Yoga in One Syllable

Truthfulness, or Satya as the yoga texts term it, is something that most of us value highly in ourselves, and in others. It is also one of the key values we are encouraged to live by when we practice yoga. However, practicing Satya is somewhat more involved than fessing up to your fourth grade teacher [...]

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As promised, details of the India 2011 Tour are now live and online. Plans have changed slightly, and our three-week tour now fits neatly into 16 days. Check out the unique South India travel package David and I have put together. And if you can, come along to Hazelbrook on September 4th for a chai!

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The people of Australia have spoken. By comment and email you begged me to run a yoga analysis on Greens leader Bob Brown. And to prove that a vote for Green is not a wasted vote, here he is. I’ve found it a fascinating and challenging process this week, to examine public figures without reference [...]

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Regular readers of these articles know that I’m not in the habit of casting my weight around on affairs of state – some places, after all, should be havens from the mudslinging, fearmongering and spin that accompany political campaigns. In fact, I try to keep myself away from the news as much as possible when [...]

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“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” Henry Miller I’m planning a trip to India in January, and rather than make it a complete break from all my classes, I’m inviting you along for an inspiring journey of yoga, culture, colour and spiritual rejuvenation. The idea for leading a [...]

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As I’ve been planning and writing The Yoga Brain it’s given me pause to reflect about beginnings and endings. We seem to get quite excited by the idea of something new, yet as humans we often find endings difficult to accept. But you can’t have a beginning without an ending, or an end without a [...]

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