Restorative Yin Yoga for People Who Can't Switch Off
If your shoulders live somewhere around your ears by Friday afternoon, this is the class you need. Restorative Yin is the slow end of our timetable: fewer postures, longer holds, and every single one supported by bolsters, blocks, and blankets so your muscles can release completely instead of working to hold a shape. Each pose settles for three to five minutes. That sounds almost too easy, right up until you're lying there and realise your jaw has finally unclenched for the first time since Monday morning.
Three to Five Minute Holds
Long, still, supported stretches that work into connective tissue rather than muscle. Slow by design, deep by result.
Candlelit Evening Sessions
Most weeknight classes run in low light with no music or very quiet ambient sound, because stimulation isn't the point here.
Zero Flexibility Required
Everything is propped so your body does no work at all. You could turn up stiff as a plank and still finish every posture comfortably.
Slow Down, Stay Still, Let the Tissue Soften
Yin yoga targets the fascia, ligaments, and joints rather than the big muscle groups you'd work in a flow class. Postures are held for minutes at a time, always with props under you, so your body can settle into a shape without straining. The goal isn't to stretch further, it's to stop fighting the shape and give the tissue time to respond. We keep the room warm, the lights low, and the teacher's voice steady. By the third posture most people are breathing slower than they have all week.
- Deep tissue release through long, supported posture holds
- Every session ends with a ten-minute guided yoga nidra
- Props set up for you before class so you never have to fumble
Ideal for stress recovery
What Slow Yoga Delivers Over Time
Long-term students tell us more than we ever could. These figures come straight from our annual member survey.
Teachers Who Specialise in Stillness, Not Sweat
Restorative work asks something different of a teacher. You have to be comfortable with long silences, unhurried observations, and the fact that half the room will be lying face-down for four minutes at a time. Our lead Yin instructor Marcus spent a decade as a physiotherapist before training in therapeutic yoga, and he brings that clinical eye to every class. He'll suggest a blanket under your knee, or a slight adjustment to your hip angle, and suddenly a posture that felt awkward becomes something you could stay in for an hour.
I booked Yin because I couldn't sleep. Two months later I'm off the melatonin and my physio says my hip mobility has improved more than in the six months before that.
Amelia Hartley
Yin member since 2021
Fascia-Focused Holds
We stretch connective tissue, not muscle fibres. Different tissue, different rules, much longer holds.
Nervous System Reset
Slow breathing and stillness pull your body out of fight-or-flight mode. You'll feel it by the first pose.
Joint Space and Mobility
Regular practice restores healthy range in hips, spine, and shoulders without ever pushing past comfortable.
Guided Yoga Nidra
The last ten minutes of every class is a full yoga nidra, half-way between sleep and deep relaxation.
Simple Options for Slow Practice
Everything's month-to-month or single session. No hidden setup costs and no contracts to chase you at the end of the year.
Drop-In Session
per class, no commitment
$24
A straightforward way in if you want to try a Yin class before choosing a recurring pass.
- One full 70-minute restorative class
- Bolsters, blankets, and eye pillows included
- Herbal tea after class if you want to stay
- No booking fees at all
Twilight Membership
per month, no lock-in
$138
Unlimited access to all evening Yin and restorative sessions, which is most of our weekly timetable anyway.
- Unlimited evening Yin and restorative classes
- Free monthly guided meditation workshop
- Priority on candlelit seasonal specials
- Bring one friend free every month
- Free replacement eye pillow if yours wears out
Six-Month Reset
for six months, paid upfront
$690
Roughly 17% cheaper than paying month to month, and it locks in your preferred class times for the whole half-year.
- Six months of unlimited restorative classes
- Two one-on-one therapeutic sessions with Marcus
- Guaranteed spot in weekend deep rest workshops
- Personalised posture modification plan
Pause your membership anytime for up to eight weeks at no charge. Health fund rebates may apply depending on your provider.
What Happens From Cushion to Candlelight
It's slow, but it's structured. This is how one of our evening Yin classes unfolds from the moment you settle onto your mat.
Reserve Your Evening SlotSettle and Dim the Lights
Come in, drop your bag, find a bolster and blanket already arranged at your mat. Sit or lie down as you prefer.
Check-In Round
The teacher asks how you're arriving. Tight hips? Sore neck? It shapes which postures get extra attention later.
Guided Breath and Body Scan
Six to eight minutes of counted breathing and a slow scan from toes to crown to bring you into the room properly.
First Three Supported Holds
Usually hip openers or forward folds, held for around four minutes each with props under your knees or chest.
Twists and Back Release
Two supported twists and a gentle sphinx backbend that lets the front body open without any muscular effort at all.
Yoga Nidra and Closing
Lying flat, covers optional, a ten-minute guided yoga nidra ends the class with most people half asleep.
Small Cushions, Warm Room, Very Few Lights
The space you'll practise in, taken during actual evening sessions with the lighting exactly as you'll find it.
Everything You Wanted to Ask About Yin
These come up constantly, so we've answered them properly here instead of leaving you to guess.
Slow Down With Us This Week
Tell us what you're dealing with and we'll match you to the right evening session. Most replies go out within a few hours, seven days a week.
Ready for a Proper Deep Rest?
One class is enough to feel the difference in your shoulders. Two weeks is enough to feel it in your sleep.