AYGMyJune2015

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sthira

sukham

asanam

2.46 Patanjali

be steady

& strong.

be gentle

& at ease.

“ASANA AND THE CITY” PHOTOS: ANJA HUMLJAN

asanaasanaasana

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An inspiring issue

I’ve been practising yoga for five years now, but I’ll admit that lately

I’d been becoming a little bit disillusioned with the yoga world.

After moving to a new area, most of the local studios I’d tried had

been competitive and draining, while all the yoga-related images in

my social media feeds were beautiful, sculpted and flexible women

who I struggled to identify with any more.

When not on the mat, I work with women and families from

refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds, developing programs to

link them in with health providers, English classes and training

opportunities. As part of trying to introduce a yoga class for some

of our women who are unable to afford paid classes, I have spent

weeks emailing studios from Brisbane to Byron Bay, trying to

source volunteer teachers and old or used mats. After only getting

one reply from one very friendly studio who was unfortunately

unable to help, a friend suggested that I do my own teacher

training, so I could teach in my spare time.

On a whim, I bought the April issue of Yoga Journal that day.

While usually I wistfully eye the teacher training advertisements

before hurriedly moving on, this month I paid more attention.

Your story on PTSD, “Healing Minds”, reminded me of why

I so badly wanted to include yoga in the work I do in the first place,

and encouraged me to keep trying to make it happen. The article

“Live Your Dream” made me think about how I could actually get

qualified myself, rather than automatically making excuses on the

basis of the cost of the qualification. And finally, your interview

with Maty Ezraty inspired me to believe in the power of therapeutic

and supportive yoga, rather than being intimidated by the

amazingly athletic teachers that frequently represent the yoga

world. Thank you for such an empowering issue this month –

I think you’ve given me the push I needed to make it happen!

BRIONY HADFIELD

PS. Is there any chance you could do an article on Karma yoga in

the future? I have often heard about examples of non-profit yoga

overseas, but not so much here at home!

Ed’s reply: Wow, Briony – we are so glad to have inspired you, especially

since it’s for such an important cause! Best of luck to you.

Thanks for sharing

Today I received an amazing gift from Australia:) Thank you so much

–I cannot express how grateful I am. I studied photography and visual

arts in Perth for a year, so I love Australia. I call it “the Big Land”.

ANJA HUMLJAN

We were so excited to feature your photos, Anja. We hope we did them

justice. Such beautiful images. Love your work!

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