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  Yoga during Queensland Winter

  I’m back in Ipswich from another beautiful trip to my home country. All classes during autumn / winter / early Spring as per our well-known weekly yoga class schedule: Cameron Park, Scout Hall, Easton Street, Booval (this hall has a heather, no excuse to miss class) Tuesdays, 6:00pm–7:30pm Raceview Scout Hall, 32 Taylor Street, Eastern […]

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  Pranayama – proper breathing

  Based on the “Five Points of Yoga” as outlined by Swami Vishnu-Devananda-ji. 2. Proper Breathing (Pranayama) Yoga teaches us how to use the lungs to their maximum capacity and how to control the breath. Proper breathing should be deep, slow and rhythmical. This increases vitality and mental clarity. Breath is life. We can live for […]

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  Autumn Break

  I’m off soon for a visit to family & friends in Switzerland and France this year.  Therefore we have NO Yoga classes from Tuesday 18 April until Friday 12 May 2017. All Yoga Classes will resume on Tuesday 16 May 2017, as per our normal weekly schedule. I wish you all a good Easter break, […]

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  Asana – proper exercise

  Based on the “Five Points of Yoga” as outlined by Swami Vishnu-Devananda-ji. 1. Proper Exercise (Asanas) Our physical body is meant to move and exercise. If our lifestyle does not provide natural motion of muscles and joints, then disease and great discomfort will ensue with time. Proper exercise should be pleasant to the practitioner while […]

• The Five Points of Yoga

  Originally posted on Hatha Yoga Ipswich:
  Swami Vishnu-Devananda?condensed the whole yoga tradition into a very practical system, aptly named ‘The Five Propers or ‘Five Points of Yoga’: 1. Proper Exercise (Asanas) Our physical body is meant to move and exercise. If our lifestyle does not provide natural motion of muscles and joints, then disease and…