, stretches, postures, breath work, sequences, sitting positions etc. so each student can practice safely. Big changes can happen physically, emotionally and spiritually as your yoga practice develops. Feeling comfortable and supported is important. 

Classes are designed to begin upbeat, fun, loosening up, stretching, and then progresses to sequences/postures to strengthen the core, spine and physical body, followed by breath work to calm and relax the nervous system, body and mind, then we finish with a guided deep relaxation to seal in all the work done, and settle into a place of inner stillness for just a well deserved rest peace and calm.

You will leave a class feeling calmer and more relaxed, yet at the same time you will have more energy, and increased awareness and concentration.

"Finding stillness in a fast paced world" -Dru

About the Studio:

The yoga studio sits high on the hill overlooking panoramic views of the Ovens Valley. Located just 4km from the Myrtleford township. 

The quiet, serene and peaceful grounds back on to 60 acres of private bushland. A stunning Panoramic view of the ovens valley from the studio.

The studio and onsite luxury accommodation Panoramia Villas  are available to hire for classes and/or retreats.