Self vs selfish – the truth and power of retreats
With the end of the year rapidly approaching, many of us are feeling depleted, drained or completely overwhelmed. In this article, John Ogilvie talks about how he uses this time of year to re-assess and [...]
Qui Gung – a brief outline
Written by Stacey Clarke, Maitri Yoga Known by many different name variations, including: Qui Gung, Chi Kung and Qigong, it is the Oriental art of working with and restoring your life energy, through movement, proper [...]
What is your comfortable seat?
Written by Stacey Clarke, Maitri Yoga It may seem trivial to be discussing how you sit, but finding a comfortable seat while practising yoga is truly important. Each sitting pose has a purpose and benefits [...]
Get with the BaliSpirit Festival Buzz
Written by Stacey Clarke, Maitri Yoga Click Here for Maitri Yoga facebook With so many inspirational personalities available to tap into, the BaliSpirit Festival 2013 promises yet another great year of total yoga immersion and [...]
The story behind Suyra Namaskar
Written by Stacey Clarke, Maitri Yoga Click Here for Maitri Yoga facebook We’ve discussed the component parts to Surya Namaskar (Salute to the Sun) in past newsletters, but we’d like to delve a little deeper [...]
Pear and Walnut salad
Written by Gitam Garden Preparation time 5 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients 100gm baby spinach leaves 100gm snowpeas 2 ripe pears ½ cup lemon juice 1 cup walnut halves 1 tablespoon rice bran oil 1 teaspoon [...]