Yakoa Yoga

Yakoa Yoga is grounded in community, place and connection in the heart of Echuca Moama. We offer a regular yoga practice to connect to self, breath and this present moment.

Each class is an invitation to pause, release tension and care for your nervous system, weaving together movement, breath awareness, meditation and rest.

Yakoa Yoga offers Vinyasa Flow, Yin and Restorative Yoga, with regular classes shared between Carly Sheldon and Christy O’Brien.

We also offer accessible practices, including chair yoga, pop-up classes in the Port of Echuca, special events and other offerings.

Carly has been practising since she was a teenager and teaching for four years. With 350+ hours of training, her studies include Yin, Restorative, Accessible and Children’s Yoga.

Christy has been practising for 30 years and teaching for three. With 310+ hours of training, her studies include Vinyasa Flow, Yin, Mental Health Aware Yoga and Yoga for Menopause.

Both Carly and Christy are Yoga Australia certified and hold current insurance.

Where we practise

Our regular studio classes are held upstairs at The Back Nine Golf Course, on the corner of Eyre and McKenzie Streets, Echuca.

I’m Carly, a Wamba Wamba woman, mum, primary school teacher and yoga teacher.

I honour my Elders and ancestors, whose stories, strength and presence continue to shape how I live, practise and share yoga.

Movement and strength first drew me to yoga, but I stayed for the connection and self-awareness. I started with strong, fast-flowing practices, loving the challenge and connection to my body and breath. Over time, I found my way to a more restorative approach. One that invites deep listening, presence and rest.

Yoga has taught me to slow down, listen deeply, and love and care for myself.

I’m grateful for the teachings of yoga, Indigenous to the peoples of South Asia, and for the teachers and generations who have carried them forward. I’m forever a student, learning, listening and returning to the heart of yoga.