“The most important thing is finding the right teacher – someone you relate to, someone who’s professionally trained, who keeps up with professional development and has professional risk insurance” The above quote is from an interview with one of the past Presidents of Yoga Australia. Finding the right yoga teacher is a bit like findingContinue reading “How to find the right yoga teacher?”
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How is “yoga over 50” different?
With my lower back problem I always knew that I will teach yoga with gentle movements, no advanced poses and no jumping. My students are around my age, baby-boomers with some pre-existing conditions. Due to the over 50′ label new students start with telling me their age. I reassure them that I won’t ask forContinue reading “How is “yoga over 50” different?”
Why do New Year’s resolution fail?
Several years ago I spent New Years Eve at Mangrove Yoga, which was a working ashram at the time. Their teachings followed the Satyananda tradition. The wisdom from the night has stayed with me and I would like to share. I was looking forward to the the fire ceremony, chanting, yoga classes, yoga nidra andContinue reading “Why do New Year’s resolution fail?”
Twists – to remove sluggishness and to energize the body
Do you feel irritable, sluggish, even depressed or anxious in the morning? This could be due to the change of seasons, from winter to spring. Yoga poses, especially twists are very beneficial as they move the energy around the body, they help to trim down, create space in the spine and also useful inContinue reading “Twists – to remove sluggishness and to energize the body”
Improve your posture – stand tall
Posture is the way in which you hold yourself while sitting, standing, and lying down. Good posture is important to allow our organs to work better, think of your lungs. We all spend too much time sitting and tend to hunch our shoulders. Do an easy test: stand with your back and head against aContinue reading “Improve your posture – stand tall”
Trimming down with yoga
With the Festive Season behind us we might notice that our waistline has expanded. If one of your New Year’s resolution is to improve your health please read on :)! As we age it easier to put on weight, the metabolism slows down so we need to watch the energy intake and output more closely. Continue reading “Trimming down with yoga”
Cancer and yoga
Noone wants to hear the diagnosis which starts with C, for Cancer. Sadly, close to 160,000 persons received this news in Australia in 2022. With the improvements of treatment options the relative survival rate (living for more than five years) is on the rise. The probability of developing cancer increases as we age, most noticeablyContinue reading “Cancer and yoga”
Tranquability 