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How does meditation interact with yoga?

June 16, 2025 By Linda Apps 1 Comment

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What is Dhyāna? Dhyāna is the Sanskrit term for meditation – specifically, the uninterrupted flow of concentration toward a single object. It is the seventh limb of Patanjali’s eightfold path (ashtanga yoga), following dharana (concentration) and preceding samadhi (absorption or liberation). While dharana involves fixing the mind on one point, dhyāna is the continuous stream […]

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The Bhagavad Gita, as reviewed by ChatGPT

April 25, 2025 By Linda Apps 3 Comments

One of the teachers at The Yoga Nook, Peter Lightbody, has been reading the Bhagavad Gita and flicked the task to ChatGPT when I asked him to write a review. In his own words (not A.I. assisted), Peter sums up how well the bot performed. Personally, while ChatGPT did a good job, I think it […]

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April 2025 Holiday Timetable

April 9, 2025 By Linda Apps Leave a Comment

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                Term 1 finishes on Friday April 11 and in the meantime the Holiday Timetable operates until Term 2 starts again on Saturday April 26. See you then or at one of the following yoga offerings! Saturday April 12 7.30-9.30am – Jo Seymour $30 Personal Practice Programme Monday […]

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Holiday Timetable April 11-25 2025

April 8, 2025 By Linda Apps Leave a Comment

Term 1 finishes on Friday April 11 and in the meantime the Holiday Timetable operates until Term 2 starts again on Saturday April 26. See you then or at one of the following yoga offerings! Saturday April 12 7.30-9.30am – Jo Seymour $30 Personal Practice Programme Monday April 14-18 – Linda Apps Learn to do […]

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Can I do yoga if I’m pregnant?

January 30, 2025 By Linda Apps Leave a Comment

I’m often asked if it’s OK to keep doing yoga when you get pregnant. The answer is YES! Be sure to tell your teacher straight away, even if you are just a few weeks pregnant. Take care, in your first 12 weeks especially, to avoid abdominals, strong twists and backbends, and your yoga practice will […]

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Remembering Geeta Iyengar in life and death

December 18, 2024 By Linda Apps 1 Comment

Geeta Class

By Linda Apps “Have you got it?” Her large dark eyes seem to occupy the whole stadium, missing nothing, in spite of her 74 years. “The actions should be melodious and rhythmic,” she says, “like music.” Geeta Iyengar, the second pillar of the Iyengar Yoga community, is teaching backbends at the centenary celebrations for her […]

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Yoga Led Practice – What is it? And why do it?!

November 12, 2024 By Linda Apps Leave a Comment

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By Annette van Gent     From time to time, you might have seen The Yoga Nook advertise a type of yoga class called an Iyengar Yoga “led practice”. You might have wondered what this is, how it differs from one of our usual yoga classes, and why you might do this “led practice”. If […]

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What are the six causes of Delusion or Emotional Disturbance and how can they be Restrained?

June 18, 2024 By Linda Apps Leave a Comment

Overcoming the obstacles of emotions is not easy!

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Yoga and Rowing work in harmony

April 27, 2024 By Linda Apps Leave a Comment

Rowing and Yoga

My journey with yoga began in 1994 when my general practitioner, who was attuned to yoga, gave me good advice and said that yoga would be good for me in terms of breathing, relaxation and overall health.

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Who am I?

January 8, 2024 By Linda Apps Leave a Comment

Who am I? What is the true nature of the Self? These are the questions that have consumed philosophers and yogis for thousands of years.

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Will yoga and other natural therapies ever be covered by private health insurance again?

November 14, 2023 By Linda Apps Leave a Comment

Yoga and Private Health

In 2017 Iyengar Yoga Australia (IYA) protested the scrapping of private health coverage for 16 natural health therapies including yoga, effective from 2019, because we objected to the basis of the decision – namely that there was not enough scientific evidence to show yoga works. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Review of […]

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Retreating to go forward – going away on a yoga retreat

September 27, 2023 By Linda Apps Leave a Comment

In my 33 years of teaching and learning I have been on, and led, many yoga retreats. The first yoga retreat I attended as a student in 1990 was with Peter Thomson at Tapitallee, a retreat centre in the bush near Nowra that had no electricity. I packed up my yoga mat and blankets and […]

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20 Years of the Yoga Nook – Linda’s speech from the 20th anniversary party

June 30, 2023 By Linda Apps Leave a Comment

Thanks everyone for coming to our 20th anniversary Christmas Party! It’s lovely to see you here. Some of us have grown up together, and some of us most likely will grow old together! We’ve brought up children, farewelled parents, and been through a pandemic together. Some of you have become teachers and now we are welcoming […]

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Two day Iyengar Yoga Retreat September 15-17, 2023

June 9, 2023 By Linda Apps Leave a Comment

Retreat was great Here are some photos from 15-17 September Retreat. This is a weekend retreat at Yanada, in St Albans, a 90 minute drive from Sydney. We’ll start with a restorative class on Friday evening followed by a delicious supper, an asana class on Saturday and Sunday mornings followed by brunch/lunch and a restorative […]

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20+ years at The Yoga Nook

November 22, 2022 By Linda Apps Leave a Comment

We celebrated our 20th anniversary Christmas Party this year! Thanks to everyone who came along. 20+ years of teaching Iyengar Yoga to the good people of Dulwich Hill.

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Beginners’ Course November 12/13 $55

October 17, 2022 By Linda Apps Leave a Comment

  If you’re hearing a lot about the benefits of yoga but are not quite sure where to start, join us for this 2.5 hour introductory workshop over 2 days, Saturday and Sunday 4-5.15pm at our Yoga Nook in Dulwich Hill. In room only. We’ll start with gentle standing and resting poses. Our teaching is […]

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