Art + Yoga

Art + Yoga / May 2022 / Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane / Photography: B Wagner, QAGOMA / View full image

When

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Where

Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible

What to Expect

Admission

General Admission
$20.00
QAGOMA Member
$16.00
Companion
Free

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About

Take some time out to care for yourself and connect with art. Practice yoga in the Gallery, guided by Yasuyo Anne Uehara (Psychotherapist, Life-long Meditator, and Mindfulness Yoga Teacher). Cultivate your inner awareness and nurture your wellbeing with poses focused on breath and mindfulness practices.

Enjoy the benefits of attending this morning yoga session:

Experience the quiet, reflective surrounds of the Gallery before opening time
Move through yoga postures as mindfulness in motion in a unique space
Be guided by an expert instructor, helping you to feel comfortable in yoga poses with adjustments to suit your body
Deepen your connection with your body and with compassion
Develop your sensitivity to breath and energy
Cultivate emotional and physical wellbeing

Yasuyo Anne Uehara

Yasuyo Anne Uehara

Psychotherapist & Mindfulness Yoga Teacher

Yasuyo is a seasoned therapist with 20 years of experience. As a dedicated practitioner, she integrates the science of awareness with ancient practices of breathing, movement, and meditation to teach healing states of consciousness. Specializing in Depth psychology, neuroscience, and Internal Family Systems therapy, Yasuyo enjoys guiding others to build the capacity to be present and expand into higher states of openness and vitality in both body and mind. She teaches how to connect and develop intimacy with the sensory field in the body, offering a practice that helps individuals remember and return to the simple satisfactions of existence. Her approach is deeply rooted in the understanding that we are designed to encounter life with awe and wonder and to stretch the reach of our being in this “one wild and precious life.”

Art + Yoga / February 2022 / Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane / Photography: J Ruckli, QAGOMA / View full image

Being in the Gallery practicing yoga, while surrounded by art is a once in a lifetime experience.

Wellbeing program attendee

What to Expect

Here’s what to expect at this event.

Everyone is welcome! Please contact events.plus@qagoma.qld.gov.au in advance of the program if you have any access needs or queries about the event. Find out more about Accessibility at QAGOMA and planning your visit.

Participation and content

You are welcome to come with a friend or by yourself. Many people attend the Gallery solo.
This event has a capacity of 25 attendees.
No experience is required. The session is appropriate for both beginner and advanced practitioners / levels of arts knowledge, you’ll be guided by our expert facilitator – who is there to support you.

Sensory aspects

Speaker will use an amplified microphone.
Background music will be played during the event.
We try our best to minimise sound in the space, but sometimes there might be low level noise from a nearby artwork or the sounds of the Gallery.
No screens or projections will be used during the event.
We recommend that you bring your own yoga mat, but we have a limited number available for you to borrow if you forget.
The Gallery air conditioning is set to 21°C to conserve the artworks
We recommend that you remove your shoes for the session (but it’s not compulsory to).
At the beginning and end of the session, there may be a short meditation – you can close your eyes or keep them open (whatever you feel comfortable with)

We accept Companion Cards. A Companion Card is issued by the Queensland Government, for those with a disability and need for attendant care support. The ‘Companion’ ticket type is only valid for your companion to gain complimentary entry. A General Admission or QAGOMA Member ticket is required for the Companion Card holder to access this event. A valid companion card number is required to be supplied upon booking.

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