What Vidatha means

Vidatha translates as "the expression of life energy". It is what we practise for: a body that moves freely, a calm mind, and the energy to live well.

How Vidatha began

Dhali Sandwith has spent 25 years teaching Hatha Yoga, QiGong and shiatsu. He completed a 10,000-hour teacher training with Duncan Ewing at the Yoga Arts Academy in Melbourne, holds a Diploma of Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies, and majored in acrobatics at the Beijing International Arts School.

Dhali opened the studio in Torquay, the town where he grew up surfing with his father. It is a place that calms his mind and frees his soul, and he built the studio to offer others the same.

How we practise

No two bodies are the same, so no two students here follow the same practice. Dhali builds a sequence of postures for you and adjusts it as you change.

The method is efficient. We look for the most benefit from the least strain, letting the breath lead each movement. Practised this way, in a set sequence, yoga builds warmth, strength and energy without forcing the body.

Breath is the thread through all of it. Moving with a steady, conscious breath turns the practice into a meditation in motion, drawing on both Hatha Yoga and QiGong.

What it asks of you

Progress comes from patience, perseverance, courage and sincerity, more than from flexibility. Bring a relaxed, natural attitude and the rest follows: clearer attention, a quieter mind and a practice you can take anywhere.

Shiatsu

The same understanding of the body sits behind our shiatsu treatments, which work along the meridians to release tension and restore balance.