Stretch Yoga Holland Park

Stretch Yoga Holland Park Come as you are: Yoga, Pilates, Teacher Training and Workshops in the heart of East Brisbane.
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16/09/2026

One of the funny things about owning a yoga studio is becoming completely convinced that the way you do things is just ‘how things are done’.

Students are welcomed as they are.
Teachers offer choices instead of directives.
No one is pressured to do something they don’t want to do.
You can opt out. You can rest. You can change your mind.
Your body, practice and boundaries belong to you.

We don’t make a huge song and dance about it. It’s just Stretch.

Until we step outside our bubble and realise, actually, it isn’t necessarily how things are done! Out of everything I’ve had to learn, this has been one of the biggest surprises.

I knew we had something special here, but I didn’t realise quite how intentional it was. Or how much care goes into protecting it!

A yoga studio is more than the classes on the timetable. It’s the culture created in the room. It’s the way a teacher speaks to a student. How a new person is welcomed. How someone is allowed to say no. The things we choose to encourage, and the things we don’t.

At Stretch, we want to create a space where there is possibility without expectation.Where you can explore without being pushed. Where teaching is inclusive, accessible and considered, with attention to consent, language and boundaries. Where “come as you are” isn’t just a nice tagline.

And underneath it all are the things yoga has been offering us for thousands of years: the yamas and niyamas. Not rules to perform, but principles to keep returning to. The ongoing practice of how we relate to ourselves, to one another and to the world around us.

This doesn’t mean we get everything right. But we care enough to keep asking:
Does how we teach reflect what we say we value?
Does this feel safe?
Does this leave room for choice?
Does it respect the person in front of us?
Does this create more space, rather than less?

Ultimately, the purpose of Stretch isn’t to create better ‘yogis’. It’s to create a space where people can arrive exactly as they are, practise without having to prove, and leave with a little more connection to themselves.

That little bubble we’ve created here? Turns out it’s pretty precious. And

Okay, but how do we actually do gratitude?Because being told to “practise gratitude” sounds lovely and all.And sure, I c...
03/09/2026

Okay, but how do we actually do gratitude?

Because being told to “practise gratitude” sounds lovely and all.

And sure, I can spend five minutes thinking about all the things I’m grateful for...

My family.
My health.
My amazing team.
My home.
My little toe…

But then life happens.

The email comes in.
The toddler melts down.
Someone cuts you off in traffic.
The to-do list grows another 8 dot points.

And suddenly you’ve forgotten all about your gratitude practice. Then you remember it three days later and feel vaguely guilty for taking everything you have for granted.

And honestly? Is that really the point?

This is where the yogic principle of Santosha gets interesting.

Often translated as contentment, Santosha isn’t about pretending everything is wonderful or forcing yourself to be grateful when you’re actually having a terrible day.

It’s not “look on the bright side.” It’s an invitation to notice what is already here.

To practise shifting our attention away from the endless pull towards more, better, next — and towards an awareness of enough.

Not as a one-off gratitude exercise. But as a way of relating to our lives.

In Paul’s upcoming Gratitude & Santosha: The Discipline of Enoughness workshop, you’ll explore the science of gratitude alongside this ancient yogic teaching, then bring it into the body through slow yoga, reflection and a deeply restorative Yoga Nidra.

The aim isn’t to give you another thing to remember to do. It’s to explore what happens when enoughness becomes something we can recognise, feel and return to, even when life is imperfect.

And perhaps that’s a much more useful kind of gratitude?

Saturday 26 September | 10am–12pm
with Paul Sneddon
Stretch Yoga, Holland Park

Come curious. Leave with a few ways to notice what’s already here, without needing your life (or you) to be any different first 🩵💙

Spring has sprung! 🌱There’s something about a change of season that makes you want to open the windows, get outside, cle...
01/09/2026

Spring has sprung! 🌱

There’s something about a change of season that makes you want to open the windows, get outside, clear out a cupboard you’ve been ignoring and generally feel like tidying up your life.

I was pondering this yesterday while tending to my very neglected tomatoes after three weeks away.

This is the year, while raising a small human and running a small business, that I decided I was also going to become a successful vegetable grower. The evidence is currently… limited. But they’re still alive, so I’m calling that progress.

It got me thinking about how Spring offers us this lovely little reminder about renewal.

We don’t have to reinvent ourselves every time the season changes. Sometimes it’s simply about noticing what’s already beginning to stir, tending to it, trimming something here and there, and making a little more room for things to grow.

Tomatoes aside, perhaps we could offer ourselves the same gentle attention.

And after the wonderful effort you all put into Winter Warriors, we hope you’re carrying a little of that reconnection with you into Spring.

Whether you made it to 3, 11, 16 classes or somewhere in between, it wasn’t really about the number. It was about making the choice to show up. To carve out a little space. To come back to your mat, and to yourself.

So, as the days get longer and Spring starts to properly unfold, here are a few ways to keep tending to yourself at Stretch:

🌿 The Art of Smudge Stick Crafting with Laura Grealy - this Sunday!
Create your own native botanical smudge stick through colour, scent, texture and creativity.

🙏 Gratitude & Santosha: The Discipline of Enoughness with Paul Sneddon
Explore gratitude and contentment, and the practice of noticing what is already here.

🌙 Yoga Nidra with Paul Sneddon
A deeply replenishing 90-minute practice for stillness, relaxation and a little seasonal exhale.

Spring doesn’t need us to do more. Perhaps just to notice what’s growing, give it a little care, and make some room 🌱

You don’t have to earn restSomewhere along the way, many of us learned to treat rest as a reward.Once the work is finish...
28/08/2026

You don’t have to earn rest

Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to treat rest as a reward.

Once the work is finished.
Once the house is tidy.
Once the emails are answered.
Once everyone else is taken care of.
*Then* we can stop.

But the list is rarely finished.

Yoga offers us another possibility.

That rest isn’t something we have to deserve. It’s not laziness, indulgence or something reserved for when we’ve finally done enough.

Rest is part of being human.

And sometimes the most nourishing thing we can do isn’t push a little harder, but pause long enough to remember that we are already worthy of care, without having achieved a single thing.

Maybe something to sit with next time you’re fidgety in Savasana: “What is my relationship to rest?”

Do you only allow it once you’ve earned it? Or can you let it simply be part of being human?

22/08/2026

Nine days left of Winter Warriors. ❄️

And while we love seeing the Warrior wall fill up, the stamps were never really the point.

We’re much more interested in what’s been happening because you kept showing up.

Maybe you’re feeling calmer or stronger. Maybe you’re sleeping better. Maybe you found a new teacher, tried a class you’d never normally choose, or just remembered how much better you feel after an hour with yourself on the mat.

We are just feeling stoked that our community has embraced Winter Warriors so fondly, and so grateful for the small, local businesses who’ve generously donated prizes this year, City Cave Mt Gravatt, Kith ‘N’ Chow Café, OVA Acupuncture and Wilbur’s Café. Thank you for your support in celebrating everyone who’s shown up for themselves this winter!

If you’re still chasing those 16 classes, there’s still time. Maybe a double on Sunday morning, or afternoon? Or really wind things down with a triple on Wednesday night!?

There’s still time. Still classes to get to. Still a bunch of opportunities to meet yourself on your mat and rekindle your practice this Winter ❄️

You can’t predict exactly how birth will unfold. But you can prepare for it together.There is something incredibly power...
15/08/2026

You can’t predict exactly how birth will unfold. But you can prepare for it together.

There is something incredibly powerful about feeling like you’re facing birth as a team.

Not knowing exactly what the moment will bring. Not being able to predict every twist and turn. But having a few tools, a shared language, and the confidence to support one another when it matters most.

At our **Empowered Birth: Active Birth Couples Workshop**, you’ll spend four hours learning how to work with your body and breath during labour, while your birth partner learns practical ways to support you through movement, massage, acupressure, grounding and encouragement.

You’ll explore different positions for labour, breathing and meditation, how to reframe fear, how hormones influence birth, and how to make informed decisions around your preferences and care.

But perhaps most importantly, you’ll have the opportunity to practise together.

To find the positions that feel good.
To learn how to breathe together.
To discover how your partner can hold, massage, encourage or simply be there when words aren’t enough.

Whether this is your first baby, you’re hoping for a different experience this time, or you’re simply wanting to feel more prepared for what lies ahead, this is a space to learn, practise and connect.

Come away with practical tools, greater confidence, and the reassurance of knowing you have ways to support each other through whatever birth brings.

Sunday 30 August | 11am–3pm
with Kaitlyn Sandona
$200 per couple

Come as you are. Leave feeling a little more prepared to meet what’s ahead 💕

13/08/2026

❄️ There’s still time to join Winter Warriors!

There’s still plenty of August left to get involved. So Pick it. Stick it. Stamp it. 🔥

Reconnect with your practise, try something new, move with your community and see where a little consistency takes you.

Grab your card from reception and let’s get stamping!

🌿 Come and make something beautiful 🌿Imagine a slow Sunday morning surrounded by colour, texture and the scent of eucaly...
11/08/2026

🌿 Come and make something beautiful 🌿

Imagine a slow Sunday morning surrounded by colour, texture and the scent of eucalyptus, rosemary, lavender and wattle.
Beautiful botanicals laid out for you.

Time to pause, notice, choose. Time to learn about the plants growing around us, their qualities, their stories and the symbolism they carry, before gathering them together to create something of your own.

The Art of Smudge Stick Making with Laura is part creative workshop, part nature connection, part gentle ritual.

You’ll explore the traditions of smoke cleansing and how to engage with them respectfully, discover the beauty and uses of locally grown botanicals, and learn about mindful foraging as a way of slowing down and paying closer attention to the natural world.

Then you’ll make your own botanical bundle to take home, something created with your own hands and infused with an intention of your choosing.

Perhaps for cleansing.
Perhaps for a new beginning.
Perhaps simply because making things slowly and thoughtfully just feels good.

All materials are provided. Just bring your curiosity.

Sunday 6 September
11am–12:30pm
with Laura Grealy

Come make something beautiful with us 💚

When the Stretch teachers collide... 🤸‍♀️🤍One of the things I love most about Stretch is the community that exists behin...
10/08/2026

When the Stretch teachers collide... 🤸‍♀️🤍

One of the things I love most about Stretch is the community that exists behind the classes.

Teaching yoga can actually be a surprisingly lonely job. We often arrive, teach our class, say a few hellos and head off again, rarely crossing paths with other teachers and usually only briefly as one class makes way for the next. It’s a pretty weird thing to rarely see your colleagues!

But then there are those rare moments when a few teachers are in the studio together, and the blue velvet couch becomes the place to be. A place to land, laugh, maybe cry, and catch up like no time has passed at all.

Some of our teachers have been part of Stretch since the very beginning. Others are newer faces, bringing their own experiences, personalities and perspectives into the mix.

Each teacher is wonderfully different and completely themselves, and somehow, together, they create something that feels distinctly Stretch.

With a shared love of yoga, a genuine care for the people who walk through our doors, and a deep willingness to support and cheer each other on. And that’s what makes this crew so special.

Watching them laugh together, learn from each other, have a play, and simply enjoy being together is one of the quiet joys of being part of this studio.

I’m deeply grateful for every person who walks through our doors to teach, share, listen, hold space and contribute their own little piece to this place.

For those who have been here for years, and those who have joined us more recently. For everything they give to their students, and for the care they give to each other. I feel very lucky to have this bunch.

The classes may be what bring us together. But it’s the people who make it a community. 💙

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50 Seville Road, Holland Park
Brisbane, QLD
4121

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Monday 3pm - 8pm
Tuesday 6am - 8pm
Wednesday 6am - 8pm
Thursday 6am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 3:30pm
Sunday 8am - 5pm

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