In Ashtanga Yoga, the breath is the thread and movement is the bead. Without the thread, the postures of the primary, intermediate and advanced series are simply scattered shapes. When bound together through the Yogic breath, they become a mala of moving meditation —...
You know that moment—deep in a challenging pose, muscles trembling, when you realize you’re trying far harder than necessary? This is where Vairagya enters, not as defeat, but as wisdom. Vairagya—non-attachment—paired with Abhyasa (steady practice) creates the...
Join us for thoughtfully sequenced Hatha Yoga classes designed to help you find balance between effort and ease. Drawing on the principle of sthira and sukha, you'll move with awareness, breathe deeply, and approach each posture with curiosity and care. Drop in...
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...
As the year winds down, we have a beautiful chance to take what we've learned on our mats and bring it into our everyday lives. December is a sacred time for closing one chapter and preparing for the next. Your daily Ashtanga practice already asks you to show up and...
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 we...
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...
As spring unfolds around us, nature demonstrates the profound art of balance—light emerging from darkness, strength softening into ease, renewal rising from stillness. This is our invitation as Yoga practitioners to explore the same sacred dance of opposites, both in our asanas and in our lives.
Core stability and integration are fundamental principles in yoga teachings, particularly within the lineage of Krishnamacharya and his renowned students, Pattabhi Jois and B.K.S. Iyengar. While these teachers developed their own distinct styles, they all emphasised...
The bandhas or muscle seals are an integral part of the Ashtanga Vinyasa practice. They form part of what Pattabhi Jois called the ‘breathing-movement system’. They complement the ‘chest breathing’ we use in Ashtanga. What are bandhas & how to apply them Bandhas...