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Icelandic geyser turns yogini upside down
Chantal Hauser met with an unfortunate accident after slipping into a burning hot geyser – one which turned her yoga practice inside out and upside down. She recounts her harrowing experience in Iceland, which, surprisingly, led to a whole new outlook on her yoga practice.
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A prayer to answer all prayers in Nepal
TGY caught up with Amanda / Mahan Shrestha – an Australian yogini now based between Melbourne and Nepal – who runs yoga retreats and a non profit training centre in this Himalayan kingdom. Inspired by recurring dreams about a magical country somewhere far away, she first arrived in Nepal aged twenty barely having read her Lonely Planet guidebook, to take her first steps into the country she now calls home.
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What’s in your yoga lunchbox?
TGY interviews Kara-Leah Grant, founder of the New Zealand online yoga magazine, the Yoga Lunchbox. She discusses the yoga scene in NZ and also what inspired her to start The Yoga Lunchbox.
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Suryalila Retreat, Cadiz, Spain
Suryalila is brand new retreat centre due to open in March 2012 in Cadiz, Spain. Founder Vidya Heisel has been teaching yoga for thirty years, and has spent the last six teaching and travelling extensively around the globe. Vidya’s quest to find the perfect retreat centre, where nothing was missing finally brought her to put down roots in Spain and create her dream centre.
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Sunflower Retreat Holidays, Casperia, Italy
Relax, rejuvenate and rejoice at Sunflower retreat centre – in the mediaeval village of Casperia, near Rome in central Italy. This is a place where visitors can step away from their busy lives and relax and enjoy the real Italy untouched by mass tourism.
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Retreat with Rachel Zinman-Jeanes, India
Join global yogi and ISHTA yoga teacher Rachel Zinman-Jeanes this retreat in Goa, India for – a place full of magic and mystery and truly inspiring! Imagine practicing in early dawn light to the sounds of faraway temple prayers, walk on a sun kissed beach and delight in the color and vibrancy of local markets.
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Mysore style Ashtanga retreat, Goa, India
Join Philippines based yoga teacher Clayton Horton on this Ashtanga Yoga Retreat in Goa, India. Deepen your knowledge of yoga in the country that this ancient art of living came from, and experience the rich culture of this unique region – once a thriving trading port and a Portuguese colony for two hundred years – in the heart of tropical India.
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Yin Yoga with the Gods in Bhutan
Australian yoga teacher Amy Cleghorn uncovers the secrets of happiness while on a yin yoga retreat in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. Immersed in a country whose goverment legislates for the happiness of its people Amy starts to unwind, de-stress and actually see the world around her.
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Vipassana Meditation
Vipassana is an ancient form of meditation in the Buddhist tradition that uses the technique of self-observation to gain an understanding of the true nature of reality. With roots in the Pali language (spoken in ancient India by the Buddha), the common English translation of Vipassana is ‘insight’.
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Rishikesh Photo Essay – An Indian Odyssey
Australian artist, photographer and adventurer Charlie Sublet reports from the yoga capital of the world, Rishikesh, India, where he spent some time uncovering the subtle and not so subtle spiritual undercurrents of this fascinating place.
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The Africa Yoga Project
The Africa Yoga project is a wonderful example of the yogic principle of ‘seva’ or selfless service in action. An initiative of Paige Elenson and her yoga teacher Baron Baptiste, AYP is bringing yoga to the poorest people in Kenya, giving them new hope and providing a path out of poverty.
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The TGY Beginners’ Guide to Yoga
I am pleased to introduce the first TGY E-Guide – The TGY Beginners Guide to Yoga. It is available for free download now.This guide is designed for beginner yogis and also for students who are eager to learn more about this ancient philosophy of living but don’t yet wish to delve into Patanjali’s Sutras.
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Internal Sunrise Meditation
The Inner Sunrise meditation is a style of meditation based on connecting with natural planetary rhythms. Since time immemorial, yogis, fakirs, shamans, monks and the like have awaken before sunrise to conduct their spiritual practice. All of life on planet Earth begins to awaken as the Sun’s early rays begin to fall upon the planet.
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The Yoga Barn, Ubud, Bali
Despite being only three years and five months young at the time of writing, The Yoga Barn in the hill town of Ubud, Bali has established quite a reputation for itself throughout the local and international yoga community.
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What is Meditation?
What is meditation? Meditate: focus one’s mind for a period of time, in silence or with the aid of chanting, for religious or spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation. Meditate upon: think deeply about (something)…
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Beyoga, Paris, France
Beyoga studio in Paris has only been open since September 2010 but already has a following of dedicated Parisian yogis, plus a folder of press clippings that would be the envy of any Hollywood star / yogini.
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Yoga and Motherhood
Harriet Gaffney is one happy traveller on this trip called life, but as it does for many it got wobbly for her there for a while, once she hit the place called motherhood. It was yoga that brought her back to solid ground, awake, alive and eager for more. She investigates yoga and motherhood, and how one is always complementing the other…
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Do you need a Spiritual Teacher? asks Swami Ganeshananda
If you are considering starting a meditation practice, or if you are already practicing some form of meditation, you might be wondering about the role of a teacher. Do I need one? Do I want one? What will I use him or her for?
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Villa Sumaya, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
Villa Sumaya in the highlands of Guatemala is a full service retreat center and hotel perched at fifteen hundred metres above sea level on the picturesque shores of Lake Atitlan in an area that is sacred to the local indigenous people.
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The Sanctuary, Koh Pha Ngan, Thailand
The Sanctuary retreat centre on the picturesque island of Koh Pha Ngan in southern Thailand opened in 1992, and was the realization of a vision of its English founders to offer a place where people could enjoy the same benefits they had received from the pratice of yoga, a healthy diet of fresh food in a dreamlike tropical landscape.
Beginner’s Guide to Yoga
