Our mission is to dive deep into the heart of ALL of what yoga offers.

A yoga teacher training school located in Newcastle, NSW.

Our Mission

At The Essence of Sadhana we offer 200hr yoga teacher trainings, 300hr yoga teacher trainings, 50 hour continued education programs, international trainings and retreats. We are a school that welcomes diversity, laughter, fun whilst embodying the ancient wisdom of yoga. We are honoured to bring you these trainings, with a team of highly qualified, passionate and embodied teachers who are expertise in there field.

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Our trainings are extraordinary!

  • “I completed my 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training with The Essence of Sadhana in January 2022 and I can say with complete sincerity that it has changed my life. My practice has deepened and the way I relate to the world and this earth has been transformed.

    Clare Andeson

  • “I completed The Essence of Sadhana YTT in 2024, this Teacher Training is everything and more that you could want in a 200hr YTT. The passion, depth of knowledge, support and space that is facilitated by all the teachers was truely incredible. “

    Mel Norris

  • “ I attended the Thailand Tantra retreat in 2023, and I had an absolutely transformative experience. We learned about the ancient tantric traditions and mythology, and how these can be used to deepen our understanding of ourselves and our relationships”.

    Phil Isalem

  • “The Thailand immersion I attended was well thought out, well prepared and professionally presented. I loved the group of like-minded yoga practitioners of all ages and abilities who were supportive of all who attended sharing parts of their lives and themselves in confidence and trust.“

    Karen Bews

What we teach

  • Ashtanga vinyasa

  • Traditional Hatha

  • Tantra philosophy

  • Ayurvedic wisdom

  • Yin Yoga

Meet our team

  • Brooke Devi

    Lead trainer

  • Dylan Smith

    Ayurvedic teacher

  • Dr Dan Hodgins

    Anatomy teacher

  • Emily Mills

    Vedic Meditation teacher

Meet ou team

““I believe we fall in love with this practice for the strength of the warriors and the softness in child’s pose. But what keeps us in love, is on the days that we practice, we notice that there is something different about how we view ourselves and the world around us.”

— Brooke Devi

Owner and founder of The Essence of Sadhana

We would be honoured to guide you deeper on your journey.