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Tips on when and how to smudge

Some of the most common questions I get asked when I am out and about at markets are about how and when to smudge. Here are some tips and ideas for you to try out.

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Using yoga blocks to transform your practice

When Sydney based yoga teacher, Jade Hunter, invited blocks into her yoga routine it changed her entire practice. Find out more in this special guest blog written by Jade from Zone by Lydia.

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Meditating with your mala

While malas look beautiful one of their most common uses is as a meditation aid. Meditating with your mala helps you focus more easily by creating a repetitive movement that generates a focal point to direct your wandering mind towards.

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How to choose your mala

Your mala is a very personal spiritual tool. There is no wrong way to choose your mala but with so many designs to choose from it can feel overwhelming. Here are some tips to help you through the process.

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Magical Mandalas

Mandalas are found within many religions and cultures and have been used in Eastern culture for hundreds of years for meditation and prayer. They are considered to hold symbolic spiritual power and to bring about deep inner transformation.

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Introducing kids to yoga and meditation

If you have ever observed children at play, you would probably have seen them naturally moving through some yoga asanas, completely oblivious to the fact they're doing yoga. So how can you help your child invite more yoga practice into their lives?

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Yoga Nidra – the yogic deep, awake sleep

Yoga Nidra is one of the few practices where it is not so much about the journey, but more about the destination. Find out more about what is often known as yogic sleep in this blog!

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Ayurveda – yoga’s sister science

Practiced for centuries, Ayurveda centres on creating balance in your life: physically, mentally, and spiritually. Find out more about yoga’s sister science in this blog.

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What’s in a mudra?

Mudras are hand and body postures where your body (often your fingers) are held in specific positions. These positions relate to and influence the flow of energy throughout the body.

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Women’s circles unpacked

Women's circles, although an ancient tradition, are rising in popularity. They are a space where women can celebrate their femininity, voice their struggles and their fears, and discuss what it is like to move through this world in this time.

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The beauty of sound baths

Sound baths have nothing to do with bath tubs. Instead, it is an immersive experience where you are enveloped with sound waves or vibrations. The sound waves are created through various methods that include healing instruments and the human voice.

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Tantra – it is actually not all about sex

Tantra is a spiritual philosophy with sects both in Hinduism and Buddhism. Yep – it is not as much about sex as it's been made out to be.

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The magic of mantra

Mantras are ancient, and powerful vibrations used to change the vibration of the person who is chanting them as well as everything and everyone around them. Find out more about the magic of mantras in this blog.

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Cacao ceremony – the ultimate self-love ritual

A cacao ceremony is nothing close to just eating a chocolate bar or having a cup of hot cocoa in front of the TV. A cacao ceremony is a sacred ritual that needs to be entered into with respect, presence, and intention.

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Why are Rudraksha seeds so highly valued?

Rudraksha seeds have been highly prized for centuries. Worn for protection and used for prayer even today, their popularity now extends out of the East into the West.

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Four breathing techniques you can do anywhere

Stopping and fitting in a quick five minute breathing technique can help reboot, refresh and centre you, ready to take on the rest of the day.

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The ins and outs of smudging

Smudging has been practiced in numerous cultures for centuries. It is used for cleansing, releasing negative energies and bringing in positive ones. While this is a spiritual practice there is some scientific research that supports the theory that you are quite literally clearing the air of bacteria.

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Tips to set up your home yoga practice

It can be hard to set up and keep a home yoga practice going. Here are some tips to help you get started and create a practice that you can stick to!

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The art of rituals

Performing rituals creates a sense of cohesion in our lives. It creates a safe space where no matter what, you have something that is consistent and reliable. These moments can become a safety net in times when you experience emotional turmoil. It is a way to ground and re-group.

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Every day is a day of yoga

When I mentioned I was going along to an International Yoga day event in 2019 a friend replied that every day is a day of yoga. I get her point. Yoga is a way of being, a way of thinking and a way of living that touches all parts of our day, every day.

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Cultivating a practice of gratitude

Practicing gratitude has been shown in countless studies to increase our happiness by helping us shift our mindsets from what we lack, towards a mindset focused on abundance. There are many ways to practice gratitude that can be easily incorporated into your day, without it feeling like it is yet another ‘chore’ to add to the things to do list.

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Chakras – the rainbow life force

Somewhere along your yoga journey you have probably heard your teacher speak about chakras. But what exactly are chakras? How do they work? What happens when they are blocked? And how can you harness their power to live a more aligned and balanced life?

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Malas – for deeper meditation and mindfulness

Malas have become a popular accessory in the West. Although they are beautiful hanging around your neck or wrapped around your arm, these beaded strings can be powerful tools to help you along your spiritual journey.

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Practicing the niyamas in your daily life

The next in our series on the eight branches of yoga covers the niyamas. The niyamas focus on your own personal and spiritual growth. This blog takes you through the five niyamas and how to bring them into your everyday life.

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How to bring the Yamas into your everyday life

The eight branches of yoga include something known as the Yamas. The Yamas are guidelines for you to live in harmony with society. This blog takes you through the five Yamas and helps you bring them to life.

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Product with a Story – The Do Good Yoga Mat Bag

Common Texture set out to produce a yoga mat bag using perfectly fine textile, destined to be waste and polluting the earth, using what was already out there, aligned with their vision of zero waste.

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Yoga practices and stress management

Our ancestors knew about yoga’s connection with relieving stress. Western medicine is now also coming on board, with results from medical studies consistently demonstrating that yoga is effective at decreasing tension, lowering blood pressure and reducing cortisol levels.

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Yoga Books

James Mallinson & Mark Singleton – The Roots of Yoga
Richard Freeman – The Yoga Matrix: The Body as a Gateway to Freedom
David Frawley – Yoga: A Guide to the Teachings and Practices by David Frawley
BKS Iyengar – Light On Yoga / Light On Pranayama / Tree of Yoga / BKS Iyengar
Donna Farhi – Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness
Dianne Bondy – Yoga for everyone
Stephen Cope – Yoga and the Quest for the True Self
Tantra / Georg Feuerstein – Tantra / The Yoga Tradition: It’s History, Literature, Philosophy, and Practice
Swami Satchidananda – Patanjali Yoga Sutras
Winthrop Sargeant Translation – Bhagavad Gita
Stuart Ray Sarbacker and Kevin KimpleThe Eight Limbs of Yoga
Dr. Shankaranarayana Jois – The Sacred Tradition of Yoga
Jennie Lee – True Yoga

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