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Swami Satyadhrama – farewell to a great teacher

Swami Satyadhrama – farewell to a great teacher

In June of this year, our dear teacher departed this life. What a loss for the world. What a loss for the yoga community. What a loss for me. Within the broader yoga community, a person who studies, practices and

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My favourite colour? Geru.

My favourite colour? Geru.

Like most people (presumably), I go through times when, for no apparent reason, I just feel “down”. This happened earlier this year. I don’t think anyone noticed, but I just felt as if my life was out of kilter, that

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Ashram life

Ashram life

Whether you go to an ashram for the atmosphere, the practice or just for a holiday, great self-awareness and growth can occur. I want to share with you my experience of my stint in a Satyananda ashram in India in

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An attitude of gratitude

An attitude of gratitude

A few months ago, we had a state election. I spent the whole day in the sun handing out “How to Vote” cards for the Animal Justice Party. [For those who think that that is incompatible with teaching yoga, please

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Thou shalt not kill

Thou shalt not kill

I can hold my peace no longer. For too long – as long as I can remember – I have protested against cruelty to animals. I grew up in Mudgee – a sleepy unsophisticated town back then. At the far,

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My Mum – the yogi

My Mum – the yogi

Please indulge me. Today would be my Mum’s one hundredth birthday, if she were still alive. I couldn’t think how I could ‘celebrate’ her birthday, but I am acknowledging it in various ways. Among my Mum’s many talents was the

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Farewelling an Australian Rishi

Farewelling an Australian Rishi

There was some sadness for me at Christmas – even apart from my usual sadness of so many animals being slaughtered to go onto celebratory plates. Dr. Rishi Vivekananda died a few days before Christmas. Vivek, as he was affectionately

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How to keep your resolve

How to keep your resolve

Well, what on earth has New Year Resolutions to do with yoga? It turns out – quite a bit! On a broad level of understanding of yoga, we have its very foundations, the practice of which is designed to strengthen

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