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10-Minute Home Workout vs Yoga: Which IsBetter for Your Body?

10-Minute Home Workout vs Yoga: Which IsBetter for Your Body?

A practical look at what yoga does brilliantly, where strength training can help, and how to combine both when you only have

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November 3, 2026

What Is an Aura? Meaning, Aura Colours and How to See Auras

What Is an Aura? Meaning, Aura Colours and How to See Auras

Introduction: Why Are People Curious About Auras Have you ever walked into a room and immediately sensed something was wrong? Nobody has

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September 27, 2026

Who Owns Yoga? Cultural Appropriation, Tradition & Modern Yoga

Who Owns Yoga? Cultural Appropriation, Tradition & Modern Yoga

Who Owns Yoga? Tradition, Cultural Appropriation and an Impermanent Practice “They come to our ashrams. They ‘study’ our scriptures. They steal our

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September 10, 2026

Sthira Sukham Asanam: Finding Balance Between Effort and Ease in Your Yoga Practice

Sthira Sukham Asanam: Finding Balance Between Effort and Ease in Your Yoga Practice

There are some teachings in yoga that we understand intellectually, and others that somehow begin to live with us. For me, Sthira

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September 4, 2026

Gayatri Mantra Meaning and Benefits: How to Chant It Correctly

Gayatri Mantra Meaning and Benefits: How to Chant It Correctly

Before the studio becomes busy, I often travel there in the early hours for my personal practice. This includes meditation, pūjā and

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August 17, 2026

Learning Vedic Chanting: Bringing the Ancient Practiceof Mantra to Yoga in Mittagong

Learning Vedic Chanting: Bringing the Ancient Practiceof Mantra to Yoga in Mittagong

There is a beautiful saying in yoga: “When the student is ready, the teacher appears.”Recently I travelled to Byron Bay for a

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July 18, 2026

Six Qualities That Lead to Success in Yoga –Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life

Six Qualities That Lead to Success in Yoga –Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life

Part Two of the Cultivate Sthira Series If the previous article explored the six habits that weaken a yoga practice, this one

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July 15, 2026

Six Things That Destroy Yoga — Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life

Six Things That Destroy Yoga — Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life

Part One of the Cultivate Sthira Series Why This Conversation Matters One of the things I speak about often in class is

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July 1, 2026

What is Submission and how it can easily be Mistaken for Surrender

What is Submission and how it can easily be Mistaken for Surrender

Reflections on Yoga, Discernment, and Staying Awake Recently I read a reflection by another teacher about the closure of a yoga organisation

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June 22, 2026

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