Author Archives: yogateachermary

Almost 2.5 million Australians have now had Covid-19.  According to research approx. 1/3 of these people would have reported symptoms of a condition called Long Covid (LC) or Post Acute Covid Syndrome (PACS).  Long Covid is the term for people that have ongoing symptoms after the virus left the body. People usually have 3 symptomsContinue reading “Yoga and Long Covid”

According to the ‘Physical activity and exercise guidelines’ older Australians should do at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity on most days.  The health benefits are numerous: it reduces the risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, bone and joint problems, heart disease and some cancers.  It also helps toContinue reading “Two new Yoga classes for over 50’s to start in Clovelly”

According to the ‘Physical activity and exercise guidelines’ older Australians should do at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity on most days.  The health benefits are numerous: it reduces the risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, bone and joint problems, heart disease and some cancers.  It also helps toContinue reading “New Yoga Class for over 50’s in Clovelly – starting Tue 22 Feb”

A few 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 nidraContinue reading “Why do New Year’s resolution fail?”

What is the difference between gratitude and positive attitude?  Gratitude dissolves the sense of lack which helps us overcome greed and lust.  It is being thankful for what we have.  The gifts in our lives become precious and we rejoice in what once seemed mundane.  This is more than a ‘glass half-full’ attitude; this isContinue reading “Gratitude”

If you can breathe you can do yoga – and how lucky we are to practice! The Western definition of breath is the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. In yoga we have the term ‘prana’ which means lifeforce.  Prana is much more than breath, it is energy.  The ancient yogis advocated theContinue reading “If you can breath you can do yoga”

What is meditation? Meditation (the uninterrupted flow of concentration or one pointed attention) is the seventh limb or stage of the eight limbs of yoga.  The eight limbs represent the students’ life journey through yoga in order to reach Samadhi where the Individual spirit is liberated and joins the Universal spirit.  Yoga is a spiritualContinue reading “Meditation minimizes melt down”