Two classes on Saturday and Sunday 4-5pm to introduce you to Iyengar Yoga. Suitable for people new to Iyengar Yoga or returning after a break. Experience the strength and clarity that an Iyengar Yoga practice can provide. Once you’re on your way, Iyengar Yoga is something you can do for the rest of your life […]
Summer Holiday Timetable
Term ends on Friday 19 December and Term 1 2026 starts on Saturday 24 January. Casual Holiday classes on Monday 22nd December 7.40-9.10pm, Tuesday 23rd December 6.30-8pm and early morning Wednesday 24th December 6-7.30am. 19-21 December In-House Retreat $220 Fri 19 Dec 4-6pm, Sat 20 8-10am and 4-6pm, Sun 21 8-10am. Pranayama and restoratives in […]
Wingello Retreat, Southern Highlands, January 16-18 2026
Iyengar Yoga weekend retreat near Sydney on January 16-18 2026. A new yoga retreat venue experience for us in Wingello, near Bundanoon in the Southern Highlands. It’s an easy 90 minute drive from Sydney. The first class will be on Friday at 6pm or earlier if everyone’s arrived. We’ll do asana and pranayama over the […]
How does meditation interact with yoga?
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 […]
The Bhagavad Gita, as reviewed by ChatGPT
April 2025 Holiday Timetable
Holiday Timetable April 11-25 2025
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 […]
Can I do yoga if I’m pregnant?
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 […]
Remembering Geeta Iyengar in life and death
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 […]
Yoga Led Practice – What is it? And why do it?!
What are the six causes of Delusion or Emotional Disturbance and how can they be Restrained?
Yoga and Rowing work in harmony
Who am I?
Will yoga and other natural therapies ever be covered by private health insurance again?
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 […]
Retreating to go forward – going away on a yoga retreat
20 Years of the Yoga Nook – Linda’s speech from the 20th anniversary party
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 […]