by guest author Pip Bennett I’ve had some dark, dark clouds following me around these past couple of weeks. One day at a work lunch I found myself judging everyone for how happy they were. I was thinking, they are only happy because they have such-and-such. If I had those things, I would be happy. They don’t understand what it is like to not have choice, be in a difficult situation. Oh dear. I’ve listened to enough Buddhist teachings to know that these thoughts are not true. Things … [Read more...]
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How to Find Your Perfect Yoga Class After Relocating
by Andrea Leber, author of BEST of YOGA: Melbourne I’ve lived in Germany, France, Hungary, and Malaysia, then spent seven years in the UK and finally, two years ago, moved to the other side of the world: to Melbourne. Apart from the usual challenges relocating always throws at you (no matter how often you’ve gone through the whole process!) if you’re a dedicated yogi, one particular challenge is finding a new place to roll out your mat. No, not just any yoga studio, but somewhere that … [Read more...]
What If The Whole World Practiced Yoga?
by guest author Laura Green What if there were a world where everyone practiced yoga? Human beings, being imperfect as they are, would probably still manage to mess things up. But, on the whole, life would be far better. Anger Management Violence, wars, envy, hatred, greed – they would all be reduced if everyone practiced yoga. Wouldn't it be great if we lived on a planet where, every time someone started feeling these urges, they practiced yoga? Some anger empowers us, urging us on to … [Read more...]
How Compassion Makes Yoga Relevant
by John Guthrie Sitting quietly, the dawn chorus yet to begin, I think of that one word, compassion. The image of a hermit in a cave somewhere comes to mind, and I reflect on this as the embodiment of compassion. Away from the world, yet radiating out the peace that arises from compassion, which has been birthed in the depth of their silence. A place that could just as well have its roots in suffering. There are those whose compassion has arisen from personal suffering. In the last … [Read more...]
The Yoga Clothes Challenge: Can We Have Both Style and Ease?
by Janelle Hope, Flip Your Dog Want to win a $100 voucher to Flip Your Dog? See the end of this article. If only I could live in yoga gear that doubles as all day wear, then I could practice, walk, run, workout anywhere, anytime while getting all of life’s other things done. Oh yes please! Since having my children (aged five and two) jeans are a thing of the past. Anything with a forgiving waistband - allowing me room to belly breathe, repeatedly get up and down from the floor with the … [Read more...]
The Best of Yoga Philosophy
The Yoga Lunchbox is proud to host this week's edition of... Best of Yoga Philosophy A Virtual Magazine & Forum The very best Yoga philosophy articles from all over the Web. Follow daily on Pinterest (best browsing), Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin Please pass the word to your friends who like Yoga philosophy. Thanks for your interest and support. Bob W. Editor ***** Very interesting discussion about the Bhagavad Gita ~ A Fascinating Discussion Going on over at Facebook - read … [Read more...]
From city yoga chick to rural home lady
By Guest Author Jacinta Aalsma, Yoga Circle The biggest obstacle for me when I moved from Auckland to Whangarei, was leaving behind my yoga studio, yoga community and yoga friends. My yoga studio is my safe place and my yoga friends felt like my family. On the other hand, I knew this move was eventually a good thing for me to do. So here I am in rural New Zealand; my home practice and me. Suddenly I spent heaps of time at home, instead of at yoga studios. My partner prices himself lucky, … [Read more...]
How to put down the weight of your aloneness and ease into the conversation
by guest author Lucinda Staniland Your great mistake is to act the drama as if you were alone. As if life were a progressive and cunning crime with no witness to the tiny hidden transgressions. To feel abandoned is to deny the intimacy of your surroundings. Surely, even you, at times, have felt the grand array; the swelling presence, and the chorus, crowding out your solo voice. Put down the weight of your aloneness and ease into the conversation. - David Whyte - Community … [Read more...]
Is our addiction to Spirits a symptom of an UnSpirited society?
by Melissa Billington MYOGA’s second focus in the deeper part of winter has been on the 7th chakra - Sahasrara - a place of surrender, acceptance, unity consciousness and spirit. As I let my vision be filled by these ideas, I became more and more aware of society’s mass disconnection from a sense of anything larger than ourselves – from Source - and how this shows up in our levels of medication and self-medication. It is no accident that alcohol is called ‘spirits’ - it shares the same … [Read more...]
How to embrace uncertainty and channel agency
by Lucinda Staniland Let me start by telling you a story. Once upon a time, I thought that one day I would grow up, get everything sorted out, be thin and nice and beautiful, understand how the world worked, and finally be a complete human being. One day, I thought, one day it will happen. I started yoga at seventeen and was going through tough times - so far my hypothesis had not proved true. I was a teenager, but I was more confused than ever, and life only seemed to have gotten … [Read more...]