Blog - The Art of Balance

The Connection of Yoga, the Full Moon and Easter

The date of the Christian Easter is determined based on the Lunar calendar. Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first Full Moon following the autumn (here in the Southern Hemisphere), or the vernal (in the Northern Hemisphere) equinox. This means that the...

RITUALS AND WISDOM TO BEST UTILISE THE ENERGY OF THE NEW MOON

NEW MOON – A TIME TO GO INWARDS, FIND CLOSURE AND SET INTENTIONS FOR A NEW PHASE OF LIFE AND MOON CYCLE, and more... New Moon is a fabulous time to honour the transition from one month to the next and one lunar cycle to the other. It is often a time when we...

The FREEDOM INVOCATION CHANT and the OM

OR WHAT’S THAT SINGING AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF CLASS ALL ABOUT? The chant at the end of class is a freedom invocation with the following meaning and words- “Lokah Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu” “Let all beings everywhere be happy and free.” And may my own...

“CAT PULLING IT’S TAIL” – A YIN YOGA POSTURE with MANY BENEFITS

Yin yoga is a gentle, slow-paced style of yoga that focuses on holding the poses for an extended period of time with minimal effort and an emphasis on deep relaxation, releasing tension and promoting a sense of overall wellbeing. Yin yoga targets the connective...

Prayer Hands or Anjali Mudra – and ONE of my favourite meanings – DISCERNMENT

We use this Mudra, this Hand gesture of Prayer Hands a lot in our yoga classes and in life. Do you know it’s meaning? Personally, I love prayer hands, or Anjali (the heart) mudra. I thank people for their kindness, their work, their service to me with this gesture....

T I M E – How to set up your day for enthusiasm, vigour and calm. – In under 12 minutes.

No one has spare time. The thought of putting something else on our TO DO list is not appealing, to say the least. Consequently, creating habits and frameworks for guidance and upliftment for the day is crucial. Here, I share one of my daily practices. First thing in...

5 Reflection Questions for the Season of Autumn

The season of slowing down after the heat and busy-ness of summer. In Traditional Chinese Medicine our body’s life force, prana, is guided by five elements. These are fire, water, metal, air and wood. And each season is governed by an element and each element...

5 Ways to Celebrate the Summer Solstice

... and 3 Things to do before the End of the Year! The celestial Event: 21 to 23 December. Ah, the start of summer here on the Southern Hemisphere in Australia. The day with most daylight hours and the shortest night. From here on in, the days are getting shorter...

Happy Spring Equinox!

Or thriving for perfect Balance?! Happy Spring Equinox, here in the Southern Hemisphere. As we are close to the equal length of night and day, the perfect balance between light and dark, I invite you to contemplate the following questions: Where in your life will it...