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Healing the black hole: John Ogilvie’s story from drug addict to yoga teacher

May 30, 2013 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

John's article first appeared in Australian Yoga LIFE by guest author Ana Davis John Ogilvie is one of those rare people you meet with whom you feel an almost instant heart connection. There is a glint in his eyes that tells of an inner-spring of joy and a hint of boyish cheekiness. His presence is one of yogic lightness that makes it difficult to imagine him ever having plumbed the depths of despair and spiritual emptiness that characterise a destructive drug addiction. Nowadays John … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teacher Interviews Tagged With: ana davis, bliss baby, byron yoga centre, drug addict, drug addiction, drugs, john ogilvie, recovery, rehabilitation, yoga teacher training

Top Eleven reasons to start practicing yoga TODAY!

October 6, 2008 by Kara-Leah Grant 9 Comments

You have just ONE body to carry you through life from birth to death. This body is the only way that you can get around on our material world. It's the only way you can perceive ANYTHING. Because if you couldn't smell, taste, feel, see or hear... what would you be experiencing? (Pure consciousness, that's what. But that is another article.) So how do you treat this wonderful personal transportation device of yours? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archive 2019, How Yoga Helped Me Tagged With: flexibility, rehabilitation, strength

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