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    Opening Heart Space
    • 4 days ago

    Opening Heart Space

    This week we will be working with understanding and experiencing there being a “heart space” from where we can love unconditionally to ou...
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    Working-  pranic body and physical body, with the Karma Yoga path.
    • Jan 10

    Working- pranic body and physical body, with the Karma Yoga path.

    This week we will work with the physical body and pranic (energy) body, specifically through the first 3 chakras; Mooladhara, Swadhistana...
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    Going “back” to an innocent experience of everything.
    • Jan 3

    Going “back” to an innocent experience of everything.

    Photo of Amma, she depicts how we can experience and be a big part of life without being affected. Hello students, a new year always brin...
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    Working without expectations reduces ego and can help us on the path to liberation.
    • Dec 13, 2020

    Working without expectations reduces ego and can help us on the path to liberation.

    This week our teaching theme is related to the Bhagavad Gita 6, 1-4, we will be understanding that when we work without expectation of rew...
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    Using the will to restrain thoughts and creating a space.
    • Dec 6, 2020

    Using the will to restrain thoughts and creating a space.

    This week we will work on the following: “As you gain control of your mind with the help of your higher Self, then your mind and ego beco...
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    Present moment of awareness - don’t miss each moment
    • Nov 29, 2020

    Present moment of awareness - don’t miss each moment

    Half Frog Pose ( with a cat) Online classes, videos and lesson plans all available Our teaching theme: working on understanding that it i...
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    Mind can be changed
    • Nov 22, 2020

    Mind can be changed

    This week in yoga we will understand that if we feel dulled or restless in the mind, it can be changed. This relates to the yoga philosop...
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    Mind; calm like a lake
    • Nov 15, 2020

    Mind; calm like a lake

    This week in yoga we will be working with the following teachings; Patanjali (1,33) explains a mind with a current of disturbed thoughts ...
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    Detaching from dvesa (hatred)
    • Nov 8, 2020

    Detaching from dvesa (hatred)

    This week we will work with releasing on being carried away by expressions of hatred which brings pain (this can be mild or intense; a di...
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    Merging body, mind and consciousness
    • Nov 1, 2020

    Merging body, mind and consciousness

    Raja yoga- Patanjali 2,47 “ By lessening the natural tendency for restlessness and by meditating on the infinite, posture is mastered “ H...
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    Aiming to experience the True Self is a must.
    • Oct 25, 2020

    Aiming to experience the True Self is a must.

    Hatha yoga overcomes sickness in body and mind due to imbalance of polarities within the system. It is explained from the spiritual unde...
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    Aim of yoga is self absorption
    • Oct 18, 2020

    Aim of yoga is self absorption

    Even if we don’t reach Samadhi - the absorbed state, we should aim for it. By learning to focus the mind on any one subject with concentr...
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    Self knowledge isn’t the mind or body
    • Oct 11, 2020

    Self knowledge isn’t the mind or body

    This week in yoga working deeply with purification of body and mind. - [ ] Pranayama - (restraining breath) - [ ] Asana - (postures whic...
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    The heat has gone now from the change of season but we can control our inner fire.
    • Oct 4, 2020

    The heat has gone now from the change of season but we can control our inner fire.

    This week we will work intently with increasing the inner fire, Agni - at the centre of the pranic body (in-line with the navel) To incre...
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    Hatha Yoga is Self illuminating
    • Sep 27, 2020

    Hatha Yoga is Self illuminating

    Swatmarama compiled the text of Hatha Yoga Pradipika - which translates as the Light on Hatha Yoga Pradipika means “self illuminating” or...
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    Hatha Yoga is so powerful and prepares for Raja Yoga
    • Sep 20, 2020

    Hatha Yoga is so powerful and prepares for Raja Yoga

    This week we will work on understanding the reason of the various unusual Hatha Yoga practices. They are so powerful and help to not onl...
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    Releasing into change
    • Sep 13, 2020

    Releasing into change

    This week we will work on purification of attachment to the physical form. Using the teaching from Hatha yoga tradition with the teaching...
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    Restraining the mind stuff
    • Sep 6, 2020

    Restraining the mind stuff

    This week we will be working with the most well known Sutra of Patanjali- 1,2 “Yoga Citta Vritti Nirodha” translates as the restraint of ...
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    Practice of Samyama
    • Aug 31, 2020

    Practice of Samyama

    This week we will work with understanding the true health of our body. Using Samyama (- a collective practice of dharana, dhyana and sama...
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    Truth of who we are
    • Aug 23, 2020

    Truth of who we are

    Still working with BALANCE - using a chair for Ardha Chandrasana. ( Half Moon Posture) Teaching theme: Patanjali Yoga Sutras Book 2 Verse...
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