Australian Yoga Journal — July 2017

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Going

within

WINTER FEELS like

an appropriate time

for stillness, cosiness

and going within.

It’s a time for

exploring the nooks

and crannies of your

psyche, and observing how that plays

out in your relationships with others.

The Danish have a term, hygge,

which means warmth, intimacy

and cosiness. In essence, it’s about

creating a warm environment and

enjoying the good things in life with

the people you love and care about.

As we begin to take our awareness

within, we naturally become more

mindful of how we interact with the

world around us, and while this can

sometimes be a somewhat

confronting process, it’s a necessary

one on the path of a yogi.

As we move into the cooler

months, I’ve been contemplating

what self-nurturing means. When

once I believed this was something

that happened on the outside —

taking yourself for a massage,

enjoying a day in nature or even

moving through a physical practice

— I’ve come to see that nurturing is

really a process that happens within,

often uninfluenced by externalities.

When we nurture ourselves, we

inquire within and allow ourselves to

be with whatever process is taking

place ... not judging or pushing

anything aside, but simply being in

whatever comes up. And yoga can

really help to facilitate this process,

particularly the more restorative

practices which we’re delving into

in this edition.

Explore the poetry of Yin with

Mel McLaughlin (p.30), understand

the difference between Yin and

Restorative Yoga (p.74) and dive

into stillness with my favourite

Yin-inspired pose, pigeon (p.26).

As we discover stillness in our

physical bodies, we may notice this

beginning to influence our mental

and emotional experiences —

becoming more curious about the

nature of life and our own psyche.

Encourage that curiosity as you look

deeper into yoga’s rich philosophies

(Let Joy In p.38, Inside Out p. 42

and The Light of Awareness p.52).

I’m excited to share with you my

life-changing experience of studying

with the amazing Gwyn Williams in

Bali (p.44) and our sub-editor, Lou,

has summed up a topic that I’m so

passionate about in a beautiful piece

on minimalism (p.54) — a perfect

contemplation as we slow down

and invite some stillness.

Get cosy and go within.

JESSICA HUMPHRIES

Editor

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