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The Heart-Brain Connection

By Celia Roberts, Yoga Therapist Explore the captivating interplay between two of the most complex vital organs – the heart and brain. The second conduit…

How and Why to Apply Evidence-Based Yoga in Teaching

As teachers, it is essential to know that, according to research, we can change people’s mindsets and brains by educating our students. Such education and…

Climate Change is Every Yogi’s Business 

All the talk about the climate crisis our world is experiencing can cause anxiety and despondent feelings in humans.  Unfortunately, some people have experienced the…

Psychedelic Integration Therapy

In recent years, I have found more and more people mentioning in private therapy how they had found some relief from suicidal thinking, depression, anxiety…

Myths About Meditation

Let’s embark on a journey of exploration and enlightenment as we delve into the practice of meditation. It is time to shed light on the…

Champagne Savasana 

Is there a place for alcohol during yoga practice?  What sounds like a picturesque nirvana could quickly become a distracted hyperextension, spectacular sprain, and a…

Those In Our Midst

The value of learning yoga in the physical presence of a teacher has never been a controversial claim within our profession. It is, in many…

Churchill Fellowship: Using Yoga for Cognitive Stimulation for People with Dementia  

Introduction This article provides an overview of the use of yoga within Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) and the use of yoga for cognitive stimulation outside…

How to Keep your Mentees Engaged

Working as a mentor comes with its gifts and challenges. It’s heartening to be able to share what you have learned over many years of…

Quiet in My Head

Charlotta Martinus has spent more than twenty years teaching yoga to young people. She founded the Teen Yoga Foundation, now the leading global charity in…

Australian Week of Yoga: 7 days of FREE Guided Meditations

We invite you to participate in 7 days of FREE Guided Meditations, hosted by a Yoga Australia Registered Yoga Teacher. Each day, starting from Monday…

Branding: the missing piece of your yoga-business puzzle! 

If you’re someone who has been spooked by marketing because you feel like you don’t know what to say (other than promoting your classes and…

A Quick Start Social Media Guide for Yoga Teachers 

(with content prompter and 7-day challenge!)  Even though it feels like social media algorithms and trends change as fast and frequent as government covid guidelines,…

Flo Fenton on Trusting the Body 

Flo Fenton has been teaching yoga in Byron Bay since the late nineties, when she came through the nine-month Yoga Arts teacher training and met…

Sustainability in the Yoga Studio 

Making Earth conscious choices tends to occur intuitively for students of yoga. It’s only natural that the care and compassion cultivated as a result of…

Protected: A Time for Leadership

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An Honest Guide to Hosting Yoga Retreats 

Hosting yoga retreats has got to be one of the most alluring elements of a career in yoga. Retreats allow us to bring our ultimate…

Planning Yoga Retreats: An interview with Avril Bastiansz 

Avril Bastiansz organised her first ever Yoga Retreat in December of 2021. Although her first, this event had been in the pipeline for quite some…

Teaching Yoga to People with an Eating Disorder 

As an eating disorder therapist and yoga teacher, I am in a unique position to see how yoga can help the recovery process for people…

Working from home? How to use a power nap to boost your energy and reduce fatigue 

I remember my mum taking ’40 Winks’ each afternoon after I arrived home from school. I was full of energy and wanted to play. I…