About The Yoga Factory
The Yoga Factory is a yoga school and community in Annandale, Sydney est. in 2007.
We offer daily regular classes — Level I for newer students and Level II for more advanced practitioners — beginner yoga course, teens yoga course, workshops, and a year-long 350-hour yoga teacher training program.
We are not a lifestyle brand or a wellness space. We are a school.
What we offer is built around practice, repetition, and education over time.
Our Approach to Practice
At The Yoga Factory, yoga is understood as a discipline rather than an experience. Practice is central — not as something curated and performative, but as something that develops slowly through consistency and attention.
We teach yoga as a method that can be learned, refined, and transmitted. This means showing up regularly, working with the same material over time, and allowing understanding to deepen through repetition rather than novelty.
All you need to do is come regularly. Yoga, in turn — as it has for thousands of years — will improve every aspect of your being immeasurably.
Teaching, Training, and Education at TYF
Education sits at the core of The Yoga Factory.
Alongside regular classes, we run a year-long 350-hour yoga teacher training in Sydney, designed for those who want to learn how to teach competently and responsibly.
The training is:
fully in person
spread over a year to allow integration
structured around repeated teaching practice and feedback
supported by a residential immersion week and ongoing weekend study
You can read more about the structure, expectations, and curriculum of our
350-hour yoga teacher training.
8 Limbs, The Method
Yoga is a science, therefore, it is important how the yoga practice is put together.
At our school, we practice the 8 limb path of yoga. In modern times this path is more commonly known as Vinyasa, a dynamic yoga practice with an emphasis on breathing.
The 8 limb path of yoga has a foundation of repetitive asana which not only lends itself to familiarity but also gives the student an opportunity to evolve safely along the path of practice. This is hugely important. Too often students of all levels are thrown into gymnastic-style classes that are continually and randomly changed by the teacher.
Each limb of the 8-limb path is very specific. When it is followed, attention is drawn continually to a holistic approach. Nothing is overlooked. We become very observant of our minds, bodies, and breath.
The asana content of the yoga practice is gradual. We ascribe to the use of props and modifications, so students can experience asana without injury, fear, or pressure to perform in a competitive environment.
Your practice can be as strong and challenging or as graceful and nurturing as you would like it to be. We take the utmost care in guiding each and every student through the practice in a way that is suited to their needs.
Our Community
The Yoga Factory is a small, independent school, and we value continuity.
Many of our students have been practicing with us for years. They return weekly, study over time, and allow their practice to evolve gradually rather than seeking constant change. This long-term engagement shapes the culture of the school and creates a sense of familiarity and trust in the room.
At the same time, there is nothing we love more than welcome people walking through the doors for the first time. It is genuinely exciting to see new students begin practicing, develop a relationship with the work, and gradually become part of the school.
The same continuity exists among our teachers. Everyone who teaches at The Yoga Factory has come through the school as a student first. Over time, they have developed their practice, deepened their understanding, and grown into teaching roles. Teachers are not interchangeable here — they are an integral part of the school and its ongoing development.
This shared history allows teaching to be grounded and informed by genuine relationships rather than surface-level interaction.
