Depth without Dogma
Depth without Dogma
Solsoma
Gymea NSW
Solsoma began as a reaction to how most westernised yoga has evolved: a gym workout, a social performance, mass-produced love and light. A sea of beige.
Michelle and Chris wanted the opposite. An offering grounded within tradition, and a space for their own evolution.
So, they built it.
Many traditions. One whole.
Many traditions. One whole.
Michelle and Chris have explored many Eastern and Western traditions, but were never comfortable with a singular way pointing to ‘one true path’. The broader and deeper they went, it led them to understand that more roots were shared between them, and the intertwined paths kept arriving at similar points.
Michelle and Chris want to share these discoveries with you, a whole spread of traditions, philosophies, science, and practices that they find genuinely interesting. We honour the traditions and the science. Most importantly, we honour the person in front of us.
Michelle and Chris explore all traditions yet could never ‘pick’ a single way. This turned out to be the whole point: the deeper they went, the more the roots were shared between all of them, as if the paths kept arriving at similar places with similar values.
They want to share these discoveries with you, a whole spread of traditions, philosophies, science, and practices that they find genuinely interesting. They honour the traditions and the science and will never tell you which one is ‘right.’ Most importantly, they honour the person in front of them.
“When you are caught between two opposing pulls, wanting to go and not going, knowing and not knowing at the same time, let go of both and jump into the interval between.”
“When you are caught between two opposing pulls, wanting to go and not going, knowing and not knowing at the same time, let go of both and jump into the interval between.”
Vijnana Bhairava Tantra
Centuries later and most of a world away, Dr Daniel Siegel developed the ‘window of tolerance’. The regulated middle zone or psychological interval, the idea that you can expand this window allowing you to work through the two different pulls, creating clarity and choice. That way you can manage when you fluctuate within and outside of it.
That is what Solsoma shares. The whole spread of it, without dogma. What speaks to you is yours to keep, and you can leave the rest. The depth of learning and practice is always there, whenever you want it. But it is never the price of entry.
Centuries later and most of a world away, Dr Daniel Siegel developed the ‘window of tolerance’. The regulated middle zone or psychological interval, the idea that you can expand this window allowing you to work through the two different pulls, creating clarity and choice. That way you can manage when you fluctuate within and outside of it.
That is what Solsoma shares. The whole spread of it, without dogma. What speaks to you is yours to keep, and you can leave the rest. The depth of learning and practice is always there, whenever you want it. But it is never the price of entry.
Michelle.
Michelle came to yoga in 2009, during a period of intense change in her life. She found yoga provided an opportunity to come back to herself, her body and mind. Following her personal practice, Michelle was inspired to learn more. Michelle’s teachers, Nicole Walsh and Rod Galbraith, two of Australia’s most respected yoga teachers with over 40 years’ combined teaching experience, provided that opportunity.
Michelle came to yoga in 2009, during a period of intense change in her life. She found yoga provided an opportunity to come back to herself, her body and mind. Following her personal practice, Michelle was inspired to learn more. Michelle’s teachers, Nicole Walsh and Rod Galbraith, two of Australia’s most respected yoga teachers with over 40 years’ combined teaching experience, provided that opportunity.
Michelle now builds on this experience, influenced by Nicole’s pioneering modern Vinyasa flows with a focus on anatomy and alignment, Rod’s traditional approach to yogic philosophy and meditation, and inspired by her other teachers, including Clare Lovelace from Soultribe Yoga in Batemans Bay. Michelle believes that yoga is a pathway to self discovery and growth, and hopes to bring this experience and knowledge to others.
Michelle now builds on this experience, influenced by Nicole’s pioneering modern Vinyasa flows with a focus on anatomy and alignment, Rod’s traditional approach to yogic philosophy and meditation, and inspired by her other teachers, including Clare Lovelace from Soultribe Yoga in Batemans Bay. Michelle believes that yoga is a pathway to self discovery and growth, and hopes to bring this experience and knowledge to others.
Solsoma
The Founders
Chris.
Chris’ yoga journey started differently. After a serious neck injury as a result of his Army service, Chris realised it was time to adapt his lifestyle and approach to fitness. Chris was constantly ‘pushing’ and wasn’t tuning inwards or listening to his body.
Chris’ yoga journey started differently. After a serious neck injury as a result of his Army service, Chris realised it was time to adapt his lifestyle and approach to fitness. Chris was constantly ‘pushing’ and wasn’t tuning inwards or listening to his body.
Yoga was initially another fitness pursuit, but has now become something more with Chris taking his yoga practice from the mat to his life, embodying growth which includes his whole self rather than just his physical body. Chris uses yoga to challenge himself in a non-competitive, constructive and healthy way and hopes others might find similar benefits.
Yoga was initially another fitness pursuit, but has now become something more with Chris taking his yoga practice from the mat to his life, embodying growth which includes his whole self rather than just his physical body. Chris uses yoga to challenge himself in a non-competitive, constructive and healthy way and hopes others might find similar benefits.
Solsoma
The Founders
Solsoma Teachers
Grace’s classes are conversational, grounded and unhurried. Alignment matters to Grace, she cares deeply about safety and about students’ understanding of their own bodies but also believes that everyone is different and feels different, so she teaches alignment as an invitation to explore.
Grace’s classes are conversational, grounded and unhurried. Alignment matters to Grace, she cares deeply about safety and about students’ understanding of their own bodies but also believes that everyone is different and feels different, so she teaches alignment as an invitation to explore. Grace’s first experience of yoga wasn’t a good one. She was fifteen and remembers feeling deeply uncomfortable the moment she was asked to sit still. It would be almost ten years before yoga found Grace again, and during a sunrise class with her friends, something within her opened. Grace didn’t have words for it at the time, but looking back, she feels it was the beginning of an opening within. Her heart and mind started to loosen their grip on perfection, turning towards acceptance. For Grace, yoga has become less about achieving a shape and more about coming back in relationship with the breath, the body and her own divinity. Grace believes it’s the practice of reminding people (herself included) that they are enough as they are. Grace’s background as an ICU nurse has shaped this. She has sat with bodies at their most vulnerable, and it has taught her that yoga isn’t about fixing, it’s about meeting ourselves with more tenderness. She holds space for stillness as much as movement and approaches her teaching as ‘how she would want to be taught’: with warmth, without performance and without the assumption that one body’s ‘correct’ pose looks the same as another’s. Grace loves sharing the philosophy behind the practice but just as much she loves sharing that there is no single ‘right’ way for a pose to look. She loves watching people soften into permission: permission to rest, to let go, to trust their own body over an external ideal. That’s the golden thread she weaves throughout her classes. Outside of Solsoma, Grace works as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in ICU, a role that has taught her as much about presence and impermanence as any yoga training has. She is curious about contemplative traditions, Hindu philosophy, Human Design, poetry and music and is slowly building a practice around rest as its own form of devotion.
Grace’s classes are conversational, grounded and unhurried. Alignment matters to Grace, she cares deeply about safety and about students’ understanding of their own bodies but also believes that everyone is different and feels different, so she teaches alignment as an invitation to explore. Grace’s first experience of yoga wasn’t a good one. She was fifteen and remembers feeling deeply uncomfortable the moment she was asked to sit still. It would be almost ten years before yoga found Grace again, and during a sunrise class with her friends, something within her opened. Grace didn’t have words for it at the time, but looking back, she feels it was the beginning of an opening within. Her heart and mind started to loosen their grip on perfection, turning towards acceptance. For Grace, yoga has become less about achieving a shape and more about coming back in relationship with the breath, the body and her own divinity. Grace believes it’s the practice of reminding people (herself included) that they are enough as they are. Grace’s background as an ICU nurse has shaped this. She has sat with bodies at their most vulnerable, and it has taught her that yoga isn’t about fixing, it’s about meeting ourselves with more tenderness. She holds space for stillness as much as movement and approaches her teaching as ‘how she would want to be taught’: with warmth, without performance and without the assumption that one body’s ‘correct’ pose looks the same as another’s. Grace loves sharing the philosophy behind the practice but just as much she loves sharing that there is no single ‘right’ way for a pose to look. She loves watching people soften into permission: permission to rest, to let go, to trust their own body over an external ideal. That’s the golden thread she weaves throughout her classes. Outside of Solsoma, Grace works as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in ICU, a role that has taught her as much about presence and impermanence as any yoga training has. She is curious about contemplative traditions, Hindu philosophy, Human Design, poetry and music and is slowly building a practice around rest as its own form of devotion.
Jo’s classes are flowy and intuitive. Sometimes they are light-hearted, sometimes deep, but she loves focusing student’s on building inner strength. Jo enjoys linking classes to the moon, astrological or global themes and likes to link the internal benefits of asana to a student’s body.
Jo’s first experience of yoga was laying in savasana at age fifteen, when she heard a whisper from inside her body and can only describe it as her soul. She cried. Yoga means everything to Jo. To her, it isn’t making shapes, although she does love doing that too. For Jo, yoga is about building confidence, calming the mind, trusting yourself, staying inspired, and most of all exploring peace within. Jo is mother to two little girls, who are her number one inspiration to become a better version of herself, building a more aligned life that is of service to herself and everyone.
Jo’s first experience of yoga was laying in savasana at age fifteen, when she heard a whisper from inside her body and can only describe it as her soul. She cried. Yoga means everything to Jo. To her, it isn’t making shapes, although she does love doing that too. For Jo, yoga is about building confidence, calming the mind, trusting yourself, staying inspired, and most of all exploring peace within. Jo is mother to two little girls, who are her number one inspiration to become a better version of herself, building a more aligned life that is of service to herself and everyone.
Margie’s teaching invites students to slow down, go within, and reconnect with their inner calm. Margie brings experience in teaching mindfulness and meditation, integrating these practices into her classes to help students develop greater self-awareness, emotional balance, and inner calm.
Margie’s journey began as a healing response to a car accident and has since evolved into a lifelong exploration of yoga as a tool for physical recovery, emotional resilience, and spiritual growth. Margie's classes are grounded in gentle flows that combine slow, mindful movement with breath awareness. She enhances her classes with supportive props such as bolsters, straps, and blocks, creating a deeply nurturing environment. Margie’s philosophy is rooted in the belief that yoga is a path to compassion, connection, and service. Outside of Solsoma, Margie is a qualified Primary School Teacher with a background in Personal Development and Health, bringing her passion for wellbeing into the classroom.
Margie’s journey began as a healing response to a car accident and has since evolved into a lifelong exploration of yoga as a tool for physical recovery, emotional resilience, and spiritual growth. Margie's classes are grounded in gentle flows that combine slow, mindful movement with breath awareness. She enhances her classes with supportive props such as bolsters, straps, and blocks, creating a deeply nurturing environment. Margie’s philosophy is rooted in the belief that yoga is a path to compassion, connection, and service. Outside of Solsoma, Margie is a qualified Primary School Teacher with a background in Personal Development and Health, bringing her passion for wellbeing into the classroom.
Nicole’s teaching style is empowering. She is passionate about weaving the inner and outer and loves to layer the physical, mental, philosophical and spiritual in a fusion that connects strength with calmness and innate wisdom. Nicole is a poet and draws from the Radiance Sutras building on her background in healing and the lunar arts.
Nicole’s first experience of yoga was twenty-six years ago in a forty-degree Bikram hot yoga class that jam packed with mirrors and skimpy outfits. To Nicole it smelt like a combination of sweat and inspiration. Now, yoga means many things to Nicole. But to her, in its simplest expression it is wholeness. To her, yoga feels like you have come home to the most pristine, peaceful space, yet that environment is within you. Nicole loves to share why yoga has helped her through the seasons of her life. Yoga has given her the fuel which compels her to share and serve as a yoga teacher. Nicole’s passion for the lunar arts, deep meditative states and somatic nervous system form the basis of her practice. Outside of Solsoma, she is passionate about sacred geometry and art. She loves to travel and study sacred temple architecture. Recently, Nicole has rediscovered her passion for dance, ballet and lyrical and loves live music and spending time with her family and friends.
Nicole’s first experience of yoga was twenty-six years ago in a forty-degree Bikram hot yoga class that jam packed with mirrors and skimpy outfits. To Nicole it smelt like a combination of sweat and inspiration. Now, yoga means many things to Nicole. But to her, in its simplest expression it is wholeness. To her, yoga feels like you have come home to the most pristine, peaceful space, yet that environment is within you. Nicole loves to share why yoga has helped her through the seasons of her life. Yoga has given her the fuel which compels her to share and serve as a yoga teacher. Nicole’s passion for the lunar arts, deep meditative states and somatic nervous system form the basis of her practice. Outside of Solsoma, she is passionate about sacred geometry and art. She loves to travel and study sacred temple architecture. Recently, Nicole has rediscovered her passion for dance, ballet and lyrical and loves live music and spending time with her family and friends.
Paola’s classes are centred on creating a safe, relaxed space where students can slow down, reconnect and feel supported in their bodies. She enjoys weaving together breath, mindful movement, and strength. Paola brings a calm, nurturing presence to her classes, and loves to share seasonal living, Ayurvedic principles and her deep respect for the nervous system.
Paola discovered Jivamukti classes in Newtown in 2010 and now can’t imagine a life without yoga. It has become part of who she is. Paola believes that coming to the mat and making the choice to connect to her body and mind has become a way of being rather than simply a practice. Yoga reminds Paola to slow down, to listen, and to meet whatever season of life she is in with greater awareness. To Paola, yoga is a lifelong journey and something she is continually learning from. Outside of Solsoma, Paola is a mother of two girls and a Doula, specialising in supporting families through pregnancy, birth and postpartum. She finds joy in the simple things such as hiking in nature, learning to surf (she loves the ocean), cooking nourishing seasonal meals, spending time with her family and continuing to learn. Paola is fascinated by the connection between movement, food, nature and wellbeing and loves exploring ways to bring more intention and presence into everyday life.
Paola discovered Jivamukti classes in Newtown in 2010 and now can’t imagine a life without yoga. It has become part of who she is. Paola believes that coming to the mat and making the choice to connect to her body and mind has become a way of being rather than simply a practice. Yoga reminds Paola to slow down, to listen, and to meet whatever season of life she is in with greater awareness. To Paola, yoga is a lifelong journey and something she is continually learning from. Outside of Solsoma, Paola is a mother of two girls and a Doula, specialising in supporting families through pregnancy, birth and postpartum. She finds joy in the simple things such as hiking in nature, learning to surf (she loves the ocean), cooking nourishing seasonal meals, spending time with her family and continuing to learn. Paola is fascinated by the connection between movement, food, nature and wellbeing and loves exploring ways to bring more intention and presence into everyday life.
Michelle believes it is a privilege to be able to share her experience, creating an environment for people to find whatever space, solace or respite they may be looking for on their mat.
Michelle came to yoga in 2009, during a period of intense change in her life. She found yoga provided an opportunity to come back to herself, her body and mind. Following her personal practice, Michelle was inspired to learn more. Michelle’s teachers, Nicole Walsh and Rod Galbraith, two of Australia’s most respected yoga teachers with over 40 years’ combined teaching experience, provided that opportunity. Michelle now builds on this experience, influenced by Nicole’s pioneering modern Vinyasa flows with a focus on anatomy and alignment, Rod’s traditional approach to yogic philosophy and meditation, and inspired by her other teachers, including Clare Lovelace from Soultribe Yoga in Batemans Bay. Michelle believes that yoga is a pathway to self discovery and growth, and hopes to bring this experience and knowledge to others.
Michelle came to yoga in 2009, during a period of intense change in her life. She found yoga provided an opportunity to come back to herself, her body and mind. Following her personal practice, Michelle was inspired to learn more. Michelle’s teachers, Nicole Walsh and Rod Galbraith, two of Australia’s most respected yoga teachers with over 40 years’ combined teaching experience, provided that opportunity. Michelle now builds on this experience, influenced by Nicole’s pioneering modern Vinyasa flows with a focus on anatomy and alignment, Rod’s traditional approach to yogic philosophy and meditation, and inspired by her other teachers, including Clare Lovelace from Soultribe Yoga in Batemans Bay. Michelle believes that yoga is a pathway to self discovery and growth, and hopes to bring this experience and knowledge to others.
Amy has a calm, creative approach to teaching and aims to provide a safe inclusive space in class, building trust to guide students to grow their capacity to know themselves through their body.
Amy’s first experience of yoga was through her mum. After this introduction, her partner took her to a class when they first met and then she decided to use yoga to help with her health cycles and her first pregnancy. Amy believes that yoga brings space, softness, soul and strength to her life now. Every visit to her mat is a reset. A chance for connection with breath, body, mystery and community. Curiosity is a key theme of Amy’s classes, by bringing personal discoveries from her personal practice to her students. This includes ways to use props to support accessing different asana and regulating the nervous systems. Amy also enjoys philosophy, and mindful practical approaches. Outside of Solsoma, Amy has a creative art practice while includes making, exhibiting and teaching others. Amy loves music and spending time walking in the bush, swimming in the sea, as well as celebrating the seasons with her family.
Amy’s first experience of yoga was through her mum. After this introduction, her partner took her to a class when they first met and then she decided to use yoga to help with her health cycles and her first pregnancy. Amy believes that yoga brings space, softness, soul and strength to her life now. Every visit to her mat is a reset. A chance for connection with breath, body, mystery and community. Curiosity is a key theme of Amy’s classes, by bringing personal discoveries from her personal practice to her students. This includes ways to use props to support accessing different asana and regulating the nervous systems. Amy also enjoys philosophy, and mindful practical approaches. Outside of Solsoma, Amy has a creative art practice while includes making, exhibiting and teaching others. Amy loves music and spending time walking in the bush, swimming in the sea, as well as celebrating the seasons with her family.
Andrea’s teaching style is warm, welcoming, and down to earth. Creating a calm, supportive space where everyone feels comfortable, regardless of their experience. Andrea’s classes encourage students to listen to their own bodies rather than striving for perfection. She enjoys bringing a little light-heartedness into her classes.
Andrea came to yoga during pregnancy nearly thirty years ago, looking for a way to slow down and prepare for the journey into motherhood. Andrea found the practice incredibly calming and loved how it helped connect with her breath and body. She truly felt in sync with herself. That feeling has stayed with her ever since and is what continues to draw her back to the mat. Yoga is Andrea’s reset button. It reminds her to slow down, breathe, and be present, especially in a world that is always moving. Andrea believes yoga is a practice of self-awareness, self-compassion and finding calm amongst the chaos, meeting you exactly where you need in that moment. Andrea loves weaving mindfulness, breath, and meaningful themes into classes, creating an experience that nurtures both body and mind. Yin Yoga holds a special place in her heart because it gives students permission to slow down, let go and simply be. Her hope is that every student leaves feeling more grounded, balanced, and connected than when they arrived. Andrea is passionate about helping people grow, whether it’s through coaching and mentoring in her professional life outside of Solsoma, or guiding students on the mat. She loves learning and embracing new experiences, believing there is always something new to discover. Music is another passion, especially live music. Andrea believes there is something incredibly powerful about being immersed in the rhythm that takes her on an inner journey, much like meditation, allowing her to be completely present and connected in the moment.
Andrea came to yoga during pregnancy nearly thirty years ago, looking for a way to slow down and prepare for the journey into motherhood. Andrea found the practice incredibly calming and loved how it helped connect with her breath and body. She truly felt in sync with herself. That feeling has stayed with her ever since and is what continues to draw her back to the mat. Yoga is Andrea’s reset button. It reminds her to slow down, breathe, and be present, especially in a world that is always moving. Andrea believes yoga is a practice of self-awareness, self-compassion and finding calm amongst the chaos, meeting you exactly where you need in that moment. Andrea loves weaving mindfulness, breath, and meaningful themes into classes, creating an experience that nurtures both body and mind. Yin Yoga holds a special place in her heart because it gives students permission to slow down, let go and simply be. Her hope is that every student leaves feeling more grounded, balanced, and connected than when they arrived. Andrea is passionate about helping people grow, whether it’s through coaching and mentoring in her professional life outside of Solsoma, or guiding students on the mat. She loves learning and embracing new experiences, believing there is always something new to discover. Music is another passion, especially live music. Andrea believes there is something incredibly powerful about being immersed in the rhythm that takes her on an inner journey, much like meditation, allowing her to be completely present and connected in the moment.
Grace’s classes are conversational, grounded and unhurried. Alignment matters to Grace, she cares deeply about safety and about students’ understanding of their own bodies but also believes that everyone is different and feels different, so she teaches alignment as an invitation to explore.
Grace’s classes are conversational, grounded and unhurried. Alignment matters to Grace, she cares deeply about safety and about students’ understanding of their own bodies but also believes that everyone is different and feels different, so she teaches alignment as an invitation to explore. Grace’s first experience of yoga wasn’t a good one. She was fifteen and remembers feeling deeply uncomfortable the moment she was asked to sit still. It would be almost ten years before yoga found Grace again, and during a sunrise class with her friends, something within her opened. Grace didn’t have words for it at the time, but looking back, she feels it was the beginning of an opening within. Her heart and mind started to loosen their grip on perfection, turning towards acceptance. For Grace, yoga has become less about achieving a shape and more about coming back in relationship with the breath, the body and her own divinity. Grace believes it’s the practice of reminding people (herself included) that they are enough as they are. Grace’s background as an ICU nurse has shaped this. She has sat with bodies at their most vulnerable, and it has taught her that yoga isn’t about fixing, it’s about meeting ourselves with more tenderness. She holds space for stillness as much as movement and approaches her teaching as ‘how she would want to be taught’: with warmth, without performance and without the assumption that one body’s ‘correct’ pose looks the same as another’s. Grace loves sharing the philosophy behind the practice but just as much she loves sharing that there is no single ‘right’ way for a pose to look. She loves watching people soften into permission: permission to rest, to let go, to trust their own body over an external ideal. That’s the golden thread she weaves throughout her classes. Outside of Solsoma, Grace works as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in ICU, a role that has taught her as much about presence and impermanence as any yoga training has. She is curious about contemplative traditions, Hindu philosophy, Human Design, poetry and music and is slowly building a practice around rest as its own form of devotion.
Grace’s classes are conversational, grounded and unhurried. Alignment matters to Grace, she cares deeply about safety and about students’ understanding of their own bodies but also believes that everyone is different and feels different, so she teaches alignment as an invitation to explore. Grace’s first experience of yoga wasn’t a good one. She was fifteen and remembers feeling deeply uncomfortable the moment she was asked to sit still. It would be almost ten years before yoga found Grace again, and during a sunrise class with her friends, something within her opened. Grace didn’t have words for it at the time, but looking back, she feels it was the beginning of an opening within. Her heart and mind started to loosen their grip on perfection, turning towards acceptance. For Grace, yoga has become less about achieving a shape and more about coming back in relationship with the breath, the body and her own divinity. Grace believes it’s the practice of reminding people (herself included) that they are enough as they are. Grace’s background as an ICU nurse has shaped this. She has sat with bodies at their most vulnerable, and it has taught her that yoga isn’t about fixing, it’s about meeting ourselves with more tenderness. She holds space for stillness as much as movement and approaches her teaching as ‘how she would want to be taught’: with warmth, without performance and without the assumption that one body’s ‘correct’ pose looks the same as another’s. Grace loves sharing the philosophy behind the practice but just as much she loves sharing that there is no single ‘right’ way for a pose to look. She loves watching people soften into permission: permission to rest, to let go, to trust their own body over an external ideal. That’s the golden thread she weaves throughout her classes. Outside of Solsoma, Grace works as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in ICU, a role that has taught her as much about presence and impermanence as any yoga training has. She is curious about contemplative traditions, Hindu philosophy, Human Design, poetry and music and is slowly building a practice around rest as its own form of devotion.
Jo’s classes are flowy and intuitive. Sometimes they are light-hearted, sometimes deep, but she loves focusing student’s on building inner strength. Jo enjoys linking classes to the moon, astrological or global themes and likes to link the internal benefits of asana to a student’s body.
Jo’s first experience of yoga was laying in savasana at age fifteen, when she heard a whisper from inside her body and can only describe it as her soul. She cried. Yoga means everything to Jo. To her, it isn’t making shapes, although she does love doing that too. For Jo, yoga is about building confidence, calming the mind, trusting yourself, staying inspired, and most of all exploring peace within. Jo is mother to two little girls, who are her number one inspiration to become a better version of herself, building a more aligned life that is of service to herself and everyone.
Jo’s first experience of yoga was laying in savasana at age fifteen, when she heard a whisper from inside her body and can only describe it as her soul. She cried. Yoga means everything to Jo. To her, it isn’t making shapes, although she does love doing that too. For Jo, yoga is about building confidence, calming the mind, trusting yourself, staying inspired, and most of all exploring peace within. Jo is mother to two little girls, who are her number one inspiration to become a better version of herself, building a more aligned life that is of service to herself and everyone.
Margie’s teaching invites students to slow down, go within, and reconnect with their inner calm. Margie brings experience in teaching mindfulness and meditation, integrating these practices into her classes to help students develop greater self-awareness, emotional balance, and inner calm.
Margie’s journey began as a healing response to a car accident and has since evolved into a lifelong exploration of yoga as a tool for physical recovery, emotional resilience, and spiritual growth. Margie's classes are grounded in gentle flows that combine slow, mindful movement with breath awareness. She enhances her classes with supportive props such as bolsters, straps, and blocks, creating a deeply nurturing environment. Margie’s philosophy is rooted in the belief that yoga is a path to compassion, connection, and service. Outside of Solsoma, Margie is a qualified Primary School Teacher with a background in Personal Development and Health, bringing her passion for wellbeing into the classroom.
Margie’s journey began as a healing response to a car accident and has since evolved into a lifelong exploration of yoga as a tool for physical recovery, emotional resilience, and spiritual growth. Margie's classes are grounded in gentle flows that combine slow, mindful movement with breath awareness. She enhances her classes with supportive props such as bolsters, straps, and blocks, creating a deeply nurturing environment. Margie’s philosophy is rooted in the belief that yoga is a path to compassion, connection, and service. Outside of Solsoma, Margie is a qualified Primary School Teacher with a background in Personal Development and Health, bringing her passion for wellbeing into the classroom.
Come and try for yourself.
$50 for 14 days of unlimited classes in our Gymea yoga studio. Try every flow, meet the teachers. Founding memberships are open until 16 November: $40 a week, locked in for 12 months.
$50 for 14 days of unlimited classes in our Gymea yoga studio. Try every flow, meet the teachers. Founding memberships are open until 16 November: $40 a week, locked in for 12 months.
Questions? How can we help.
Questions?
First time / never practiced before?
Most people feel awkward walking into their first class. That’s OK, we did too. Just tell your teacher when you arrive. Nothing in the class requires you to know what you are doing. You can find your way away around the studio and get set up without rushing.
What do I wear to class?
Wear what feels comfortable and that you can move in. When you arrive at the studio, remove your shoes before entering.
Coming back after a break?
Welcome back. You’re welcome to join any class as modifications are always offered. If you’re looking to ease back in, we recommend starting with a Soma Flow or Foundations class.
What do I bring?
Yourself, a drink bottle and a towel. We have mats, blocks, bolsters, blankets and secure lockers. If you like to use your own mat, bring it along. Filtered water is available outside the studio and tea is offered before and after class.
When should I arrive for Class?
At least 10 minutes early. We encourage everyone to be settled 5 minutes before class starts to avoid disruptions and to respect everyone’s practice.
I have a health condition / an injury / I am pregnant. Can I practice?
In most cases, yes. However, we may require a certificate or clearance from a registered practitioner depending on your personal circumstances. We will need you to let us know at the time of booking, or if you are dropping in, please discuss with your teacher privately. We will do our best to accommodate you and your needs, but we may not be able to in all situations.
Is there parking or public transportation close by?
Solsoma is a short walk from Gymea train station and can be accessed by bus. There is parking along Gymea Bay Road, Warburton Street and the surrounding area. Sometimes the area can be busy, so we recommend arriving early to find somewhere closeby.
First time / never practiced before?
Most people feel awkward walking into their first class. That’s OK, we did too. Just tell your teacher when you arrive. Nothing in the class requires you to know what you are doing. You can find your way away around the studio and get set up without rushing.
What do I wear to class?
Wear what feels comfortable and that you can move in. When you arrive at the studio, remove your shoes before entering.
Coming back after a break?
Welcome back. You’re welcome to join any class as modifications are always offered. If you’re looking to ease back in, we recommend starting with a Soma Flow or Foundations class.
What do I bring?
Yourself, a drink bottle and a towel. We have mats, blocks, bolsters, blankets and secure lockers. If you like to use your own mat, bring it along. Filtered water is available outside the studio and tea is offered before and after class.
When should I arrive for Class?
At least 10 minutes early. We encourage everyone to be settled 5 minutes before class starts to avoid disruptions and to respect everyone’s practice.
I have a health condition / an injury / I am pregnant. Can I practice?
In most cases, yes. However, we may require a certificate or clearance from a registered practitioner depending on your personal circumstances. We will need you to let us know at the time of booking, or if you are dropping in, please discuss with your teacher privately. We will do our best to accommodate you and your needs, but we may not be able to in all situations.
Is there parking or public transportation close by?
Solsoma is a short walk from Gymea train station and can be accessed by bus. There is parking along Gymea Bay Road, Warburton Street and the surrounding area. Sometimes the area can be busy, so we recommend arriving early to find somewhere closeby.