Don’t let the swimming pool and blue skies fool you! I was actually working very hard and learning, doing my best to retain all this amazing information from Bex Tyrer, Yoga Teacher at Yoga Barn. Completing the course with Bex Tyrer has meant so much to me personally. 1 year ago I arrived in Mama […]
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What are you committed to? Who are you committed to? What action do you regularly take to work towards your intention or goal? In yogic philosophy tapas refers to regular action and commitment to an intention. It shows discipline and is the effort invested to fulfil an intention. Sometimes the results will come quickly, and
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Here is a picture of me post head shave with 7 weeks of hair growth! I felt like crying 2 minutes before they shaved. I messaged tambu meri (this means sister-in-law in pidgin, language in PNG) and said “I want to cry!”…tambu meri said “Be brave! You can do this.” I felt emotional because I
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Pic: Sideia, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. My 2 grandmothers were born here and my mother, so Milne Bay holds special significance for me! 🙂 Have you heard of the fight-or-flight system? This is also called your sympathetic nervous system and is a critical part of the human body because it will be activated in
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Pic: Delena, Kairuku, Papua New Guinea First of all, what does it mean to “Find your natural state”? Science describes your “natural state” as homeostatis. Homeostasis is the constant internal maintenance of the body to function effectively (BBC, 2019). For example, when you are in a hot climate, your body will automatically aim to cool you
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Today I am writing about Brahmacharya which is one of the five yamas of yoga. Yamas relate to how someone holds themselves in the world and is relevant whether you practice yoga or not. They are: Ahimsa which means non-violence Satya which means truthfulness Asteya which means non-stealing Brahmacharya which means control over physical senses
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What is the lesson for me? This is what I ask myself when something is happening in my life that I don’t understand. When you are going down one path and all of a sudden, plans go awry. Do you move with the rhythm of the world or go against the current? One year ago
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Yes. Put simply, yes. I have fairly aggressively pursued personal and self development since 2013. I have always loved learning about faith, personal well-being and happiness. I love those personal development quizzes and seeing what “archetype” you fit under. Even though we are not labels! Depression was the catalyst for me in 2013 to make
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What is this? Is it the perfect handstand? A perfectly still mind? Is it the perfect om? Perfection is different for each person. Just as success is different. Yoga by definition is the union of body, breath and mind. What if my handstand is perfect, I have a still mind and the perfect om and
