IN THE NOW
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august/september 2015yogajournal.com.au“It’s a surprisingly charming book that reminds you every
minute should be savoured with gratitude.”
World’s longest tree pose chain?
Last month an army of 50 yoga enthusiasts assembled on a Bundaberg beach with their colourful yoga mats. Stretching their way
along the pristine shoreline, the group of 50 participants reached their arms to the sky and their hands to each other at an attempt to
form the longest continuous line of Vrksasana (Tree pose). Led by Carmen Lee-Schneider of Love Life Live Yoga, future yogis of all
ages stretched, twisted and flowed their way through an invigorating vinyasa sequence before standing together and demonstrated
the true meaning of the day’s event-building community. Carmen said: “It is my dream to build a community and to offer
opportunities like this for people to come together. It is not just about yoga. It is about loving life and enjoying a healthy way to be.”Does Yoga Need
More Regulation?
A culture of social media and
narcissism, as well as a lack of
regulation, is a challenge for the
practice of yoga in Australia,
according to yoga teacher and PhD
student Gina Woodhill, who is
studying the practice of yoga in
Canberra. She is calling for more
regulation of the yoga industry,
currently worth around $10 billion
a year world-wide, and for better
training of yoga teachers. As the
industry expands, Ms Woodhill
believes it needs more structure.
“We need a governing body where
the requirements to become a yoga
teacher are increased, so that the
qualifi cation has the depth of a
three-year degree,” she said.@Yoga _Girl
Yoga teacher Rachel Brathen (aka
Yoga Girl) has racked up well over
one million followers on instagram
thanks to her unique blend of
enchanting wisdom, child-likeenthusiasm for life and magnificent
images of her doing advanced yoga
poses in pristine tropical locations.
Yoga Girl has now released a
beautiful self-titled book that details
her story, her lovely attitude,
recipes and pose instruction. Rachel
tells for the first time about the
breakup of her family, her chaotic
self-destructive teenage years and
how she discovered peace and
happiness through yoga. It’s a
surprisingly charming book that
reminds you every minute should
be savoured with gratitude and
love. Yoga Girl: Finding Happiness,
Cultivating Balance and Living with
Your Heart Wide Open is published
buy Hachette and retails for $39.99.