Cultivating Health, Presence & Leadership
A rare combination of depth, precision, and grounded warmth.
Offerings
The Art of Rest
The Art of Rest is a live online gathering designed to gently guide you back into rhythm. This is an invitation to slow down, listen, and reconnect with what truly nourishes you.
Each session weaves together mindful movement, restorative sequencing, breath, and quiet reflection to support your nervous system and create space for deep rest. Rather than simply relaxing, these sessions are an opportunity to cultivate awareness, restore balance, and develop simple practices that can be carried into everyday life.
Join live from wherever you are, or receive the recording afterwards if you’re unable to attend. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or simply longing for a regular space to pause, The Art of Rest offers a gentle return to steadiness, presence, and ease.
Five Week Intensive
The five week intensives provide a personalised space for deepening yoga practice and enquiry. Grounded in presence and shaped by individual needs, these sessions weave together movement, philosophy, and breath. Participants explore what it means to meet themselves with consistency and care, not to fix or improve but to listen more closely. This space offers rhythm and realignment, guided by steady support. Across five weeks with two sessions per week, participants move through a process of discovery, gently unravelling, integrating, and returning to what feels true.
Who the Intensive Is For
The intensive is designed for anyone interested in clearing the mind and understanding the functionality of the body. It is suitable for advanced practitioners, beginners, people with injuries, and teachers in their early years of teaching who wish to embody deeper aspects that may have been missed in initial training. It is also for those wanting to learn safe adjustment techniques, deepen pranayama practices, and gain greater control over their emotional space. This journey supports education towards a clearer, more conscious way of being.
The Philosophy and Embodiment
While not a psychotherapist, Sarmarie’s teaching deeply integrates the philosophy of yoga to enrich mental and emotional wellbeing. Drawing from ancient texts such as the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, she supports students to embody these teachings in practical ways that transform daily life. This philosophical foundation is a core thread woven throughout the intensive, bringing mind and body into deeper harmony.
Schedule: Two sessions per week, each 75–90 minutes
Inclusions: Personalised pranayama and meditation practice (audio recording) and snapshot videos highlighting alignment and potential areas for growth.
Three-Month Mentorship: Yoga Philosophy & Embodied Practice
This three-month mentorship provides a personalised space for deepening your yoga practice, exploring philosophical ideas, and understanding the mechanics of asana in a way that supports both body and mind.
What the Mentorship Offers
The mentorship is designed to guide participants through a progressive, personalised journey over three months. Sessions combine:
•Philosophical exploration: examining ancient teachings and their relevance to daily life
•Embodied practice: detailed breakdowns of asana mechanics, alignment, and functional movement
•Breathwork and meditation: cultivating awareness, balance, and emotional regulation
This longer format allows for gradual integration, reflection, and practical application of teachings. Participants will explore how to meet themselves with consistency and care — not to fix or force change, but to listen deeply and embody their learning.
Who the Mentorship Is For
This mentorship is suitable for:
•Practitioners at any level who wish to explore deeper aspects of yoga beyond the mat
•Teachers seeking to refine their understanding of alignment, adjustments, and embodied philosophy
•Anyone looking to develop emotional awareness and control in a safe, supportive space
•Individuals interested in integrating yoga into daily life in a conscious, sustainable way
Philosophy and Embodiment
Philosophy is woven throughout the mentorship to enhance mental and emotional wellbeing. Drawing from texts such as the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, participants are guided to embody teachings in practical, actionable ways. Combined with focused asana work, this approach nurtures harmony between mind, body, and breath.
Mentorship Structure
•Duration: 3 months
•Frequency: 1–2 sessions per week (75–90 minutes each, flexible depending on participant needs)
•Inclusions:
•Personalised pranayama and meditation recordings
•Snapshot videos highlighting alignment, mechanics, and areas for growth
•Guided philosophical reflections and discussion prompts
Background and Experience
Sarmarie brings over twenty years of experience in yoga and philosophy, having studied and practiced across multiple respected lineages, including Vedanta, Ashtanga, and Satyananda Hatha traditions. She has trained under renowned teachers worldwide and integrates alignment, breath, movement, and philosophical enquiry into a unique, grounded approach. This mentorship reflects her deep understanding of how philosophy and embodied practice can enhance daily life and movement intelligence.
Sarmarie teaches yoga philosophy and movement with a rare combination of depth, precision, and grounded warmth. She moves between the Northern Rivers and Margaret River, with online offerings shared globally. Her teaching is rooted in over twenty years of lived experience and long-term study. She has trained and lived in ashrams across India and New Zealand, with a foundation in Vedanta philosophy, Satyananda Yoga, and Mysore Ashtanga. This depth of lineage and learning informs everything she offers, alongside her own ongoing process of healing and unravelling through life.
Meet Sarmarie
What People Are Saying
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“Working with Sarmarie has brought greater presence, steadiness and self-awareness into my everyday life. Through movement, conversation and reflection, I’ve learnt to slow down, respond rather than react, and care for myself in a more meaningful way.”
— Julian, Founder, TIGMI
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“Sarmarie’s work extends far beyond movement. She weaves philosophy, embodied practice and lived experience into a deeply personal journey that has shaped both my teaching and my understanding of myself.”
— Stephanie, Yoga Teacher, UK
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“Through our work together, I experienced a quiet but profound transformation. I developed greater clarity, self-acceptance and resilience, creating lasting change in the way I relate to myself and my life.”
— Candy, Architect, Spain
