Raw Chocolate Cake
Guilt-free chocolate indulgence! Spring is a great excuse to make this amazing, sugar-free chocolate cake, topped with delicious seasonal stawberries. Served cold, it’s beautiful on a warm evening – or anytime of day really! [...]
Kumbhakasana (Plank Pose)
Beat the winter blues and heat the body with some strengthening asana postures like this one... Kumbhakasana (or Plank Pose) is a regular in dynamic asana sequences. It is known to strengthen the upper body, specifically the arms, [...]
Meditation: the natural cure-all and pathway to happiness
Written by Dana Burrows Meditation is no longer just the practice of yogis or monks. People from all walks of life are taking up meditation to cure a multitude of ills, with the practice helping [...]
Dhanurasana (Bow Pose)
Open the heart, boost prana flow and lighten the mental load with a backbend or two. Dhanurasana (or Bow Pose) is a backbend known to promote flexibility of the spine, tone the abdominal organs, increase energy [...]
Gitam’s Pumpkin Soup
Delicious autumn fare With pumpkins aplenty in the Purna vege patch, and the weather getting a little cooler, what better time to cook up a batch of pumpkin soup! Ingredients ¼ cup oil ½ teaspoon [...]
Our Yogis – Introducing Gitam
Meet Gitam, Senior Yoga Teacher and author of Gitam's Garden - Healthy Sattvic Recipes from the Byron Yoga Kitchen How did your yoga journey start? I began practising yoga in the 1980s when my children [...]
Embracing Winter with Yoga: Tips to beat the Winter Blues
As the winter season settles in, it's common to experience a dip in energy levels and a longing for warmth and sunshine. However, with the right approach, yoga can be a [...]
Hypermobile Joints and Yoga – To lock or not to lock?
Andrew Olson, senior Byron Yoga Centre trainer and practicing physiotherapist, gives us an insight in to one of the topics he covers on the Practical Anatomy Training 14-17 October. What is Hypermobility? Is this a [...]
Releasing the Psoas during Pregnancy
Bliss Baby Yoga Director and Founder, Ana Davis, shares beneficial postures for releasing the Psoas during pregnancy. In our Bliss Baby Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training courses we teach that there are five important Posture Groups [...]
Healing through Applied Anatomy for Yoga
Maria Kirsten teaches Applied Anatomy for Yoga Teachers and Physiology at Byron Yoga Centre, educating yoga teacher trainees about the importance of safety and support in the yoga studio. A yoga therapist, she lectures on yoga [...]