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Yoga Studios in South Melbourne

Taking inspiration from spin studios, Bodhi & Ride offers yoga and spin classes under one roof. Expect a calming studio with white bamboo floors and soothing smoky incense to greet you as you enter.

This South Yarra hot yoga studio is a sanctuary in suburbia. The studio is kept at a balmy 27 degrees Celsius and classes include sweaty Power Flow and slow-paced Yin yoga studios south Melbourne.

Clifton Hill Yoga Studio

A hidden gem just off Bourke Street, this studio is a zen haven from the bustling CBD. A small entrance area leads you to two large yoga rooms where wood and earthy colours blend with clean white, resonating the welcoming studio vibe.

Students love the 'great range of classes at all levels and the warm, friendly staff'. The studio also hosts a range of workshops and activities including archetypal dance and voice.

Practicing Iyengar yoga, this studio focuses on correct alignment and precise bodywork. Its intimate space comfortably fits 15 people and has natural light thanks to 12 skylights. Classes are guided by a passionate instructor who 'provides great hands-on adjustments, especially for beginners'.

Kaya Yoga

Kaya isn’t your typical yoga centres studio; it’s a members-only health club, and a fun one at that. Expect sunflower yellow Country Road duffle bags, O&M Detox shampoo in the changing rooms and enough GHDs for everyone. Embrace the vibe and expect classes set to reggae and folk tunes or a calming yin session, plus two uplifting hip hop sessions every week.

Newbies are welcome at this Elsternwick spot, which aims to be a ‘nirvana of calm’. Besides offering Vinyasa Flow and Slow Flow, Hatha is also on offer, with movements transitioning from static to fluid.

Grass Roots Yoga

Grass Roots Yoga is more than just a fitness studio. They offer Pilates, Yoga, Barre and Meditation in their beautiful spaces. Their mission is to create longer, leaner muscles and provide a community that inspires and supports one another.

Walk into this South Yarra hot yoga studio and you'll be feeling lighter as soon as you step inside the light-filled studios. Take a power flow class in the balmy 37degree Celsius room or slow your practice with yin and restore classes.

Australian Yoga Academy

Yoga Australia offers a well-respected accreditation framework for training yoga therapists. Having your course registered with us will give students confidence that your program is based on established industry standards. Registration also supports the professional development of yoga therapists and contributes to the integration of yoga therapy within healthcare practices.

Bikram Yoga South Melbourne is quite literally dedicated to Bikram yoga, a style of practice wherein the room is heated to around 40 degrees. This heat will make you sweat, but it also allows your body to warm up more quickly, which makes pushing yourself a little harder easier.

MOVE Yoga has been serving up classes to Melburnians since 2014. Their Flinders Lane venue is a hybrid studio that conducts sessions at their physical studio and over live stream for members to practise at home.

Power Living Yoga

For those yogis who prefer their flows with a hum, this Thornbury studio is the spot. It's a light-filled space above High Street that has built a little community with its 15 well-practiced teachers.

Power yoga centres in perth classes can be 60 to 90 minutes long, which may make them a good choice for those who are used to intense fitness classes and workouts that require a similar time commitment. They're also a great way to increase strength, flexibility, and endurance.

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Sum of Us

Brigid is passionate about the human body and movement form. She loves to educate her clients about their amazing bodies and give them all the tools to live in abundance.

She believes clinical rehabilitation has a place for everyone and every body. She is committed to being people orientated and contributing at a high level back into the community.

Life Ready Studio is a boutique mat and reformer Pilates studio, on a mission to move you to your best! They believe that if you can achieve optimal Wellbeing through a curated space, Hustle and a bit of Humour then the world is your oyster.

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Luxury apartment

A luxury apartment is a kind of residence that is designed to offer its owner more than average levels of comfort, high-end amenities and ease of use. Although the term is typically used to refer to high-end standard apartment, or even common apartment buildings as a type of marketing that aims to be aspirational an actual luxury residence can be described as being within the highest 10% sales that are available or having a amount of greater than 4 to 5 million US dollars and "ultra-luxury" apartments being valued over US$10 million. It can be any home that has additional amenities, like doorsman, yoga studios or bowling lanes, among other options.

A flat (American English) also known as flat (British English, Indian English, South African English) is a unit of self-contained housing (a kind in residential real estate) that is situated within the building, typically with a single story. There are a variety of names for these buildings in general and are discussed below. The tenure of the apartments can vary greatly in the form of large-scale public housing as well as owner-occupation within the legal definition of known as a condo (strata title, or commonhold) or tenants who rent from private landlords (see leasehold estate). If your are interested in buying Sea View Facing Apartments in Chennai just click on the link.

The term"apartment" is popular by people in North America (although in some cities flat can be used to describe an apartment that is part of a home that has three or more units, usually one floor). In the UK the term "apartment" is more commonly used in real estate professional and architectural circles. Generally, flat is often used however, not always for an apartment that is on one floor (hence flat apartments). In certain countries, the term "unit" is a more general term that refers to both rental and apartment business suites. The term "unit" is usually used within the context of an individual structure. "Mixed-use buildings" combine commercial and residential functions within the same building. The majority of mixed-use buildings are comprised of businesses on the lower levels (often retail on the street-facing floors) and subterranean levels supporting it) and residential units on the higher floors.

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🗿TOM GERRARDS INTERVIEW 🗿 

In the midst of researching studio practice models, I stumbled upon the work of the solo practitioner, ‘Tom Gerrards.’ This artist gets commissioned to do street art, while he also does paintings. Unfortunately, I already completed my Studio Practices assignment before he replied back to my interview questions, but I felt as though his answers are inspiring and are applicable to young, aspiring designers/artists, and shouldn’t go to waste. Below is his interview ⬇️

Recount on how you have gotten to the point that you are at now / your background. What influences (people, life events etc.) have lead you into the creative industry? That's a big one. Here it is in a nutshell.   I started out as a graffiti artist back in the mid 90s. From there I knew that I wanted to work in a creative field. So I got a degree in Communication Design at Swinburne. From there I got a job as a graphic designer in a small agency in Collingwood called Street Ink. They do work in the film and music industries. I worked there for 6 years and then set off to South America where I travelled around and painted for 2 years. South America was a developmental time for me as I painted using only two or three colours on each piece. It helped me develop a graphical look to my art. I had a lot of crazy adventures in South America and painted in a lot of amazing locations. I made my way to London and got a job working as a graphic designer at Christie's auction house. I was laying out their catalogues which were like big art books. It got me sparked to really want to be an artist. During that time I started drawing every day (which I still do). After a year of doing that I freelanced around London and ended up working for a large branding agency called Brand Me. I liked this job. I had a chance to design a lot of packaging for well known brands. In 2014 I took off to India for 4 months. I did a lot of painting over there and produced 36 murals. It was a productive trip and I feel that my art grew a lot during that time. After India I moved to Barcelona where I got my first studio and also worked for an amazing design agency called Mucho. This was the best job I ever had as a designer. They were all about the creativity of design and was always thinking outside of the box. After a year and a half I returned back to Melbourne where I freelanced for a year before deciding to go all in with my art. I haven't looked back.

Why did you choose to become a solo practitioner rather than working in a group environment? I work in a studio with other artists. But we are all doing our own thing. This is just how it is as an artist. You work alone and then begin to employ people to help bring your idea into a reality.

How does the urban environment help you to generate ideas? I take in my surroundings the best I can and base a lot of my artwork on what I see. Being that I live in an urban environment it naturally appears in my work.

What types of paints, instruments, materials and tools do you use to facilitate your work? I use a lot of acrylic paint, spray paint and I also run ink through an airbrush. But I draw with pen a lot too. I use whatever is around me.

To produce your work, do you have readily available resources and is it cost efficient? I have a lot of paint left over from painting large murals. With these leftovers I mix new colours to be used in the studio. I also am very fortunate to have paint given to me by paint companies such as Ironlak. It is a big help.

In what way do you focus on sustainability? Working in packaging throughout my design career I always thought of the environment. It's hard when the client doesn't want to get on board. But designers are in a very important position when it comes to the environment. I also have minimal waste in my studio.

Who is your main target audience and demographic, and how do you attract them individually? I don't really have one. I know it doesn't sound very business like. But I'm happiest when I get to paint freely. So I paint what I want, how I want and it seem to be working.

What clients seek your finished creative work? It depends on what they want from me. A lot of people buy my art from galleries or my studio. I also work with brands who want to collaborate with me on projects. Some recent clients are RVCA, Attica, Bailey Nelson and Bellroy.

Are all your paintings completed in the studio? Or are they taken home on some occasions? I never take my work home unless it's to hang it on the wall. But I draw every morning while I'm having breakfast. 

How does your individual design process differ from other artists? Describe how your culture enables the public to recognize your work? Every artist works in their own way. I like to use flat colours and layer them. I use a limited colour palette and the same elements pop up in a lot of my paintings. I feel that it has helped my art be more recognizable.

Describe the stimulus for ideas? How do you find and develop concepts? I take lots of photos and draw every morning. A lot of the time the drawings are based off the photos. Some of those drawings become my paintings. I also paint freely out of my head in the studio.

Pick a project - what problem were you trying to solve? Barriers? Successes? Failures? What is your most well-known piece of work? My most well known piece is probably the mural I did for Bailey Nelson on Chapel st, Prahran. It's large, has stand out and is in a prime location. There were some issues getting this mural under way. The client wanted the whole building painted but only wanted to pay enough to get the bottom section done. So I proposed to them that if they pay for the scissor lift hire I will space out the elements to the piece and paint the upper level for free. This worked for both of us as I knew that the piece would be a lot stronger with the whole wall painted. I see murals as billboards for artists. So when an opportunity arises for me to paint a mural in a prime location I usually say yes.

Timeframes and constraints - as an individual do you work in a fast-paced manner or do you focus primarily on detail? I work in a fast paced manner. I don't rush. But my style is easier to paint than others. I usually paint between 1 to 10 paintings per week. But some paintings take me months to finish.

Do you prefer working in an outdoor studio or indoor? How do these differ and what challenges do they project? It depends on what I'm painting. If I'm painting with spray paint I'd prefer to be outdoors. But I love working in the studio. It's good to mix it up. It usually comes down to scale. The only time I paint outside is when I'm working on large works or a mural. The downside to working outside is the elements and weather. Sometimes it's to hot, cold, windy, wet etc.

What is the key to success when communicating with the public? How do you distinguish a successful mural that you painted in a public setting to an unsuccessful one? When painting in public I've found that people love to come up to tell you what they think. Not everyone likes my work but I tend to get a lot of positive feedback. Social media is also a good way to gage weather the general public like your work. I usually gage weather something is successful by how I feel about it. I'm aware that the public will be viewing my work and I try to give them something they will like. But it's impossible to please everyone so I focus on self satisfaction.

How do you decide which colours to use for each project? Are they randomly selected, or do each convey a meaning? I spend a lot of time thinking about colours and doing colour tests in my studio. I will theme certain colours together such as autumnal colours or sunset colours. But They don't have a lot of meaning behind them. I'm just looking for something that works for me at the time. The right colour combination can make or break a painting. In 99% of my paintings you will find black, white and 2 or 3 other colours. Choosing the 2 or 3 colours sometimes takes a long time.

Who are your competitors? Nobody. I paint for myself. I prefer to work with other artists than compete against them.

What are some things you do to ensure quality work? I read art books and draw a lot. I also paint over paintings that I don't think are my best work. Some of my paintings have 4 paintings under them. I also live a healthy lifestyle with good food lots of exercise, yoga and meditation. I find it much easier to make decisions with a clear mind.  

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Sexiest Apartment in Melbourne - Australia

Sexiest Apartment in Melbourne Price: AU$1,540,000.00 Location: Moonee Ponds, Vic, Australia Item specifics Condition: Brand New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is ... Read more Town/Suburb: Moonee Ponds Property Type: Residential (Apartment) Bathrooms: 2 Brand: Caydon Bedrooms: 3 State: VIC Car Spaces: 2 Features: Air Conditioning, Balcony, Ensuite, Newly Built Melbourne's classiest new apartments, plus… position, position, position, off the renowned Puckle St Walk to the train, trams and buses, medical and dental, physio and chemists, Aldi, Coles and Woolworths. A new architect-designed, 12-screen Palace cinema will also be walking distance. The plethora of shops, cafes and restaurants in and around Puckle St is expanding all the time. And Moonee Valley Racecourse is nearby and also walkable. The curvaceous Rise apartments (https://rise.caydon.com.au/) has every facility on your doorstep, both inside and outside the building. The building entrance features a concierge in a marble lobby. There is a swimming pool with an attached spa, a fully-kitted out gym with sauna plus a yoga studio. The 22nd floor features an indoor-outdoor conservatory, ideal for morning coffee or pre-dinner drinks and suitable all year round. Imagine, views of the Melbourne skyline with your pina colada! This unique apartment (it is the only apartment with this floor plan) is 2201, on the 22nd floor (top is 29) which is the first level for the classy larger Skyhomes. Only 6 apartments on this floor. It features 3 bedrooms, the main with a large ensuite, a 2nd bathroom, large open-plan kitchen, dining, living, with the potential for a library. A wide wrap-round balcony gives uninterrupted views to the east, sweeping round to the south. Two underground car spaces. If I say luxuriously appointed, that's an understatement! (These interior photos are guidelines.) Still available off the plans - but not for long - and expected to be ready to move into in Quarter 3 2020. Call Frank Fichera on [phone] or email him on [email protected] Even better, visit the fabulous display suite at 122a Puckle St, Moonee Ponds - you can even park outside. Read the full article

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A Modern Family’s Treetop Rental Property

A Modern Family’s Treetop Rental Property

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The treetop lounge room. 70s modular sofa, rattan seat and light sourced through Homebody. Vito ‘Selma’ chair. John Taylor painting from Martin Allen Antiques. Chain plinth by Zachary Frankel. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Bisque vessels made by the household and some friends on an impromptu pottery night. ‘Lots of free form pottery nights have followed and since evolved into the idea of transforming the garden shed into a tiny pottery studio,’ says Tilly. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Housemates Tilly Barber and Justyn Burrows. (Not pictured, Mars (6), and Albee Barton was unwell at the time of this photo shoot!) Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Vito ‘Selma’ chair. Chain plinth by Zachary Frankel. Pot by Pop & Scott. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Very old, very special Turkish tapestry found while visiting Patara, an ancient village in the south of Turkey. Ceramic vessel made by Albee. Side table sourced from Homebody. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Tasmanian blackwood timber sculpture Zachary Frankel. Hasami Porcelain tumbler. Horseshoe vessel by local potter Mark Gambino. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Tilly drove to the Victorian border to claim this table for the house. It is made from turned timber and is the household’s favourite spot to enjoy breakfast, work from or have tea with a guest. Woven mid-century chairs found by Tilly on the side of the road and restored by her. Tasmanian blackwood timber sculpture Zachary Frankel. Raffia ornament from TLC World. Weave by Anna Fiedler. Horseshoe vessel by local potter Mark Gambino. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

‘Blue decanter’ loop pile weaving was a collaboration between Homebody and Software Rugs. Flute side table by Zachary Frankel. Custom spotted gum bench seats made by Tilly and Zac Frankel. Table from marketplace. Pots from Pop & Scott throughout. Lumier Interiors lightshade. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

The kitchen looks into the pantry. Painting by @streetshebowka depicts an ode to life at ‘Stringybark’; communal living in Eltham which Tilly, Marley and Justyn lived with close friends and their family. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

A truly heavenly pantry! Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

The guest bathroom gets incredible filtered light – we will grow a small jungle in here,’ says Justyn. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Th guest room. Bedspread found by Albee at an artisan market in Sri Lanka. John Tailor painting from Martin Allen Antiques. Lamp from  Lumier Interiors. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Mars’ bedroom filled with paintings and drawings he has made at different stages of his life. Antique oak bed. Drawers found on the roadside and restored by Tilly. ’70s wool flokati rug found at an op-shop. Retro ‘Rochetto’ stool by Kartel. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Photograph taken by Justyn. Wall hanging by Anna Fiedler. Bedding from InBed. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Some of Justyn’s analogue camera collection. Artwork gifted by a friend. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Pablo the cat, who is staying with the family with his owners are New Zealand! Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

According to her housemates Albee Barton (creative movement and yoga instructor, and the owner of Green Monday Studios) and Justyn Burrows (psychology student), Tilly Barber has a ‘borderline neurotic obsession’ with scanning the property market. Luckily, this obsession sometimes comes in handy, such as when she spotted this North Warrandyte home for rent in late 2020!

Tilly did a drive-by of the property, and within 15 minutes she was encouraging Albee and Justyn to apply alongside six-year-old son Mars and her. ‘We felt the open-plan kitchen and living area was waiting for our “modern family,”‘ says Tilly.

Melbourne was still very much in the throes of the pandemic at the time (still is), which meant work was uncertain for the group, but they felt strongly this house was theirs. 

‘The property spoke to our SOULS,’ says Tilly. ‘We knew the house was worth the energy and we would stop at nothing on the off chance that we might be approved. We put our best foot forward and with a stroke of luck and a lot of pressing, it was ours. We felt like we had struck gold the day the agent called to say we were approved.’

The ‘80s property with its original red brick flooring and timber ceilings is the perfect backdrop for the group’s furniture, most of which has been collected by Tilly, who owns the furniture restoration and sourcing business Home body. 

‘We have coined the term ‘semi-harmonious hodgepodge!’ says Tilly of their home’s decorating aesthetic. ‘It’s a real mix of vintage, handmade and salvaged furniture – quite a lot of it is revived or hard waste – complemented by art and objects by makers we admire. Simultaneously, it’s quite minimal.’

Mixing up the earthy tones throughout are deliberately inserted injections of colour and greenery, including tree-like indoor plants, artworks by Mars, and side tables by Zachary Frankel.

One of the reasons Tilly was so keen to live in this house is its suitability to entertaining. While that’s currently off-limits, outside of lockdown the property is often host to ‘feasts and friends, music and memories.’ 

‘We definitely don’t shy away from a themed dinner party or opportunities to connect with our friends and fam. We felt this was the perfect space that brings people together,’ Tilly says.

A surprising joy that supports these get-togethers is the walk-in kitchen pantry, which Tilly and Justyn say is possibly their favourite feature in the whole home! ‘I love organising and storage – satisfying is an understatement!’ Tilly says. 

The surrounding area comes in a close second with its abundant trees, river proximity, and clear night skies.  

Renting gold! 

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The home is a converted stables. Forget box cutter coffered ceilings, parquetry floors and decadent staircases, this is the authentic kind of French provincial outside of France. A charming converted stables at 4 Tobin St, Maldon is offering buyers the real deal. The two-bedroom house is on the market with an asking price of $698,000, but Castlemaine Property Group agent Elouise Dale doesn’t expect it to last long. RELATED: Victorian housing affordability best since 2000, single homebuyers up Melbourne home values to be worst hit by COVID: ANZ Cudgewa church conversion: Faith in church resurrection pays off Welcome to The French Quarter. Whitewashed stone walls and timber ceilings are a feature. // // Known locally as The French Quarter, the property features textured brick walls, a rustic kitchen, and a courtyard in the dappled light provided underneath draped vines. A loft in the tri-level home has also been converted into a yoga studio. Ms Dale said the artistic vendor transformed the property after picking it up as a small bed and breakfast in 2008. Vines cover the courtyard. Just add a drop of wine. Rustic charm in the kitchen. The loft has been converted into a yoga studio. “She’s from the southern states in America and I think that French influence is quite strong in her home state,” Ms Dale said. “At first it was just her weekend escape; she loved it because she could walk in the door, put her bags down and walk outside for a glass of wine.” Now with the vendor moving closer to Melbourne to be nearer to her grandkids, there had already been strong interest in the site, Ms Dale said. A sitting room or guest’s bedroom with kitchenette. The property has a $698,000 asking price. The main bedroom. “It’s really gorgeous and everyone whose been there has said it’s better than the videos, which is unusual,” she said, adding the whitewashed stone walls had been particularly popular. READ MORE: How to understand home energy efficiency star ratings in Victoria Trafalgar South property comes with glamping business, mini donkeys COVID-19 housemates plan to buy a way out of share houses [email protected] @jackboronovskis The post The French Quarter: Maldon converted stables a French provincial statement in class appeared first on realestate.com.au. from news – realestate.com.au https://ift.tt/31H96bS

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Sonoma Meets The Hamptons in Australia’s Mornington Peninsula

http://tinyurl.com/y2huuvbg Drive about an hour south of Melbourne, and the Australian metropolis’s power quickly offers solution to mellow, seaside vibes. The Mornington Peninsula—with its oceanfront houses, upscale motels, and effective eating eating places—conjures up the Hamptons, the Côte d’Azur, or another rich trip enclave. However come June, when winter approaches within the Southern Hemisphere, the inflow of vacationers doesn’t dissipate. Over the previous few many years, the area has turn out to be a preeminent wine vacation spot down below, luring vacationers year-round with elegant tasting rooms, plush lodging, and distinct Pinot Noir and Chardonnay varieties. A Cool Begin The Mornington Peninsula’s wine nation is comparatively new; vines have been first planted in 1972, and a wave of aspiring winemakers created the pretty sturdy beginnings of a wine business within the 1980s. Cabernet was the grape of selection at the moment as winemakers thought their climactic state of affairs was much like Bordeaux. “Cool local weather viticulture was a extremely new factor in Australia, and there wasn’t a variety of experience close to it,” says Kate McIntyre of Moorooduc Estate and a Grasp of Wine, a qualification issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the UK. “So we acquired actually unhealthy early info. Dad actually wished to develop Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and so, towards the recommendation that he’d been given by the consultants, he planted a little bit of each. Thank goodness,” she laughs. Winemakers quickly realized that the cooler local weather, largely affected by the our bodies of water surrounding the peninsula, was higher suited to fashionable Burgundy varieties. “The temperamental maritime local weather signifies that our wines are all the time a product of every classic,” says Mike Aylward, who began his personal label, Ocean Eight, after his dad and mom offered the household vineyard in 2004. “We don’t make generic wines. Annually has its personal challenges which implies we’re all the time studying.” Uncommon Hare Wine & Meals, Mornington Peninsula. Dan Hocking   Convincing a area of winemakers—who already put quite a lot of religion in full-bodied Cabernet and Shiraz—that Pinot Noir and Chardonnay have been the fitting course for the Peninsula took a bit of labor. “A lot of the consuming public didn’t actually get an opportunity to entry the nice Burgundies again then, and the individuals who did have been very a lot of the opinion that we’d by no means have the ability to make wine like that in Australia,” McIntyre explains. “I believe they have been proper to a sure extent; we don’t need to make facsimile Burgundy in Australia. However what they acquired fallacious was that they thought that was the one approach you possibly can make good Pinot.” McIntyre factors to different main wine areas, resembling Oregon and New Zealand, which have embraced Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes, understanding them by way of a Burgundy lens, however crafting a mode uniquely their very own. A Second Begin The area’s idyllic setting has lured wine lovers in search of second careers, or a slower tempo of life, and lots of turned to winemaking. Though this new group of vintners was criticized for being “pastime winemakers,” the collective introduced different abilities to the burgeoning wine area; many have been scientists or medical doctors throughout their first profession go-rounds, and utilized their collective data to viticulture. Immediately, the Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Affiliation, a coterie of winemakers within the area, are working concurrent research on quite a few viticultural points. A key focus has been a deep dive into Pinot Noir grape clones and the way they reply to totally different soils, expositions, and climatic variances. “There’s been a concerted effort to do analysis inside particular person vineyards throughout the area, to raised perceive the microclimates of various vineyards and to elucidate why we’re area significantly for Pinot Noir,” McIntyre says. For over ten years, the MPVA has additionally been conducting an evaluation of water high quality throughout the peninsula in several water catchments, dams, and streams that feed into, and are utilized by vineyards. Lastly, as situations of phylloxera—a winery illness that has been chargeable for wiping out whole wine areas all through historical past—have been found in different elements of Australia, finding out rootstock and phylloxera-resistant vines is of excessive significance. The overwhelming majority of wineries are nonetheless family-owned and family-run. bigger companies haven’t invested within the Mornington Peninsula for a myriad of causes. Current plots are small: the typical measurement of a winery on this space is 3.9 hectares (9.6 acres)—in comparison with Australia’s Barossa Valley, the place the typical winery measurement is 17.6 hectares (43.5 acres). Moreover, a shortage of land means there isn’t a lot room to develop. Grape costs additionally deter corporations in search of to create a scalable enterprise. One metric tonne (1.1 U.S. ton) of Pinot Noir grapes within the Mornington Peninsula is value AUD $3,266 (U.S. $2,278) on common, in comparison with AUD $2,078 (US $1,450) within the Yarra Valley, one other Australian area identified for Pinot Noir. In flip, the wines themselves are dear: $50 to $80 per bottle on common. And most corporations, in accordance with McIntyre, are searching for the “sub-$20 stuff that they will pump out and that preserve the vast majority of the consuming public blissful.” A Recent Begin However don’t mistake family-owned for down-home. The area has lengthy been a vacation spot for rich urban-dwellers and the rising inflow of holiday makers to the wineries has spurred a brand new luxurious wine tourism infrastructure. “Wine tourism has been big and very important for the success of the enterprise and the area as an entire,” says Sam Coverdale of Polperro Wines. “Within the final 5 years, it has grown exponentially.” Coverdale is aware of firsthand; his property operates not solely a cellar door (the Australian time period for tasting room), however a restaurant, bar, and bistro. The property additionally homes 4 villas and can quickly open a three-bedroom farmhouse for visitors, renovated by famend design agency Hecker Guthrie. Down the road, Polperro operates HotHut Yoga studio, including additional to the wine nation trip expertise.   Doot Doot Doot, the upscale eating room on the Jackalope Lodge within the Mornington Peninsula, Australia. On the Jackalope Hotel, a design-forward aesthetic means commissioned sculptures and art work from a few of Australia’s preeminent artists dot the winery panorama and lodge. An excellent day might embody a morning run by way of Willow Creek Winery, adopted by a tasting of the wines themselves at Uncommon Hare, the on-site cafe and cellar door. Comply with a day spa session with the high-end tasting menu for dinner on the on-site restaurant, Doot Doot Doot, served below a ceiling of undulating bulbs that should evoke wine’s fermentation course of. Vineyard and restaurant Ten Minutes by Tractor’s extremely adorned wine record options not solely the property’s proprietary wines, however an in depth menu of worldwide choices—particularly Mornington Peninsula’s kindred spirit, Burgundy. Though their principal restaurant is at the moment in restore after a fireplace, diners can nonetheless take pleasure in French bistro-inspired fare within the solarium on the restaurant’s offshoot, Petit Tracteur Bistro. Yuzu curd, matcha, sesame—served at Doot Doot Doot. Jackalope Lodge Whereas the seaside and surf proceed to lure vacationers throughout the summer time months, the Mornington Peninsula’s wine business now calls to guests in its personal proper. The fixed developments in viticulture practices proceed to specific themselves within the wines and convey larger prominence and accolades to this cool-climate area. 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Are these the best gyms around the world for design buffs in 2018

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Ever wondered where the design-minded go to relax, work-out and punch things? It turns out they’ve got quite the option list – stylish concept gyms are getting pulses racing everywhere.

But which are truly inspirational? London to Los Angeles, here’s all you need to know about the world’s best gyms, from shadowboxing in New York City, to stretching out in Singapore...

Equinox Fitness has been around since the early Nineties, but the performative health culture of social media has certainly given the luxury company (which also owns Soul Cycle and Pure Yoga) a boost. Equinox Kensington is the first branch of the gym to open outside of the United States, and – as in other cities – it occupies prime real estate. It’s organised around the art deco dome of the historic Derry & Toms building, a seven-storey department store fixture of 1930s Kensington. The building gained even more notoriety in the Seventies when it was taken over by Biba, which drove many of the decade’s most beloved fashion palettes and silhouettes. Today, wrought-iron deco windows illuminate yoga studios and all the best of the space has been preserved. 5th floor, The Roof Gardens, Kensington High Street, London W8 5SA

Launched as a sister club to luxury British fitness brand Third Space, Another_Space is a stylish, light-filled work-out zone in the heart of Covent Garden. London-based Goldstein Ween Architects were enlisted to create the breezy, loft-like interiors, conjuring a pared-back palette of warm wood flooring, sweeping skylights, marble basins and plenty of soothing greenery. Helmed by Colin Waggett, founder of Psycle and CEO of Third Space, Another_Space brings together the golden trinity of fitness in the form of yoga, cycle and boxing-based HIIT studios, sure to attract the most serious of gym-goers looking to work on cardio, flexibility, strength and conditioning training. 4-10 Tower St, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9NP

1Rebel’s first boutique gym at London’s St Mary’s Axe was designed by Studio C102 to woo fitness lovers frustrated with the current gym model. Pay as you go? Check. Music you actually want to workout to? Check. And did we mention the chilled towels? Industrial architecture at every turn exudes the philosophy that it’s about pushing limits, not looking pretty. Copper piping snakes up the changing room walls and the gym’s personalised playlists pump throughout. 63 St Mary Axe, London EC3A 8LE

One Hot Yoga in Melbourne is the creation of husband-and-wife team, architect Robert Mills and yogi Lucinda Mills. It’s no wonder the space is extremely design-driven in addition to emphasising environmental wellness. The studio is especially proud of the architectural features that lower its carbon footprint. A custom water-heating system uses ‘one third of the energy [compared to] commonly-used electric heat systems and is one third as costly to run.’ Shower and cleaning products at the studio are all organic. 36 River Street, South Yarra VIC 3141, Australia

Former fashion stylist Karen Lord has created an eponymous pilates studio in NYC’s Tribeca. The space reflects the serenity that seduced Lord out of her previous hectic lifestyle. Unsurprisingly, the minimally branded program has drawn loyal fans from among the fashion set. The studio store stocks wellness goodies, like BKR water bottles and Sandoval aromatherapy spray. 137 Duane St, New York, NY 10013, USA

While living in a penthouse may be just an aspiration, working out in a penthouse doesn’t have to be at Pure Yoga Shanghai, which is set atop the IAPM mall. After enjoying city views, yogis can breeze through the likes of Miu Miu and Muji on their way out. Pure Yoga began in Hong Kong and has since spread across Asia and been exported as far as New York. Its Shanghai outpost uses clean lines and soft lighting to create a calming space that echoes the brand’s commitment to body and mind. 999 Huaihai Middle Rd, Xuhui Qu, Shanghai Shi, China

BLOK Shoreditch is designed by Daytrip Studio (Iwan Halstead and Emily Potter) and lighting design studio There’s Light. The latter have made the whole space feel like one, long corridor animated by light, colour and reflections, which mingle with the smell of coffee and Malin & Goetz bespoke products, alongside photography by Oppenheim and installations by Ben Cullen Williams. The designers have used a combination of materials (concrete, glass, steel, wood and fabric) to create contrasts between hard and soft surfaces, light and shadow; illustrating the divide between the hectic London urban environment and the relaxing energy of the practice rooms. The Tram Depot 38-40 Upper Clapton Rd, London E5 8BQ

Virgin Active gyms cite being a ‘force for good’ as one of their main principles. Despite the luxury quality of their offerings, they also began the affordable Virgin Active RED gym model in South Africa, where they hope to attract and benefit the growing middle class. At Virgin Active’s Singapore location, the Relax & Recovery Zone is a huge draw. Despite the delights of foot soaking and steam, the real highlight might be the glowing, pink wonder of the Himalayan Salt Inhalation room. Raffles Place, #06-61, Tower 2, 1 Raffles Place, Singapore 048616

Soho House Chicago is housed in a historic early 20th-century belting factory, and its 17,000 sq ft gym is no exception to the club’s preserved industrial loft aesthetic. Appropriately, the last tannery in the city designed the leather boxing equipment. When the season’s right, don’t forget to check out the beloved hotel rooftop and bar and treat yourself to a post-cardio cocktail. 113 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Local firm Lab100 are behind Kuwait’s most stylish boxing gym. The Burrow puts their boxing ring theatrically at the centre of the action. Skylights ensure that the space becomes even more dramatic at night. It was the first studio of its kind in the region. Photography: Nelson Garrido. Jaber Al Malik Al Sabah St, Kuwait

Boutique boxing gym Shadowbox is a sleek alternative to the gritty stereotype of the sport. The luxury facility, started in NYC’s Flatiron, has been so popular it’s opening a Brooklyn branch next. ‘We found that clients will form lines out the door if you distil the very best of boxing into a 45-minute workout incorporating rounds of heavy bag work, thumping curated music and a welcoming ambience,’ says founder Daniel Glazer, who trained with professional fighters. In addition to the club-like grid of boxing bags is a vintage-style boxing ring in rope, wood and canvas. All of which were designed in-house. 28 W 20th Street, New York, NY 10011, USA

Designed by Rabih Geha Architects, U Energy gym in Lebanon encourages connection and interaction – the 1200 sq m space is completely open, divided only by structural concrete pillars. Underground, atmospheric, high energy; the gym features skylights to allow beams of light from above, while neon lighting taps into the ‘gym-cum-club’ trend gripping fitness fanatics everywhere. The lighting does more than make the space look ‘trendy’, however. The architects argue that ‘light travels through neurological pathways and affects the pineal gland in the brain’. Green has a healing effect and boosts satisfaction, which (apparently) can make your workouts more enjoyable. Red can invigorate you, adding zest to keep-fit sessions. While the colour blue can actually increase productivity; research shows weightlifters can lift more in blue rooms. Hazmieh, Lebanon

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Yoga Fitness Centre Near Me in NYC

Yoga is one of the most popular workouts in NYC, and for good reason. The city’s busy residents can find a moment of relaxation in this calm and serene practice. Pure Yoga offers a luxury studio where yogis can escape the hectic pace of the city.

This calming space features candlelit sessions meant to make you sweat. Choose from a variety of classes including ariel yoga and circus-inspired workouts.

Modo Yoga NYC

Modo yoga fitness centre near me is a great place to get your sweat on. It has a variety of classes, from gentle to challenging, and is accessible to all levels of experience. Its instructors are excellent, and the studio is clean and well-maintained. It also has great amenities, including lockers and showers.

Modo Hot Yoga is a unique yoga series that combines the precision of therapeutic yoga with foundations of traditional yoga in a specially heated room. The heat helps to strengthen, tone and loosen the muscles, and reduces stress. The yoga series also promotes detoxification through the skin and blood, and orients students to everyday vitality and long term health.

The West Village location is a short walk from the 14th Street subway station, and is also accessible by bus. Parking is available in the area. If you’re not able to make it to the studio, Modo also offers classes online. Their online community connects students to their favorite instructors and gives them the flexibility to practice from home.

Y7 Studio

The hot yoga studio Y7, which has locations in Flatiron, Soho, Union Square, and Brooklyn, is a sweat drippin’, beat bumpin’ candlelit yoga centre around me experience. They ditch the chanting and slow music, and instead play the latest hip hop beats. The classes are led by an instructor and are open to students of all levels. There are no mirrors in the class to encourage participants to focus more on their own practice.

Y7’s founder, Sarah Levey, was frustrated with the lack of energy and upbeat music in traditional yoga classes. She conceived of a hip-hop yoga class that would incorporate the energized beats of rap music. The result was a more challenging and fun class, which is now offered in several locations.

Financing platform Bonside recently provided $300,000 to Y7, which hopes to expand with the help of this new digital platform. The brand will also launch a new omnichannel membership, which includes synced music. The app will feature UMG’s artists, and users can purchase a digital-only or hybrid membership.

YO BK

YO BK is located in Williamsburg and offers Bikram Yoga, Baptiste Power Yoga and Inferno Hot Pilates. Kate says that offering these different forms of fitness under one roof has been a big part of the studio’s success. The studio’s students are diverse and the teachers are approachable and caring.

As her business has grown, Kate has been able to shift her focus from teaching classes to teacher training. She’s passionate about making yoga more accessible to people of all backgrounds. Her mission extends beyond her local community – she’s supporting Africa Yoga Project by holding fundraisers, hosting the Handstands, Hugs and Happiness Tour, and leading a workshop in Kenya.

YO BK offers 27 classes per week and has both 60 and 90 minute options. It is recommended that students arrive at least 15 minutes before class to register and get settled. It is also important that students dress in appropriate clothing – light, fitted exercise clothes are best.

Humming Puppy

Humming Puppy is located in the heart of Flatiron, a short walk from Union Square. Designed to support yogis of all levels, its soothing dark studios offer a quiet space for meditation and movement. The soundscape is centered around a hum that creates a deep sense of calm and focus.

The hum, recorded at Melbourne’s SoundLab by Arup, is a combination of frequencies that were designed to enhance and deepen yoga centre  practice. It also reflects the pulsation of Himalayan crystal singing bowls and promotes a sense of grounding. The brand was co-founded by Jackie Alexander and Chris Koch, who first launched Humming Puppy in Melbourne. Since then, they have opened locations in Sydney and New York City.

For those looking to get a little more playful with their exercise, the brand offers “puppy yoga” classes. During these classes, students practice traditional poses while playing with six-week-old puppies. The dogs benefit from the experience, too, as it helps socialize them before they find their forever homes.

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10 houses from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that offer ideas for outdoor dining

A Miami Beach residence that takes indoor-outdoor living to the extreme and a Japanese house with a garden dining room feature in our Pinterest roundup of homes that prioritise entertaining in the summer months.

Midden Garden Pavilion, South Africa, Metropolis

A concrete pavilion in the grounds of this Cape Town residence houses a dining area with views of Table Mountain. The owners wanted somewhere they could entertain friends and family while still enjoying the spectacular scenery.

Find out more about Midden Garden Pavilion ›

Camp Baird, USA, by Malcolm Davis Architecture

The doors of this glass structure open up to create an open-air dining space. The multipurpose box can also be used as a place to sleep, lounge or practise yoga.

Find out more about Camp Baird ›

Wall House, Kuwait, by AGi Architects

A void between floors creates a serene courtyard dining space in this contemporary terraced house. Like many houses in Kuwait, the building is designed to provide as much privacy for residents as possible

Find out more about Wall House ›

Artist Studio and Workshop, USA, by Mork-Ulnes Architects

Lush pockets of taro, fig and bamboo evoke a jungle-like atmosphere in the dining area of this artist's studio, which opens out onto the surrounding farmland.

Find out more about Artist Studio and Workshop ›

Outside In, Japan, by Takeshi Hosaka

Japanese architect Takeshi Hosaka's concept for Outside In was to bring the garden inside – the opposite of his previous house, Inside Out, which lets rain in. Glass screens fold across the front of the house to transform a covered garden into an indoor dining room.

Find out more about Outside In ›

That House, Australia, by Austin Maynard Architects

A covered dining area overlooks the garden of this modest family dwelling in Melbourne. Small courtyards scattered throughout the house also help to bring the outside in.

Find out more about That House ›

Villa Matilde, Brazil, by  Terra e Tuma

An intimate dining area squeezes between the walls of this narrow São Paulo villa. Rooms are arranged simply around a small courtyard, in line with the client's minimal lifestyle.

Find out more about Villa Matilde ›

Jimi House, UK, by Paul Archer

An open-plan kitchen overflows onto the terrace of this London home to create an outdoor dining experience. The ground floor layout has also been reconfigured to optimise views of the newly landscaped garden.

Find out more about Jimi House ›

Pine Tree House, USA, by SAOTA

This expansive waterfront home in Miami makes the most of indoor-outdoor living with a exterior dining space and bar. The outdoor area also includes a large waterslide, pool and hot tub.

Find out more about Pine Tree House ›

S House, Israel, by Pitsou Kedem

A formal outdoor dining space sits beneath a cantilevered concrete box in this beachfront Israeli home. Glass walls on the ground floor are able to retract and rotate, creating entirely open spaces connected to the poolside terrace.

Find out more about S House  ›

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10 houses from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that offer ideas for outdoor dining

A Miami Beach residence that takes indoor-outdoor living to the extreme and a Japanese house with a garden dining room feature in our Pinterest roundup of homes that prioritise entertaining in the summer months.

Midden Garden Pavilion, South Africa, Metropolis

A concrete pavilion in the grounds of this Cape Town residence houses a dining area with views of Table Mountain. The owners wanted somewhere they could entertain friends and family while still enjoying the spectacular scenery.

Find out more about Midden Garden Pavilion ›

Camp Baird, USA, by Malcolm Davis Architecture

The doors of this glass structure open up to create an open-air dining space. The multipurpose box can also be used as a place to sleep, lounge or practise yoga.

Find out more about Camp Baird ›

Wall House, Kuwait, by AGi Architects

A void between floors creates a serene courtyard dining space in this contemporary terraced house. Like many houses in Kuwait, the building is designed to provide as much privacy for residents as possible

Find out more about Wall House ›

Artist Studio and Workshop, USA, by Mork-Ulnes Architects

Lush pockets of taro, fig and bamboo evoke a jungle-like atmosphere in the dining area of this artist's studio, which opens out onto the surrounding farmland.

Find out more about Artist Studio and Workshop ›

Outside In, Japan, by Takeshi Hosaka

Japanese architect Takeshi Hosaka's concept for Outside In was to bring the garden inside – the opposite of his previous house, Inside Out, which lets rain in. Glass screens fold across the front of the house to transform a covered garden into an indoor dining room.

Find out more about Outside In ›

That House, Australia, by Austin Maynard Architects

A covered dining area overlooks the garden of this modest family dwelling in Melbourne. Small courtyards scattered throughout the house also help to bring the outside in.

Find out more about That House ›

Villa Matilde, Brazil, by  Terra e Tuma

An intimate dining area squeezes between the walls of this narrow São Paulo villa. Rooms are arranged simply around a small courtyard, in line with the client's minimal lifestyle.

Find out more about Villa Matilde ›

Jimi House, UK, by Paul Archer

An open-plan kitchen overflows onto the terrace of this London home to create an outdoor dining experience. The ground floor layout has also been reconfigured to optimise views of the newly landscaped garden.

Find out more about Jimi House ›

Pine Tree House, USA, by SAOTA

This expansive waterfront home in Miami makes the most of indoor-outdoor living with a exterior dining space and bar. The outdoor area also includes a large waterslide, pool and hot tub.

Find out more about Pine Tree House ›

S House, Israel, by Pitsou Kedem

A formal outdoor dining space sits beneath a cantilevered concrete box in this beachfront Israeli home. Glass walls on the ground floor are able to retract and rotate, creating entirely open spaces connected to the poolside terrace.

Find out more about S House  ›

Follow Dezeen on Pinterest  ›

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MIKEY’S PERSONAL BLOG 45, March 2017

On Monday morning, I had my second appointment with counselling psychologist Ms. Angela Ewing at Casey Allied Health in Berwick. Getting a parking spot was a pain in the ass with cars constantly pulling in and out of each bay and most of the spaces being full. I was stressing out because I only had five minutes until my appointment time and getting a spot was tough. Eventually I did find one and hoped that my car wouldn’t be towed away for not parking in the correct parking bay. https://caseyalliedhealth.com.au/se...

Today we discussed issues about making conversation with others in social situations, coping strategies for dealing with anxiety and being tested for ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). I actually have a family history of it and there is a possibility that I do have it as well. Angela got me to fill out a questionnaire containing 100 questions. I scored 51 which was a borderline result. However, Angela believes that I should get a proper screening test done as my behaviours (fidgeting, forgetfulness, easily distracted) seem to suggest otherwise. https://add.org/adhd-test/

On Monday afternoon, I met up with my Mum at The Main Cafe Bar Restaurant in Berwick. It’s my Mum’s 50th birthday so I decided to surprise her with a shopping bag filled with pressies. I bought her a bunch of purple flowers (her favourite colour), a green tea flavoured beauty pack, a ceramic tealight holder shaped like a teapot and a Bunnings teddy bear. It’s always good to see my mum smiling and happy. We shared a large margarita pizza together and chatted about each other’s mornings. http://www.themainberwick.com.au/

On Tuesday morning, I had an appointment with my support worker Ally at Colourfield Cafe Casey Central. I had a lot of things to get off my chest today starting with the huge 5km run around Lysterfield Lake last Sunday. I found it really tough fitting in socially mainly due to the fact that this group of 20-something UFT Playgrounds members were mostly new to me. I didn’t know what to say or how to make conversation. I’ve always felt like an outsider in these sorts of social situations. Still I tried to blend in at times and decided to leave early as I’d reached my limit.

I’m also considering getting a referral to see a psychiatrist to get tested for ADHD following yesterday’s appointment with Angela. It’s something that I’ve considered over the last few months and it would give me clarity to know whether I have it or not. My cousin was diagnosed with Autism so there is a family history there and could possibly be a genetic disorder.

We also discussed my sexuality and how comfortable I am with it. I came out of the closet as a gay man when I turned 21 years old. Ten years later, I still have moments where I hesitate telling people. It’s not really a big deal to me nor do I feel like I need to broadcast that information so that the entire world knows. I think it’s more of an anxiety issue, being worried of how the other person will react and will it change anything. Most people accept me for who I am, sexuality included, so it shouldn’t really matter.

On Tuesday night, I went to my Body Combat class at YMCA Casey ARC in Narre Warren. In typical Melbourne style, it was pouring with rain and even some of the streets were flooded. But this didn’t stop me from driving out to my class. I was still feeling a bit sore from my run on Sunday (still not used to those DOMs) but I figured that I could handle it and rest if I needed to.

Tonight was a really tough workout. Even our instructor Cinamon Guerin was getting worn out towards the end of it. The most challenging parts of me involved a flowing movement going from a lunge to a wide side squat and back again (my thighs are really gonna love me tomorrow!). There were also combo sequences involving jab boxes, uppercuts and hooks plus the usual high knee lifts, round-house kicks, side kicks and front kicks. http://w3.lesmills.com/israel/en/cl...On Thursday morning, I had my counseling se 

On Thursday morning, I had my counseling session with Ruth at Piece Together Counselling in Narre Warren. Today we focused on celebrating my positive qualities and achievements. I’m quite a modest person and so I’ve never really boasted or made a big deal about the things that I do so it’s nice hearing it from another person’s perspective. I’m making small steps toward breaking through my mental barriers and being able to achieve my goals in life. I still have moments of self-doubt, jealousy, awkwardness and anxiety but I’m finding ways to better adapt and cope with it. https://www.piecetogethercousellingnarrewarren.org/... 

On Thursday afternoon, I had my one-on-one PT session with Luke Davey at Breakaway Fitness in Narre Warren. Today was a really tough session for me, both mentally and physically. I feel like I’m connecting well with Luke on a personal level now and not being afraid of speaking my mind. The warm-up exercises involved a 60m cowboy walk, four rounds of 15 glute bridges and four rounds of kettle bell side stretches. 

The development exercises were definitely the most challenging for me mentally and emotionally. I started doing 12 reps of weighted front squats with 10kg added. I got a little shaky trying to keep my balance and not fall over but I did okay. Next was the box jumps. I was absolutely shitting myself inside. I didn’t want a repeat of my last year’s disastrous attempts where I nearly walked out in tears. 

This was very much a mental with the fear of tripping over the box and making a fool of myself in front of Luke really holding me back. But I kept persevering. I kept telling myself “I’m not going to let that box defeat me”. My thighs were getting more and more fatigued with each attempt but that didn’t stop me. Luke decided to add two foam mats stacked on top of each other for extra height. Boom! I finally did it. It’s going to take time for me to overcome this fear but today I really made some great progress towards it. 

In the workout today, I had to do 30, 20 and 10 reps of the following exercises: Rowing Machine in calorie mode and weighted squats. My goal time was 15 minutes. This was a really tough workout for me as the fatigue was really getting to me. My legs were physically shaking and at one point I nearly dropped the bar but thankfully Luke stood behind me and made sure I kept doing them correctly. I told myself “There’s nothing wrong with struggling. I’m gonna finish this.” And I did. I even smashed my goal time which I didn’t expect. https://www.facebook.com/breakawayf...    

On Friday morning, I attended my Vinyasa Flow yoga class at Just Be Yoga and Meditation in Beaconsfield. Of course, my DOMs (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) was coming on strong through my legs, thighs and glutes after yesterday’s PT session so I really had to be mindful and not overdo it today. It was another full class with about 10-12 students in the studio. http://www.yogajournal.com/slidesho...  

Today we did the following poses and sequences:

Flowing Sequence 1...From Bound Angle pose (Baddha Konasana) and a Forward Fold, transition into Reverse Table Top, then into Staff pose with a Forward Fold, then transition into Reverse Plank and flow back into Bound Angle pose.  

Flowing Sequence 2...From Standing Forward Bend (Uttanasana), move your right foot back into a High Lunge then into Downward Facing Dog, Plank, Chaturanga and up into either Seal pose or Upward Facing Dog pose. Then bring your feet back up to meet your hands, raise your arms up and into Mountain pose (Tadasana)

On Saturday morning, we celebrated Mum’s 50th birthday with a High Tea at our place. We spent the morning getting the outdoor patio area set up with tables, chairs and decorations before the catering staff arrived. It was a lovely day with 15 of Mum’s friends and relatives in attendance. The weather was fairly hot and humid but luckily the undercover roofing provided adequate shade for us all to enjoy the day.

In terms of the food, we were absolutely spoiled with finger sandwiches, mini quiches, scones with jam and cream, strawberries and marshmallows. We also had a selection of teas, coffees and flavoured lemon-lime water. I decided to give Mum one last present and it was a really special one. I bought her an Elvis Presley guitar clock and she absolutely loved it. I was so relieved that it arrived on time as I had to get it posted from interstate.

Later we all engaged in a fun game of pass the parcel which was really entertaining with Mum blowing her whistle to stop passing and unwrap a layer of paper. Everyone got a small present and seemed to enjoy themselves. It was a great idea. 

On Saturday night, we drove down to the city and checked into the Pensione Hotel on Spencer Street. After getting changed, we all walked down to the The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant tram stop near the Queen Victoria Market. Eventually, we boarded the burgundy-coloured tram and sat down inside the booth. This was a whole other level of fancy in terms of being wined and dined. The detailing inside the tram car was immaculate with plush red velvet seating, tasseled lampshades and beautifully furnished wood paneling.

We were in for a long 3 hour dinner with the tram taking us down to South Melbourne, St. Kilda and Albert Park. The five course meal included appetizers (crackers with hummus and red capsicum dips), entree (grilled barramundi fillets), main course (breast of chicken with potatoes and greens), cheese selection (crackers, two specialty cheeses, dried apricots, nuts) and dessert (cheesecake, chocolate brownie, strawberries, blueberries). 

The service was excellent throughout the night with the staff regularly walking through the center aisle and asking the guests whether they’d like another drink. We also had to option of having a coffee, tea or lacquer to finish the night on. Walking back to my hotel room with my step dad and my uncle, I was well and truly knackered, bloated and busting for the toilet. But I have no regrets and I refuse to feel guilty about overindulging for a special occasion. Back on the fitness horse next week! http://tramrestaurant.com.au/ “I had a one-way ticket to a place where all the demons go. Where the wind don’t change and nothing in the ground can ever grow. No hope, just lies and you’re taught to cry into your pillow. But I survived. I’m still breathing, I’m still breathing. I’m alive”                         Sia - Alive (2016) 

“Uh-oh, running out of breath, but I. Oh, I got stamina. Uh-oh, running now, I close my eyes. Well, oh, I got stamina...Don’t give up, I won’t give up. Don’t give up, no no no...I’m free to be the greatest, I’m alive.” Sia - The Greatest (2016)  

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‘Just don’t stare’: a night of nudity and dancing at the art gallery

Sydney Dance Company performs a world-first all-naked event to the delight of avid nudists. Just be careful where you look

Here? I ask. We undress here? The man beside me already has his pants off.

His name is Matt and he got a head start while the Sydney Dance Companys artistic director, Rafael Bonachela, gave a welcome speech on lower level one of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. As Bonachela talked Matt had removed his sneakers and stuffed his peeled-off socks inside. About 150 of us begin to follow suit.

Matt, naked already, beams at me. This was my idea! Matt, it turns out, is the New South Wales co-founder of Young Nudists of Australia. When he saw the nude dance performance advertised Bonachelas choreographed response to an exhibition of nudes from Londons Tate collection he contacted the gallery to suggest a naked night.

Bonachela had tabled, and discarded, the idea. We had talked about everyone participating, disrobing, at the gallery, he says. When he got in touch, I was like, We still have time, lets do it. The slowest-selling show was swiftly rebranded as nude-only and sold out within a day. Two nude nights were added. They sold out too, faster than the clothed shows.

Matt was delighted. Im no connoisseur of fine arts. We want to show people that the nudist lifestyle is not just old people playing volleyball. These one-off events are a way to interest people in nude social recreation.

Connoisseurs at Australias major arts institutions are indeed interested. Naked tours lead by the Melbourne artist Stuart Ringholt returned to Sydneys Museum of Contemporary Art late last year after premiering there in 2012. Ringholts tour was so enlightening for the MCAs director of audience engagement, Gill Nicol, that she is leading a womens naked tour in March for International Womens Day.

I learnt so much, Nicol wrote. It is just you, literally bare, and with your feet firmly on the floor no phones, no clothes, no bags just an authentic, real experience.

When the slowest-selling dance performance was rebranded as nude-only, it sold out within a day and two more nude nights were added. Photograph: Pedro Greig

Ringholt introduced nudity to the National Gallery of Australia in 2015 with tours of the perspective-defying work of the US light artist James Turrell. We eat light, drink it in through our skins, Turrell wrote. Hobarts Dark Mofo festival, meanwhile, programs a nude dawn swim in the river Derwent each year to mark the winter solstice. Up to 800 people dive into what organisers call a ritual that invites them to shed their skins and inhibitions.

Curator-speak aside, why are people drawn to the experience? Is it a gimmick for middle-class art appreciators to be titillated in a sophisticated setting? A plunge into the unknown in pursuit of shocks retreating frontier? An appropriation of niche scenes like nudism for artists whove run out of ideas? A desire to occupy our bodies at a time when we feel more disassociated from them than ever?

In Europe, nakedness is not novel. If you see a [dance] performance and there isnt a naked body, its weird, Bonachela says. In French Canada you have companies doing full nudity for the full show. Yet it is Bonachelas Sydney festival show that is by all accounts the world first: nude dancers in front of nude paintings before a nude audience. The extra combo deal.

Bras and boxers shed, we file as a fleshy mass towards the exhibition. Walking in the same direction, it is all wobbling arses, jarring tan lines and back tattoos. Its been a hot day; I smell sweat and its combatants. Isnt this great? Matt whispers. On entering the exhibition we disperse, as instructed, to see dance pieces going on simultaneously in multiple rooms and suddenly peoples privates are public.

I was told as a girl that making eye contact with a stranger signalled availability. The comment has never left me; not for a day. Like many woman Im afflicted by a conviction that unwanted attention is my fault. Still, eye contact has been a habit Ive struggled to shed. As a writer I am in constant, reflexive observation. I stare a lot. But Ive learnt to drop my eyes if my look is returned, especially no, always if it is a man.

Here, the tactic backfires. My gaze keeps falling on penises and pubic hair. To be clear, Im OK with that. Some of my best friends have genitals. But I dont want to look as though I paid to perve. Besides, the exhibition features work from Pierre Bonnard, Pablo Picasso, Gwen John and Tracy Emin, as well as the sublime bodies of seven dancers. Why waste eye time on randoms?

I keep my head erect and eyes level. I dont fold my arms or clasp my hands because it communicates a defensiveness Im elated to realise I do not feel. I find myself assuming the closest Ive come to Tadasana (mountain pose) outside a yoga studio. With nowhere to hide, yet everything on display, in a rapid and total way I quit trying. And Matt is right: it feels great.

I tap his expertise further. How does it work? Can I look at people?

Just dont stare. And by and large, people dont. Ive felt more scrutinised and objectifed in boots, beanie and a winter coat.

I didnt choreograph like, Lets hide this, explains Sydney Dance Company artistic director Rafael Bonachela. Photograph: Pedro Greig

For textiles like me (the name nudists give people whod rather wear clothes), this rush of freshly minted freedom distracts me from the task at hand: art appreciation. That is until I see a male and female duo entwined and circling Auguste Rodins The Kiss. The dancers are not only naked, they are very close to us. We watch in awed silence. No shoes clack, no bags rustle, no slacks slide.

An unclothed audience is quiet yet bold. The clothed audience, says Bonachela who strolls the eight rooms tonight as blithely naked as the rest of us held back a lot more. They were quite shy because theyre let into this room with nude people, oh my god, he says. The nude audience immediately spread through the whole gallery. They go in!

My second highlight is a coquettish cabaret-style routine danced by a female duo. Their hair hangs loose and they are makeup free. They look like two uncannily toned women whove sprung up from towels on a beach, unclipped their bikinis, and begun to joyfully dance. We laugh, agog, delighted. I barely clock Francis Bacons stunning, tormented triptych of paintings behind them.

They dont recoil from high kicks. When I created this work I was not going to be shy about it, Bonachela says. Like, I am bending forward and this is my bumhole. This is how between my legs looks. I didnt choreograph like, Lets hide this.

It is not all beautiful moments. Waiting in the Domain before the show a leathery guy on a park bench eyes me and I fervently hope hes not a ticketholder. Later, at the show, I retreat into a smaller room to be alone and look at art. When I turn to leave, three men close the exit with their naked bodies and a panic rises, primal, a need to escape. They turn harmlessly to the art, just three silly bottoms, and I sidle out.

In the room where Ron Muecks Wild Man looms, the hyper-real and oversized sculpture gripped by paranoias paralysis, a trio of three male dancers overwhelms me too. And in the main room when the dancers reach out to spectators and waltz them around, arrange them in formation like artworks themselves, I again retreat to the darkened room of The Kiss, one layer of interaction too much. When my clothes came off, so did an exhausting volume of psychic weight but processing its disappearance is tiring too.

Putting my underwear on in the foyer feels far more intimate than being naked a few minutes before. It evokes the sexuality of a striptease while there had been little of overt sexuality or sleaze about the 45 minutes among the artworks.

It is likely Australian audiences will have more chances to be exposed to living, breathing naked art. This has been a highlight in my career, Bonachela says. So who knows, I may bring more nudity to the stage. It may have another life.

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Announcing Our Next Exhibition, Katie Daniels’ ‘Unfolding Light’

Announcing Our Next Exhibition, Katie Daniels’ ‘Unfolding Light’

TDF Collect

by Lucy Feagins, Editor

Katie in the studio, standing alongside the largest work in her upcoming exhibition, ‘Often in paradise‘. Photo – Amelia Stanwix.

New works by Katie for her upcoming show. From left – ‘Travelling through‘, 60.1 x 45.7 cm, Oil paint on linen board. ‘I let it wash‘, 35.5 x 25.4 cm, Oil paint on linen board. ‘Someday‘, 20.3 x 25 cm, Oil paint on linen board. Photos – Amelia Stanwix.

‘Best believe‘ by Katie Daniels, 50.8 x 40.6 cm, Oil paint on linen board. Photo – Amelia Stanwix.

Katie at work in her studio. Photo – Amelia Stanwix.

Katie at work. Photo – Amelia Stanwix.

Studio details. Photo – Amelia Stanwix.

Studio details. Pictured on floor, ‘Luminous depth‘ and  ‘At the bend in the river‘. Photo – Amelia Stanwix.

Melbourne painter Katie Daniels is a quiet achiever. She holds a Bachelor of Creative Arts from the University of Wollongong, a Masters of Arts Curatorship from the University of Melbourne, and last year, was a finalist in the prestigious Wynne prize for landscape painting, which saw her work exhibited in esteemed company, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales!

We’ve been watching Katie from afar for a long while, so we’re more than a little excited to FINALLY announce this exhibition! ‘Unfolding Light‘ brings together seventeen luminous oil-on-linen paintings. For Katie, these dreamy landscapes represent moments of peace amidst times of upheaval, and speak to the power of hope and human resilience.

‘In a sense, I was following these moments of light to reach the place I now find myself. These works look back to what has been, and give thanks to what has led me here.’ Katie says.

Can you tell us a little bit about your background, how you came to study art and then pursue it as a career?

I have been drawing from a time before I remember concretely how or when it began.

I studied oil painting and still life painting after school as a preteen (which I really loved) and I always took art in school as a subject, and later studied it at university, going on to do an Honours, but I didn’t really have a subject matter that lit me up and I ended up doing, and studying, many other things with the intent of making them my career, before finally dedicating myself to my first love of art, and to my painting practice.

What has inspired the artworks in this exhibition?

I was thinking about light and sunshine; I certainly had an obsession with it coming back from European summer to our Melbourne winter last year. Looking in my photo reel in my phone for painting inspiration, I found myself drawn to summer landscapes, sun-drenched scenes, and when I was in the studio it was these images that I wanted to paint.

I found myself thinking about the time and history associated with each image, about finding joy and a sense of peace within whatever has happened, and about the sometimes lengthy process of becoming oneself.

Where do you typically create your art and are there any noteworthy materials, techniques and processes you use?

In the past I have used kitchen tables, garages, and last winter I was painting undercover in my partner’s father’s back yard. At the moment it’s the back living area in our house. I’m not a messy painter by any means, so its easy to pack myself up for the week.

I have set days in the studio which has allowed me to be more successful in my practice than not. I have a tendency to become colour obsessed and find that these colour obsessions then invade my mood board, wardrobe or other consumer choices, and visual preoccupations so life starts to imitate art in a way.

In my paintings I like to have thin surfaces of paint so I use linseed oil and sometimes solvent to thin the paint into washes of colour, and then to build the layers up slowly.

What’s one thing our readers might be surprised to know about you?

In the past I have (perhaps randomly) briefly studied nutrition and also completed my yoga teacher training. Although at present I do little with these qualifications and study in a professional sense, I still appreciate that they inform me as I am now.

What’s next for Katie Daniels?

Always more landscape painting of course, and some other potential opportunities in the works for later in the year; most exciting of these is a residency in France in October!

After the residency is complete my aim is to travel around the French countryside visiting gardens and sourcing inspiration and material for future body of works to be presented in 2020.

Please join us and Katie, for the opening of Unfolding Light next Saturday, March 2nd!

All the works in this show are now pictured on the TDF Collect website, and are available to purchase via email from today – enquiries, please email [email protected].

Unfolding Light by Katie Daniels March 2nd to 7th TDF Collect 14 Little Oxford Street Collingwood, Victoria

Saturday 2nd, 10:00am – 5:00pm, with opening drinks from 2:00pm – 5:00pm Sunday 3rd, 11:00am – 3:00pm Monday 4th, CLOSED Tuesday 5th, 10:00 – 4:00pm Wednesday 6th, 10:00 – 4:00pm Thursday 7th, 10:00 – 4:00pm

This exhibition is generously supported by Dulux, Magnum and Queens Wine, Sample, and CAPI. 

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Wellness By Design

Wellness By Design

Roundup

by Lucy Feagins, Editor

Good Vibes Yoga in Collingwood. Architect – Richard Stampton, Photo – Rory Gardiner.

Good Vibes Yoga in Collingwood. Architect – Richard Stampton, Photo – Rory Gardiner.

Good Vibes Yoga in Collingwood. Architect – Richard Stampton, Photo – Rory Gardiner.

Good Vibes Yoga

When one of Australia’s most talented young contemporary artists opens her own yoga studio, you can be assured the results are bound to be aesthetically pleasing. Such was the case in 2015, when Kirra Jamison first opened her highly anticipated yoga studio, Good Vibes Yoga, in Northcote. Designed by Kirra and architect Leo Dewitt, this original studio is Scandinavian in style, characterised by blonde timber and bright white spaces.

Three years on, and the artist/yogi/entrepreneur has just opened a second venue, in the most remarkable purpose-designed building in Collingwood. Designed by Melbourne architect Richard Stampton, (more to come on him soon!) and housed within a two storey Victorian building, the Collingwood studio is a bold, contemporary space featuring an atrium drenched in dramatic natural light, a granite boulder zen garden, and one seriously impressive steel staircase.

Good Vibes Yoga

Northcote 116 High st Vic

Collingwood 62 Easey st Vic

Humming Puppy, Melbourne. Photo – Chris Daile.

Humming Puppy, Melbourne. Photo – Chris Daile.

Humming Puppy, Melbourne. Photo – Chris Daile.

Humming Puppy

Boasting studios in Melbourne, Sydney and New York, Humming Puppy is one of Australia’s OG design-led wellness studios.

The Melbourne space opened in 2015, with a Sydney outpost following suit soon after. Both spaces are designed by architects (and yoga practitioners) Louisa Macleod and Karen Abernethy, with sound engineering by ARUP.

Why sound engineering? Because this is a yoga studio with a distinct point of difference. Every class literally ‘hums’ with a specific frequency designed to enhance focus and attention.

Sleek and contemporary, Melbourne’s yoga studio is huge, with 10-metre high ceilings, streamlined black surfaces and engineered oak floorboards. Every detail of the design, from the lighting, to the soundtrack and interiors is designed to eliminate external stimuli, creating the optimum experience for yoga practice.

Humming Puppy

Melbourne 2/22 Cecil Place Prahran Victoria

Sydney Levels 1 & 2, 146 Abercrombie Street Redfern New South Wales

La Porte Space, Sydney. Photo – Skyline Creative.

La Porte Space, Sydney. Photo – Skyline Creative.

La Porte Space, Sydney. Photo – Skyline Creative.

La Porte Wellness

La Porte Space is known for their beautiful white-on-white, Scandi-inspired co-working and serviced office spaces, event spaces and photographic studios. Favoured amongst Sydney’s fashion, styling, photography, PR and publicity gurus, it seems only inevitable that La Porte would expand their offering into wellness sooner or later!

La Porte’s Rosebery location now boasts a perfectly appointed wellness studio, La Porte Wellness, which brings pilates, yoga, beauty and skincare, and a sauna all under one roof. Yoga, meditation, boxing and pilates takes place in small group training sessions, whilst private beauty and skincare treatments are covered off by Australian skincare brand Rationale, and brow and lash technician, Kristin Fisher.

La Porte Wellness 87-103 Epsom Road Rosebery NSW

One Hot Yoga, Melbourne. Photo – courtesy of One Hot Yoga.

One Hot Yoga, Sydney. Photo – courtesy of One Hot Yoga.

One Hot Yoga, Sydney. Photo – courtesy of One Hot Yoga.

One Hot Yoga

One Hot Yoga in Melbourne is designed by Rob Mills Architecture and Interiors, and the success of this site inspired a Sydney outpost, too. Architect Rob Mills says ‘we were aware with these studios that we were both creating a brand, and challenging what was accepted in the world of yoga and Pilates. We were determined to set a new aesthetic benchmark with both spaces.’ Mission accomplished!

These aspirational qualities have been translated into the Sydney centre, which is housed in a incredible light-flooded Art Deco building. Lucinda Mills, founder and owner of One Hot Yoga describe her vision for the Sydney studio as ‘to deliver something extraordinary that fulfills two fundamental human desires: to elevate the everyday through the experience of relaxed luxury, and to gratify that deep yearning for meaning and simplicity that we all feel as we live our busy lives.’

One Hot Yoga Melbourne 36 River St South Yarra VIC

One Hot Yoga Sydney 34 Kellett St Potts Point NSW

Paramount Recreation Club, Sydney. Photo – Terence Chin.

Paramount Recreation Club, Sydney. Photo – Terence Chin.

Paramount Recreation Club, Sydney. Photo – Terence Chin.

Paramount Recreation Club

My recent stay at Paramount House Hotel had me gushing about the various likeminded businesses who have each taken up residence within Sydney’s incredible 1940’s Paramount Building. Paramount Recreation Club is the latest business to open here, with an enviable position on the building’s top floor and adjoining rooftop, with rooftop views over Surry Hills.

Paramount Recreation Club offers small group classes and treatments, and describe their offering as ‘a place to work out, hang out, or a bit of both. In everything we do, we want to make you feel better than when you arrived.’ This delightful ethos also comes through in the cheerful and contemporary design of the club, which compels visitors to ‘escape the everyday.’

OH and there’s a rooftop Kiosk here, too, offering tasty, healthy and impossibly photogenic meals and snacks, seven days a week.

Paramount Recreation Club Rooftop, Paramount House 80 Commonwealth Street Surry Hills Sydney

Raw Studios, Melbourne. Photo – Derek Swalwell.

Raw Studios, Melbourne. Photo – Derek Swalwell.

Raw Studios, Melbourne. Photo – Derek Swalwell.

Raw Studios, Melbourne. Photo – Derek Swalwell.

RAW Studios

Since opening early last year, Raw Studios (‘Ready And Willing’) has carved a distinct niche within Melbourne’s wellness / fitness space. Designed by Travis Walton Architecture, with interior design and branding by 21-19, this striking, semi-industrial space is boldly contemporary in style, bringing together robust materials – concrete, glass and steel – with soft, moody lighting.

Set in the basement of the Nonda Katsalidis designed Hero Apartments building in Melbourne’s CBD, RAW comprises three studio spaces – one for boxing classes and suspension-based training, one for yoga, meditation and barre workouts, and in-between the two, an versatile, open communal space.

Raw Studios Basement, 118 Russell St Melbourne

Warrior One, Mordialloc. Photo – Sharyn Cairns.

Warrior One, Mordialloc. Photo – Sharyn Cairns.

Warrior One, Mordialloc. Photo – Sharyn Cairns.

Warrior One, Mordialloc. Photo – Sharyn Cairns.

Warrior One, Mordialloc. Photo – Sharyn Cairns.

Warrior One

Warrior One Yoga‘s new Mordialloc centre is Melbourne’s newest yoga studio – it opened just two months ago, and is the latest project by award winning interior design firm GOLDEN.

Inspired by their clients’ deep connection to the ocean, and a desire to create an organic sensory experience for guests, GOLDEN describe the design outcome as a ‘physical manifestation of sophisticated, contemporary coastal culture, reflective of a space designed for transcendent experiences.’ We’re chuffed to see a handsculpted limestone front desk by local craftsman Den Holm here, too!

Warrior One Yoga Mordialloc Studio (pictured) 228 Beach Road Mordialloc

Brighton Studio 1/461 New St Brighton

Willow Urban Retreat, Melbourne. Photo – Sharyn Cairns.

Willow Urban Retreat, Melbourne. Photo – Sharyn Cairns.

Willow Urban Retreat, Melbourne. Photo – Sharyn Cairns.

Willow Urban Retreat, Melbourne. Photo – Sharyn Cairns.

Willow Urban Retreat, Melbourne. Photo – Sharyn Cairns.

Willow Urban Retreat, Melbourne. Photo – Sharyn Cairns.

Willow Urban Retreat, Melbourne. Photo – Sharyn Cairns.

Willow Urban Retreat

Melbourne’s recently opened Willow Urban Retreat is part cafe, part wellness and meditation space, part day spa.

Occupying two adjacent Victorian buildings in one of Melbourne’s fanciest shopping strips in Armadale, the centre is designed by Meme Design – and it’s really does radiate serenity from every angle. An understated, pared back design approach is balanced with a few perfectly expressive details – such as those distinctive arched doorways, and chalky, textured walls (and beautiful hand-poured coloured concrete stools by one of our favourite local designers, Maddie Sharrock!). This is where luxury meets wellness, and we’re all about it.

Willow Urban Retreat 1203 High Street Armadale VIC