Australia’s National Yoga Studio of the Year 2023 & 2025
Awarded by AusActive for excellence in teaching, community impact and business leadership.
Modern Life is Hard. Yoga is the Answer.
Life today is relentless. Long hours, high stress, never enough time – modern life is hard. If you feel exhausted and overloaded, you’re not alone. We get it, and we’re not here to give you fluffy platitudes. We’re here with a solution that actually works: yoga. Not the cliché, airy-fairy kind, but real, down-to-earth yoga that tackles stress head-on. You’re not broken. You’re overloaded. And yoga at One Big Heart is how you unload that burden and take control of your life again.
One Big Heart (OBH) isn’t about escaping your life – it’s about transforming it. This is yoga for real people with real struggles, not an abstract spiritual retreat. We use intelligent, functional yoga to help relieve modern sufferance and build you up stronger. It’s not just about touching your toes or turning into a human pretzel. In fact, we specifically welcome those who “can’t touch their toes and hate stretching” Why? Because yoga isn’t about flexibility, it’s about clarity, strength, and living better off the mat. Our mission is to give you tools that carry over into your daily life – a clearer mind, a stronger body, and the resilience to handle whatever this hectic world throws at you. At OBH, we “teach real yoga for real people looking to make changes in their life, to help deal with the ‘busyness’ of this modern world”
No mystical escape, just practical transformation.
You’re Not Broken – You’re Overloaded
Too many people in our community feel burnt-out and think there’s something wrong with them. Let’s set the record straight: you’re not broken – you’re overloaded. There’s a big difference. Feeling constantly anxious, stiff, or drained isn’t a personal failure; it’s a natural response to the unnatural levels of stress we face. Here at OBH, we see the pressure Western Sydney folks carry – demanding jobs, family responsibilities, the daily commute on Camden roads – and we’re determined to help. Our yoga is designed to unload that stress from your shoulders. We focus on functional movements and mindful breath to reset your overworked nervous system. The result? You start feeling human again. You’ll stand taller, breathe easier, think clearer. We won’t promise it’s easy (real transformation never is), but we promise it’s worth it. You’ll quickly realize that the problem was never you; it was the overload. And together, we’re going to fix that.
Karl’s Story: From Stressed-Out to Strong
The reason OBH exists is personal. Back in 2012, our founder Karl Palin was a prime example of modern overload. Juggling a high-pressure IT career and intense fitness training, he hit a wall – years of anxiety and depression caught up with him, and life felt unmanageable. Then along came yoga. It started with a simple free lunchtime class through a workplace wellness program, and it changed Karl’s life. The physical practice drew him in, but it was the mental and emotional impact that truly flipped the script. Each class peeled back layers of stress and pain, bringing a clarity he hadn’t felt in decades. The transformation was so undeniable that Karl dove deeper: by 2015 he was a certified teacher, and in 2017 he opened One Big Heart Yoga Studio right here in Camden. OBH was born from Karl’s desire to share what saved him. He took the practice that pulled him out of the dark and made it available to everyone in our community. When we say “we’ve been where you are,” we mean it – Karl’s journey from burnout to balance is proof that no one is beyond help. It’s the blueprint for how we guide our students every day.
Built for Camden and Western Sydney
We’re proud to be a Western Sydney original. One Big Heart started as Camden’s first hot yoga studio, and we’ve grown into Western Sydney’s home for functional yoga and wellness. This isn’t the CBD or the coast – this is the Camden/Macarthur region, where people work hard, commute long, and deal with real-life pressures. We know you can’t always escape to a fancy retreat in the mountains. So we brought a results-driven yoga experience to you, right here in your neighborhood. Our classes are scheduled to fit around your 9-to-5 (or 5-to-9!) life. Our teachers are locals who understand the Western Sydney lifestyle and its stresses. We’ve built a welcoming, no-judgment space for everyone from tradies to teachers, CEOs to full-time parents. Whether you’re a total beginner or an experienced yogi, you’ll find a place here. OBH is more than a studio – it’s a community of Camden and Western Sydney people supporting each other. We’re in this together, using yoga to thrive amid the hustle. When you walk through our doors, you’re not entering some elite club; you’re coming home to a community that’s got your back.
Our facilities
We pride ourselves in providing everything you need to mae this work for you. You won't find another home like this in MacArthur.
Heat
Hot Yoga and Non-heated
Parking
110 Spaces
Showers
Towel hire and hair dryers
Retail
Clothing and Props
Borrow a Mat
Eftpos
Refreshements
Towel Hire
Available
Online
Booking
Blocks, Straps, Bolsters provided
Our Values
Freedom
We promote and enable the questioning of belief systems to create freedom of the mind
Integrity
We always speak openly and honestly about personal experience, whilst upholding community privacy
Intellect
Through education of sacred practices we provide clarity and understanding for modern times
Capability
We are competent and effective in all that we set out to achieve, collaborating with others to get things done.
Discipline
Welcoming struggle and strain whilst exercising discipline over lower mind chatter - we see challenges as opportunity for growth.
Love
Always expressing love and gratitude freely
Responsibility
Reliable in our word, our actions and our commitments to each other and the community
Inner Harmony
Through the teachings of yoga we arrive at inner peacea and demonstrate harmony outwardly to the world
Contribution
All developments serve to effect positive change in something greater than ourselves.
Personal Development
By virtue of the vast collection of knowledge this world holds, we seek continual growth in all that matters - mind, body & soul.
Are you ready to transform your health and fitness?
Our studio is dedicated to offering the right kind of yoga for you we do this with a team of highly trained teachers from all walks of life.
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