Ashtanga Yoga – an Eight-Limbed Path Last week we concluded the New Year’s workshop – Meaningful Connections. In those classes, we spent some time introducing selected Sutras and interpreting them. Inspired by the learnings we practiced asanas, ending with an...
Having run North Sydney Yoga for 25 years led me to reflect on consistency. Before having made yoga the centre of my life, I struggled with the idea of a regular routine, which seemed personally outmoded and not something I was striving for at all. I travelled for...
We could equate the term stability with the strength to retain our balance and equilibrium. It could also be understood as order, set routines, regularity, and reliability. To retain a sense of control of our lives we set up a safety net and structure around us, in...
After the pandemic many wished to re-establish a healthy life style. Yoga gives helpful guidelines as to how to cultivate regular exercise, breathing skills, and meditative practices with which to calm the mind, create focus, clarity and peacefulness. Following these...
At North Sydney Yoga we choose a practice focus each month to allow us to look at our yoga practice from a different perspective. It encourages a deepening of a particular aspect of our practice, and it keeps it fresh and alive. Of course it is also educational. The...