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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 20, 2026

Your Practice, Your Season: Sadhana’s New Schedule,School Terms & Sunday Yoga Church

Your Practice, Your Season: Sadhana’s New Schedule,School Terms & Sunday Yoga Church

Yoga has taught me many things over the years, but one of the biggest is this: Practice isn’t only about effort. Practice

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June 8, 2026

Quick Restorative Yin – Rest & Digest Before Bed

Quick Restorative Yin – Rest & Digest Before Bed

What Is Quick Restorative Yin? Quick Restorative Yin is a short, calming sequence designed to help the body soften and the nervous

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May 24, 2026

Sangha in a Modern World – Community Yoga in Mittagong

Sangha in a Modern World – Community Yoga in Mittagong

Why I Created More Than Just a Yoga Studio There is a Sanskrit word often used in yoga philosophy called saṅgha. It

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May 20, 2026

The 7 Chakras & The Subtle Body

The 7 Chakras & The Subtle Body

The chakra system is one way of understanding the subtle body — the layers of experience that sit beneath and alongside the

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May 4, 2026

Can Beginners Join a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training?

Can Beginners Join a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training?

There’s a common belief that you need to be flexible, experienced, or somehow “good at yoga” before stepping into a Yoga Teacher

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April 11, 2026

Yoga for Stress Management: Why Different Styles Regulate the Nervous System Differently

Yoga for Stress Management: Why Different Styles Regulate the Nervous System Differently

Yoga for Stress Management: Why Different Styles Regulate the Nervous System Differently Stress is no longer an occasional event. For many people,

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February 24, 2026

Yoga for Beginners in Australia: A Gentle Antidote to Modern Life

Yoga for Beginners in Australia: A Gentle Antidote to Modern Life

Yoga for beginners isn’t about touching your toes or getting it “right.” It’s about interrupting the patterns that modern life quietly trains

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February 4, 2026

Yoga Teacher Training in Mittagong & the SouthernHighlands

Yoga Teacher Training in Mittagong & the SouthernHighlands

A part-time, in-person 200-hour journey at Sthira Yoga Academy Why Do Yoga Teacher Training? People come to Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) for

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January 19, 2026

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