In the Yoga Sutras, self-observation is known as Svadhyaya. In our Ashtanga community, the mat acts as a mirror; we don’t just study the sequence, we study the person performing it. At its core, Svadhyaya is the practice of observing your ego, habits, and reactions...
Celebrating our beautiful new teachers and community – North Sydney Yoga August 2025. It was an auspicious moment, a new beginning. Rami Shivan guided us through a Puja, blessing the Yoga shala, and inviting us all to participate by honouring all of the teachers...
As we embrace November, our practice turns toward the energetic bridge between the heart (anahata) and throat (vishuddha) chakras. This is a month of opening, softening, and courage — an invitation to express ourselves with clarity while remaining rooted in...
Lately a few Yoga students have taken up learning to chant the Yoga Sutras by heart. They are practicing this in the early morning Mysore class, which has enhanced the lovely atmosphere in the room. Whenever we are singing or chanting, we are exhaling, which relaxes...
It has been beautiful to watch a few students in the Mysore room embarking on the Intermediate Series of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. This series requires a very different kind of energy and strength than the Primary Series. This is most likely because the Primary Series...
Accelerate your Practice Sign up for our August Yoga Winter Challenge and Win a Prize! To participate in our August Yoga Winter Challenge choose how many practices per week you would like to commit to. Write this number on the list hanging up in the changing room at...
