Australian_Yoga_Journal_October_2017

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editor’s letter

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Walking on

SUNSHINE

I READ SOMETHING

interesting about the

human mind being

geared towards

negativity recently.

Apparently this has

served us well from

an evolutionary perspective, as being

attuned to potential dangers has

ensured our survival. This has created

minds that may be a little less

optimistic than what we would like

them to be in the modern world.

As a result, we sometimes end up

unnecessarily stuck in our fight-or-

flight response, leaving less time for

resting and digesting, and creating

dis-ease in our bodies and minds.

The suggestion for balancing out this

natural tendency towards the less

pleasant aspects of life is to spend

a few moments at the end of each

day reflecting on the positive. I’ve

integrated this habit into my own life,

mentally noting ten positive elements

of the day as I drift off to sleep at

night. On a challenging day, this

might simply be something that I ate,

or the fact that I have a roof over my

head. But it’s amazing how quickly

the rational mind sums up the pros

and cons and realises just how

fortunate we are.

Spring is a great time to begin to

foster more positivity, and from that

space we often find ourselves feeling

more motivated and creative.

Personally, I felt so inspired when

putting this issue together, so I hope

you, dear yogi readers, can feel the

love bursting from the pages,

because we all have you in mind as

we create each edition. There’s so

much to follow that speaks to me,

from the sustainable recipes (p. 56)

to some fun spring DIY inspiration

(p. 86), the beautiful Kino MacGregor’s

guidance towards peace (p.40) and

some tips to spring clean your life —

inside and out (p.52). We’ve also

added some serious asana inspiration

(p.10, p.24, p.39, p.64, p.78 and p.82)

for you to draw on as your body

experiences the lightness of spring as

well as some simple anatomical

guidance to avoid injury in your (and

your students’) practice (p.48). I’ve

happily devoured every page, and I

hope you will too.

I look forward to bringing you

more sunshine as we flow through

the warmer months, together.

Shine your light,

JESSICA HUMPHRIES

Editor

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