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Balancing Tradition and Evidence-Based Practice

Reflections on the NHMRC Report – and what it means for yoga teachers. Introduction Yoga is a big business. More than one million Australians practice…

The Latest Neuroscience of Breath and Posture

Where the breath goes, awareness flows: How yoga and science guide my path to better posture and peace of mind. Dr Joanna Mills offers her…

Back on the Table: Private Health Insurance Benefits

Historic Reinstatement Yoga Australia celebrates the official reinstatement of yoga in private health insurance benefits. As of 1 July 2025, the Federal Government has implemented the recommendations…

United Consciousness Conclave 2025

In February 2025, Yoga Australia CEO Josh Pryor attended and presented at the United Consciousness Conclave, held in India. Now in it’s second year, this…

Earning an Income as a Yoga Professional

The profession of yoga continues to evolve in response to public appreciation and demand. Over the past 30 years, yoga has shifted from being a…

From Injury to Insight: Robin Rothenberg’s Yoga Therapy

Robin Rothenberg has been a dedicated yoga therapist for nearly 40 years. She is the current International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) Board President and…

Cultivating Trust with Independence

Trust is a key concept in trauma informed practice and it is one of the five trauma informed principles (along with Safety, Choice, Empowerment and…

The Celebration of the First Yogi

As a student and teacher of the Path of Yoga, it is a blessing to annually celebrate the first Yogi – Śiva. On the 26th…

Sacred Agreements: Conscious Parenting

Lord Krishna tells us in Chapter Six of the Bhagavad Gītā that it is a fortunate birth to be born into a family of yogis.…

The Wisdom of Shri Shubha

During a visit to Mysore, India, Josh Pryor had the pleasure of attending the Mysore Yoga Traditions conference, where he was moved by the wisdom…

Sharath Jois and the Mysore Legacy Part 2

I discovered Mysore Style Ashtanga Yoga when I was in my early 30s. For someone fairly new to yoga it was an electric experience to…

The limbs of āsana – Part 3: The mountain, the snake, and the tortoise

In this third and final article of the series, Valérie Fimat-Faneco delves into the captivating story of the spiritual journey of the gods and demons,…

The limbs of āsana – Part 2: The art of sitting

In the first article of this series, we saw how a posture is defined in relation to steadiness and comfort (sthira and sukha) and how…

The limbs of āsana – Part 1: What is a posture?

Postures (āsana) are to Yoga what chips or French fries are to food: the whole world knows them, the whole world eats them, yet not…

Why and How Yoga Benefits Women in Menopause

Inspired by the 2024 Menopause Summit, Caroline Giles shares with us her insights into the benefits of yoga for women in menopause. Menopause is one…

Social Engineering and the Magic Therein

Long ago, computer hacking occurred via files known as viruses. They were created by adventurous and devious computer experts (usually in their bedrooms) to test…

Five Ways Yoga Mudras Can Transform Your Life

In this article Emma Wertheim shares with us her personal experience and knowledge of the ancient hand mudras and shares five mudras that can have…

Machinations on Meditation

There is no single direct translation in Sanskrit for the word “meditation”. It’s an umbrella term in English that can refer to many different things,…

Insurance 101

What insurance policies should I be considering when operating a small business? Professional Indemnity Professional Indemnity insurance covers the costs associated with allegations of negligence…

Sharath Jois and the Mysore legacy

See part two of this article here. The world of Ashtanga Yoga was rocked this week with news of the passing of the lineage-holder Sharath…