Rose Hawkins Yoga

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Through the rhythmic movement of the body and breath, classes will leave you feeling both energised and soothed in your mind and body. There are currently 10 drop in classes a week available in Rockhampton, Yeppoon, Emu Park, and Bajool.

Rose has been teaching for over three years and is passionate about the beautiful practice of yoga. Having completed her teachers training with Being Yoga (www.beingyoga.com.au) on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland in 2007, her main focus has been to introduce yoga to as many people as possible, especially those who would not normally have the opportunity, due to location.

Rose enjoyed her very first yoga class at the age of 16 while at boarding school in Brisbane. Over the years she did classes whenever she could, but living in Central Queensland made access difficult, hence her desire to teach in country and regional areas.

Over the years Rose tried aerobics in her twenties, Pilates in her thirties, and truly found yoga in her forties. Now in her fifties it is her lifestyle and absolute love – offering her a healthy mind and body, an open heart and a free spirit. The Being Yoga vision, which she tries to endorse, is “vibrant health, abundant happiness, and awakened freedom”.

Rose teaches a beautiful, vinyasa flow yoga. Vinyasa means ‘to flow’ and the Being Yoga way of practice is to soothe your mind through the rhythmic movement of the body and breath. Postures are linked in a way that promotes ultimate balance; stillness and deep relaxation follow movement, fostering a deeper contact with the interior layers of the mind and heart. Classes will leave you feeling refreshed and energized with a sense of joyous peace.

Rose continues to broaden and deepen her love of teaching by attending as many workshops, teacher trainings and master classes as she can. She is a fan of Shiva Rea and has attended her workshops and master classes in Sydney and India, and has completed Fluid Power, Shiva’s Prana Flow teacher training module with Twee Merrigan. She has also attended the Energetic Alignment module with Twee on the Sunshine Coast. One of her passions is to attend the Being Yoga retreat in Bali each year where she can totally immerse herself in the sacred practice of yoga. In early 2011 Rose visited India on a yoga and spiritual journey where she attended the International Yoga Festival in Rishikesh attending classes with some of the world’s greatest yoga teachers, meditation masters and spiritual sages.

For Rose yoga is a continual journey and believes it can bring enormous happiness to those who practice regularly. She says you don’t have to be good at yoga to do yoga; you just have to come along. A steady consistent practice is the key to opening up your body, mind and heart.