The Big Sleep

The Big (Yoga) Sleep

Celebrating 19 Years of Clayfield Yoga Studio

To mark our 19th birthday, we’re honoured to host a special event as part of The Yoga Partnership’s annual fundraiser — The Big Yoga Sleep.

Join us for a 2-hour Sound-Bathed Restorative Yoga Session, designed to deeply relax your body and calm your nervous system. This nourishing experience includes:

✨ Restorative Yoga
✨ Crystal Singing Bowls
✨ Optional gentle palming, touch therapy & Reiki
✨ A long, guided Yoga Nidra and meditation

📅 Saturday, August 16th, 2025
🕜 1:30 PM
📍 Clayfield Yoga Studio
💲 $50 | Limited to 20 spots – we’re already half full!
📌 Bookings are made directly here through The Yoga Partnership

Led by the beautiful CYS teaching team:
Tanya Zappala, Lucia Patience, Tina Summers & Alana Wagner

This is more than just a class — it’s a sanctuary for your body, mind, and soul.
By attending, you’re also supporting an important cause.

The Big Yoga Sleep was founded by my dear friend, Amy Booth of Amber Tree Yoga. The initiative brings yoga, meditation, and mindfulness to people who need it most — including those facing mental health challenges, trauma, and crisis recovery. These healing tools should be accessible to everyone, and your support helps make that possible.

Come rest, restore, and give back.

Why This Matters

These days, it’s rare not to know someone touched by cancer. This is my Dad, Graham, and his sister Carolyn, who sadly didn’t survive kidney cancer. Dad made it through his six-month treatment journey, not without difficulty- his yoga sessions gave him peace and steadiness during his most challenging days.

In our own Clayfield Yoga commUNITY, we’ve practised alongside students facing their battles. Their strength reminds us why we gather, why we give, and why these practices matter.

Yoga, rest, and community are powerful tools for healing. Mental health plays a vital role in physical recovery, and The Yoga Partnership exists to make these tools available to more people.

Bookings are made directly here through The Yoga Partnership

Book Your Spot Early

With only 20 spaces available – book early!

Bookings are made directly through [The Yoga Partnership]

If  You Can’t make it? Donate online and still make a difference.
(All funds go directly to creating paid yoga teaching opportunities for those who can’t access studios.)

Each year, The Yoga Partnership aims to make this fundraiser bigger than the last — help us build on that legacy!

Let’s Celebrate – CYS Turns 19!

Right after The Big Rest, come join a commUNITY celebration:

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
@ EJ Station, Eagle Junction Road – next door to the Eagle Street Train Station. 
Casual catch-up | Snacks | Good vibes

Whether you’re a past student, current student, or just a friend of the studio, you’re warmly invited.

We’ll book a table and share some nibbles. Please let Tanya know if you’ll be joining before 10th August 

RSVP by:

• emailing your RSVP to
• sms or call Tanya on 0410 601773
• Book into this session –  (follow the prompts like you’re booking a class. It is free to attend, you won’t be charged)

A Look Back

Who remembers these lovely yellow walls??

Clayfield Yoga Studio opened in 2006 with a dream by Tanya Zappala and Jonathan Murphy to make yoga accessible to everyone. Today, CYS is home to a team of passionate, caring teachers who continue to provide a safe, healing space for our growing commUNITY.

Let’s make August 16th a day of giving, gratitude, and connection.

With love and thanks,
The Clayfield Yoga Team 💛