This beautiful poem from Danna Faulds is from her book 'Prayers to the Infinite'

 
I have just returned from a terrific 5 day workshop with Donna Farhi.



 

 
This is one of my favourite poems from Danna Faulds from her book Limitless.

 

This year in class we have been working with a very simple breathing practice (Pranayama) aimed at calming the body and mind.

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The impressive view from the conference venue, Novotel Manly Pacific, set the scene for an amazing conference. Full of wisdom, insights, love and amazing people with wonderful stories, dreams and lives.

One of my favourite poets is the wonderful David Whyte. 




 

There has been a lot of talk lately about being safe in Yoga. To me it is very simple. If we are always practicing Ahimsa, there really should not be any question about being safe.


 

 
I spent the end of 2011 on retreat in the mountains at the Maitripa Centre, a Buddhist Contemplative Retreat Centre, a few kms out of beautiful Healesville.

 
Today I was honoured to participate in a Havan to celebrate the auspicious date – 11:11:11

I've come across this a few times over the years, and feel it is always good to be reminded of the philosophy of this great man.

 
The Tuesday night Momentum group is learning the Gayatri Mantra. Here is a summary of what we talked about in class and links to more information. I hope you enjoyed the class and your first taste of Gayatri.


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