Victoria Bonello

Victoria is an experienced yoga teacher with over 35 years of continuous teaching experience. She holds a Diploma of Yoga Teaching and trained under Swami Saraswati in Kenthurst, a pioneering teacher who was the first to bring yoga to Australia and who also hosted her own television program. After completing her training, she began teaching across a wide range of settings, including corporate events, gyms, studios, workshops, and retreat-style weekends.

Victoria has owned and operated her own yoga studio on two occasions and has been teaching at Next Gen Gym in Ryde for the past 22 years. Alongside regular classes, she runs workshops often experienced by students as immersive weekend retreats. Her teaching experience has also included working as a yoga teacher on Norfolk Island.

Victoria's classes are grounded, accessible, and deeply relaxing, while also being enjoyable and uplifting as she believes yoga should feel good in the body and mind and she aims to create a welcoming space where students can relax, breathe, move with ease, and leave feeling lighter, calmer, and genuinely refreshed. A sense of ease and fun is always part of the experience.

What I am teaching at Yoga Day - Sydney

Relaxation Yoga - a moment to breathe

This relaxation-focused yoga class offers a gentle, accessible practice designed to calm the nervous system and support relaxation.

The session integrates breath work, Hatha yoga postures, mindfulness, and guided meditation. Breath-based techniques may include gentle tapping, humming with the ears softly closed, and alternate nostril breathing, all used to encourage regulation of the nervous system and a sense of balance.

Movements and practices are supportive and adaptable for all bodies and experience levels, with an emphasis on ease, awareness, and steady breathing.

This class is suitable for beginners and anyone seeking a calming, grounding Yoga Day experience.