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Freedom To Respond…..
" Mindfulness gives you time. Time gives you choices. Choices, skillfully made, lead to freedom. You don't have to be swept away by your feelings. You can respond with wisdom and kindness rather than habit and reactivity." - Bhante...
Fire, Fire Burning Bright….
Fire is an element that has been revered and explored since the tradition of yoga began over 5000 years ago – from physical fire used in rituals, to the internal flame of the heart, and the digestive fire or agni. In the ancient Vedic...
Make Your Mornings With Ayurveda’s Lemon Ginger Detox Tea….
A morning detox drink made with fresh lemon, raw honey, ginger and sometimes other spices (like turmeric or cinnamon) helps keep the digestive system in order, clear accumulated toxins and rev up appetite. It is beneficial for priming the...
The Sun Always Rises …
"When you realise that behind all the worry, complaint and disapproval that goes on in your mind, the sun is always coming up in the morning, moving across the sky, and going down in the evening. The birds are always out there collecting...
Taoist Sunrise Prayer To Start Your Day….
All we need is the morning. As long as there is sunrise, then there is the possibility that we can face all of our misfortunes, celebrate all our blessings, and live all our endeavors as human beings. Spirituality is something that has...
Third Eye Meditation: November Newsletter
The Complete Guide to the Spiritual Eye Adapted from Ananda.Org We are literally made ‘in the divine image.’ This wasn’t a merely poetic image meant to indicate somehow a higher potential in ourselves. It didn’t mean, as orthodox dogma...
Your Yoga Teacher is Not Your Therapist……
So many of us turn to yoga to help navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and more. But you’re doing yourself a disservice if you rely on your teacher as a mental health counsellor. When you practice yoga, you may feel an emotional release...
Our Bodies and Trauma…..
Because traumatized people often have trouble sensing what is going on in their bodies, they lack a nuanced response to frustration. They either react to stress by becoming “spaced out” or with excessive anger. Whatever their response,...
The Celebration of Diwali…….
YTF wishes all our Hindu members a Happy Diwali! Diwali also called Divali, Deepavali or the "Festival of Lights", is an important five day festival in the Hindu calendar occurring between mid-October and mid-November. The name "Diwali"...
Teaching Yoga For Depression……
When physicians use the word “depression,” they don’t mean feeling disappointed or blue, or grieving a loss—normal moods that everyone experiences from time to time. Clinical depression is a persistently sad, hopeless, and sometimes...
Mantra Chanting As A Tool To Help Anxiety…..
Mantras are sacred words or phrases with a specific meaning and vibrational power. They come from an ancient tradition of using sacred sounds to shine light on aspects of ourselves and of life that we wish to heal, transform, manifest or...
Yoga and Sound Mental Health…..
One of the hallmarks of the practice of yoga is its ability to combine conscious body movements, intentional breath, and awareness of sensations, thoughts, and emotions. The various techniques utilized in each one of these segments of the...
Within You….
" What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Teaching Svadhyaya: 3 Ways to Encourage Self-Study in Yoga
As yoga teachers, our job is to teach yoga. Which means more than just teaching our students how to do yoga poses and how to breathe properly. It’s also our duty to impart some of the deeper wisdom and more meaningful lessons of the...
Pure Knowledge……
Gyan Mudra: one of the most familiar hasta mudras (hand gestures), thumb and index finger brought together in gentle contact. It is understood that because of the tremendous flow of energy in our hands, bringing our hands into a mudra...
Svadhyaya Part Two: Know Thyself..
As we engage in Svadhyaya, there are two aspects of the self that we examine. The first and most obvious is what many call the small “s” self—our mind, ego, personality, and also our physical bodies. Until we deeply examine our...
Transformation…..
“The light that Yoga sheds on life is something special. It is transformative. It does not just change the way we see things; it transforms the person who sees.” - B.K.S. Iyengar
Svadhyaya by Yogacharya George Demetriades……
An analysis of oneself on a regular basis can provide invaluable insights into one’s nature, on a fundamental level. It is all about being centred in the moment, and being quiet (mauna) during the entire process of self-enquiry. This...
Svadhyaya Part One: The Building Blocks of Study…..
Studying is the foundation of learning, growing, and evolving in every aspect of our lives. Yet, do we really know what it means to study? According to Webster’s New World Dictionary, to study is “the act or process of applying the mind...
Spring Meditation….
" Again, the season of Spring has come and a spring - Source rises under everything, a moon sliding from the shadows.” - Rumi Take a comfortable seat and bring your awareness to your breath. Take smooth, even breaths in and out through...
How to Hold Space for Yourself…….
“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the universe, deserve...
Self Acceptance……
It is said that if life hands you something of value like lemons, you should then create what is possible from that given value, like by making lemonade. You can’t go and make orange juice if you are handed lemons. Your ability to make...
Svadhyaya – “Self Study”……
“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.” - Lao Tzu The term Svadhyaya literally means ‘one’s own reading’ or ‘self-study’.The word itself is made up...
The Self…..
"Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.” –The Bhagavad Gita
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Hot, not bothered…….
From an Ayurvedic perspective, summer is dominated by the fiery energy of pitta, one of the components of a person's mind- body constitution known as prakriti. Everyone has some degree of pitta in their prakriti, which regulates body...
Teaching the Spiritual Essence of Yoga with Integrity…….
It is often only when we teach yoga that we begin to learn what yoga truly is. This is because it is in the context of teaching that we are forced to examine our understanding of yoga critically, and to witness to what extent we embody...
Hope….
As a raw, sensitive human being, life will inevitably bring experience to us that we are not able to consciously embody, tend to, and digest. In this way, trauma is experience (psychic, emotional, and somatic) that we cannot bear. Life at...
Grapefruit Thyme Ice Lollies….
These ice lollies are loaded with grapefruit segments and fresh grapefruit juice for the ultimate refreshing treat! Ingredients: 2 Tbsp maple syrup (or sweetener of choice) 3 Tbsp water a handful fresh thyme 2 cups freshly squeezed...
Silence…….
"Silence about trauma also leads to death—the death of the soul. Silence reinforces the godforsaken isolation of trauma. Being able to say aloud to another human being, “I was raped” or “I was battered by my husband/wife” or “My parents...
Synchronicity….
"All of us, whether or not we are warriors, have a cubic centimeter of chance that pops out in front of our eyes from time to time. The difference between an average man and a warrior is that the warrior is aware of this, and one of his...
Limitless…..
"Once you realise that you are not the body, that you're not the mind, that you're not your emotions, or the nation you were born into, or the colour of your skin, or the religion that you believe in, but that you're truly this divine...
Taking on the Energy of Others…..
Each of us radiates energy and is capable of being influenced by the energy of other people. It is important to learn how to shield yourself, so you don't unknowingly take on someone else's energy. While some people know how to...
Yoga and Life Coaching Retreat: Souls Lessons and Purpose
The Ishta System: Yoga Teacher Training Retreat with Rachel Zinman and John Weddepohl, Aug 16th – 29th 2019
200 Hr Kids Yoga Teachers Training Pretoria: 04th Aug – 04th Nov 2019
The Go With The Flow Kids Teachers Training Program is aimed at teachers, parents, therapists and any one else who has a love for yoga and a love for children. Children’s Yoga is a fun, creative and playful way for children to learn Yoga....
5 Ways to Start Teaching Yoga…..
Graduating from yoga teacher training is exciting. However, figuring out how to take your newly gained skills to the next level can also be daunting. When it comes to finding ways to start teaching yoga right away, there really are a ton...
Classic Chai…….
Chai is steeped in a rich history. The name “chai” is actually the Hindi word for “tea”, which was derived from “cha”, the Chinese word for “tea”. In this case, the Hindi term chai means a mix of spices steeped into a tea-like beverage....
7 Ways to Stay Warm……
According to ayurveda, blustery winds and chilly weather aggravate vata dosha (the humor that governs all movement, including circulation, digestion, and flow of thought), while the cold, damp, heavy energy of the winter season can kick...
Yoga Works International Day of Yoga…..
Wow! Johannesburg yogis you have been amazing 2300 people coming together to celebrate and spread the spirit of yoga Thank you to everyone who was there and special thanks to our partners @multiply_sa @indiainjohannesburg and to the...
Hearing the Whisper…..
You may have noticed that if you want to speak to someone in a noisy, crowded room, the best thing to do is lean close and whisper. Yelling in an attempt to be louder than the room's noise generally only hurts your throat and adds to the...
International Day of Yoga: Saturday 22nd June 08:00 – 14:00
The International Day of Yoga is celebrated in over 150 countries worldwide. Multiply, Yoga Works and the Consulate General of India in Johannesburg invite the entire Johannesburg yoga community to come together at Bidvest Wanderers...
Theraputic Yoga Workshops with Dr. Summit Sharma 19th – 27th June 2019
We are very excited to welcome Dr Sumit to South Africa, exclusively at Sole2Soul Yoga Studio, Arcadia, Pretoria from 19 – 27 June 2019. Join any one, or all, of his workshops where he will share his vast knowledge of therapeutic yoga,...
Finding Peace Within………
Most people agree that a more peaceful world would be an ideal situation for all living creatures. However, we often seem stumped as to how to bring this ideal situation into being. If we are to have true peace in this world, each one of...
Healing The Feeling Of Being Unsafe, Ungrounded, Or Insecure……
Feeling unsafe, ungrounded, and insecure in the world is, more often than not, linked to imbalances of the first chakra: the root chakra, or Muladhara chakra. If your root chakra is balanced, you’ll feel safe and secure, connected,...
Mind games……
" To let go implies to let go of something. The something that we are holding onto may simply be a creation of our mind, an illusory perception of something and not the reality of the thing itself. Everything is an object of our mind...
300Hr Yoga Nidra Teacher Training with Hridaya School of Yoga: 05th June – 30th October 2019
Hridaya School of Yoga is offering a 300 hr Advanced Yoga Nidra Teacher Training Programme in 2019 from 5 June - 30 October 2019. This Teacher Training is designed to take the student on a journey to discover the sacred science of breath,...
Golden Milk……
Golden Milk is an age-old home remedy for a broad list of ailments. These include cold and flu symptoms, joint pain, ulcerative colitis and indigestion. The Turmeric (Curcuma longa) in the recipe possesses circulation-boosting properties....
Building Resilience in Children….
Family is undoubtedly the most important system affecting child resilience. By providing a supportive environment with open communication and effective parenting practices, children are given a huge head start in terms of building...