Earth Sky Yoga, Vaucluse in Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia | Alternative & holistic health service

Earth Sky Yoga, Vaucluse

Locality: Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 414 668 468

Address: 8 Jesmond Avenue 2030 Vaucluse, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.earthskyyoga.com.au/

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23.01.2022 Start Close In Start close in, don’t take the second step or the third,... start with the first thing close in, the step you don’t want to take. Start with the ground you know, the pale ground beneath your feet, your own way to begin the conversation. Start with your own question, give up on other people’s questions, don’t let them smother something simple. To hear another’s voice, follow your own voice, wait until that voice becomes an intimate private ear that can really listen to another. Start right now take a small step you can call your own don’t follow someone else’s heroics, be humble and focused, start close in, don’t mistake that other for your own. Start close in, don’t take the second step or the third, start with the first thing close in, the step you don’t want to take. - David Whyte from River Flow: New & Selected Poems Many Rivers Press January Class Schedule In-Person@ Earth Sky Yoga Studio Please note class size is limited to a very COVID-safe maximum of 4 people per class. Monday 10am Open Class 11 18 January (no class Australia Day Long Weekend) Tuesday 10am Gentle Class 12 19 January (no class Australia Day) Wednesday 10am Open Class 13 20 27 January Thursday 10am Gentle Class 14 21 28 January Private Yoga Therapy sessions & Embodied Mind Massage by appointment. Please note, ALL classes must be pre-booked online via my website: www.earthskyyoga.com.au

21.01.2022 Looking forward to listening in this Saturday.

20.01.2022 a wonderful way to start each day - next week - breathing with Peter Scott For experienced pranayama practitioners only.

19.01.2022 A lovely online retreat opportunity.

18.01.2022 Join me for some more wonderful wisdom from Saraswathi - each Friday in January.

17.01.2022 Valuable insights from Bonnie.

16.01.2022 Interesting correlation between building strength physically, feeling stronger mentally. I wonder about the effects from an Ayurvedic lens: perhaps an increase in Water & Earth elements (which have a ‘weighted’ quality) also has a balancing effect on the more ‘Air & Space’ elements which are often out of balance within people experiencing anxiety.

15.01.2022 April/ May Classes In-Person Monday 10am Open Class 12 26 April 03 10 17 24 31 May... Monday 6pm Men's Class 12 26 April 03 10 17 24 May Tuesday 10am Gentle Class 06 27 April 04 11 18 25 May Wednesday 10am Open Class 07 28 April 05 12 19 26 May Wednesday 6pm Yoga Sutras Study Circle ***Online 28 April 05 12 19 26 May NEW Thursday 10am Women's Class 06 13 20 May

14.01.2022 Join us at the Centennial Park Labyrinth at 9am this Sunday 4th April, for our monthly walk led this time by Robyn Katz. Come and remember what it feels like to... be in community in a peaceful, gentle way. This event is free and open to all. For directions go to www.sydneylabyrinth.org. (N.B daylight savings ends Sunday morning) See more

13.01.2022 Happy Maha Shivaratri Today is Maha Shivaratri (the great night of Shiva). It is considered one of the most important Hindu festivals. Why is it important for ...Yogis? Shiva, is the Adi Yogi or Adi Guru, which translates as the first or the original yoga teacher. Around the world devotees of Lord Shiva will be honouring Maha Shivaratri with chanting ‘mantras’ and dedicating their meditation to Shiva. Due to its planetary position on this day, the earth is said to witness an increase in energy levels, making it an auspicious day for spiritual practice. Symbolically Maha Shivaratri is the celebration coming together, the marriage of Shiva and Parvati (Shakti). Others believe it is the day Lord Shiva swallowed poison to save the universe. This day also celebrates the night when Lord Shiva performed the Tandava, the cosmic dance of destruction symbolised by Natarajasana (Lord of the Dance Pose). Ultimately, Maha Shivaratri reminds us of how we can overcome darkness and ignorance in life. #Mahashivratri2021

13.01.2022 5 Friday afternoons in January - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/meditative-practices-from-t

12.01.2022 Observe when you breathe out deeplythere are two stages. The first stage does not require active effort; it happens automatically when you relax. The abdomen a...nd chest that were expanded on inhalation elastically return to their resting length and this gently squeezes air out from your lungs. To deepen your exhalation further, now you need to start contracting the muscles of your abdomen and chest. This is the second, active phase of exhalation. It is important to be comfortable with a soft and easy passive exhalation when resting and with a smooth and deep active exhalation when exerting yourself. Dr. Ganesh Mohan Learn Pranayama & Ayurveda with the Mohans at on.svastha.net/pranayama-and-ayurveda

12.01.2022 Another online opportunity to hear from Saraswathi Vasudevan how the Yoga Sutras are relevant to our daily lives.

10.01.2022 Enjoy slowing down & coming to your senses.

09.01.2022 March/ April Classes In-Person Monday 10am Open Class 01 08 15 22 29 March 12 26 April... Monday 6pm Men's Class 01 08 15 22 29 March 12 26 April Tuesday 10am Gentle Class 02 09 16 23 30 March 06 13 27 April Wednesday 10am Open Class 03 10 17 24 31 March 07 28 April Wednesday 6pm Yoga Sutras Study Circle Online 3 10 17 24 31 March 28 April Artwork by Alick Tipoti

07.01.2022 November & December Class Schedule Online Classes Tuesday 10am Gentle Class 10 24 November 02 09 16 23 December ... Wednesday 6pm Yoga Sutras Study Circle 11 25 November 02 09 16 December Thursday 10am Women's Class 12 November 03 10 17 December In- Person@The Studio Monday 10am Open Class 09 23 30 November 07 14 21 December Wednesday 10am Open Class 11 25 November 02 09 16 December Private Classes and Yoga Therapy sessions available by appt.

07.01.2022 A wonderful practice for setting your intention for the year ahead.

06.01.2022 Beginning meditators usually think they must suppress all thoughts and feelings (often called "false mind") in order to create conditions favorable to concentra...tion and understanding (called "true mind"). They use methods such as focusing their attention on an object or counting their breaths to try to block out thoughts and feelings. Concentrating on an object and counting the breath are excellent methods, but they should not be used for suppression or repression. We know that as soon as there is repression, there is rebellion - repression entails rebellion. True mind and false mind are one. Denying one is denying the other. Suppressing one is suppressing the other. Our mind is our self. We cannot suppress it. We must treat it with respect, with gentleness, and absolutely without violence. Since we do not even know what our "self" is, how can we know if it is true or false, and whether or what to suppress? The only thing we can do is to let the sunlight of awareness shine on our "self" and enlighten it, so we can look at it directly. - Thich Nhat Hanh Painting: #Meditation #Oneness

06.01.2022 Everyone I talk to these days says they feel worn down by this year. Why not set aside a morning, an afternoon, or the whole day towards self renewal? Join me... and fellow yoga teacher Karla Brodie for a one-day livestream retreat, Sunday, December 6th (New Zealand time). I'll be offering a gentle yet revitalizing morning session while Karla will be leading a soothing Restorative session in the afternoon. If you're not in our time zone, consider booking in and then viewing with friends at a time that works best for you. For more details and to register go to: https://embodiedwisdom.pub/oneyogaglobal/ This is a fundraising event for One Yoga Global. As always, we are offering sliding scale contribution and a support channel for those under financial duress. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Special thanks to Gav Berry for his donation of line drawings this event.

05.01.2022 If asanas are about wellbeing, alignment should focus on function, not appearance or aesthetics. Your body is not designed to fix itself into straight lines or ...bound forms. The reason why any particular alignment may be important is only for specific functional purposes: that positioning relieves pain or mimics or prepares for actions that you may do in a healthy life. Consider the idea that standing asanas should be done with straight knees. In normal life, what can you do with your knees straight and locked? You can stand for long periods. That is all. Anatomically, the reason you can lock your knees is that it allows you to stand with little muscle effort for a long time. The moment you begin moving, you have to unlock your knees. So it makes little sense to lock your knees (or elbows) into straight lines in an asana practice. Keep your joints soft and dynamically responsive in your asana practice. That will help build much more functional neurological and tissue patterns. The best tip for good alignment is to start with a neutral spine and then take your joints through varying stresses in different angles mindfully. Your tissues will grow stronger if you stress them gradually. Alignment should foremost be about cultivating resilience through loading. Your tissues will shorten and lengthen, and strengthen or weaken, based on the positions you repeat. You don’t want them to get stuck in just a few patterns. You want your tissues to be adaptable. So keep varying your positions and movements over time. For instance, if you want to decrease your risk of hip fracture with age, stress the hip joint into a variety of angles. Do the triangle, rotated triangle, side angle, and warrior in as many planes of movement as you can. If you wish to decrease your risk of knee injuries in sports or hiking, stress your knee in multiple angles: bend it to different angles, take the knee beyond your toes, engage your muscles and rotate your body while holding your knee stableyou can do all this in standing asanas very nicely once you let go of the idea of there being a fixed alignment you must repeat every time. Dr. Ganesh Mohan Learn pranayama with the Mohans online at on.svastha.net/36lIU7Y.

05.01.2022 The Tadasana sequence at a glance. Where do we start our practice? Why, standing with our feet together in Samasthiti. Srivatsa Ramaswami sir outlines to us th...e key principles of this integrated breath-led movement practice of Vinyasa Krama via this very important sequence that ingeniously unfolds through sequentially working our way down the major joints of the body starting from the fingers and wrists, elbows and shoulders, spine, hips, knees, and finally ankles. In this manner we practice slowly inhaling taking the arms up in few different ways, various Hasta Vinyasas or arm variations, standing back arch, Parsva Bhangi or spinal movements (lateral bend, twisting), slowly exhaling to Uttanasana or standing forward bend and related postures (Padangusthasana, Padahastasana, etc), Utkatasana or squat positions and related postures (Malasana, Pashasana, etc), and Tadasana balancing on the toes tall like a palm tree. After practicing a good stint in this sequence, we can move onto any number of asana types and related sequences, but a good start in Tadasana sequence with the appropriate Vinyasas is a very good start to our practice. The Tadasana sequence is a very conscious start to our practice integrated with a powerful slow breathing technique, the correct manner of breathing in the asanas according to r Krishnamacharya in order to gain the purported benefits of the asanas, drawing from scriptural authority and authenticity of a family line of practicing yogis who were coming from an authentic lineage of householder yogis. It is in this manner that r Krishnamacharya likened the discipline of practicing the asanas with the intended Vinyasas (the correct breathing technique, synchronized with slow movements, correct progression followed by appropriate counter-movements) to the strict discipline of study and learning of Vedic chanting. One can repeat the movements dynamically to emphasize the breathing in the movements while highlighting the effects on the spine, after which one can stay in any of the asanas for, say, three to six long inhalations and exhalations. Ramaswami sir encourages us to regulate our breathing to be a minimum of 5 seconds on the inhale and 5 seconds on the exhale, even slowing to 10 seconds on the exhalation, etc, wherever possible, to really penetrate the subtle power of this traditional Vinyasa Krama system. In key points, we can also make use of breath holding or Kumbhaka within some of the asanas to highlight its energetic properties, be they energizing and stimulating associated with the inhalation and hold after inhale (Antara Kumbhaka) known as Brahmana Kriya (perhaps in the Hasta Vinyasas or the standing back arch), or calming to the nervous system as associated with the exhalation and hold after exhale (Bahya Kumbhaka) known as Langhana Kriya (perhaps in a stay in Uttanasana or Utkatasana). As such, there is much nuance and subtlety within this orthodox system called Vinyasa Krama. With practice it allows proper blood flow and circulation or Rakta Sañchra as well as breath and energetic flow or Prna Sañchra, as well as in ensuring the proper functioning of the internal organs. In tying the mind to the long and smooth breathing that is synchronized with slow and graceful movements, the mind begins to slow as well making one apt to practice higher yogic practices more effectively, particularly after following a good stint in a seated Pranayama practice or of the breathing techniques and regulation of the breath. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3442593329326625

05.01.2022 For those of you looking for an online retreat to enjoy in the comfort of your own home.

04.01.2022 A rare online opportunity.

02.01.2022 This is so eloquently expressed by Dr Ganesh Mohan.