How do I decide which yoga teacher training program is best for me?
by Melanie Mackintosh. This is a great question, and one that is being asked more and more as many "quick fix" yoga teacher training programs are being offered via places like Facebook Marketplace etc. Here's some tips on helping your to decide which course to choose:...
How to deepen your practice and maintain a healthy body and mind.
As a yoga teacher, I often get asked how to take one's practice to the next level. While there are many paths to deepening your yoga practice, here are a few insights that have helped me and my students along the way: Consistency is key: Like any skill, yoga takes...
Yoga and Mindfulness: How This Powerful Combination Can Change Your Life
by Halley Jones Yoga and mindfulness are two powerful tools that can help us to lead happier and healthier life. In this blog article, we will explore what yoga and mindfulness are, the benefits they offer, and how to set up a practice of your own. What are yoga and...
Why AYA is the BEST Yoga Teacher Training Provider in Australia!
By Mel Mackintosh Often, when I am talking with prospective yoga teacher trainees, I am asked the question: "So why should I train with AYA? Why is AYA the best?" What a great question! What an all-important question! If you are considering yoga teacher training - at...
Switching on the light
Ten years ago, when I was 17, I was a shell of myself. For months, I was bed-ridden with glandular fever and insomnia. During my more-than-a-year-long recovery, I was fortunate enough to access all sorts of alternative forms of therapy. Treatments came from...
Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.
by Adele Conti. Albert Einstein said, “Everything is energy, and that’s all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy, this is physics.” Have you even wondered...
My journey to Reiki
Hi I’m Nadia, I am so excited to have the opportunity to be a part of the Australian Yoga Academy community, sharing with you more about what I do, and why I do it. For those of you who have experienced Reiki energy before you will know what I am talking about when I...
Move your asana
In the beginning... Did you know that the part of yoga that just about everyone loves the most – I’m talking about asana or the movement practices – was originally designed for young, Indian boys? In the grand and very rich tapestry that is yoga history, spanning some...
Bend So You Don’t Break
The following scenario is a typical experience for a yoga teacher when meeting someone for the first time: “Hey, you’re a yoga teacher! Wow….I’d love to try yoga but I’m not flexible….I tried yoga once, but I couldn’t even do down dog…Do you do that really hot...
Tuning Into the Rejuvenating Energy of Winter
In the southern hemisphere and the southern states of Australia and NZ in particular, there is no denying that winter has arrived. In the natural world, grey skies are accompanied by regular rain showers and icy winds; there is constriction all around us, as the...