Yoga Teacher Training Journeys

A wonderful spiritual journey of yoga

Written by: christine

The yoga teacher training course has more than meet my expectations it has been wonderful. The first two weeks were emotional for me, but I had a big release and feel so cleansed and so safe, I would love the opportunity to stay and learn more.

I am amazed at how much everyone especially myself has grown a lot of what I have learnt here I will take with me and use in everyday life, it has been a wonderful spiritual journey which I did not expect and I think is the first time in my life that my soul feels right, thank you so much for having express my gratitude! Thank you.

J.Flowers

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Acting out our compassion

Written by: Pete

A yogic practice brings with it many blessings. For me, a welcome feeling of ‘sensory deprivation’ descends upon me as I ‘descend’ upon the mat. It brings my mind to stillness but also centres my heart in preparation for the nurturing sensation of yoga. My teacher brings to class a philosophical approach rooted in the training she has undergone steeped deeply in the eight limbed system of Yoga known as Astanga (Raja Yoga). Of those eight limbs, it is ahimsa, the first of the five ethical and moral observations we refer to as the Yamas which seem especially relevant at the moment.
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Yoga in remote Coober Pedy

Written by: christine

Since discovering yoga one year ago, I have always wanted to develop my personal practice by enrolling into a disciplined intensive course to maximize the benefits within a defined timeframe. This is partly due to the remoteness of Coober Pedy and also because there are no active fitness programs up and running (yet!) in town.

Inadvertently, upon the community hearing of the news that I was contemplating this course, local council took initiative to raise interest within the community with the result being overwhelming; with sponsorship, venue discounts, individual donations and encouragement! Read the rest of this entry »

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Senior Teacher Bettina shares from India

Written by: christine

I am now in Tiruvannamalai  a town in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu famous for its holy mountain Arunachala, a place of pilgrimage, and the Ashram of the great Sage Ramana Maharshi. I’m with Christine (Byron Yoga Centre Retreats manager) and Stephan (Byron Yoga Centre Meditation and Philosophy Teacher). Read the rest of this entry »

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If only there’d been yoga at Copenhagen!

Written by: Pete

We’ve just witnessed the greatest assembly of world leaders gathered in the name of the environment in the one city and at the one time. Some 15,000 delegates and 100 world leaders representing 192 countries attended a two week climate change summit in Denmark. That got me thinking. Is there an opportunity for a yogic response to the way we might respond to arguably the biggest environmental challenge the world has ever seen? Yes there is!
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Celebrating the season with Yoga

Written by: Pete

It’s December and there’s high tension in the air. It’s not just the ever bubbling and changing political landscape which has dominated recent time here in Australia. Rather, it’s that feeling of extra demands on our time and yet not enough time to spend on our own as we otherwise might like to. It’s a time when it becomes a little more challenging to maintain our regular personal practice of yoga, meditation and healthy diet. No wonder we need a holiday to get over the holiday! It’s also timely we review our commitment to our yoga practice with a view to a fresh start to the New Year on retreat. It’s our yoga practice which is increasingly important at this time, helping us cope with the added pressure and expectation the season can bring to bear.

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Continual Learning

Written by: christine

The teaching staff at Byron Yoga regularly attend other courses and workshops to continue their learning and share this new experience with their students.

Gitam Garden, who looks after course enrollments at the Byron Yoga Centre, recently completed the ten day intensive teacher training program and now teaches regular classes. Gitam shares her recent experience with Donna Farhi, a teacher of great renown. Read the rest of this entry »

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Managing crisis through yoga

Written by: Pete

Even the most casual of us who follow the news would know that the South Pacific and Indonesia were recently rocked by major earthquakes and tsunamis. The death toll in American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga-the worst hit regions-was as high as 200. The quake on the Indonesian island of Sumatra was at 7.6 on the Richter scale  even deadlier, with as many as 1100 sadly losing their lives. You may be considering how to reconcile world events with your spiritual practice?

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Honouring Affirmations

Written by: Pete

Barack Obama, America’s first African American president is now a year in office. Such a significant milestone, usually greeted with not only much fanfare both domestically in the US but often by world leaders generally, has been somewhat overshadowed by another achievement of merit, the new president being honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize. Some world figures, including at least one past recipient, had already questioned the nomination coming as it did after just several weeks in office. Imagine their shock when the committee made it’s award! So that got me thinking, is there something yogic in how arguably the world’s most powerful man has taken to his role?

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On Quietness

Written by: christine

The poet Rumi puts into words the things that can’t be thought with the mind; the joy and beauty of an open heart and the experience of  emptiness and quietness that comes from dhyana (when the meditator is not conscious of the act of meditation, but is only aware that s/he exists).

Rumi was a thirteenth century Sufi poet and he writes of love and surrender in a way that touches my heart so deeply. I totally feel him! Sometimes after sitting I read a poem or two – his words have a way of dropping into the stillness and just landing perfectly in my heart. Read the rest of this entry »

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