The Importance of Psychosocial Safety in Yoga
It often comes as a surprise People outside of the Yoga profession are often surprised to learn that bad bosses and exploitation are just as…
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Deciphering yoga styles in Australia
Despite the science about yoga’s benefits not being well understood, 1.4 million people are said to have practiced it in Australia during the 2022–23 financial…
A Grateful Life Podcast: On Celebrating Yoga with Merridy Woodroffe
Podcast Host: Dr Lauren Tober This podcast episode is to celebrate our sponsor, Yoga Australia’s 25th year anniversary. And joining us is their Vice President,…
Exploring the Yin of Yoga
Back in the 2010s Yin Yoga made a huge splash on the scene. It seemed to offer a counter-point to the fast and hot repetitive…
Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) Confident On List
For 25 years Yoga Australia has been the shining light in this nation for the promotion of yoga to the public and the development of…
Understanding Detachment
To want or not to want, that is the question. Earlier this morning, as usual, I went for an ocean swim followed by a cold…
Susan’s Bikram Yoga Journey
My yoga journey began relatively late in life, I was 56 years old. In 2002 I took my first class at Yoga Tree, Elsternwick, the…
Ayurveda and Yoga on Holotropic Breathwork
Let us explore the ancient links found in Ayurveda to what we now call “holotropic breathwork” and how we use breathwork to awaken kundalini via…
The Mountains Can Teach Us
A fresh look at Reconciliation In a recent post, Sissy Austin [via Clothing the Gaps] said “I challenge white Australia, to challenge Reconciliation Week. I am…
Modern Yoga: Interview with Duncan Peak
Understanding the unconscious thought patterns that run your life Is pain and tragedy a prerequisite for spiritual progress? Probably not, but there are so many…
