Asana spotlight: Trikonasana
Written by Kara Goodsell This month we take a closer look at the basic standing pose, Trikonasana, or ‘triangle pose’. This is a deceptively simple posture, with layers of subtlety in how you can refine [...]
Vastu Shastra: Indian Feng Shui
Written by Brook McCarthy Vastu Shastra (vāstu śāstra) is the Vedic science of architecture and design of temples, homes and buildings. While the yoga asanas and pranayama breathing techniques apply to our interior environment, similarly, [...]
Silverbeet and Potato Soup
Written by Gitam Garden Preparation time: 2-3 hours Serves: 4 As winter approaches and the temperatures begin to lower, what better way to warm body and soul than with a nurturing bowl of delicious soup? [...]
Black Quinoa Salad
Written by Gitam Garden Preparation time: 45 minutes Serves: 6 Quinoa is a grain from South America which has a very interesting texture and taste. It comes in three varieties, black, red and white/beige. An [...]
Aloo bhaji – A dry Potato and Sweet potato curry
Written by Gitam Garden Preparation time: 40 minutes Serves: 4 Here's a lovely simple recipe I learned to make over forty years ago in India, warming and comforting on a wet and windy evening such [...]
Following her Bliss – Ana Davis’ story
Written by Christine Lines Ana Davis, one of the senior teachers at the Byron Yoga Centre and specialist in pre and postnatal yoga, was born of hippy parents in the early 70’s. Joining her mother [...]
Yoga Sisters
Written by Pete Jackson It’s a brave thing branching into business for the first time. Ask anyone about their first few months or years and you’re likely to hear of long work days, low financial [...]
Peach Tart
Written by Gitam Garden Preparation time: 15 minutes Chill time: 30 minutes Serves: 8-10 For the last couple of weeks the yellow-fleshed peaches have been sweet and delicious, melting in the mouth in a taste [...]
Gitam’s Garden – Healthy Sattvic Recipes from the Byron Yoga Centre Kitchen
We're delighted to announce the long awaited launch of Gitam's Garden! Description Filled with healthy, sattvic recipes it's sure to inspire your home cooking and is also a wonderful gift for family and friends. “In [...]
Nurture and enjoy yourself this Christmas
Written by Pete Jackson It’s the festive season and many of us will celebrate the season according to our religious and cultural traditions, but perhaps not always our yogic practice. We’ll eat and drink a [...]