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Mandala Studio is a diverse community offering a unique membership including a complimentary range of authentic practices. We're a yoga studio, BJJ school, art gallery and a place for you to experience being. To move, rest, learn, create, gain and offer. Our community is our Mandala. A group of like-minded people who gather to practice with intention. We look forward to welcoming you.
A mandala is an area to establish a sacred space for ritual that is circular. Pronounced “MUN-dah-lah”, one can be formed as groups of people, the sun, or cleansing rituals. In modern adaptations, a mandala can be a configuration of colourful shapes in the pattern to form a ‘japa’ - a meditative yoga practice including rotations and repetition to clear the mind of negativity and distraction.
We're in Canberra's Inner North in the suburb of Lyneham based at Mandala Studio. Our shared community studio space is located on the ground floor of the EMBARK building at 253 Northbourne Avenue. We're in the Northern building, facing Northbourne, and we're very accessible with no steps. It's 200m to the nearest tram stop - MacArthur Avenue.
Street parking is accessible behind the EMBARK building in Lyneham as directed and a 4P car park is nearby on De Burgh St, via Wattle St. More 2P parking is available in Lyneham on the street as directed and off Northbourne Ave heading north before EMBARK. Walk to the front on the Northbourne Avenue side after you park/tram.
Yes, online bookings are essential. Your booking secures your spot, and lets us know you’re coming. If you need to cancel, sign in to your Momence account and cancel you class ahead of time. Please refer to the membership terms about our cancellation policy.
You can book through this website on the classes or the timetable page. You'll need to sign up and create an account when you make your first booking. When you're set up, download the Momence app and book your classes ahead of time - plan it into your daily routine! You can manage your info using the app as well as purchase passes, products and appointments. We can't take or cancel bookings over the phone or through social media so please make sure you do this yourself using your Momence account. We collect some info when you book, please refer to our privacy policy about that.
Yes. We're a small, shared studio space and have limited storage space so yes, please bring your mat. If you don't have one, we can offer suggestions and have some high-quality natural cork and rubber mats and yoga props for sale.
We invite people to bring their own drink bottle, a small towel and any yoga props you use to support your practice like a block, cushion, blanket or bolster for yoga and your BJJ Gi for BJJ. For Art, please bring your own pencils and paper. We have a small supply of yoga props and fresh drinking water available. Wear whatever you're comfy in and bring layers and be ready to move.
Yes! There is an accessible, secure and clean gender neutral toilet on site and plenty of room to get changed before and after class.
The All Access Membership is your best value studio membership. With it, get unlimited access to all Rogue BJJ classes and all Holistic Yoga classes at $69 per week.
The Holistic Yoga Membership is your best value yoga option. or a pack of classes is available. Private yoga classes can be made by appointment.
Workshops, courses and retreats such as Flow-Cook-Connect are offered every so often as are community events. All can be booked on our booking system Momence. Please refer to the membership terms and our cancellation policy for more detail.
In simple terms, yoga is an Ancient system from India for bringing balance into your body and mind. It involves personal values and ethics, physical postures called asanas, breathing exercises called pranayama and meditation, self-enquiry and philosophy. Yoga in the modern world tends to focus mostly on the physical practice – the yoga poses. This is a great place to start but there is so much more to learn about yourself with a consistent yoga practice - this is where you'll make all the difference. The word Yoga is derived from the Sanskrit root 'Yuj' meaning to 'Yoke' or 'to Join' or 'to Unite'. What are we uniting? Our true selves with the divine within us.
So many things! Balanced health and increased vitality, strength, mobility, less stress, and a calm mind (our true, clear nature) and nervous system. You'll learn how to be more mindful in your life as you support your awareness of yourself the world around you. With a dedicated practice, you can live well - this is a wonderful effect of Yoga. You be less affected by things as you learn to manage your own energy and move along the continuum of healing.
Ayurveda is a natural system of health and healing. It offers overarching principles of matter, energy, nature, and the relationships of all things, as well as specific guidelines for preventing and managing human health. Ayurveda translates to the “science of life,” and as part of the Vedas, its wisdom dates back over 5,000 years. Ayurveda, or Traditional Indian Medicine, is the oldest documented health care system in the world. Ayurveda is now practiced worldwide. It is the only medical system that focuses on the individual client’s unique physical, mental and spiritual constitution, with an emphasis on prevention. Ayurveda is most powerful when used side-by-side with Yoga. We approach Ayurveda and Yoga through the balance of the mind and body through lifestyle practices, natural therapies, and herbal remedies.
Modern medicine and consumerism train us not to make connections between what we are doing and the results we experience. This leads to not being responsible for ourselves and giving up our power to someone else. This breeds discontent. Ayurveda brings the power back into the hands of the individual, inviting us to take responsibility for our health and wellbeing. The practices of Ayurveda allow us to be in life in the fullest way possible. We look at the whole person including body, mind and spirit. There is no focus on the disease or disorder. The focus is on the balance and holistic wellbeing of the entire person including body, mind and spirit.
No! Hatha and Flow (Hatha based) studio classes will be the most challenging for new students but rest assured, every class is different and options will be guided. If you are new, try Gentle Yoga or Restorative Yoga first. You can always book a private yoga class to get a tailored approach or the basics before you decide on a class pass or a program. Ayurveda and Holistic Yoga is for everybody, at every stage of life.
We provide feedback and guidance in classes. It's important to remember we are all very different so there isn’t just one ‘right’ way to do a pose. It’s about finding out what works for your body. The main thing to know is that yoga is not meant to hurt – that goes for whether you’re at practicing yoga at home on your own or in a class with a teacher. You will probably experience different sensations than you’re used to, and you may feel your muscles working, but if you feel any type of “warning” pain, such as sharpness or pinching, listen to your body and come slowly out of the pose.
Yes! Products are available for purchase through the Momence app and you can pick them up in studio. We have quality yoga mats, yoga blocks, yoga blankets and yoga straps. For Ayurveda, we stock Neti Pots and Copper Tongue Scrapers. For BJJ, we sell Rogue BJJ uniforms including Gi, Rash Shirts and Hoodies.
No. Rogue BJJ is exclusively for members only or those that book a 1-month trial pass. We don't offer single class passes to people who aren't Rogue BJJ members.
You need to Book a Visit. The pass will book you in to come along to a Rogue BJJ scheduled class. You'll be welcomed by our community, meet Mike and watch a class. You'll get a feel for Rogue BJJ, chat to Mike, get your questions answered and find out if we're a good fit. You won't go onto the mats at your visit.
If you decide how we approach BJJ and the community isn't for you, that's okay. If Mike or our mentors feel you are not a good fit then we'll openly tell you. The health and safety of our community is our priority and any person who is selfish, dangerous, inconsiderate, offensive or at any stage breaches the Code of Conduct, will be asked to leave immediately.
Regular practice is essential for building competency in BJJ. Two sessions per week is what we would consider to be the minimum amount of training required. This approach will support your ability to improve techniques that we action at Rogue BJJ when we drill.
This is a common fear and one that isn't unfounded. You might, yes. We can't guarantee you won't. But we'll do our best to prevent that by providing a safe, non-competitive mat culture and expert direct instruction. At Rogue BJJ we're not world champions or UFC fighters. We're ordinary people who want to train and improve our fitness, health and wellbeing. For that reason we do everything we can to minimise the risk of injuries. Take a look at the Rogue BJJ Canberra Code of Conduct and Rogue BJJ Canberra Illegal Techniques.
Yes, as private appointments only. These can be private one-on-one classes or semi-private with up to 4 people sharing the cost of the session. Sign up and download the Momence app to view all our private appointment and group class offerings.
Mandala Studio Canberra - Art BJJ Yoga Studio accepts online payments for bookings only. This is through your Momence account where you link a credit card yourself.
Our studio is intimate and a shared space with Rogue BJJ Canberra and Mike Armstrong Art. We can accommodate up to 16 students per yoga class and 10 in a yoga workshop. For Rogue BJJ, we cap numbers at 12 on the mats. That's proabbly less than what you may be used to, so we recommend booking your spot a few days, if not a week in advance to secure your spot.
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