It is one thing to stand up and fight for what is right. But, as comically and tragically true, I heard somewhere once this realism: ‘the world is divided into people who think they are right’.
Encouragement to reflect on this Melbourne Cup weekend: where we each stand, and what the yoga tradition can teach us so we move towards union rather than division.
Our mats are a laboratory. We are both scientist and experiment. Whatever we practice, will get stronger. Are you strengthening patterns of separation, judgement, scattering focus - or can we come together, and unite this breath, this moment, to harness attention back to now?
Some words on the power of intention and dedication.
A new shala, a new start. Some pictures in celebration and remembrance!
Read MoreTo be with is to show up, with a kind and courageous sense of care. Not to idealise, but to accompany the life flowing through every tick-tock of time we have on this living breathing Earth. Isn’t this the core of our practice, whatever outward form it takes?
A letter of appreciation, and hope, for the year ahead.
Read MoreWhat is the difference between yin yoga and restorative yoga practice?
It looks similar… but intention can change the whole experience. Read more and perhaps try this for yourself with our new Tuesday evening Rest & Restore class!
Read MoreA response to our community mural being re-marked, what forgiveness means, and reasons to practice ahimsa - staying compassionate in response to harm.
Read MoreWhat is Myofascial Release, how does it work, and how can it bring relief, spaciousness, connection, and all those juicy things we relish in our experience of body?
A short exploration of MFR and ways we can attentively weave this into our practice, and the maintenance of our changing bodies. By David Gorvett // Edit by Lucy Lawes.
Read MoreWe cannot afford to cover over, or forget how we got where we are: this is a potent teacher we can all learn from. What does ‘Australia Day’ really embody, and how can we honour the history and truth-telling about our collective past, and learn from this for more understanding and solidarity in our shared future?
Compassion is not a place to rest: it is a place of great awareness, for action to rise out of. It can begin now.
Read MoreThe flavour of our life and experience can be enriched with creativity and intention. Here’s how going beyond the checklist of resolutions might just shift you towards a more fulfilling journey.
Read MoreTo reveal and unravel our stories is also to liberate ourselves from being stuck in the same grooves or patterning. This is a pathway towards new possibilities, and deeper layers of understanding.
Part 4 of a series of reflections on how our practice can flow into our lives - and how we can direct these ripples conscientiously.
Read MoreTo re-frame a situation through a clearer lens of conscious awareness is to become the witnessing Self.
Part 3 of a series of reflections on how our practice can flow into our lives - and how we can direct these ripples conscientiously.
Read MoreCultivating agency in your choices. Part 2 of a series of reflections on how our practice can flow into our lives - and how we can direct these ripples conscientiously.
Read MoreTo reflect on how and why we practice is to investigate how these transformations ripple into our lives, and all the lives we intersect with. This is svadhyaya - a form of self-study.
Part 1 of a series of reflections on how our practice can flow into our lives - and how we can direct these ripples conscientiously.
Read More'Mindfulness is loving all the details of our lives, and awareness is the natural thing that happens: life begins to open up, and you realize you're always standing at the centre of the world.'
- Pema Chödron
On coming home, moving forward, and the challenging ease of simplicity.
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