Yoga Today
13/2/2026
What is Yoga? The word “yoga” denotes both the state of nonduality and the collection of practices from India that help us reach it. Unlike…
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Josh Pryor, CEO of Yoga Australia, sat down with Rachael O’Mara, Programs Specialist, to talk about how yoga has supported her almost 20-year journey in…
‘We had better results with yoga in people with chronic PTSD than any medication that I or anybody else had ever studied,’ he says. ‘That,…
With nearly 60% of Australian yoga teachers identifying as “self-employed” it is timely to explore some less considered revenue streams. It is common knowledge that yoga is taught in yoga studios, gyms, Pilates spaces, online, in a corporate environment, and private home studios. However, there are other avenues to explore:
Yoga Australia’s CEO, Josh Pryor joined Danny Chifley on the 2SER breakfast show. In the interview Josh and Danny explore the significance of yoga in Australian culture,…
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Pay and pricing for yoga teachers and their services has often been left to individuals to negotiate. There can be uncertainty around how much to charge or pay, and more recently we see wage stagnation affect the viability of teaching yoga as a career. As the peak body, Yoga Australia makes observations and suggestions to support the positive perception of yoga as a safe profession operating under exacting standards.
When Swami’s son, Sanjay, invited me to Swami’s Retreat for a weekend I literally did a little happy dance. I was there to speak with…
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